A heads up is information that you receive before anyone else does. A heads up is an advanced notice. If you're a good customer at a clothing store, the store might give you a heads up about a sale that's going to start in a few days - they're giving...
The regional manager would be the manager of a certain large area. For example, if a company sold products to all 50 states in the United States, there might be different regional managers: one for the western region, one for the southern region, and...
Before you start on a trip, for example, you might want to get an update on the weather; if the weather is bad, you may change your trip. Progress is how quickly something is moving forward toward completion, or how quickly it is getting better or ge...
You're listening to ESLPod.com's Using English at Work. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, from the Center for Educational Development. In our seventh lesson, we learned vocabulary that is related to scheduling a meeting. In this eighth lesson, we're...
Back and forth is a conversation where two people alternate in speaking, first I speak, then you speak, and so on and so on. We usually use this expression when there is a long conversation or we need to negotiate something. In this case, we're tryin...
To entertain clients means to take important customers for your business to dinner or perhaps to a play or some entertainment. This is supposed to improve their relationship with your company, or your relationship with them. Usually managers are give...
To be tied up, here, means to be busy or occupied and therefore unable to meet at a certain time. In other words, I'm tied up on Monday and Tuesday because I have other appointments those days, so I cannot meet with her then. If your friend asks you...
To play phone tag means that two people are exchanging voicemail messages but aren't able to actually speak to each other. For example, I start by calling you, but you don't answer your phone so I leave you a message - a voicemail message. Then, when...
The vendor who calls me wants to set up a meeting for the following week. To set up a meeting means to schedule or arrange a meeting, or to find a time when two or more people are available to meet. You might set up a time to have lunch with a friend...
You're listening to ESLPod.com's Using English at Work lesson seven. I'm Dr. Jeff McQuillan, from the Center for Educational Development, your host for this course. In the sixth lesson of Using English at Work, we learned vocabulary that is used when...
