About
the Business English Conversation Course
 The
focus of the course is to help you improve your Business English conversation
and business communication skills in the Australian workplace.
Adult English School's Business English
Conversation course is great for anyone who has intermediate to advanced
English but has problems communicating in the workplace.
Learn business expressions, idioms, slang,
phrasal verbs, jargon and other conversation vocabulary and techniques.
Learn about business writing in letters and emails. Explore telephone communication
techniques and improve your mobile conversation skills.
 The
business English conversation course not only includes business English
expressions. We also include some tips on writing letters, emails and memos,
using the computer and the internet, reading the newspaper and other business
related subjects.
The Business English Conversation Course
consists of 20 modules given over 10 Tuesday evenings. The lessons are
90 minutes each and help you to learn particular Business and office English
in a friendly environment. You will be given a certificate of completion
at the end of the course. The cost of the course also includes the cost
of the manual for the entire course you'll receive at the beginning.
Business
English Conversation Course Lesson Plan Overview
This
timetable is a guide and the actual delivery may change slightly
on
the day, depending on how long it takes to get through each module
| Lesson 1 |
Lesson 6 |
Module 1
Meeting and greeting. Formal, informal
and casual language
Module 2
Pronunciation - schwa, syllable stress,
Australian English differences. Discussion. |
Module 11
Advertising, selling, marketing and promotion
language. Being a sales person. Cold calling.
Module 12
Negotiation, networking, correcting pronunciation |
| Lesson 2 |
Lesson 7 |
Module 3
Using the phone. Making and receiving
calls. Voice projection.
Module 4
Pronunciation - word stress, running words
together, soft and hard sounds. Discussion |
Module 13
Giving presentations and public speaking
1. Different ways of presenting your presentation.
Module 14
KPI Interview vocabulary and skills. Performance
appraisals and meetings. |
| Lesson 3 |
Lesson 8 |
Module 5
Telephone conferencing. Running a meeting.
Prevarication. Importance of end consonants.
Module 6
Phrasal verbs, idioms, ed sound. Discussion |
Module 15
Giving presentations and public speaking
2. Plus language for presenting graphs.
Module 16
Credit cards and accounting language.
Pronunciation |
| Lesson 4 |
Lesson 9 |
Module 7
Managing and motivating staff. Delegating.
Linking words and question tags.
Module 8
Shortened words in emails and txts. Polite
language in emails. Communicating with IT support. |
Module 17
Body language for better communication.
Advice on the effect body odour has on communication.
Module 18
Funny situations in the work place. Avoiding
embarrassing situations. Office gossip language. Puns in memos and papers. |
| Lesson 5 |
Lesson 10 |
Module 9
Getting a raise, promotion, losing your
job. Finding another job. Interview techniques
Module 10
Language used in resumes and cover letters.
Collocations, Tautologies, contractions. |
Module 19
Review. Exercises encompassing the first
18 modules
Module 20
Discussion plus short open-book test.
Bring all your materials on this day! Certificate presented. |
We also discuss other issues.
Classes are small. Maximum 10 students.
Most classes contain between 6 and 9 students so space is limited.
Sounds great, doesn't it. |
Testimonials
from previous students
Initially I
had some doubts that enrolling in this course is a good idea; I'm not really
a pupil-like person and it’s been ages since I studied something in a classroom.
But reality proved my doubts were all wrong.
In the classes I have learnt
a lot of business expressions, useful phrases for everyday work conversations
and for small talk/chit chat. Now I could better understand other people
at meetings, more actively participate in discussions, and my writing English
has also been improved.
Apart from that, I have met
a lot of interesting people in the class and that made the whole process
more like fun rather than a classroom work.
It’s amazing how much new
words I have learnt in just 1 hour per week.
Thanks James.
Igor - Russia
Feeling more confident in the Business environment
Fan - China
It was a fun learning experience. Wonderful teacher!
Never thought this course would be so fruitful.
Supriya - India
I enjoyed this
course immensely, esp. when you're explaining business expressions. Highly
recommended course for non-English speaking background people!
Sherry - Vietnam
I enjoy the
course because I can speak and learn a lot about business jargon.
Rudy - Indonesia
I really liked
a lot of the culture background of English during the course.
Kerr - China
Without this course it should
take me months to understand all beyond ordinary... and it's a lot!
- David
I found the course very
useful because I can apply the material in my daily life and my work. The
learning environment is great. The teacher is very experienced at delivering
the course.
- Cherng
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