This is our second episode of our Business Series - Interrupting Politely. Over the next few months we are going to release ten new episodes on how you can be more confident in business in an English-speaking environment. Jon and Gideon take you through how to interrupt politely at work, in a meeting or formal group conversation. Someone is speaking in a meeting… you need to add something - but you don’t want to sound rude. There are different degrees of politeness. - Soft interruption - Clarifying interruption - Firm interruption (when necessary) By the end of this episode you will be more confident in how to interrupt politely in English.

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This is our first episode of our Business Series – Leading a Meeting. Over the next few months we are going to release ten new episodes on how you can be more confident in business in an English-speaking environment. Jon and Gideon take you through how to lead a meeting effectively. Covering how to sound confident without being rude, structuring the meeting clearly and managing transitions smoothly. We focus on three key functions: - Opening a meeting - Structuring the agenda - Transitioning between topics By the end of this episode you will be more confident in how to lead a meeting in English.

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Jon and Gideon cover five mistakes that advanced learners still make. We talk about using “very” too often, being too formal in conversation, incorrect collocations, small word order issues and translating directly from your first language.

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