実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, June 121) Lyons says people make a conscious choice to be busy. And Nissen says everyone wants to manage their time more efficiently. He says he's begun to keep a time log, which has shown him he needs to focus …

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, June 51) Nissen and Collins complain about how many people tell them they are crazy busy with Collins adding that many people pretend to be griping when they lament how busy they are but are really bragging abou…

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, May 291) Nissen expresses his concern about offending colleagues if he criticizes them, and Umemura says even the possibility of being criticized causes him great anxiety. Breakstone assures Umemura that he can …

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, May 221) Umemura asks the H&B staff how to tell one of his superiors that he uses cliched expressions like "to be honest" and "between you and I" too often. Nissen says such phrases bother him too. And Breakston…

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, May 151) Garcia describes carsharing services that allow people to rent cars as briefly as by the hour. They can also pick up and drop off vehicles at convenient locations around town. Lyons says lower salaries …

実践ビジネス英語 Friday, May 101) Lyons and Nissen agree that Americans are now sharing many things. In contrast to the nation's past emphasis on owning as much as possible. Lyons cites the Internet as one reason why saying people have gro…

実践ビジネス英語 Thursday, May 91) Lyons says a growing number of people are renting certain items instead of buying them including his sister Jane who rents toys for her children. He says she does so to help keep her house tidy and becaus…

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, May 81) Garcia compliments Nissen on his necktie, which he reveals was rented. Nissen says he can choose from hundreds of designs for just $15 a month, receiving the ties he picked in the mail and sending them b…

実践ビジネス英語 Friday, April 26 / May 3 - Accent Reduction Training (6) - 1[S]: Now in our current vignette, the H&B staff discuss accent reduction training in which people work to bring themselves closer to an American accent in English…

実践ビジネス英語 Thursday, April 25 / May 21) Collins says her Russian friend often had trouble being understood and so studied with a drama coach to modify her accent. Lyons says the true test of a person's intelligibility in English is w…

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, April 24 / May 11) Collins believes it's kinder to correct a person's mistakes than to let them continue to speak incorrectly. Lyons says many foreign business people in the U.S. find accent reduction training t…

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, April 101) Breakstone says small talk can be used to acknowledge another person's presence or lead to a more important dialogue. Lyons recommends the weather as a safe topic for small talk as it is something eve…

実践ビジネス英語 Friday, April 51) Breakstone says small talk can also serve as an informal greeting, and Lyons adds that sales representatives and service workers use it to put clients at their ease. He also advises Umemura not to respond…

実践ビジネス英語 Thursday, April 41) Lyons says small talk is an acquired skill for Americans when they must deliberately work on and recommends that Umemura talk about things like Japan's cherry blossoms when discussing the spring weather…

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, April 31) Breakstone comments on the weather and is surprised when Umemura responds with the a detailed account of upcoming conditions. Umemura explains that he has been following weather forecasts in order to m…

実践ビジネス英語 Friday, March 29 - Surrendering Car Keys (6) - 1[S]: Now in our current vignette, the H&B staff discuss how people can convince their elderly parents to stop or limit their driving when it's no longer safe for them to be b…

実践ビジネス英語 Thursday, March 281) Collins says increased use of social media is also a factor in the decline in driving among young people, and Umemura speculates that environmental concerns are also a cause. He says many of his friend…

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, March 271) Collins describes volunteer services that will chauffeur elderly people and premium services that offer drivers trained in the care of the elderly, CPR and first aid. Nissen praises such services as m…

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, March 201) Collins announces that she has finally persuaded her elderly father to relinquish his car keys as it had become too dangerous for him to drive. Nissen says some of his friends have gone through the sa…

実践ビジネス英語 Friday, March 15 - Tips for the Real World (6) - 1[S]: In our current vignette, the H&B staff discuss what American parents teach their children before they enter the real world. Bill Nissen and Paul Pearson, for example, …

実践ビジネス英語 Thursday, March 141) Pearson says he encouraged his son to start building a personal network from the beginning of college and that his son's sociable personality has made this easy for him. Breakstone mentions the importa…

ビジネス英語 Wednesday, March 131) Pearson mentions the element of manners in good money habits and uses tipping as an example, saying he tried to teach his son through his own behavior. Pearson also told his son to maintain a good grade a…

実践ビジネス英語 Friday, March 81) Nissen says he is an advocate of paying children to do chores and that he got a dollar a week for things like mowing the lawn. Pearson says he did something similar with his son to help teach him the valu…

実践ビジネス英語 Thursday, March 71) Pearson says parents are often more comfortable discussing things like rugs and sex with their children. And Nissen adds that money is considered an indelicate subject. Pearson describes taking his son …

実践ビジネス英語 Thursday, March 71) Pearson says parents are often more comfortable discussing things like drugs and sex with their children. And Nissen adds that money is considered an indelicate subject. Pearson describes taking his son…

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, March 61) Pearson says his son may take a year off before his final year of college to do volunteer work, which Umemura and Nissen praise as a good way to get real world experience. Umemura asks what North Ameri…

実践ビジネス英語 Friday, February 1 - Going Email-Free (6) - 1[S]: Now, in our current vignette, Steve Lyons describes how he deliberately left his smartphone in his hotel room during a recent vacation. He did this so he couldn't constantl…

実践ビジネス英語 Thursday, January 311) Lyons recommends avoiding the use of humor in business emails as things like sarcasm and irony can be misunderstood. Collins says email should be answered promptly even if just to tell the sender you…

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, January 301) Lyons recommends being too formal rather than too casual in business emails, and he says the subject line should describe an email's content briefly and clearly. Collins warns that emails can be eas…

実践ビジネス英語 Thursday, January 241) Lyons says he felt empowered by being free of email during the day, and Collins compliments him on his fortitude. Lyons agrees it was difficult and also inconvenient as he and his family couldn't coo…