ChinesePod - Intermediate

In today's lesson, we will learn how should supervisors encourage employees, for better teamwork and workplace environment. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4524

Perhaps known to you as a 1970's rec room relic, the ping pong table is a veritable altar of worship for the Chinese. The ball may look pansy-ish--until it's coming at your face at 100km per hour. An exhibition round of 'beer pong' to slow your adversary's reflexes would have been prudent. So warm up your paddle arm, jinx your opponent with a case of ping pong elbow, and learn about the passion of the game in this Mandarin lesson. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0855

Though ninjas aren't generally considered one of the risks of doing business in China, one never knows when one is in danger of being knocked off. Sometimes letting down the facade of Mr. Nice Guy can turn on you, as our Canadian businessman Peter is about to discover, to his chagrin. Listen to this podcast, and the tale of Peter's descent into the dark, ugly underworld of Manager Li, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0636

In today's lesson, we will learn some useful Chinese Language techniques. You will learn to understand "ways of gentility", which is often seen in a Chinese work environment. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4518

You're traveling to another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound... but of a money-making free for all. A journey into a wondrous, though at times unsightly, land, whose boundaries are only those of the imagination... and foreign capital. You are entering... the Special Economic Zone... Learn about it here, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0850

In this installment of our series, Canadian businessman Peter decides to lose the 'nice guy' image and get down and dirty in his negotiations with the Chinese factory. In this podcast, learn some Chinese-style business negotiation tactics. Listen and see if Peter has got what it takes to break free from the stereotypical 'polite Canadian' mold to overcome the infamous barriers of bargaining in Mandarin. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0613

In today's lesson, we will learn some useful Chinese Language techniques. You will learn to understand "ways of gentility", which is often seen in a Chinese work environment. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4513

Having enough stores to service 1.3 billion people is one thing, having same 1.3 billion people crammed in a frenzied mall on a Saturday afternoon leads to other logistical challenges. Solution? Whether you want to buy a used wedding dress, a kidney, or Britney's gum for $263 American dollars, learn how to shop online in Mandarin. In this podcast, buy low sell high and enjoy the quietude of Chinese internet shopping. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0835

We now join our Canadian businessman, Peter, as he goes on a tour of a local factory in China. Will he be faced with startling revelations of sweatshop conditions, child-labor violations and 20 hour workdays--leading to troublesome moral dilemmas? In this podcast, learn as Peter goes to the source and discovers what "Made in China" really means, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0566

In China, having a meal with clients is not just eating. Everything is related to the business. That's why learning table manners is so important. In this lesson, we’re going to learn how to make small talk. Let's get started! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4508