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English at Work: How do I know who's calling?

When you answer the phone at work, do you expect the caller to give you his or her name? International calls can be confusing. Here to help us sort it all out is business expert Ken Taylor.

Ursula Burns will become the first African American CEO at Xerox.

African-American woman gets top job at Xerox

In a 2003 interview with The New York Times, Ursula Burns, the new CEO of Xerox, said she grew up poor on Manhattan's Lower East Side with "lots of Jewish immigrants, Hispanics and African-Americans, but the common denominator was poverty."

Running, working or doing? - Easy

There are many expressions to talk about work containing the verbs "to run", "to work" and "to do". An exercise from the Spotlight Online archive.

English at Work

This week on the Spotlight podcast , our business communications expert Ken Taylor looks at useful words and phrases for press conferences.

English at Work: Hiring someone

Every month in Spotlight magazine, there is a section on business English. Here on the podcast, Spotlight’s Mark Shillaker presents the language of “hiring someone”.

Working abroad

This week, we'll look at some vocabulary that new residents of an English-speaking country should know.

Know your letters - Medium

"Snail mail", good old-fashioned letters, complete with company logo and letterhead, are still sent out on a regular basis. Study some of the formal phrases used in business correspondence. An exercise from the Spotlight Online archives.

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Where to Go When: Great Britain and Ireland

Reisetipps für Grossbritannien und Irland, nach Jahreszeiten und Themen sortiert, von Geschichte und Kultur über Natur bis hin zu Festivals und Events.