THESE ARE THE TOPICS OR KEY WORDS YOU CAN ELABORATE ON FOR YOUR TWO SPEAKING ACTIVITIES:( MORE IN DEPTH FOR THE FINAL PRESENTATIONS)
UNIT 7: A MERGER OR AND ACQUISITION
1. WHY DO COMPANIES HAVE TO MERGE OR ACQUIRE OTHER COMPANIES?
2. WHAT ARE THE STAGES/STEPS OF M&A? HOW DO THE TWO BUSINESSES GO ABOUT IN MERGING WITH OR ACQUIRING OTHER COMPANIES.//TYPES OF M&A
3. WHAT ARE THE SUCCESS CASES AND WHAT ARE THE FAILURE CASES? WHAT ARE THE FACTORS OF THEIR SUCCESS AND FAILURE?
4. NEGOTIATIONS IN M&A
5. MEETINGS BEFORE AN M&A
6. FUTURE PLANS WHEN CONSIDERING AN M&A
7. WAYS TO AVOID AGGRESSIVE TAKEOVERS
8. WHY POISON PILLS AND HOW TO CREATE THEM?
9. WAYS TO HAVE AGGRESSIVE TAKEOVERS AND SOME REAL EXAMPLES
10. CASES WITH INFORMATION TO COMPARE COMPANIES BEFORE AND AFTER THE M&A.
UNIT 8: INTERNATIONAL TRADE
1. NEGOTIATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE
2. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE/CONSIDERED TO BE ABLE TO TRADE ABROAD?
3. STAGES/STEPS IN EXPORTING/IMPORTING
4. PROBLEMS IN TRADING ABROAD
5. IMPORTANT LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM OTHER COMPANIES
6. INCOTERMS
7. WAYS TO AVOID RISKS AND PAYMENT TERMS
8. CASES OF SUCCESS AND FAILURES
9. PROTECTIONISM AND WAYS A COUNTRY USES TO PROTECTS ITS LOCAL BUSINESSES
10. FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY IN EXPORTING
11. TRADE DEFICITS AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
12. HOW TO PENETRATE NEW MARKETS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND EXAMPLES
