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