English for Business Blog
Revise More & Learn Better
Want to learn better? Study at increasing intervals. Tomorrow review what you learnt today; return a week later; then wait for a month, six months and a year. You’ll learn things better than if you repeat them one hundred times today. People remember items more easily...
Five Ways to Improve Your English
Five easy ways to improve your English. Most of them are free! Visit a British food shop and read the labels or ask the attendants. Meet foreigners with similar interests–for instance, to ski or bike together. Google “free English lessons” and choose whatever you...
Is It Important? Say so!
People are not listening all the time so introduce important points with the right words, such as “This is vital” or “Please listen carefully”. People will not know what’s important until you tell them. If possible, also raise your voice, speak more slowly, lift your...
Learn Better with a Plan
Start your plan by asking what you would like to do with your English that you cannot do now. For instance, be able to write a report, deliver a presentation or use one hundred words related to your job. Ask a teacher how many hours you will need and decide on the...
Five Ways to Improve Your English
Here you have five easy ways to improve your English. Most of them are free! Download audio books and listen to them as you jog. Check the pronunciation of new words with online glossaries. Attend webinars on favourite subjects. Record yourself and compare your sounds...
Attack Your Weaknesses
Make your English stronger by working on what you dislike. Ask your teacher for an analysis of what is wrong and aim lessons to your weak points and not to what you enjoy. Write a list of objectives and work towards it. Your English will improve quickly because...