/ 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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Improve English Listening (Step-By-Step Guide)
/ by Steven Hobson / Business English, Confidence, English Meetings, Listening
English listening is often the most challenging of the four skills (which include reading, writing, speaking and listening) for learners to develop. It can be quite frustrating when you are involved in a conversation with somebody only for you to notice that you are not understanding everything that person is saying. This can affect confidence […]
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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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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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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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12 Useful Phrasal Verbs for Business Meetings
/ by Steven Hobson / Business English, English Meetings, Vocabulary
When you participate in English meetings, do you sometimes feel that your vocabulary could be more advanced or native-like? Maybe you feel that the way you speak English is not quite at the level you want to achieve. An effective and quick way to make your English sound more advanced is to increase your phrasal […]
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30 Expressions Native Speakers Use in English Meetings
/ by Steven Hobson / Business English, English Meetings
Have you ever participated in an English meeting with native speakers, and sometimes found it difficult to understand them? Or maybe you attend English meetings regularly, but would like to express your ideas more like a native. An effective solution to solve both of these issues is to learn expressions for specific meeting situations. Building […]
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