Abbreviations

Some examples of abbreviations in English language
chat/abbreviations

Instant Messaging

What do you know about English abbreviations used in instant messaging as "Messenger" or "Google Talk".
Here you can find some of these abbreviations!

abbreviations

SOME MORE TELEPHONE EXERCISES

Some examples of phone conversations!

Telephoning_language_sorting__worksheet.pdf

Practise telephone conversations

TELEPHONE CONVERSATION

How to make telephone conversations. Here there are some useful expressions to practise in classroom.
Telephone conversations

And here you can do some exercises to practise your english phone conversations:

exercises tephone conversations

How to talk about your company

This video can help you to improve your company presentation. you can watch it with subtitle too!

PRESENTING YOUR COMPANY

Some useful expressions for a good presentation of your company are the following shown:

PRESENTING A COMPANY

1.       STRUCTURE AND LOCATION

-          The company/ group is called…

-          It is a (French/Spanish…) company based in (Paris/Madrid…)

-          It has factories/production centres/subsidiaries

-          The chairman/CEO founder/owner is…

-          It employs (200) people/It has (200) employees

2.       PRODUCTS AND CUSTOMERS

-          Their main activity is…

-          The main products/customers are… and…

3.       RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS

-          The annual turnover is (30€ million) with profits of (2€  million)

-          The company is successful because…

-          We plan to…

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

• What company do you work for?
• Which company are you with?
• Who do you represent?

I work for ABC Company.

I'm with ABC.

I represent (the) XYZ (company).

• What is the name of your company?
• Where are you located?

The name of our company is . . . .

Our company is located in . . . .

Our headquarters is in . . .

• What (type of business) do you do?
• What business are you in?

We are in the computer business.

We're in computers

We sell . . .

We produce . . .

We manufacture . . .

Our major products are . . 

SOME TIPS WITH THE BODY LANGUAGE

The body language is very important, personal non-verbal languge says very much about ourselves.
For example, here there is a video that explains how we must shake hands properly.
Enjoy it!  and if you don't understand anything, you could use subtitle option.

Consejos para usar el lenguaje no verbal

En la comunicación oral merece una meción especial el estudio del lenguaje corporal o comunicación no verbal, es decir aquella que no utiliza la palabra hablada, pero que la sustituye o refuerza.
En el siguiente video podéis identificar algunas de los consejos para utilizar nuestro lenguaje corporal o identificarlo en los demás.

Organization Structure

Management Structure and Organizations
Organizational Charts
Internal and External Communications

Some articles about Organizational Structure in your company that helps with vocabulary and expressions.

http://revisionworld.com/a2-level-level-revision/business-studies-level-revision/structure-and-growth/management-structure-organisation

http://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/business-studies/organisation-structure/internal-organisation

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zpxtfg8/revision

Cultura organizacional de Google

Para continuar con la cultura de la empresa, encontramos un modelo de organización innovadora y creativa en la empresa Google. Aquí veremos un video explicativo titulado "LA VIDA EN GOOGLE".

CULTURA EMPRESARIAL E IDENTIDAD CORPORATIVA

La cultura de la empresa y la  identidad corporativa están íntimamente relacionadas.
Se entiende por cultura el sistema de valores que determina un conjunto de normas de actuación.
Es lo que identifica y distingue a la empresa del resto. De forma que la identidad corporativa vendrá determinada por su cultura informando a la sociedad sobre lo quién es, qué hace y cómo lo hace.

Podemos encontrar muchos ejemplos en empresas bien conocidas, como las que a continuación se muestran:
http://www.energiacreadora.es/ec-3/cambios-de-cultura-empresarial-el-ejemplo-de-repsol/

http://www.artesupremo.com/2012/10/disney-excelente-ejemplo-de-una-cultura-organizacional-orientada-al-cliente/

http://www.ideacoaching.es/cultura-organizacional-y-modelos-reales/

The Communication Process Model