English for Business Blog

English has wonderful words called modal verbs. They are great because they transmit information in a simple way.  Today we will see how they can help us make requests in a simple and direct way so click here to read more: Modal Verbs for Requests by AD Miles

Keep It Short & Simple.  English is a language where brevity is always welcome so make your phrases short and keep one idea to one sentence. Read on to learn how you can do that: KISS by AD Miles

Improve your English with our phone + online courses, which will start at the beginning of July. These courses can be subsidised by Fundae and include weekly lessons with your private native teacher plus sixty hours of online work.  You can get more information by...

Want to improve your business English? Andrew Miles has just finished his latest book, Speak & Write Better Business English. This ebook follows a teacher and his student as they chat on train trips and discuss how to best learn English. The book aims to help...

Have you ever been with someone who speaks continuously and never stops? It is uncomfortable, isn’t it? One of the keys of communication is to do as much as possible for others to follow our message. How can we speak more clearly?  Here are some ideas: Help others...

English pronunciation is sometimes unpredictable so it’s all right to ask how to say difficult words. When in doubt with names, brands, firms, places or technical expressions ask how to pronounce them. Even native English speakers have problems with uncommon words...