Writing Business Emails: Informing and Notifying

When informing or notifying customers, clients or colleagues, it is common to place the new information as the purpose statement, with supporting information following in separate... Readmore...

Cultural Concerns When Meeting Westerners

When meeting a western business client, in order to get the most out of the meeting it is important to consider not only the business at hand but the cultural expectations of the... Readmore...

Welcoming Business Visitors

Knowing how to welcome business visitors is an important business speaking skill. This is often the first impression that a visitor will have of a company so you need to make a... Readmore...

The Language of Sales and Retail

Retail sales is one of the most common forms of day-to-day business in most countries today. Learning how to sell and communicate information to a customer is an important part of... Readmore...

From the Editor: Improving Your Pronunciation

Dear Tania, I'm 45 years old and I've been learning English since I was six. I can write well, read well and listen well. But my pronunciation is still terrible!! When I talk to... Readmore...

Essential Business Grammar Builder

Essential Business Grammar Builder is a self-study grammar book aimed at lower-level learners with specific business English needs, including those preparing for the BEC and TOEIC... Readmore...

Business English Learner Interview

This month we spoke to Scott Xie who is based in Shanghai.. Scott works for US multinational company, Coca Cola, in its IT Department. Usage of English, both written and spoken... Readmore...

Business English Grammar and Usage Test

The Learning Centre includes many business English tests. Business English tests differ from standard English tests in that they focus on English as it is used in the workplace,... Readmore...