Students can learn to communicate formally by focussing on a small number of key aspects. Here are some time-efficient strategies that can help you and your students achieve this focus without requiring...

Teaching students to understand the tone and degree of formality necessary in different contexts and develop the precise and sophisticated vocabulary required in professional communication is challenging....

Adapting to context and adjusting language in terms of vocabulary and grammar is very important when it comes to Business English. It is a skill that be developed and mastered and an important component...

This blog outlines some suggestions for activities that consolidate the concepts and vocabulary of market research.

Having awareness of the Four Stages Model is very useful for learners. Learners can feel overwhelmed and that they cannot learn the language or develop a skill. They give up when persistence and practice...

Business English involves developing effective communication skills. In turn effective communication skills improve students’ employability and their chances of being successful in their professional careers....

Learning Business English is much more than being able to speak English. Students need to understand and be interested in business, know how companies work, how to communicate in business scenarios such...

Once you’ve taught students about the benefits of storytelling and maybe shown a few examples from great presenters, how do you get your students to integrate stories into their presentations? Well, the...

You can quickly and easily improve the delivery of a presentation by varying pacing and intonation - using emphasis to draw the listeners into their key points. Here is a step by step procedure that can...

The first factor to decide on for any presentation is the Take Home Message. Start with the end in mind. What is the one thing you want people to think, know or do at the end of the presentation?