DO and MAKE. 37 Common Expressions (Business English)

Do and Make Impactful English

Are you sometimes unsure about whether you’re using ‘Do’ and ‘Make’ correctly? A common challenge for English learners of all levels is how to use ‘Do’ and ‘Make’ in the correct way. This is especially the case for language speakers of Latin languages like Portuguese and Spanish because they have only one word which means […]

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12 Phrasal Verbs with ‘Take’ for Work Situations

Phrasal verbs with take

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

Phrasal Verbs with 'Get'

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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5 Alternative Ways to Say ‘Increase’ for Business Meetings

increase synonyms

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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60 Words to Grow Your HR Vocabulary in English

HR Vocabulary Impactful English

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 Speak Sophisticated English using Linking Words

linking words impactful english

A common goal for professionals with an intermediate to advanced level of English is to sound more sophisticated when participating in meetings, writing emails, or just in general conversation. An excellent way to speak English with more sophistication is by replacing basic linking words (e.g. “but,” “and,” “because”) with advanced linking words (e.g. “in spite […]

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