Real life: Business vocabulary

A ..... check is a type of check that is guaranteed because the bank has already withdrawn the funds from the customer's account.

Most banks have very strong, steel rooms called ...... These are situated in inconspicuous places and they keep large amounts of cash and other valuable items in them.

When giving a speech, the speaker/presenter should always try to make eye ..... with the audience throughout the presentation.

When giving a speech, a presenter should speak in a clear and comfortable way. The presenter shouldn't speak too quickly and the volume should be adequate so that audience members in the ..... row can hear him/her clearly.

If you are going to use ..... or witty remarks and jokes, try to use them near the end of your presentation in order to give the audience a chance to get comfortable with you.

When Sandra's daughter, Michelle, could no longer see what her teacher was writing on the blackboard at school, Sandra took her to see an ...... This kind of eye doctor specializes in a branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and diseases of the human eye as well as with vision loss problems.

We figured a fresh coat of paint and some new plants for the landscaping would be a relatively inexpensive way to significantly increase the ..... appeal of our place. We are going to put it up for sale in about a month and wanted to make sure people's first impression of the place would be a good one.

People with narrow viewpoints can be very useful within an organization. However, when choosing a top manager or a chief executive officer, a company would be better served if it chose someone who could see the big ......

Our manager wants us to come to work in a suit and tie tomorrow. I haven't worn my suit in three years. I have to wear it for the ..... and pony show tomorrow. Apparently, our boss thinks he'll look good in front of the CEO if we are all dressed in suits.

We need to invest in new computers for the staff. Ours are too ..... to perform the tasks we need them to fast enough with today's software.