Great leadership comes from great communicators.
Business English is more than everyday spoken English.
Raise the level of your English to be an effective leader in an international business environment.
You are a non-native English speaker with a good level of English.
You work for a multi-national organization where English is often used at meetings and in the day-to-day work environment.
You want to improve your business English to increase your effectiveness at work.
My name is Matt and I have more than thirty years of experience in business. During my career I’ve worked in leadership roles in HR, IT, Finance and Sales. I’ve served on Divisional and Group Boards of Directors.
I qualified as an Accountant and I am trained in NLP.
I’ve worked with some of the world’s largest enterprises, including Microsoft, Intel and Amadeus. I’ve also worked with start-up businesses. I have done business in Europe, the US and in Asia.
i have worked with executives from a wide range of large and small companies in europe and the us
Speaking good English is not enough to be proficient in Business English. To be effective in English at work we need to master specialist vocabulary and standard phrases. We'll learn how to talk fluently about topics like Finance, Customer Management and Team Motivation. We'll become confident in the use modern business terminology.
Modern Business English is direct and simple. Inexperienced users of Business English can make things sound complex and lose engagement with their audience. We'll find out how we can adapt the way we speak English to talk more easily about challenging business problems.
Confident users of Business English change their language style to maximise rapport with the listener. This allows them to make connections and to influence outcomes. We'll learn how to use Business English to sell ideas and to close deals.
Whether you're presenting to your team or to the Group Board, you need to know how to use English to bring structure to your content. We'll find out how good English-language presenters use standard phrases to engage their audience.
Need to give negative feedback to a team member? Need to handle a customer complaint? Challenging business conversations are easier to handle in English if you use the right words. We'll roleplay situations that you encounter and discuss how to use Business English to improve outcomes.
