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Advanced Business English

Course Dates : We don’t have a date for this course yet. Please contact info@torontoieltschool.com to register your interest

Time : To Be Decided
Location : Online

This one-month course will be beneficial to any company employee who needs to develop effective communication skills in English for use in their working life. Our clients typically work in the following industries:

  • Financial services
  • Legal services
  • Media communications
  • Management and Leadership
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Sales and Marketing
  • National Government and Administration
  • Local government and Administration

The focus will be on the language you need for business activities. A large component of the course is about individualised feedback and practice recommendations - this means you'll be able to improve your confidence in speaking, reading, writing and listening in a business context.

What is the course about?

The aim of the course is to your English for the workplace and learn about business topics to help you work more effectively and make the most of career opportunities.
We will focus on specific language requirements for business as well as organisational culture within English-speaking companies

This is a live online course. You will need:
- Internet connection.
- A computer with microphone and camera is best (e.g. a PC/laptop/iMac/MacBook), or a tablet/iPad/smart phone/iPhone if you don't have a computer.
- Earphones/headphones/speakers.

What will we cover?

A variety of different business-related areas will be covered depending on the needs of the group. The main areas likely to be included are:

  • meeting functions, including: agreeing and disagreeing/interrupting/asking appropriate questions, etc.)
  • negotiation skills, including: persuasion, selling techniques, making proposals, offers and suggestions, etc.
  • presentation skills, including: presentation of one’s own work, organisation and products/services and figures and graphs and describing economic and social trends
  • pronunciation and voice training
  • business English vocabulary
  • emailing, teleconferencing and telephoning in English
  • networking skills
  • case studies and discussion
  • cross-cultural awareness, communication & working, including intercultural understanding
What will I achieve?

By the end of this course you should be able to...

  1. communicate more confidently in a business context
  2. speak more accurately and fluently
  3. write more accurately and fluently , including emailing
  4. participate more successfully in meetings
  5. participate more successfully in meetings
  6. expand your professional and business vocabulary
  7. improve your understanding of grammar
  8. socialise and network with greater confidence
  9. work successfully in a cross-cultural environment
  10. manage meetings and negotiations more effectively
  11. improve your presentation skills
  12. use the telephone with greater confidence
Eligibility

The language level required to attend this program is intermediate to upper intermediate. Students will have to submit proof of their English Language Proficiency (e.g. IELTS/TOEFL certificates) or take a free online assessment, designed by the IELTS School of Toronto.

Cost: $360

Length and time commitment

Time commitment: 24 hours (approx)

Course length: 1 month

Location

Online

Available start dates
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Contact information

Gina

gina@torontoieltschool.com

647 551 4425

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