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(Watch our simple 3 minute video). Why Are Business Emails In English So Confusing? Part I Why are professional emails in English sometimes so confusing? Communication works best when both sender and receiver use CSC communication (CSC – clear, simple and concise). When indirect communication is used by the sender (person writing the email) then […]

‘Describing Graphs in English & Interpreting Graphs In English’. (This is from our popular ‘Presentations in English Superpack’) Download for free here —- Describing And Interpreting Graphs In English —-    

(Photo source: https://unsplash.com/@maxvdo) ————– As a professional and/or manager in conference calls in English, “do you communicate in English vs. do you speak English?   Problem : We have helped many professionals and managers work to become Advanced Business English Speakers. When we start helping people most professionals and managers believe one of the following… “I […]

(Photo source: ‘The News’ https://unsplash.com/@romankraft) It’s happened to us all. We’ve all received bad news in a meeting in English and it’s difficult. Now imagine if you had to deliver that same bad news in a meeting in English. How would you communicate it? What would you do the same and do differently? Here are three […]

(Image/photo source: https://unsplash.com/@sunday_digital) Top Tips – How To Make An Impact In English – 5 Minute Speeches For Meetings and Presentations In English  Would you like to make an impact in English? And make an impact in meetings and presentations in English? We’ve all sat through boring meetings and presentations, where time management and impact are limited.    And ‘Ignite […]

(Photo credit -https://unsplash.com/@austindistel)   “Are you a comfortable presenter in English or a grammar obsessed presenter in English?” “What is your audience more interested in, your English grammar or understanding your key message?” In our Business English workshops we ask these two powerful questions. And guess what? They really help professionals to focus on the […]

(Photo credit – https://unsplash.com/@dylandgillis) Meetings in English – How To Be Confident When You Disagree In English In Meetings. Following these simple 5 techniques and their examples will help you maintain good business relationships when working with other professionals from different business cultures  and countries. It’s one of the keys to keep things positive and respectful […]

(Photo credit: https://unsplash.com/@juja_han) My Top Tips – How Podcasts Can Help You Become An Advanced Business English Speaker! Podcasts are a cool tool to help you become an Advanced Business English Speaker! Listening comprehension is one of the four critical skills to learn English. In this episode, I’ve decided to share a few of my favourite podcasts […]

      (Image sources – www.instagram.com/vocords/?hl=en  and www.idiomland.com)   My Top Tips – How many of these 20 Business English Idioms do you use?   We often get asked by professionals and companies, “How can we become advanced Business English Speakers?”. One way is to be able to use Business English Idioms to communicate with more impact.  Here is […]

(Photo credit – https://unsplash.com/@farzadme) ​​How to feel confident using diplomatic English in meetings is a challenge for non native English speakers. For many non-native speakers how to sound diplomatic when doing business in English is a real challenge. Is it a cultural thing or can non-native English speakers actually learn to be diplomatic? In my opinion […]