What do you say when…..? – Awkward Business English phrases

What do you say when... you're in an awkward Business English situation?

What do you say when… you’re doing business (a business call, video-conference, email, F2F meeting etc) and someone says something that you have never experienced in your Business English class roleplays before? There are some potential minefields here, where if you say the wrong thing, it could severely damage your hard-earned business relationship with a [...]

April 20th, 2012 | Posted in Business English by | Read More »

Business English – Banking vocab: Stop Banker Bonuses

Business English: Should Banker's Bonus Be Stopped?

Business English is very useful at the moment becuase everyone is talking about the global economic crisis. The words you need to know are in bold and then explained in the Business English: Banking glossary below the text.   You can download a print friendly version of the article and vocabulary glossary here: Stop banker [...]

February 28th, 2012 | Posted in Business English by | Read More »

Business English: 6 Figure Jobs

Business English: 6 Figure Jobs

Read the text about 6 figure jobs to practise your Business English. Some phrases about jobs are highlighted and explained below. Don’t forget to answer the quiz and leave comments about the discussion questions. Practically every country in Europe seems to be struggling financially at the moment. The crisis has bankrupted a variety of companies [...]

February 22nd, 2012 | Posted in Business English by | Read More »

Business English: Facebook IPO

Mark Zuckerberg: "Look after the pennies and the pounds look after themselves"

The business English news of the decade: Facebook’s launch on the stock market. Over 30 useful Business English phrases are explained in the glossary

February 8th, 2012 | Posted in Business English by | Read More »

Business English Vocab: Temping ticks the boxes

Keep smiling while you're temping & you might get a permanent contract

Temporary work could actually have some advantages over permanent contracts. Lots of business English vocabulary explained in the glossary.

February 6th, 2012 | Posted in Business English by | Read More »

Business English: Let’s ban Management Speak

Could you take orders from this manager?

Do you need to go that extra mile and give 110% more to your Business English? Management Speak explanations are the place to do it!

January 20th, 2012 | Posted in Business English by | Read More »

Business English: Developing your customer service

A customer service agent thinking about shoes

How developing your customer service levels develops your business. Lots of real English vocabulary that is used by native speakers

January 17th, 2012 | Posted in Business English by | Read More »

Office Appraisal: How NOT to get a salary increase!

David Brent

Funny Video of an office worker having his annual appraisal with his manager

October 28th, 2011 | Posted in Business English by | Read More »

Business English vocabulary: Taking time off work

Make sure you look the part before you call work to pull a sickie. Then you'll sound really believable!

Broaden your business English vocabulary with this vocabulary guide to taking time off work

September 28th, 2011 | Posted in Business English by | Read More »

Evening Business Writing course

Business English Writing

New course at SGI…Business English Writing – another SGI Evening Mini-Group course! SGI’s Business English Writing course is the latest addition to a growing list of specialist evening courses that meets the demands of London’s increasingly professional international workforce. To complement the successful Business English evening course, with its focus on communication skills, the Business [...]

May 16th, 2011 | Posted in News by | Read More »

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