Be the best you can be in presentations, meetings, negotiations and networking. 'Collins Key Business Skills' gives you the tools you need to succeed in business if English is not your first language.

Key Business Skills (Collins English for Business)

Children's Books

Tomalin, Barry

Education & Reference

HarperCollins, UK

Simple steps to effective meetings that will change the way you work
People spend up to 60 per cent of their working day in meetings, but all too often they leave feeling overwhelmed and confused. Sound familiar? Meetings that involve the wrong people or are badly organized are a waste of everyone's time, so whether you need to learn from scratch or reevaluate your techniques, this is the book for you. Follow our 7 simple steps to more productive, efficient, and successful meetings. With expert advice on everything from using informal meetings to your advantage to dealing with technical hitches during conference calls, this book contains everything you need to transform the way you spend your working day.

Effective Meetings in 7 Simple Steps

Business & Money

Skills

Collins, UK

This series for teachers and teacher trainers gives sound, straightforward advice on good teaching methods, and practical suggestions for lessons and activities.
Provides a thorough rationale for using video for language teaching, introduces the various types of videos, features 100 specific recipes for classroom activities, and includes a cross-referenced index of level, purpose, and sequence type.

Video in Action: Recipes for Using Video in Language Teaching (Language Teaching Methodology)

Stempleski, Susan

Reference

PRENTICE/HALL

This book features activities to increase cultural awareness and interaction among students.

Cultural Awareness (Resource Books for Teachers)

Maley, Alan

English as a Second Language

Oxford University Press

This book provides ideas on how to integrate film into a general course, how to set up film projects, and a glossary of helpful film terms. Requires no previous film knowledge.

Film (Resource Books for Teachers)

Whether your customers are traveling in luxury or with just a pack on their back, it's important that they have a safe, fun, and easy-going trip. Bad etiquette and a misunderstanding about customs can put an otherwise very exciting trip on hold faster than a bad case of food poisoning. Readers are going to want to know about the Culture Smart! customs and etiquette series and will find them as indispensable as their passports. The Culture Smart! titles are not your basic travel guides: they are consistently updated customs and etiquette references for more than twenty-five countries, with six new titles available this fall. Now more than ever, travelers are more than just sightseers and tourists; they're ambassadors making impressions of the United States wherever they go. Readers will find these to be invaluable for pointing them on their way to a safe and fun trip abroad.

Culture Smart! France (Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture)

History

Europe

Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company

Culture Smart! Germany (Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture)

Travel

Australia & South Pacific

Review "Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers."—Sunday Times Travel"...the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." —Global Travel"...full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." —Observer"...as useful as they are entertaining."—Easy Jet Magazine"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world."—New York Times Product Description Don’t just see the sights—get to know the people. The French are "different." You'll often hear this in conversations among the "Anglo-Saxons," as the French like to call English-speakers. "Different" means charming, challenging, questioning, stylish, and doing things in their own way and to their own advantage. By looking at the attitudes and values of the French, and explaining how French life and business works, Culture Smart! France shows you how to fit in as a foreigner. It gives practical advice on how to avoid faux pas and how to behave in different contexts. It takes you through French history, festivals, and traditions, and describes the French at home and at work. Above all, it shows you how the French communicate, and how to get the best out of this idiosyncratic and brilliant people.Have a richer and more meaningful experience abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on history, values, attitudes, and traditions will help you to better understand your hosts, while tips on etiquette and communicating will help you to navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas. About the Author Barry Tomalin, M.A. is an English writer, trainer, and public speaker specializing in cultural awareness and international communication. He was Director of Cultural Training at International House, London, and Visiting Lecturer at the London Academy of Diplomacy, University of East Anglia. A former producer and presenter with the BBC World Service, he has worked in more than sixty countries worldwide, including France, Algeria, and Francophone West Africa. He is also the author of Culture Smart! Germany and Italy.

France - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

Culture Smart

Business Culture

Kuperard

Review\n"Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers."—Sunday Times Travel\n"...the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." —Global Travel\n"...full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." —Observer\n"...as useful as they are entertaining."—Easy Jet Magazine\n"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world."—New York Times\nDon’t just see the sights—get to know the people.\nItaly delights and stimulates with its magnificent cities and monuments, stunningly beautiful landscapes, the glory of its art and architecture, the richness and variety of its food, the elegance of its design and fashion, and the vitality and charm of its people. Italian style and culture have been exported all over the world. At home, however, Italian society and politics are facing challenges as the country struggles to maintain its standard of living, the stability of its currency, and its ability to provide jobs. The influx of refugees across the Mediterranean is putting pressure on both its social fabric and its economy.\nCulture Smart! Italy is an insider s guide to their daily lives, passions, and preoccupations. It introduces you to their history and culture, and provides vital information and practical tips to help smooth your path in different social situations.\nHave a richer and more meaningful experience abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on history, values, attitudes, and traditions will help you to better understand your hosts, while tips on etiquette and communicating will help you to navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.

Italy - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

Review\n"Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers."—Sunday Times Travel\n"...the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." —Global Travel\n"...full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." —Observer\n"...as useful as they are entertaining."—Easy Jet Magazine\n"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world."—New York Times\nDon’t just see the sights—get to know the people.\nGermany powerhouse of Europe and pillar of the Eurozone feels reassuringly familiar. However, despite superficial appearances, this is a country that operates very differently from the USA and Britain. German history is more than a thousand years old and the relatively new German nation-state encompasses an astonishing variety of cultural and regional differences. German society is also in a state of flux, as people respond to immigration and a tough economic climate, and traditional attitudes such as formality and rigid protocol are softening as German business globalizes.\nCulture Smart! Germany sets out to show you how to be a good and sensitive guest. With chapters on core values and attitudes, and a practical business briefing, it is a valuable introduction to the German way of life. It tells you what treatment to expect, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to build rapport and credibility with this culturally rich and inventive people at the heart of Europe.\nHave a richer and more meaningful experience abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on history, values, attitudes, and traditions will help you to better understand your hosts, while tips on etiquette and communicating will help you to navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.

Germany - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

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