/ by Steven Hobson / Business English, Vocabulary
Similar to ‘get’, phrasal verbs with ‘take’ are very common in the English language. And more specifically, you can use many of them in Business situations, such as in meetings, presentations, and a range of diverse business areas and topics like HR, Marketing, Merchandising, and business development. In this article, I present to you 12 […]
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12 Phrasal Verbs with ‘Take’ for Work Situations
/ by Steven Hobson / Business English, Vocabulary
Similar to ‘get’, phrasal verbs with ‘take’ are very common in the English language. And more specifically, you can use many of them in Business situations, such as in meetings, presentations, and a range of diverse business areas and topics like HR, Marketing, Merchandising, and business development. In this article, I present to you 12 […]
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15 Phrasal Verbs with ‘Get’ for Work & Business
/ by Steven Hobson / Business English, Vocabulary
Since phrasal verbs are frequently used by natives and are an important part of the English language, building your phrasal verb repertoire is an essential step to reaching English fluency. If you have difficulties understanding natives, one of the actions you should take is to consistently build your knowledge of phrasal verbs. I suggest directing […]
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Phrases for Asking and Giving Opinions Like a Native Speaker
/ by Steven Hobson / Business English, English Meetings, Speaking
If you need to speak English during meetings, business lunches, or in any type of general conversation, you will probably spend a percentage of this time asking and giving opinions. If you are a naturally curious person, or you welcome the suggestions of others, you will often ask for the opinions of others. And if […]
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4 Recommended Apps for English Learners with Intermediate to Advanced Levels
/ by Steven Hobson / Apps
The wide variety of resources and apps for English learners continues to expand and offers more and more creative learning solutions. But out of the hundreds of resources available, which ones should you choose as your English learning companions? Like a lot of things in life, when there is a huge choice of options, we […]
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How to Prepare an Impactful Business Presentation in 8 Steps
/ by Steven Hobson / Business English, Confidence, English Presentations, Speaking
For non-native speakers, giving a business presentation in English can be a scary experience, especially if you don’t do it often or feel insecure about speaking English in front of others. Over the years, I have helped a range of professionals prepare for business presentations, as well as training teachers to prepare their students for […]
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5 Alternative Ways to Say ‘Increase’ for Business Meetings
/ by Steven Hobson / Business English, English Meetings, English Presentations, Vocabulary
If your work involves dealing with budgets, sales, costs, or anything that is associated with KPIs and numbers, then describing graphs and trends will be common activities in business meetings for you. Furthermore, one of the words that you probably use often is ‘increase’. ‘Increase sales…’, ‘Increase costs…’, ‘Increase the budget…’ You may say expressions […]
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5 Phrases to Avoid for Confident Spoken English
/ by Steven Hobson / Business English, Confidence, Speaking
Have you ever stopped to listen to your spoken English and evaluated the words and expressions you use on a daily basis? Words are extremely powerful. Depending on the words you use, others can perceive you as strong or weak, certain or uncertain, trustworthy or untrustworthy, confident or unconfident… One thing is feeling confident speaking […]
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60 Words to Grow Your HR Vocabulary in English
/ by Steven Hobson / Business English, Vocabulary
If you are a Human Resources professional who needs to use English, you will be aware that knowing specific HR vocabulary is an important aspect of your day-to-day job, whether for presentations, meetings or emails. But HR English is also worth knowing if you don’t work in the HR area since all employees have contact […]
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How to Achieve Your English Learning Goals
/ by Steven Hobson / Business English, Confidence, English Meetings, English Presentations, Vocabulary
It’s that time of the year again… another year has gone by, and the beginning of a new one is getting ready to kick off. You have probably started to reflect on what you achieved last year, and are now setting goals (or resolutions). Among them, English learning goals. And if you’re like me, you […]
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10 Smart Ways to Make Suggestions in Business Meetings
/ by Steven Hobson / Business English, English Meetings
Are you a non-native speaker who frequently attends business meetings in English? If so, you will have noticed that most meetings have one main objective: to solve some kind of problem. Solving problems within a team normally relies on its’ team members to make suggestions for potential solutions. This makes the ability of “making suggestions” […]
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