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How to Design an English Presentation

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How to Design Your English Presentation

Part of any Business English Course that deals with presentations will look at how to design or develop your English presentation.  How do you start?  What do you put into it?    In a Business English course this is the method or process that I would advise my students to use when developing their English presentation.  The method that I suggest using is to start at the result that you ...

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What Business English Course to Take?

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As a learner of English, and especially of business English, you have probably asked yourself – What business English course should I take?  The answer to this starts with depends.  I say this because it will depend on a few things such as your English learning goals, what you need at that moment, and what you are interested in.  These factors will be part of your decision making process when deciding on the business English course that you ...

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How You Can Answer Some English Job Interview Questions

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In my previous blog/article “English Job Interviews and Why Searching for a Job is not Just Writing an English Resume” I talked more about the preparation for a job interview and very little about how to answer English job interview questions.  It was more about the preparation and search for information, deciding on your main skill and traits, determining how or where you acquired your skills, developing some stories or examples you can use to illustrate you using ...

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English Job Interviews and Why Searching for a Job is not Just Writing an English Resume

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An English job interview, and searching for a new position in English can be a daunting task for non-native speakers.  It can also be a daunting task for native speakers.  One thing you should remember is that searching for a job is not only writing an English resume. It is a process that takes into consideration many things that starts with understanding your skills and personality traits and ends with ...

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Intonation in English is an Important Part of Pronunciation for ESL Teachers

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I would have to say that something that is sometimes missed when teaching ESL students English pronunciation is intonation.  For ESL students English intonation is an important part of learning English because it not only gives English its rhythm, it also helps you in understanding what a person is saying.

English Intonation comes from the extra emphasis (stress) that native speakers and good non-native speakers place on certain words.  The rhythm in English comes from the emphasis ...

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What is business English and what can you do to improve your English in business situations?

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For Business English courses let’s talk about what you can do to improve your English in business situations.  There are two pieces to Business English courses, the basic vocabulary and pronunciation associated with business and English, as well as the specific Business English courses. 

What is in a Business English Course

The vocabulary that I am talking about is the special words associated with different business departments such as Finance, Marketing, HR, etc., and different industries.  Pronunciation, ...

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HR Departments Should Use Online Business English Courses for Corporate Training

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Why do I say that corporate Human Resource Departments should use online Business English courses for corporate training?  Well, besides the fact that I have an Online Business English teaching website with a virtual classroom, it can be useful for developing their employees and increasing their competitiveness.  There are also some other very good reasons.   

One reason is that there is a trend towards using more online learning courses in the corporate world ( Continue Reading →

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Taking Business English Online Language Courses

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Online language courses can be important to people around the world and Business English is one type of online course that is important to business people.  Let’s look at the why, what, where, how, when, and who of Business English online language courses.

Why you should take online language courses?

To develop your career and prepare yourself for change by improving your work related skills.  Corporations have started to use online seminars to train people ( Continue Reading →

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Is ESL e-learning Valuable for ESL Students?

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Why should you use e-learning (or online learning) to study English or business English if you are an English as a Second Language (ESL) student?  This is a question that many ESL students might ask themselves.  It is something that all ESL students should consider when they are choosing their English learning method.  There are a few reasons to use e-learning to study English. 

One of the reasons is that your ESL studies will be more flexible ...

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How can I do better in an English job interview?

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How can I do better in an English job interview?  This is a question that is asked by many non-native English speakers that want to work for an international company.  There are a few ways to do better in an English job interview including knowing your own skills and traits, preparing and practicing for the interview, and researching the position and the company.

To begin with you should have a very good understanding of your skills, personality traits and where or how ...

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