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Business English Phrasebook
Natural phrases for real workplace situations.
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Busy at Work
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Progress and Improvement
Decisions, Risks, and Impact
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IN HINDSIGHT
At a Career Fair
– We only gave people five minutes to get from the panel to their meetings with employers. Half of them were still in the hallway when those meetings started.
– Yeah. In hindsight, we should’ve built in at least fifteen minutes.
after seeing what happened, looking back
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WHAT'S THE TRADE-OFF?
– The commercial oven from Westside Equipment would cost a lot less.
– What’s the trade-off?
– Well, we’d save money now, but the thing is they don’t have local technicians. So if something goes wrong, we could be stuck for days.
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Explaining and Communicating
BOIL DOWN TO
1.
– When you look at the whole situation, what do you think matters most to the client?
– At the end of the day, it all boils down to trust. If they don’t trust us, the rest doesn’t really matter.
to be mainly about one important thing
2.
– Is the price the issue?
– No, it all boils down to timing. If we can start next week, they’ll probably say yes.
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Updates and Changes
GET UP TO SPEED
1. to learn the latest information about something;
2. (get someone up to speed) to give someone the information they need
– So, the opening’s delayed again? Can you get me up to speed?
– The fire department says we need a second emergency exit.
BACK TO SQUARE ONE
– So, what’s going on with Daniel? Did he accept?
– I thought he was going to, but he emailed me this morning. Looks like his company matched our offer, and he says he’s staying.
– Seriously? After all those interviews?
– Yeah. We’re pretty much back to square one.
