Business English Skills

Why can you trust the School of Graduate and Professional Education with your training?
Our Trainers are our greatest asset, and we are proud to have a highly-trained and experienced team eager to support you on your learning journey.

All of our Trainers:

• are adult learning experts who teach and train only adults
• are certified Business English Trainers
• have been delivering instruction online since 2013
• keep up to date with the latest developments in Business English training
• are regularly observed by experienced academic managers
• are committed to helping you achieve your goals

Business English Skills is for professionals who wish to strengthen their business communication skills and become more confident in conducting business effectively in English in a variety of contexts.

Why Study Business English?
English has official or special status in at least 75 countries;
English has become the common language of the business community;
English is the official corporate language of many multinational companies;
3/4 of the world’s mail is written in English;
It is difficult to climb the career ladder without very strong business English language skills
English proficiency is essential for mobility, affluence and innovation

Why Attend?
The course places a strong emphasis on the development of both oral and writing skills, as well as on the language required to complement those skills. The content is topic-based and actively involves the participants in relevant and engaging tasks, designed to provide practical and immediate application of the material studied.

After taking this course, Trainees have shared that they feel more empowered to use Business English in their professional contexts because they have developed skills, improved fluency and built confidence.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, participants will be better able to:

• Communicate via email more effectively
• Describe numbers and trends accurately
• Actively participate in meetings
• Structure effective reports
• Express business views convincingly
• Create a positive customer experience
• Perform confidently in a job interview
• Interpret and evaluate cultural differences so as to enhance communication
• Build relationships by developing the language skills to socialize and network confidently
• Deliver effective presentations using appropriate signposting language
   

Business English Skills involves 10 topic-based workshops (25 hours of training in total) that focus on the core skills required to communicate with confidence in English in a variety of professional business situations. Each workshop is task-based and skills-based, allowing learners to practice important skills for the workplace.

This is our best-selling Business English course, and we have trained more than 450 professionals over the last 3 years from a wide range of industries, including pharma; aviation; banking; engineering and construction; the media and entertainment; energy; insurance; and telecommunications among many others.

Course Structure
WEEK COURSE
1 Writing Effective Emails
2 Describing Numbers and Trends
3 Participating Meaningfully in Meetings
4 Writing Effective Reports
5 The Language of Influence
6 Enhancing Customer Experience
7 Job Interview Performance
8 Successful Networking and Cross-Cultural Communication
9 Delivering Dynamic Presentations
10 Guest Speaker

Online course additional information
Whether you study in-class or online, your experience of the course will be the same. The Facilitator delivers the training live, using the Zoom platform, instead of physically being in class. You will interact with your peers and have an engaging and enjoyable learning journey while improving your Business English skills and expanding your vocabulary.

To participate online, you will need the following. For more information you can download our Online Training Guide.

• a laptop or a desktop computer (handheld devices lack certain functionalities so are unsuitable)
• a broadband speed wired Internet connection
• earphones or a headset
• a microphone (standalone or built into the earphones or headset)
• a webcam
• Zoom (it is free and will be downloaded onto your computer as soon as you click on the link you will receive from us)

Once you are online, you, your Trainer and your co-Trainees will be able to hear, see and chat to each other.  Your Trainer will be able to share her screen, write on a whiteboard and put you into online groups for collaborative work.

Your Facilitator is fully trained to deliver Business English Skills both face-to-face and virtually.  You will receive help and support throughout the course whichever delivery mode you choose, so registering for an in-class or online course just depends on your personal preferences and circumstances.

It has never been easier to improve your Business English and achieve your professional goals.

Certificate of Participation
In order to be awarded the Certificate of Participation from the Deree – School of Graduate and Professional Education, you will need to attend 70% of the course ​(7 sessions), and complete 7 of the 10 required online tasks.

Duration
The course runs for 10 consecutive weeks and consists of a 2.5-hour workshop per week (25 contact hours in total). Every Tuesday 18:00-20:30.