Business Builder: 10 Business English email acronyms
Here are 10 frequently used email acronyms (shortened letter versions of phrases) to learn as a priority.
Business Builder: Business Small talk
You want to say something to break the ice (make things more comfortable). This is a very common situation in business, and an excellent way to network.
Business Builder: English Lunch Meetings
It can be difficult to find opportunities to practice your Business English speaking in a low-pressure situation
Business Builder: Be Professional With the Passive Voice
Business English is not just a change in vocabulary and phrases, there are also grammatical skills that can help you to network, communicate, and move easily in the business world.
Business Builder: Nursing Vocabulary
If you plan to work as a nurse in an English-speaking hospital, General English will not cover all the terms and phrases you will need
Business Builder: Stock Market Vocabulary
To improve you Business English vocabulary for the Stock Market, you need specialist Business English lessons.
Business Builder: Catering Vocabulary
If you work in the catering industry learning general Business English terms is not going to be very helpful for you. You don’t have rollouts, outsourcing, or AGM’s.
Business English: Upgrade your Business Verbs
Business Builder: Upgrade your Business English verbs by learning more professional ways to discuss your working activities. This week I am providing Business English versions of common General English phrases!
Business Builder: Why you should learn Business English
So why learn Business English? There are many reasons why this is an essential skill in most businesses today.
Business Builder: Build your business English vocabulary at your level
This is not sponsored, I am just sharing my advice with you. If you would like to improve your Business English vocabulary in your own time, I recommend Bill Mascull’s Business Vocabulary in Use series.
Business Builder: Phrasal Verbs for Business
The English language has a huge vocabulary, but day to day phrasal verbs are the most common way of describing business activities. Get to grips with these phrasal verbs to improve your Business English communication.
Business Builder: Business Verbs #2
Welcome to Business Builder! I will help you increase your Business English vocabulary so that you can communicate with your colleagues more confidently and effectively. Let’s look at each of these verbs in a sentence, and with a definition:
Business Etiquette in the English-speaking world
You may find that working in the English-speaking world is a little different to your home country. There are social guidelines to follow to get along well with your English-speaking colleagues. These differ slightly from country to country, but for today’s examples I will be talking about British English working etiquette.
Business Builder: How to say no politely
The British have a special way of saying “no” extremely politely. One thing to remember when doing business in English, is to soften your “no’s” carefully.
Business Builder: Work Life Balance
We have all been there. That place where you realise that you have to choose between your employers (people who pay you), and your health. It can be our mental health, or our physical health, or in my case, both.
Business Builder: Practice your listening skills with 5 Business English podcasts
If you want to improve your Business English, you will find that general conversation does not really help. This is because we use specific, and often advanced, vocabulary and grammar for business.
Business Builder 02: Saying “Thank you”
It can help to build relationships in the work environment to thank those who help you in your business. Let’s look at some different ways to so this.
Business Builder: Business Verbs #1
Improve your Business English vocabulary using these common verbs:
Provide – Make something available for others
Receive – You get something from someone else