Christopher Wright

Why non-native Business English speakers are often better communicators Why non-native Business English speakers are often better communicators Yes, you heard me correctly. I think non-native Business English Speakers are often better communicators for their international audiences. (Here is a quick definition of who we mean by ‘native English speakers‘). ?? Here are the reasons […]

Presenting and explaining technical ideas in English   Presenting and explaining technical ideas in English Presenting and explaining technical ideas in English. Technical presentations can easily become text heavy and dense with information. So, how do you make your ideas easy to follow in English? ?? Use a simple structure that is easy to follow, opening, […]

How To Give Good Online Presentations in English. Business English. How To Give Good Online Presentations in English. We are all doing more and more online meetings and a lot more in English. For many professionals we help in our training online meetings in English are a mix of bad, boring, tiring, ok and good. […]

How to feel comfortable answering questions in English. Presentations in English. How To Feel Comfortable Answering Questions In English We are all doing lots more online meetings and presentations using platforms like Zoom, Teams and Webex. And it’s normal that we all get a little nervous answering questions in English in an online presentation or online […]

Why is it so important to warm-down your English? Why is it so important to warm-down your English? Business English training. Why is it so important to warm-down your English? Warm-down is what sports people, athletes and amateurs (like me) do AFTER doing sport or exercise to take care of their bodies and to understand […]

Facilitating good online meetings in English. Facilitating good online meetings in English. Online meetings can be good, average or just bad. Webex, Zoom and Teams are the most popular videoconferencing platforms with our clients (companies and professionals). What makes a good meeting in English? And what makes a good meeting for participants in English? Facilitating […]

Closing meetings in English. Meetings in English. Closing meetings in English. How to summarise, clarify and close meetings in English. Closing meetings in English Meetings in English. Meetings continue and shorter meetings work much better online. The shorter they are the better they work. We’re big fans of ‘Agile Scrum’ meetings, which is a way […]

Presenting data in English. Business English. Presenting data in English. We give you some useful techniques and business vocabulary from our training to help you. We like what Harvard Business Review says about ‘Presenting data like a Pro’.  Here are some key ideas. “Knowing how to develop and deliver a data-driven presentation is now a […]

Does Using Jargon Help Or Harm Your Communication In English? Business English. Does Using Jargon Help Or Harm Your Communication In English? What do you think? And what is jargon? Here is a good definition of jargon from wikipedia. RESEARCH. Columbia Business School’s research showed, ‘using an excessive amount of jargon harms your communication because it […]

Top 5 Presenting Tips For Non Native English Speakers. Business Communication Skills in English. (Watch our 3 minute video explanation of the top 5 presenting tips for non native English speakers). Giving a presentation can be hard and more so in a second language like English. From our training we asked our trainers as well […]