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30 Public speaking
38 Japan’s challenge
The Big Picture
Careers
6France
The “Jungle” at Calais
68 Tips and Trends
The risks of reorganizing your team, the trend of
“blind hiring” — and ways to get motivated
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Names and News plus
The latest from the world of business
Language Test
12 Grammar Series (2): Adjectives, Adverbs,
Pronouns Part two of a three-part series
70Profile
Apple’s retail boss, Angela Ahrendts
74 What Happened Next
Rosie the Riveter and women’s rights
75 Executive Eye advanced plus
Adrian Furnham on game changers
Technology
Global Business
18 EU Referendum advanced Will Britain decide to leave the EU? An in-depth
report on the coming referendum: the background,
personal views and a timeline of events
26Head-to-Head Should we abolish cash?
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Twenty top apps for work and play English 4.0 advanced
Eamonn Fitzgerald on robots
People
84 My Working Life
Alexander Debono, Maltese museum curator
Business Skills
30 Public Speaking Useful tips for improving your speeches
36Toolbox plus
Ken Taylor on international meetings
Intercultural Communication
38Japan plus
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37 Classified Ads
82 Feedback / Impressum
83Preview
Doing business with the Japanese
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64 Short Story The fortune teller 66 Products / Solutions What’s new?
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the pressure that we are under. This is the focus of Bob Dignen’s latest
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Burnout and brownout
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