The Codrington Language Centre
Business English Conversation Course
Bridgetown, Barbados
DURATION
0 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
Key Summary
About: This Business English Conversation Course focuses on enhancing your communication skills in professional environments. It covers vocabulary, phrases, and expressions tailored for business contexts, helping you engage effectively in conversations. Participants will practice speaking, listening, and role-playing scenarios through interactive sessions.
Career Outcomes: Completing this course can lead to various opportunities in business settings, including roles in management, marketing, and customer service, where strong communication skills are crucial. You'll also benefit in networking scenarios and presentations, effectively contributing to your professional growth.
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Introduction
Suggested Topics for Discussion
- Describing cross-cultural experiences
- Reporting back on research
- Introducing oneself - creating a high impact introduction at a multinational corporate meeting
- Leading discussions in meetings
- Sharing ideas
- Expressing different attitudes to the past
- Conveying a point
- Working practices
- Formal presentations
- Speculation about the impact of future changes
- Business practices and implementation relevant to organizational effectiveness
- Teleconferencing
- Establishing a rapport
- Ways of demonstrating interest
- Exploring team relationships โ introduction to teamwork
- Dealing with conflict
- Ways of emphasizing a point of view
- Ways of responding appropriately to feedback
- Factors for success profitability, change, creativity, quality
- Evaluating ideas
- Solving problems in a brainstorming meeting
- Using vague language to show uncertainty
- Other (participantsโ choice)
The objective is to deliver a top quality learning experience that will enable the participants to add value to their business relationships and position their competitive advantage.
The standard is high with a maximum of 6 participants per group. This course is also offered online LIVE to individuals and small groups.
Key Information
Duration:
1 โ 30 hours per week
Course start date:
Any Monday
Course hours:
Monday to Friday
9:00 a.m. โ 12:15 p.m. (including a 15-minute break)
1:00 p.m. โ 4:15 p.m. (including a 15-minute break)