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: The best employers in the world

Is Google one of the best employers in the world to work for? Everybody there has thumbs!

This text is about the 3 best companies to work for in the world . Useful language is highlighted and explained below. Don’t forget to do the quiz and answer the discussion questions. If you want a print-friendly version of the lesson, click here. There are good and bad employers in every country. Some companies give [...]

April 5th, 2012 | Posted in Business English by | Read More »

Business English: Amazon vs Walmart

amazon vs walmart: Business English

This text is about Amazon and Wal-Mart. Some useful phrases are highlighted and explained below. Don’t forget to answer the quiz and leave comments about the discussion questions. If you want a print-friendly version of this post, click here.   For years, Amazon and Wal-Mart have been engaged in a battle over shoppers. Wal-Mart has [...]

April 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Business English by | Read More »

Business English vocabulary: Samsung’s foldable phone

Business English Vocabulary: Samsung Flexible AMOLED Mobile Phone

This text is about Samsung’s latest mobile phone technology. Some useful phrases are highlighted and explained below. Don’t forget to answer the quiz and leave comments about the discussion questions.   Apple’s dominance of the hi-tech mobile phone market may be over sooner than you think. This year Samsung is set to come out with [...]

March 27th, 2012 | Posted in Business English by | Read More »

Business English: Computers – The Raspberry Pi

A computer that's smaller than you would believe! Business English

The text is about the new Raspberry Pi Computer. Some phrases about computers are highlighted in bold. Don’t forget to answer the quiz and the discussion questions. If you want a pdf version of this article click here.     The words Raspberry and Pie are normally found together on a restaurant’s dessert menu but [...]

March 12th, 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 »

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