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Dubai - United Arab Emirates
+971 55 339 6356
michael@englishexpertonline.com

Business English

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Hello!

You are probably browsing through this web page because even though you feel you are great at your job your communication skills just might benefit from some polishing. That’s why I’m here: to help you build your confidence in connecting with others.

I cover all aspects of business English, and I can help you by creating a bespoke course for you or your team.
So let’s get started!

Course Description and Rationale

The Business English course I offer provides participants with concepts and techniques for effective written and verbal communication and personal presentation within corporate or other organisational settings. The course emphasises the experience of the individual as a communicator and will develop practical communications skills for employment exploration and career advancement. Participants will result in a useful suite of assets and learned behaviours that support a job search as well as the construction of a professional network through effective business communication skills.

The course addresses 2 principal areas:

  • Personal communications focused on the optimal presentation of oneself within a business or organisational context.
  • Practical business communication skills, including business writing and presentation delivery.

After completing this course, participants will have an understanding of how effective communications skills can help them obtain employment and succeed at work, and how to use these skills to advance themselves and the business interests of the company or organisation they work for.

The course focuses on practical skill acquisition through active participation by way of discussion, engagement in class exercises and in the completion of assignments.

The course is presented in 5 modules. To develop personal communications skills, the participants will focus on the presentation of themselves. Students will pursue strengths awareness, create resumes and public professional profiles, write CVs and draft cover letters and other forms of business correspondence. They will engage in role play and will learn to build, and effectively communicate within, a professional network.They will focus on developing business communication skills centred on “real world” business scenarios. They will receive detailed feedback and revision of all assignments produced. Outcomes

On completion of the course, participants should be able to:

  • Understand the communications standards and behavioural expectations within a corporate environment.
  • Confidently and appropriately present oneself, express one’s ideas, construct effective business messages, and manage interpersonal workplace communications.
  • Apply business communications standards to written documents, presentations, digital platforms, and personal interactions with colleagues, clients, vendors and other business partners.
  • Use the communications tools created in the course to facilitate a career exploration or job search and to succeed in early-career roles.

Course Structure

Module 1: Business Writing:

  • Module 1: Understanding the Writing Process
    • 7 Truths of Effective business writing
    • Email writing
    • Letter Writing
    • Memo writing
    • Report writing

    Duration: 6 hours
  • Module2; Job Applications:
    • CV writing
    • Cover letter
    • Follow-up messages
    • Profile for the web

    Duration: 10 hours
  • Module3: Job Interviews:
    • Understanding Types of Interviews
    • Preparing for the Interview
    • Conducting a Successful Interview

    Duration: 4 hours
  • Module4: Public Speaking/ Effective Presentations:
    • Planning an Effective Presentation
    • Organising the Content
    • Designing Compelling Visuals
    • Focusing on the Delivery

    Duration: 6 hours
  • Module5: Speaking:
    • Understanding the Communication process
    • Role of Non-Verbal communication
    • Considerations in Cross Cultural Communication

    Duration: 4hours
  • How it works

    Individual Study Plan

    We’ll start by talking to determine just what you would like to achieve from the lessons. You can select one or more of the modules listed. From this we’ll create an Individual Study Plan. This will be an outline of our starting point and what we aim to achieve from the lessons, with measurable targets going forward. It will also include your study timetable, designed to fit your schedule and timescale.

    Resources

    All resources are provided by me. The course will be tailored to your specific needs, so it’s likely we will be dipping into a variety of different sources, both online and paper-based.

    I strongly recommend that you study on a laptop rather than a mobile, and that you save your work into folders. I can help you with this if needed. I’ll also recommend good sources of sites with practice resources, which we will be using as self-study between lessons.

    Fees

    Individual - 200 AED per 1 hour lesson. Lessons are 60 mins in length.
    Fees to be paid in advance, by direct bank transfer or Paypal. Account details and payment instructions will be sent with your booking confirmation.
    Sound good?

    So let’s talk!
    You can contact me here with your details, and we’ll arrange a free, no-obligation consultation.