Business Spotlight

14/01/2025

Did you know that 40% of the world’s top ten million websites run on WordPress software? Every two minutes, a new website using WordPress is created.

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10/01/2025

Are you on top of things? Here’s a common expression you might not know…

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08/01/2025

For more than a century, schools have remained relatively unchanged. In 2021, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said: “Today’s education systems are no longer fit for purpose.” Economic psychologist Michael Muthukrishna agrees. What do you think? What can schools do to help children prepare for their working lives?

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06/01/2025

Are you doing Dry January? Non-alcoholic drinks are growing more and more popular. Find out why this trend looks set to continue.

Der Markt für alkoholfreie Getränke boomt. Doch woher kommt der Trend und worin besteht das Erfolgsrezept?

02/01/2025

Happy New Year! Will you be abstaining from alcohol this January? According to Alcohol Change UK, 8.5 million Brits took a break from alcohol last year, in the annual Dry January challenge. Our article explains why non-alcohol drinks are becoming so popular.

VOCABULARY
📌 abstain from sth.: sich etw. enthalten; hier: auf den Konsum von etw. verzichten

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31/12/2024

Is your New Year’s resolution to improve teamwork? If so, we have tips for you! Find out more in our Career Coach article.

VOCABULARY
📌 New Year’s resolution: Neujahrsvorsatz

Für Veränderungen im Team braucht es nicht nur klare Ziele, sondern auch positive Zukunftsvisionen. Um darüber in den Austausch zu kommen, kann dieses Workshop-Konzept helfen.

30/12/2024

Do you want to learn to communicate better in 2025? We have 20 tips: what to do when you forget a word, what to say when you don’t want to be interrupted and how to tell a good story.

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24/12/2024

🎄 Merry Christmas from the Business Spotlight team! We wish you peaceful, inspiring and very merry Christmas.

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20/12/2024

Do you have grit?

VOCABULARY
📌 grit: Durchhaltevermögen

19/12/2024

Many words in German and English seem similar but have very different meanings.

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17/12/2024

Are you ready for the Christmas break? Have you spent too much time at your desk? Also called “gluteal amnesia”, 🍑 dead-butt syndrome is when the glutes (butt muscles) become weak from inactivity, putting extra strain on other muscles and joints, especially in the lower back and knees. 🏋️

VOCABULARY
📌 medical condition: Krankheit
📌 gluteal: gesäß-
📌 butt (US ifml.): Hintern, Po
📌 glutes: Gesäßmuskulatur
📌 strain: Belastung
📌 joint: Gelenk
📌 lower back: Kreuz, unterer Rücken

16/12/2024

Find out more about language related to the topic of rebranding in our exercises. Practise now!

Im Folgenden üben Sie nützliche Redewendungen, um über Rebranding zu sprechen.

15/12/2024

Learn how to negotiate! Our top tips for doing it in English.

Plus:
• SKILL UP!: The language of rebranding
• CAREER COACH: A vision for your team’s future
• READING: The job of a forensic artist

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14/12/2024

How to talk about rebranding — a dialogue and an exercise!

Plus:
• BUSINESS SKILLS: What makes a good negotiator?
• DEBATE: Do countries need conscription?
• START-UP: Fighting household waste with data

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13/12/2024

Spotlight’s editor-in-chief, Inez Sharp, grew up with an English father and German mother. She shares her memories of this bicultural Christmas.

🔗 Do a small quiz about Christmas in Britain and read more about her memories: https://app.zeit-sprachen.de/console/qotd?id=30711

VOCABULARY
📌 gaudy: knallbunt

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13/12/2024

🎄 Christmas has come early! The new issue of Business Spotlight is out today! 💙

Speaking in English can sometimes be a challenge. Do you know the words you need to communicate clearly? What happens if there’s a misunderstanding? No fear, help is at hand! We have 20 practical tips to help you communicate better at work.

Plus:
• English for negotiating: what to say and how to act 💬
• How schools can prepare children for their working lives 🏫
• The rise of non-alcoholic drinks 🍹

12/12/2024

Do you enioy reading Business Spotlight? We would love you to spread the word about our magazine! Tag a friend in the comments 😍

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12/12/2024

Traditionally, Father Christmas fills them with oranges, chocolates, socks and other small gifts. What are they called?

🔗 How does Mae McCreary, Spotlight’s society editor from the US, remember the Christmases of her childhood? Find out – after a short quiz: https://app.zeit-sprachen.de/console/qotd?id=30743

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