Today we're learning several different ways to make polite formal requests of our work colleagues and  polite responses to requests.  This episode is full of translation exercises and some grammar review! ?Sign up to receive the notes  and performance review template from this episode: https://www.culturaconnections.com/podcast ?Our podcasts are now available on YouTube!  Please check them out and share:  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBHLCm64XjENK5KrIH3qumOr5-0X_SaPI Email us with your comments and suggestions for future episode topics! ?BusinessSpanishPodcast ..read more

Today we discuss the an employee performance review or evaluation.  Check out our prior Human Resources episodes:  Episode 5: Conducting a Job Interview and Episode 23: Human Resources Part 1. ?Sign up to receive the notes  and performance review template from this episode: https://www.culturaconnections.com/podcast ?Our podcasts are now available on YouTube!  Please check them out and share:  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBHLCm64XjENK5KrIH3qumOr5-0X_SaPI Email us with your comments and suggestions for future episode topics! ?BusinessSpanishPodcast@gmail.com ..read more

Today we meet my oldest son, Alex!  Alex tells us about his jobs as a banker and economist, recounts his undergrad in Economics, and discusses his studies in law school.   He goes on to describe his own journey studying Spanish and explains how he reached a conversational proficiency. Reach out to Alex on LinkedIn! ?️Register for our upcoming group class: https://www.culturaconnections.com/register ?Sign up to receive the notes from this episode: https://www.culturaconnections.com/podcast ?Our podcasts are now available on YouTube!  Please check them out and share:  http ..read more

Today we travel to Chile to meet with Marco, a successful entrepreneur and former specialist in international finance.  Check out Marco's podcast where he interviews me:  From English to Spanish: Reflections from An American Teacher https://latinele.com/from-english-to-spanish/ Visit the Latin ELE website https://latinele.com/ ...and listen to Marco's podcast Español para Negocios: https://www.spreaker.com/show/espanol-para-negocios-de-latin-ele ?Sign up to receive the transcript and notes from this episode: https://www.culturaconnections.com/podcast ?Our podcasts are now availabl ..read more

Join us today as we visit with Carolina, a business advisor with Empower and small business owner of ??Argentina's Empanadas from my hometown of Wichita, Kansas, in the United States. ?Sign up to receive the transcript and notes from this episode: https://www.culturaconnections.com/podcast Find out more about ?Hispanic Heritage Month here on our website:  https://www.culturaconnections.com/post/hispanic-heritage-month. Today's interview is related to our last episode, Starting A Business.  ?Listen here:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starting-a-business/id1640886654?i ..read more

On today's episode, we don our entrepreneurial hats and learn the ?steps to starting our own business!  Whether you are a business advisor or planning to launch your start-up in a Spanish-speaking country, you'll find today's lesson invaluable! ?Visit our new website and sign up to receive all the notes and translations from today's episode! https://www.culturaconnections.com/podcast ?Our podcasts are now available on YouTube!  Please check them out and share:  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBHLCm64XjENK5KrIH3qumOr5-0X_SaPI Email us with your comments and suggestions for ..read more

Today, we step inside the boardroom and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and examples of Spanish business negotiation.  On a future episode, we'll put this knowledge into practice listening to negotiation dialogues. ?Visit our new website and sign up to receive all the notes and translations from today's episode! https://www.culturaconnections.com/podcast ?Our podcasts are now available on YouTube!  Please check them out and share:  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBHLCm64XjENK5KrIH3qumOr5-0X_SaPI Email us with your comments and suggestions for future episode topics! ?Busine ..read more

In this episode we put on our tax pro hats and pay a visit to the IRS. Learn all about income taxes, deductions, credits, withholdings, and most importantly, REFUNDS. We will present some new terms then walk through some press release translations. Discover even more tax terms on the IRS's Spanish website: https://www.irs.gov/es. ?Our podcasts are now available on YouTube!  Please check them out and share:  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBHLCm64XjENK5KrIH3qumOr5-0X_SaPI ?Visit our website for the today's new phrases and terms: https://www.alcanzabala-international.com/post/bu ..read more

Today we return to Guatemala for part 2 of our interview with Dr. Ramiro Bolaños. Today, Dr. Bolaños shares how he came to speak seven languages, then provides an introduction to his new book ¿De Dónde Venimos, Guatemala?   Check out Ramiro's book on Amazon:  ¿De dónde venimos, Guatemala? Las civilizaciones originales: Historias del origen de los guatemaltecos y de su pasado mesoamericano. Tomo I. ?Our podcasts are now available on YouTube!  Please check them out and share:  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBHLCm64XjENK5KrIH3qumOr5-0X_SaPI ?Visit our website for the t ..read more

Today we learn how to discuss supply chain management in Spanish . We will define the supply chain and discuss the objectives and common activities in a typical supply chain.  We will review a simple example, then turn our focus to a recent phenomenon: the COVID toilet paper shortage. In this episode we will provide key vocabulary in supply chain management and translate the above sections into English. Special thanks to Economipedia.com for their invaluable resources! ?Our podcasts are now available on YouTube!  Please check them out and share:  https://youtube.com/playlist?l ..read more