Business English
Key to Success and Confidence in Business
What you'll learn
- Learn job interview vocabulary and pass interviews
- Understand important abbreviations and terms
- Use the language of meetings and discussions
- Use transition phrases
- Speak on phone calls
- Give presentations in English
- Write a professional email with the right sentences
- Practice negotiation skills
- Understand investment and entrepreneurship expressions
About this course
This course explains business English, the language you need in companies and the workplace. You start with an introduction, then job interview vocabulary and how to pass an interview successfully, followed by important abbreviations and acronyms. Next you learn the language of meetings and discussions, transition phrases, phone calls, and presentation skills with their special vocabulary. Then you move on to writing a professional email with email etiquette and its most useful sentences in two parts, negotiation skills, investment and entrepreneurship, and the most important expressions in the business world, known as business idioms. The course suits employees, job seekers, business owners, and anyone who wants to communicate in English at work. Whatever your language level, you will find the explanation in Arabic with the sentences and words in English. By the end, you will be able to speak in interviews and meetings, write a clear email, give a presentation, and understand common terms.
Expected outcomes
- Ability to communicate confidently in job interviews and meetings.
- Master writing emails and presentations professionally.
- Understand English terms used in the business world easily.
- Enhance speaking and negotiating skills in international work environments.
- Utilize attached resources to apply acquired skills.
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Course content
1Business English
15 lectures
- IntroductionIntroduces the Business English course: job interviews, calls, meetings, email, abbreviations, negotiation and presentation skills; it suits learners above beginner level and relies on the learner's own study.4:12
- Job Interviews Interview VocabsExplains English job interview vocabulary and expressions such as background, notice period and promotion, plus idioms like piece of cake and break the ice, with example sentences.10:54
- How to Perform Well at the Interview?Explains how to answer in an English job interview: the difference between CV and Resume, answering tell me about yourself and strengths and weaknesses, avoiding salary talk, and the pronunciation of ed endings.9:19
- Important Abbreviations & AcronymsExplains the difference between an abbreviation and an acronym, and lists common workplace ones such as ASAP, HR, RSVP, LLC and COO, along with written shortcuts like pls, dept, Mr and Dr.6:34
- MeetingsCovers English vocabulary and idioms for meetings, such as AGM, and how to make a suggestion, politely interrupt someone, or clarify a point, along with common meeting idioms.12:09
- Transition phrasesPresents English transition phrases for opening a presentation, moving between points, rephrasing, giving examples, and then summarizing and closing in meetings and presentations.5:55
- Phone CallsExplains business English phone call phrases: starting a call and introducing yourself, putting someone on hold, apologizing when a person is unavailable, asking for repetition, leaving a message, and ending the call.7:43
- Presentation SkillsExplains presentation skills in English: overcoming fear, introducing yourself, opening the talk and summarizing points, illustrating ideas with an example or chart, and answering audience questions.13:47
- Presentation VocabsExplains key English presentation vocabulary such as Audience, Body Language, Chart, Flipchart, Handout, Objective, Outline, and Visual aids, with the meaning and use of each word.4:44
- Email EtiquetteExplains rules and etiquette for writing professional emails in English: titles, avoiding capital letters, the difference between CC and recipients, relevant attachments, handling spam, and staying concise and clear.20:46
- Email phrases (part one)Presents phrases for professional English emails: greetings and openings, referring to a previous meeting, making requests, apologizing, declining, complaining, and confirming orders or reporting that an item is out of stock.12:36
- Email phrases (part two)Continues professional English email phrases: requesting and sending price lists, cancelling or confirming orders, closing and sign-off lines, and reviewing key phrases while adjusting formality to the recipient.9:27
- Negotiation SkillsExplains English negotiation vocabulary and phrases such as Alternative, Proposal, Close the deal, and Bottom line, and how to open a negotiation, make an offer, and close the deal by confirming agreement.10:32
- Investment And EntrepreneurshipExplains English investment and entrepreneurship vocabulary such as Investor, Angel, Startup, Unicorn, Acquisition, Business accelerator, Business model, Crowdfunding, Capital, Shareholder, and Trading session.5:12
- Business IdiomsExplains common English business idioms such as Back to square one, Get down to business, Cutthroat, A long shot, No brainer, Red tape, On the same page, and Word of mouth.5:28
2Add-ons and Resources
2 attachments
- Presentation Phrases
- EasyT Business English
Instructor
Amira Talaat
