Business English Conversation Course
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 2 hours each (including a short break in the middle) 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.


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 4/05 Lesson 6  08/06
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  11/05 Lesson 7  15/06
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
KPI Interview vocabulary and skills. Performance appraisals and meetings.
Module 14
Telephone conferencing. Running a meeting. Prevarication. Importance of end consonants.
Lesson 3  18/05 Lesson 8  22/06
Module 5
Giving presentations and public speaking 1. Different ways of presenting your presentation.
Module 6
Phrasal verbs, idioms, ed sound. Discussion
Module 15
Body language for better communication. Advice on the effect body odour has on communication.
Module 16
Credit cards and accounting language. Pronunciation
Lesson 4  25/05 Lesson 9 29/06
Module 7
Giving presentations and public speaking 2. Plus language for presenting graphs.
Module 8
Shortened words in emails and txts. Polite language in emails. Communicating with IT support.
Module 17
Managing and motivating staff. Delegating.
Linking words and question tags.
Module 18
Funny situations in the work place. Avoiding embarrassing situations. Office gossip language. Puns in memos and papers.
Lesson 5  01/06 Lesson 10  06/07
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. Most classes contain between 6 and 8 students so space is limited.

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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
Next Course Times and Dates
Cost
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6pm to 8pm for 10 x Tuesdays
4th May to 6th July 2010
Normally $338.00. If you pay online by 26th March  2010 - only $288
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and pay online or call
(02) 9283 7032, 11am to 3pm
with your credit card details
Please be in the classroom 10 minutes before start time. Building security closes the lifts at the ground level just before 6pm, so there's absolutely no access to level 6 after 6pm! The teacher cannot leave the class to get you if you're late.
We look forward to seeing you at the next lesson

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