01Making Business Contacts GLOSSARY pointer a tip; an idea or suggestion for a way to do something * He asked the famous author to give him some pointers for improving his own writing. this side of the fence in a certain position or situation, where

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02Dealing with Unhappy Employees GLOSSARY to get stuck with (something) to be forced to do something that is unpleasant or boring; to have to do something that one doesnt want to do * Why do I get stuck washing dishes every night? complaint something

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03Sending Business Packages GLOSSARY package a small box or large envelope that is filled with papers or other things and sent to a person in another location * Each year, Shawna sends a birthday package filled with home-baked cookies to her grandson

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04Working in a Bad Economy GLOSSARY economy the financial system where things are made, bought, andsold in a particular country or region * How much of Floridas economy depends on tourism? to take its toll to have a negative or bad influence on someo

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06Organizing Your Office GLOSSARY disorganized messy and being very difficult to find things; with things not grouped by type, so that one doesnt know where things are * She owns hundreds of CDs, but theyre very disorganized,so she can never find the

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07Feeling Nervous About Public Speaking GLOSSARY youre on a phrase used to let someone know that it is his or her turn to do something * Gabe will go first, followed by Declan and Kimberly. Then, youre on! palm the inside part of ones hand, not inclu

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08Taking Chances in Business GLOSSARY cautious careful; doing things only after one has thought aboutit a lot and decided that it is not too dangerous, unsafe, or risky * Misty is a very cautious driver who always drives slowly and lets other drivers

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05Talking About Inventory GLOSSARY foreman a person whose job is to be in charge of other people, especially in aconstruction project or in a factory* If you have any complaints, take them to the foreman and he will talk to themanagers. listen up a p

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16 Regretting Past Actions GLOSSARY to let (ones) temper get the best of (one) to lose control of ones words and actions because one is very angry, saying and doing things that one normally wouldnt say or do * After sitting in heavy traffic for hours

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15 Training Inexperienced Employees GLOSSARY newbie informal term for novice; someone who is doing something for the first time; someone who is new and inexperienced in a particular position or task * I always try to avoid the newbies at the grocery

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10Riding in a Carpool GLOSSARY off-site at a different location; not at the office * The companys old files are off-site, in a storage facility about a mile from the main office building. to walk (someone) to (somewhere) to accompany someone while wa

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10 Importing and Exporting Goods GLOSSARY to touch base with (someone) to speak with someone about something, especially to get that persons opinion and share ones own opinion * Ill give you a call so we can touch base on the revisedplan. regulation

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11 Getting Around Regulations GLOSSARY qualm a feeling of uneasiness and a little bit of fear; an uncomfortable feeling that one gets because one thinks that something is wrong or dangerous * Shes having a lot of qualms about leaving her job and look

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12 Getting a Performance Evaluation GLOSSARY performance evaluation a written or spoken report of how well one has doneones job over a certain period of time, usually done every six months or once a year * Employees who do well on their performance e

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13 Riding in a Carpool GLOSSARY off-site at a different location; not at the office * The companys old files are off-site, in a storage facility about a mile from the main office building. to walk (someone) to (somewhere) to accompany someone while w

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14 Taking Chances in Business GLOSSARY cautious careful; doing things only after one has thought aboutit a lot and decided that it is not too dangerous, unsafe, or risky * Misty is a very cautious driver who always drives slowly and lets other driver

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