On Talking Business BBC presenters, based in the world's most dynamic cities, discuss with the most important and influential people from the world of business and finance, the key issues of the day.

1. Are we all here? Good, well if we look at the first slide you'll see our total carbon usage for 2005... 2. Hello everyone. Thanks very much for coming along today. My name is Kirk Renolds and ...

which are central to business communication. Most meetings have an agenda - a list of matters to be discussed in the meeting. When you decide what to talk about in the meeting, you 'set the agenda'.

This section features phrases you might hear when you telephone a company hoping to talk to someone. Imagine you are calling a company and want to speak to someone who works there. Can you think ...

On Talking Business BBC presenters, based in the world's most dynamic cities, discuss with the most important and influential people from the world of business and finance, the key issues of the day.

In business meetings it is sometimes necessary ... Now listen to an audio clip from a meeting in a publishing company. Sean is talking about a book re-launch when John feels that he needs to ...

You can't see the person you are talking to, their voice might be unclear, and you might find it difficult to find the right words.

Talking Business with Linda Yueh examines the business stories and economic trends that are re-shaping our world. Linda sits down with newsmakers to talk about what these changes mean not just for ...

You said 'Hello ladies and gentlemen. My name is Kirk Renolds and today I'll be talking about some of the work we've been doing on our environmental strategy...' This is one way to start your ...

You said 'Hello everyone. Thanks very much for coming along today. My name is Kirk Renolds and today I'll be talking about some of the work we've been doing on our environmental strategy..