Should You Have a Drink During a Business Lunch?
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Should You Have a Drink During a Business Lunch?

B1IntermediateOctober 4, 202622 min
  • Business & money

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This is the Business English Podcast, episode 629. Should you have a drink during a business lunch? Welcome to the Business English Podcast from All Ears English. Get the English skills you need to achieve your dreams in global business.

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For a presentation, a meeting, or your office party, this is Real Business English with your favorite American hosts, Lindsay and Aubrey, Coming to you from Arizona and Colorado, USA. Has this ever happened to you?

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You're mid-sentence and you hear yourself slow down. You simplify. You avoid the word you actually want. That moment adds up in meetings, interviews,

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