3 videos to build your industry vocabulary

Welcome to February's Resource Roundup

Welcome to our Resource Roundup! Throughout the month, I collect a list of useful resources for learning English or working in tech and send out my latest finds in a special, once-a-month email.

Today, watch Dragons’ Den to learn English for:

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Dragons’ Den

FinTech / Payments / E-Commerce 
An 18 year old entrepreneur pitches his company, Haze Cards, which offers custom metal credit cards for consumers. 

Listen out for 👂
Verbs related to payments, e.g. freeze a card, swipe the strip across

Digital Advertising, Digital Privacy, Personal Data
Gener8 is a platform that allows users to control and monetise their personal digital data.

Listen out for 👂
Pitch skills - it’s easy to follow, starts with a relatable problem to grab attention, gives key points without confusing the audience on details

Accounting, Finance, Sales Strategies
Seep sells eco-friendly cleaning products, but for 3 years in a row, they’ve made a loss - this sparks a debate about their financials.

Listen out for 👂
Accounting terminology and prepositions used with figures, e.g. “10 million of sales”

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What is a pitch? (noun)

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