Down to Business English

By Skip Montreux, Dez Morgan & Samantha Vega | Business English InstructorsEducation Language Learning

Down to Business English episodes

January 29, 2023OpenAI & ChatGPT
Skip Montreux and Samantha Vega talk about OpenAI and their disruptive AI powered chat box—ChatGPT.
What is OpenAI and ChatGPT?
What is ChatGPT capable of?
Could this new AI technology be a game changer across a wide range of industries?
Listen in to learn the answers to these questions and more.
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26 min
December 30, 2022 2022 Year in Review
Skip Montreux and Samantha Vega update some of the stories D2B reported on in 2022.
What has been Elon Musk’s impact on Twitter since becoming CEO?
Has Will Smith resurrected his career since ‘The Slap’ incident at the Academy Awards in April?
What happened to Lisa LaFlamme and Bell Media after her firing in September?
Listen in to learn the answers to these questions and more.
27 min
December 24, 2022 The Edinburgh Reforms
Dez Morgan and Skip Montreux report on the financial reform package announced by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt in Edinburgh, Scotland.
What do these financial reforms entail?
Why are these reforms being implemented?
How will they change the UK’s financial industry?
Listen in to learn the answers to these questions and more.
23 min
December 18, 2022The Business behind lotteries
Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan report on the economics of lotteries.
How important is lottery revenue for governments?
Why was the recent Powerball lottery in the US historic?
Who gets the most benefit from lotteries?
Listen in to learn the answers to these questions and more.
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8 min
December 11, 2022 World Cup Qatar 2022
Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan discuss the business side of the World Cup being hosted in Qatar.
How did the World Cup end up in Qatar?
What were the financial and human costs involved in hosting the event?
What is sportswashing?
Listen in to learn the answers to these questions and more.
23 min
December 01, 2022 Interview with Lindsay McMahon of All Ears English
Skip Montreux speaks with Lindsay McMahon of the All Ears English podcast about her journey from English teacher to podcaster & entrepreneur. After their conversation, Samantha Vega joins Skip to talk about some of the vocabulary used in the interview.
What is Lindsay’s background?
How did she come up with the idea for All Ears English?
What are the challenges and benefits to working with a team remotely?
Listen in to learn the answers to these questions and more.
31 min
November 27, 2022 Blocked M&A in the publishing industry
Dez Morgan reports to Skip Montreux on the Merger and Acquisition between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster that was recently blocked by a US court.
Why were the two publishers trying to merge?
Why did a US court prohibit the merger?
Will the companies appeal the decision?
Listen in to learn the answers to these questions and more.
23 min
November 19, 2022 The Canva Story - Part 2
In part 2 of the Canva story, Skip Montreux tells Samantha Vega about Canva’s journey from small graphic design company to the giant Unicorn they are today.
How did Canva approach raising capital in Silicon Valley?
Who is Bill Tai and how did he help Canva get started?
What is Canva worth today?
Listen in to learn the answers to these questions and more.
7 min
November 12, 2022The Canva Story - Part 1
In part 1 of this 2 part episode, Skip Montreux and Samantha Vega talk about the online graphic design company - Canva.
What gave Melanie Perkins the idea to establish Canva?
How did they raise capital to start the company?
Is Canva a challenge to graphic design giants like Adobe?
Listen in to learn the answers to these questions and more.
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Contact Skip, Dez, and Samantha at
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Dez Morgan on Twitter
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21 min
November 03, 2022 The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Dez Morgan reports to Skip Montreux on the NCCCP that took place in Beijing, China in October.
How often does this meeting take place?
What happens during this congress?
What did President Xi Jinping say, and NOT say, in his opening speech?
Listen in to learn the answers to these questions and more.
24 min

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A podcast for people who use English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) in their work environment and want to improve their overall language skills. In each episode, hosts Skip Montreux, Dez…