The Slangman Guide to BIZ SPEAK 2: Slang, Idioms & Jargon Used in Business English

The Slangman Guide to BIZ SPEAK 2 continues with more popular business slang, idioms, and jargon used in everyday American business

NOTE that this version has been updated, getting rid of many of the words in "The Slangman Files" section with new, more popular words now in use

This second book in the series is packed with additional slang, idioms, and jargon used in a variety of workplace situations, including sports terms used in business.

Entertaining dialogues, activities and games will guarantee that you're batting a thousand ("successful") at calling the shots ("making decisions") and never dropping the ball ("incompleting your tasks") especially when you're down to the wire ("close to the time when your task is due")

NOTE: Audio CDs sold separately.

The Slangman Guide to BIZ SPEAK 2 contains popular chapters on slang and idioms associated with:

• The Workplace
• Bureaucracy
• Globalization
• E-Commerce
• Politics
• Stock Market & Money
• Shipping & International Trade
• Business Travel
• Sports Terms Used in Business
• The Slangman Files - a special section in each chapter with slang & idioms used in categories

SLANGMAN DAVID BURKE

Being brought up in a multi-lingual household, David Burke used his language skills as a tour guide at Universal Studios in Hollywood, California, giving tours in English, French, Italian, and sign language. His love of language inspired him to delve into the intricacies of words and led him to become a prominent author of more than 100 books on understanding slang and idioms in different languages, as well as books that teach kids foreign languages through fairy tales. His materials on slang and idioms are currently used as course curriculum by Berlitz International, UCLA, Harvard University, NYU and Hewlett Packard, and even by the writers of The Simpsons to give Bart his coolness.

Having been trained since the age of four as a classical pianist, David became the in-house music director for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee where he composed and scored documentaries, commercials, and public service announcements featuring top stars in Hollywood.

In 1986, David founded Slangman Publishing which specializes in materials that teach children foreign languages, as well as products teaching teens and adults slang and idioms in a variety of languages.

In 1999, David became known as Slangman to an audience of over 250 million people in 120 countries due to his regular 6-year segment on Voice of America (VOA), the broadcast network of the United States government.

Currently, David has fused all of his language, musical, and performing talents together to create HEY WORDY!, a children s TV show, which introduces children ages 3+ to the world of foreign languages and cultures in an environment of music, animation, and magic.