Business Spanish

Today we discuss the an employee performance review or evaluation.  Check out our prior Human Resources episodes:  Episode 5: Conducting a Job Interview and Episode 23: Human Resources Part 1.

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Today we meet my oldest son, Alex!  Alex tells us about his jobs as a banker and economist, recounts his undergrad in Economics, and discusses his studies in law school.   He goes on to describe his own journey studying Spanish and explains how he reached a conversational proficiency. Reach out to Alex on LinkedIn!

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In today's episode, we learn important terms relating to Human Resources and analyze two different job postings in Spanish. This episode is related to Episode 5: Conducting a Job Interview.

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Today we travel to Chile to meet with Marco, a successful entrepreneur and former specialist in international finance. 

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Today we build upon the negotiation terms we learned in Episode 18 and analyze two business negotiation dialogs.  You can review Part 1 on Business Negotiations in this episode: https://www.culturaconnections.com/post/business-spanish-negotiations-part-1.

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Join us today as we visit with Carolina, a business advisor with Empower and small business owner of 🇦🇷Argentina's Empanadas from my hometown of Wichita, Kansas, in the United States.

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On today's episode, we don our entrepreneurial hats and learn the 🔟steps to starting our own business!  Whether you are a business advisor or planning to launch your start-up in a Spanish-speaking country, you'll find today's lesson invaluable!

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Today, we step inside the boardroom and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and examples of Spanish business negotiation.  On a future episode, we'll put this knowledge into practice listening to negotiation dialogues.

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In this episode we put on our tax pro hats and pay a visit to the IRS. Learn all about income taxes, deductions, credits, withholdings, and most importantly, REFUNDS. We will present some new terms then walk through some press release translations.

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Today we return to Guatemala for part 2 of our interview with Dr. Ramiro Bolaños. Today, Dr. Bolaños shares how he came to speak seven languages, then provides an introduction to his new book ¿De Dónde Venimos, Guatemala?  

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Today we learn how to discuss supply chain management in Spanish . We will define the supply chain and discuss the objectives and common activities in a typical supply chain.  We will review a simple example, then turn our focus to a recent phenomenon: the COVID toilet paper shortage. In this episode we will provide key vocabulary in supply chain management and translate the above sections into English.

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Today we meet Soledad, a native of Argentina.  Sol manages a successful language training business named Bilingüística and is also a certified translator, all while traveling throughout Eastern Europe!  We will introduce some new vocabulary and provide English explanations throughout this interview.

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Today we learn how to confidently conduct a business meeting in Spanish . We will learn some helpful phrases and vocabulary and listen to a brief meeting between three Spanish-speaking business professionals.  In a future episode, we will take the meeting a step further and work on our Spanish negotiation skills.

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Today we interview a successful businessman, entrepreneur, and book author from Panamá. Our guest Adrián tells us about his new book Morning Zen, which  will help you empower your life by transforming your mornings.  He also explains why his country is such an attractive location for expats and international corporations, and gives us some tips for starting our day with our best foot forward. 

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Today we take a stroll down Wall Street and learn to talk about stocks and investments like a pro!  💵💹You will learn key terms relating to financial securities, stock exchanges, and the process of listing corporate shares in the public market.

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Today we travel to Guatemala to speak with Ramiro Bolaños and learn of his analytics consulting firm that partners with U.S. credit score giant FICO.  Ramiro will explain the origins of his company and the type of operations research-based consulting services they provide. We analyze technical language related to optimizations models for inventory and pricing scenarios.  In a future episode, Ramiro will discuss his new book and sha...

In today's episode we learn the best practices and useful phrases when composing a formal business e-mail.  We provide three examples of business e-mails and discuss translations of each.  📧An e-mail  is often the first impression you make in a business relationship, so it's important to get it right!  🤝Review how to make a great first impression in person in Episode 1:  https://businessspanish.buzzsprout.com/2020654/11...

In this episode we speak with María, a Venezuelan native who has worked in the oil and automotive industries, gives Spanish lessons, and is developing Spanish educational materials.  We test our listening comprehension in this episode with a series of questions and answers related to the interview.

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In this episode we focus on customer service terms and best practices. We start by learning new vocabulary, and incorporate these new terms into several translation exercises.  Finally, we listen to three Spanish dialogs of a customer and service representative resolving issues. 

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