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CONVERSATION TOPICS - Business English
A list of conversation topics suitable for students of Business English.
♦ Note:
It's a good idea to pre-teach essential vocabulary before beginning a discussion.
This will help students feel more comfortable and encourage them to participate.
♦ A CONVERSATION CLUB is a way for students to get speaking practice.
BUSINESS ENGLISH TOPICS:
Do you agree or
disagree with the following statements?
Explain why.
- It doesn't matter whether you enjoy your job or not as long as it's a well-paid job.
- Self-employment is more stimulating than working for a large organisation.
- Working from home makes life easier for employees.
- Social networks have rapidly become communication tools for many companies.
They will be further developed for business in the future. - Innovation is different from invention.
- In the future most companies will be online companies.
There will be fewer offices and more call centres. - Anyone who has contact with a customer is a salesperson - and that includes the person who answers the phone!
- Small companies can adapt more quickly to changes in the market place than large corporations.
- Companies become more efficient as they grow in size.
- More time is wasted during meetings than during any other business activity.
- It is impossible to have a successful career and a happy
family life.
You have to choose one or the other. - It is impossible for young people to
find a (good) job today without help from someone.
- Qualifications are more important today than ever before.
- A successful salesperson knows the strengths and weaknesses of competing products.
- Small companies cannot offer employees opportunities for promotion.
- There is more creativity in multinational companies than in small firms.
- Some companies do not adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- It is dishonest for companies to avoid paying income tax in the countries where they are established.
- Men and women are not always treated equally
in the workplace.
Women often face discrimination. - Whenever possible, employees should be allowed to choose their own working hours.
- Technology has changed business methods to the detriment of human relations.
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