Business English

CONTENT OUTLINE FOR PROFESSIONALS

Corporate Communication in English
  • Language for structured communication
  • Tone modulation for hierarchy and audience
  • Strategic phrasing for clarity, authority, and diplomacy
Opening and Closing Business Interactions
  • Professional beginnings and conclusions in verbal and written formats
  • Email opening/closing language aligned to context and seniority
  • Framing calls and meetings with precision and courtesy
Chairing and Moderating Meetings
  • Language of facilitation and transition
  • Managing interjections and off-track discussions
  • Summarisation and conclusion language
  • Assigning accountability and follow-ups linguistically
 Client Interaction & Account Handling Language
  • Structuring conversations for persuasion and alignment
  • Language to handle objections, delay, negotiation, and concern
  • Communicating deliverables, timelines, and expectations
  • Professional follow-up phrasing
Presenting with Precision
  • Framing presentations with strategic intent
  • Transitions between data, ideas, and conclusions
  • Language for audience engagement and control
  • Handling unexpected interruptions with authority
Business Questioning Techniques
  • Structured questioning for analysis, feedback, and validation
  • Clarification, probing, and redirection strategies
  • Framing assertive responses without over-explaining
  • Managing complex queries in group settings
Concise and Formal Written Communication
  • High-impact email language
  • Escalation phrasing
  • Reporting, proposal, and minutes writing tone
  • Eliminating vague, emotional, or imprecise language
Executive Vocabulary & Lexical Resource
  • Functional corporate terminology
  • Verb-noun collocations used in reporting and planning
  • Action-driven and result-oriented expressions
  • Avoiding redundancy and wordiness
Language for Negotiation & Conflict Management
  • Persuasive structuring
  • Non-confrontational disagreement
  • Realignment without sounding dismissive
  • Conditional language for collaboration
On-the-Spot Professional Speaking
  • Spontaneous articulation in meetings or conflict
  • Controlled fluency under pressure
  • Speaking with structural clarity (opening–core–closure)
  • Voice control, language pause, and intentional silence
Strategic Written Business Language
  • Professional tone: neutral, affirmative, or corrective
  • Phrasing for approvals, rejections, and redirections
  • Avoiding emotional overtones in writing
  • Elevating basic writing to executive-grade structure
Global Communicative Competence (GCC) Model
Emphasizes:
  • Clarity and outcome over linguistic perfection
  • Cultural sensitivity in global meetings and emails
  • Navigating accents, styles, and expectations across regions
Encourages:
  • Strategic global messaging
  • Avoidance of idioms/slang that can block understanding
  • Business results through intentional, internationally appropriate communication

 

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