Business Conversation

OCTOBER 12TH
Outline
Recap practice

Revenue
Profit
Expenses

Eloquence practice #1
Recap practice

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 Revenue (noun)
The money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization, etc. receives from its
business
SYNONYM receipts

Advertising revenue finances the commercial television channels.

A slump in oil revenues.

The company's annual revenues rose by 30%.

Profit (noun)
The money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying the costs
involved.

Annual/pre-tax/corporate profits.
Profits before tax grew from £615m to £1 168m.
A rise/an increase/a jump/a drop/a fall in profits.
To maximize/increase profits.
Expenses (noun)
The money that you spend on something.

No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a
success.
He's arranged everything, no expense spared.
Expenses (2) (noun)
Something that makes you spend money.

Running a car is a big expense.

The company views its workers as an expense instead of an asset.

*asset:
Expenses (3) (noun)
Money that you spend while you are working and that your employer will pay back to you later

You can claim back your travelling/travel expenses.

We paid their expenses, but nothing more.
an all-expenses-paid trip

On expenses (British English) to take a client out for a meal on expenses

Eloquence practice
Let’s try to convince a client about closing a business.
Use the four words from the review.
You are free to use any other vocabulary.

The aim of this exercise is to promote fluency.

Do not worry it takes time to improve eloquence.

You have 3 minutes to prepare, and 1 to explain yourself.