business english

Question 1

let´s talk

Answer 1

the about is omitted
- let´s talk business
- let´s talk hiring new employeers
- let´s talk money

Question 2

brainstorm

Answer 2

in brainstorm meetings people produce ideas and ways of solving problems
- we need t set a meeting to brainstorm ideas

Question 3

= To arrange a meeting - to organize one
call a meeting
= To run or hold a meeting means to direct the meeting
= Course of actions - set of actions to be taken
(u can also say plan of action or POA)

Question 4

meetings
to be perfecly frank i think we should terminate this contract on account of that they´ve failed to deliver the goods on time

= Terminate - end a contract/ relasionship
= on account of that - (formal) because
= goods - things that are produced in order to be sold

Question 5

presentations

the realm of presentations is pretty wide-ranging

= realm - a general area of knowledge, activity or thought

you gotta drive home your point
= drive home - to make cleary understood. To make a point

• Alternatives to very and a lot of
  
  • but is painfully obvious
  • my point was fully understood
• she was heavily involved

= sharply to describe a rise or drop of numbers
- oil prices fell sharply
- these measures could shaply reduce polution

IF numbers experince a sharp decline/decrease you can use:
- slump, crash, collapse, plummet
- the housing prices continue to plumet

Question 6

negociation
= compromise - to come to an ageement that both sides kind of lower their expectations
(also meet someone in the middle)
- meet me in the middle i´ll pay 75 dollars

= we made him an offer but now it´s his turn to decide wether or not to accept it - the ball is in his court