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New Conversation + Online Courses Start in Two Week!
English for Business Conversation + Online Courses Our conversation + online English courses will start on 1 July 2022, exactly two weeks from today. They include private lessons with a native teacher and sixty hours of online work. Study on our online platform. Start...

Get the Phone Message Right
We often record messages that many people hear. Why not make an effort to get them perfectly right? Here are some examples you can adapt. Personal Outgoing Messages You’ve reached Stan Stinger from Stinger and Bros. I’m sorry that I’m not available to answer...

Use Questions to Introduce Ideas
Questions work well when introducing ideas, as they allow listeners to absorb information gradually. Here’s a dialogue where a teacher explains comparative adjectives, such as older or younger by asking questions. The teacher starts by asking if anyone in class has...

Business English Tip: Explain Ideas with Analogies
People sometimes don’t understand complex ideas but do get them when they are compared to something simple. One of my students, Tony, works at a startup that’s developing a wearable device that can count bacteria in blood. He begins his description with these words:...

English for Business Conversation + Online Courses Starting in July 2022
Our conversation + online English courses will start at thebeginning of July, exactly four weeks from today. They include weekly conversation lessons with a native private teacher and sixty hours of online work. Study on our online platform. Start at your level and...

Business English Tip: Five Ways to Help People Understand You (Part 2)
Do you find it hard to understand native English speakers? It is sometimes difficult for them too! Help you listeners by following these rules. Give clues Clearly explain when you change subjects so listeners understand that you’re now talking about a different issue...