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Business Spotlight 5/2009 magazine contents
WORKING WORLD
Names and News
The latest from the world of business My Working Life
Patrick Liron, who farms oysters in Normandy and sells them in Paris LANGUGAGE Machine Translation
More words are translated by computers each day than by people. But just how good are computer translations? GLOBAL BUSINESS Luxury
Firms selling to the super-rich have lost their glamorous image. Now it’s time to get it back, say experts Head-to-Head
Should people give money to beggars? Business Press
Comments from the world’s media
Also: Behind the Headlines Spotlight on Germany
Joschka Fischer on why the EU’s biggest economy should show greater leadership INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION Romania
We talk to an expert about Romanian business culture and what you need to know when working with the country Dialogue
Two Olympic sailors, one in the UK, the other in the USA, discuss their sport and work The View from Here
Canadian Nerida Frost describes how her family started a new life down under
Also: Country File, New Zealand BUSINESS SKILLS Negotiating
We look at strategies for dealing with your emotions — and those of your negotiating partners
Also: A language survival guide to cut out and keep The Write Way
How to use capital letters correctly in English On the Line
Calling for an appointment Say It in Style
Talking about disability Meeting Point
Tips for writing minutes CAREERS Workers over 50
Career planning for older workers The Job Doctor
The case against self-employment My Way
Makhosazana Zwane-Siguqa, South African magazine editor MANAGEMENT Marketing
Durex’s plans to sell better sex What I’ve Leaed
Michelle Obama, first lady of the United States of America Business Basics
What is. benchmarking? Executive Eye
Adrian Fuham: attitude surveys TECHNOLOGY Air Safety
Radar technology for detecting birds Language Focus
Stem cells Innovations
New product developments Technically Speaking
Eamonn Fitzgerald on new waves LANGUAGE section Vocabulary: the cafeteria
Media Watch: language in the news
False Friends; Tricky Translations
Language Cards: pull out and practise
Vocabulary list: key words to lea
English on the Move: booking online
Grammar at Work: inverted word order
The Maine Event: an office dialogue
English for. fashion
Financial English: global markets
Authentic English: using humour at work
Legal English: torts and tort law
What’s New? Products, sites, events REGULAR SECTIONS Editorial
Business Spotlight Audio
Business Spotlight Online
Classified ads
Feedback / Impressum
Preview
The Last Laugh
The latest from the world of business My Working Life
Patrick Liron, who farms oysters in Normandy and sells them in Paris LANGUGAGE Machine Translation
More words are translated by computers each day than by people. But just how good are computer translations? GLOBAL BUSINESS Luxury
Firms selling to the super-rich have lost their glamorous image. Now it’s time to get it back, say experts Head-to-Head
Should people give money to beggars? Business Press
Comments from the world’s media
Also: Behind the Headlines Spotlight on Germany
Joschka Fischer on why the EU’s biggest economy should show greater leadership INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION Romania
We talk to an expert about Romanian business culture and what you need to know when working with the country Dialogue
Two Olympic sailors, one in the UK, the other in the USA, discuss their sport and work The View from Here
Canadian Nerida Frost describes how her family started a new life down under
Also: Country File, New Zealand BUSINESS SKILLS Negotiating
We look at strategies for dealing with your emotions — and those of your negotiating partners
Also: A language survival guide to cut out and keep The Write Way
How to use capital letters correctly in English On the Line
Calling for an appointment Say It in Style
Talking about disability Meeting Point
Tips for writing minutes CAREERS Workers over 50
Career planning for older workers The Job Doctor
The case against self-employment My Way
Makhosazana Zwane-Siguqa, South African magazine editor MANAGEMENT Marketing
Durex’s plans to sell better sex What I’ve Leaed
Michelle Obama, first lady of the United States of America Business Basics
What is. benchmarking? Executive Eye
Adrian Fuham: attitude surveys TECHNOLOGY Air Safety
Radar technology for detecting birds Language Focus
Stem cells Innovations
New product developments Technically Speaking
Eamonn Fitzgerald on new waves LANGUAGE section Vocabulary: the cafeteria
Media Watch: language in the news
False Friends; Tricky Translations
Language Cards: pull out and practise
Vocabulary list: key words to lea
English on the Move: booking online
Grammar at Work: inverted word order
The Maine Event: an office dialogue
English for. fashion
Financial English: global markets
Authentic English: using humour at work
Legal English: torts and tort law
What’s New? Products, sites, events REGULAR SECTIONS Editorial
Business Spotlight Audio
Business Spotlight Online
Classified ads
Feedback / Impressum
Preview
The Last Laugh