Names and News
Trends in the world of work

In-company Training
As a result of the recession, many companies have cut back on the
 language training they offer to their employees. A special report

Profile
Margaret Chan is the first Chinese national to head the World Health Organization

Head-to-Head
Is technology making us stupid?

Business Press
Comments from the world's media
Also: Behind the Headlines

Test
Do you feel at home in the global business world? Find out how good your intercultural skills are with our special test

Dialogue
Two students, one in the UK and the other in the Netherlands, discuss their plans for the future

The View from Here
Mexican professor and columnist Denise Dresser on Mexico’s social and political problems
 Also: Country File, Mexico

Difficult meetings
Why is it so difficult to run successful international meetings? We look at problems and solutions
Also: A language survival guide to cut out and keep

The Write Way
How to write cancellation letters in English

Say It in Style
Congratulatory speeches

On the Line
Preparing a conference call

Work and Family
Mothers returning to work

The Job Doctor
Successful self-employment

The MBA
Are business schools to blame for the financial crisis? We look at the current debate

Business Basics
What is... strategic planning?

Watchmaking
The complex world of modern watch manufacture

Innovations
New product developments

Technically Speaking
Global warming

Vocabulary: the hotel room
Media Watch: language in the news
Grammar at Work: language in the news
Language Cards: pull out and practise
English on the Move: after-work parties
Financial English: financing football
English for... purchasing
Legal English: employment law
Authentic English: discourse markers
The Maine Event: an office dialogue

Editorial


The Last Laugh