We design and conduct tailor-made English Language training programs for professionals. First, we take the time to understand the goals and needs of our clients. We then create a training program that fits their requirements and wishes while taking into account the intercultural aspects of the professional environment.
Individual or group in-company training programs provide participants with an excellent return on investment and the results they need.
The lessons are fully tailored to your learning goals. Learn the language with clear objectives in mind and work towards those goals in the training.
Prior to the training we will discuss your requirements and carry out intake interviews to determine CEFR starting levels and learning objectives.
The Language of Meetings training provides intensive, practice-based assignments and targeted individual feedback to bring English Language communication skills to a higher level.
Develop and practice the following essential English Language skills for business negotiations.
Establishing relationships
Starting off the negotiation
Setting the agenda
Clarifying and evaluating positions
Declining an offer while maintaining goodwill
Bargaining and trading concessions
Restarting talks
Overcoming obstacles
Closing the deal
Learn how, with the right combination of language and style, you can contribute more to a social or networking conversation in English.
Opening, directing, keeping the conversation going, showing interest, and closing social conversations in English.
The impact cultural differences can have on effective socializing for business, especially in defining what are safe vs. taboo topics of conversation. How to avoid answering questions and change topics.
Business meals and the language of ordering food in a restaurant, describing dishes and paying the bill.
After-Work Socializing and the language that you can use to socialize with colleagues during happy hour or during other informal occasions.
Moving from a social conversation into a business conversation for networking and exchanging contact info.
Write more effective and convincing emails. Learn the appropriate use of formal and informal language in emails. A variety of exercise types and a range of topics ensure understanding and development.
Create email templates organized by function to be used as a useful reference resource after the training.
Opening and closing
Advice and suggestions
Invitations and discussions
Checking understanding
Being polite and diplomatic
Requesting information or action
Arranging meetings
Common mistakes
Describing and explaining trends
Training includes book, exercises, and additional resources.
Write more effective and professional reports. Learn the appropriate use of formal English Language in reports.
By the end of this training, you will be able to comprehend and apply English Language business and academic writing essentials in such a way that you can write a business-to-business report using B2+ CEFR level grammar and language in a professional international business environment.
Paragraph structure
Formal style and tone
Cohesion and logic
Passive voice sentences
Linking words and phrases
Developing an argument
Summarizing and paraphrasing
Referencing sources
Grammar accuracy
Critical Thinking in this context can be defined as the use of the process of thoughtful evaluation to deliberately formulate and communicate a reasonable conclusion. Therefore, emphasis on developing Critical Thinking and Critical Argumentation skills in English is essential for every international professional.
What is Critical Thinking?
Cognitive biases and heuristics
Arguing using the Toulmin method
Fallacies
Constructing an argument
Learn how, with the right combination of language and style, you can contribute more to a meeting in English. In this specialized training, participants will become more aware of the cultural similarities and differences in international business and learn to participate in effective high-level discussions.
Develop and practice the following essential English Language skills for business meetings.
Expressing opinions in meetings
Agreeing and disagreeing
Making suggestions
Accepting or rejecting suggestions
Clarifying what was said and what was meant
Chairing a meeting – starting off
Chairing a meeting – managing the discussion
Interrupting and resisting interruption
Finishing up and action points
Impact cultural differences can have on effective business meetings
The Language of Presentations training will help you prepare and practice communicating your message effectively and confidently.
Convey your message and expertise and answer questions fluently, accurately, and confidently when delivering a professional presentation in English.
The success of a presentation is mostly based on the way the story is told. By speaking fluently, a speaker radiates professionalism and expertise. Learn how to prepare and give an engaging English Language presentation that tells the story powerfully and concisely answers questions.
Develop and practice the following essential English Language skills for business presentations.
Introducing your presentation
Main Body: content and structure
Signposting your presentation
Describing visuals and charts
Talking about trends
Arousing interest and encouraging action
Using your voice, pausing, and stress
Summarizing and finishing off
Starting the Q&AAnswering questions
Develop and practice the following essential English Language skills for financial professionals.
Discussing Calculations
Discussing Past Trends
Discussing Estimates and Forecasts
Budget Discussions
Vocabulary Building: Confusing Words
Vocabulary Building: Financial Word Webs
Vocabulary Building: Phrasal Verbs
Financial Descriptors and Prepositions
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Success with a job interview is partially based on the way the story is told. Learn how to speak fluently, accurately, and confidently during a job interview.
Introducing yourself
Talking about Previous Experience
Talking about Accomplishments
Discussing your Weaknesses
Questions for the Interviewer
Stress Questions
Second Round Interviews
Internal Reviews
Salary Negotiation
With this training, you will learn how to use the telephone more confidently and effectively at work. In addition to teaching language common to all business phone calls, this training also prepares participants for dealing with situations specific to their day-to-day business telephone conversations.
Answering the telephone: Sounding friendly and polite across cultures. The importance of register, style, and tone. Active listening.
Small talk over the phone, how to build professional relationships on the phone.
Clarifying what was said
Interrupting and resisting interruption
Taking a message, leaving a message
Dealing with problems with the caller
Finishing up and action points
Conference calls
