FREE BUSINESS ENGLISH GUIDE
Communicate more confidently in English at work
Build the Business English skills you need for meetings, emails, presentations, and everyday workplace conversations.
Business English is more than vocabulary. It also involves choosing a clear message, an appropriate tone, and expressions that help colleagues understand your ideas.
What is Business English?
Business English is the language used in professional situations. It includes workplace vocabulary and idioms, writing, speaking, listening, and the communication habits you use with colleagues, clients, and managers.
- Writing clear emails and workplace messages
- Participating in meetings and video calls
- Giving presentations and progress updates
- Making requests, negotiating, and disagreeing politely
- Networking and collaborating across cultures
Three ways to make your workplace English clearer
Make requests specific
Help the other person understand what you need and when you need it.
Try: “Could you send me the revised proposal by Thursday afternoon?”
Give your main point first
For a routine update, start with the result or issue, then explain the details.
Try: “We’re on track to finish on Friday. The final review is scheduled for tomorrow.”
Learn expressions in context
A ballpark figure is a rough estimate. To touch base is to make brief contact or check in.
Example: “Can you give me a ballpark figure for the project? Let’s touch base tomorrow.”
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