Business English / Advanced Conversation - LA 004

Virtually everyone communicates at work. No matter what the field, and no matter how much you know about your job, specialized knowledge alone isn\'t enough to guarantee success, communication skills are also vital. Subscribers to the Harvard Business Review rated \"\"the ability to communicate\"\" the most important factor in making an executive \"\"promotable,\"\" more important than ambition, education, and capacity for hard work. Research spanning several decades has consistently ranked communication skills as crucial for managers.

If you are in business, the course will greatly improve your ability to communicate in English in a wide range of business situations. If you are a student of business, the course will develop the communication skills you need to succeed in business and will enlarge your knowledge of the business world. Everybody studying this course will become more fluent and confident in using the language of business and should increase their career prospects.

Starting Up: You are offered a variety of interesting activities in which you discuss the topic of the unit and exchange ideas about it.

Vocabulary: You will learn important new words & phrases which you can use when you carry out the tasks in the unit.

Discussion: You will build up your confidence in using English and will improve your fluency through interesting discussion activities.

Reading: You will read authentic articles on a variety of topics from the Financial Times and other newspapers and books on business. You will develop your reading skills & learn essential business vocabulary. You will also be able to discuss the ideas and issues in the articles.

Listening: You will hear authentic interviews with business people. You will develop listening skills such as listening for information and note-taking.

Language Review: This section focuses on common problem areas at upper intermediate level. You will become more accurate in your use of language. Each unit contains a language review box which provides a review of key grammar items.

Skills: You will develop essential business communication skills such as making Presentations,taking part in meetings, negotiating, telephoning, and using English in social situations

Case Study: The case studies are linked to the business topics of each unit. They are based on realistic business problems or situations and allow you to use the language and communication skills you have developed while working through the unit.

Zabeel International Institute of Management & Technology established in 1988 is a leading Executive Educational and Professional Training Centre in UAE with ten branches across the country. It is accredited by the KHDA (Knowledge & Human Development Authority) & Ministry of Education in Dubai.

More than 26 years of experience in training  professional executives, Recipient of many  quality awards for training since 1988, Qualified & certified trainers , Sophisticated laboratories with high end machines and licensed software.