Core business skills
Building confidence
We focus on the learner— and on the job of the learner —to create a customised business English course that enables successful language performance.
With our learning approach and scalable and digital assessment tools, our courses can create tangible results that employees can implement immediately in their work roles.
Our business English skills modules
customised to match needs
and build confidence.
Participating and leading meetings
The ability to hold meetings efficiently is a key skill. This module explores the language of meetings in English and is designed to help learners talk about their ideas accurately and convincingly to move projects forward.
Topics include
Opening, closing and conducting a meeting in English
Presenting arguments convincingly
Dealing with the challenges of virtual meetings
Talking about projects and projects stages
Creating rapport with meeting participants
Building consensus
Impactful presentations
This module looks at the language of presenting information and ideas. It gives learners an indispensable toolkit to help them structure their presentations, describe complex situations more clearly and deliver their talk with impact in English.
Topics include
Structuring a successful presentation
Pausing, pacing and sentence stress
Describing complex situations simply and clearly
Managing interruptions, questions and objections
Giving presentations with impact
Effective negotiations
Learn to negotiate in English to uncover mutual benefits, language to clarify positions, making and responding to proposals and expressions that can generate momentum in difficult situations.
Topics include
Developing questioning and listening techniques
Clarifying positions
Dealing with difficult negotiating situations
Setting and prioritising your objectives
Making and responding to proposals
Finalising an agreement and action plan
Socialising in English
This module builds the language skills learners need to connect in social situations with important stakeholders. Here we focus on vocabulary and expressions to keep conversations going and make the most out of small talk.
Topics include
Identifying your goal for networking
Making the most out of small talk
Connecting more deeply with your business partners
Using the right words and expressions to express your ideas
Keeping the conversation going
Building confidence in difficult areas
Have the ''right'' conversations
Along with new words and expressions, conversations is a key component in every course we deliver. But we focus on having the ''right'' conversations that incorporate the learner’s work expertise and experiences to increase fluency.
Topics include
The learner's work experience
Finding solutions to real problems
Professional topics relevant to the learner's job role
Contact us and learn more about how our business English courses can support your organisation.
GrowWerk courses are excellent and help me a lot in my job role where I need to communicate with colleagues in English everyday.