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Free online courseBusiness English

Duration of the online course: 1 hours and 45 minutes

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Boost your Business English for meetings, negotiations and small talk. Take this free online course with practical phrases and exercises to communicate clearly.

In this free course, learn about

  • Strategies to improve business English skills (study plan and practice focus)
  • Using formal titles correctly: Mr., Mrs., Ms. and when marital status is unknown
  • Vocabulary for leaving a job (including sudden resignation) and being fired politely
  • How to introduce yourself professionally: name, role/title, and company/what you do
  • Common questions about someone’s job, including asking about their job title
  • Meaning and use of office slang: “brown noser/ass kisser” for ingratiating employees
  • How to ask and answer about prices in common business English phrasing
  • Small talk skills: “How’s business?” and short, non-detailed responses
  • Polite travel questions for visitors: flights and hotel experience
  • Basics of income vs outgoings, including typical monthly/yearly income types
  • Small talk starters about weather and making comparative weather questions
  • Starting small talk about current events with appropriate opening phrases
  • Business models: differences among branch, chain, and franchise
  • Describing trends: verbs/adjectives for sharp rises, sudden drops, and big changes; “meet in the middle”

Course Description

Strong Business English can open doors: clearer meetings, smoother negotiations, better client relationships, and more confidence when speaking with international colleagues. This free online course helps you build practical communication skills for real workplace situations, whether you are starting a new role, preparing for interviews, or simply want to sound more professional in English.

You will learn how to introduce yourself and your job in a way that sounds natural and credible, choose appropriate formal titles, and handle sensitive workplace topics with the right tone. The lessons focus on useful language you can apply immediately, from discussing prices and asking the right questions in business contexts to navigating common conversations about travel, hotels, and schedules when hosting or meeting visitors.

To help you sound fluent and socially aware, the course also strengthens your small talk skills, including safe ways to discuss the weather, current events, and casual check-ins like how business is going. Beyond everyday conversations, you will practice expressing opinions politely, disagreeing without creating tension, and working toward compromise in discussions, so you can participate more confidently in meetings and negotiations.

You will also improve your understanding of business vocabulary and common workplace expressions, including the language used around employment changes and performance perceptions. In addition, the course introduces useful terms for describing financial situations and business structures, plus verbs and adjectives often used to talk about market and performance movement, helping you follow professional discussions more easily.

With short video lessons and quick exercises, you can study at your own pace and reinforce what you learn right away. By the end, you should feel more prepared to communicate clearly, politely, and effectively in professional English across a variety of common business scenarios.

Course content

  • Video class: Business English Introduction 00m
  • Exercise: What is a recommended strategy to improve business English skills according to the text?
  • Video class: Business English: Formal Titles Mr., Mrs., Ms. 06m
  • Exercise: Which title is commonly used for women when the marital status is unknown?
  • Video class: Business English: Leaving a Job Expressions 10m
  • Exercise: Which vocabulary term is commonly used to announce leaving a job suddenly?
  • Video class: Business English: Introduce Yourself and Your Job 04m
  • Exercise: What are the three key elements to include when introducing yourself and your job?
  • Video class: Business English: Asking About Job 05m
  • Exercise: What question is about your job title?
  • Video class: Business English: Brown noser, Ass kisser 06m
  • Exercise: What term describes an employee who is overly agreeable with their boss to gain favor?
  • Video class: Business English: Asking and Answering Price 05m
  • Exercise: What is a common way to ask about price in English?
  • Video class: Business Small Talk: How's business? 04m
  • Exercise: What is a common response to 'How's business?' when you want to avoid detailed conversation?
  • Video class: Business English: Asking About Flight 03m
  • Exercise: What is a good question to ask a foreign visitor after meeting them?
  • Video class: Business English: Asking About Hotel 06m
  • Exercise: What is a good way to ask a visitor about their hotel experience?
  • Video class: Business English: 'You're Fired!' Expressions 03m
  • Exercise: Which expression is the most polite way to indicate being fired?
  • Video class: Business English: Income vs Outgoings 08m
  • Exercise: Which type of income is typically monthly or yearly?
  • Video class: Business Small Talk: Asking About Weather 05m
  • Exercise: Which of the following is an example of comparative weather question for small talk?
  • Video class: Business Small Talk: Current Events 04m
  • Exercise: Which phrase can be used to start small talk about current events?
  • Video class: Business English: Branch vs Chain vs Franchise 04m
  • Exercise: What is the main difference between a chain and a franchise?
  • Video class: Business English: Upward Movement Verbs 05m
  • Exercise: Which verb best describes a rapid increase in stock value?
  • Video class: Business English: Downward Movement Verbs 05m
  • Exercise: Which verb best describes a sudden and significant drop in stock value?
  • Video class: Business English: Movement Adjectives 04m
  • Exercise: What is the adjective used to describe a big change?
  • Video class: Business English: Expressing Opinion 04m
  • Exercise: How can you express your disagreement during a discussion?
  • Video class: Business English: In the Middle 03m
  • Exercise: What does the phrase 'meet in the middle' mean in a business negotiation?

This free course includes:

1 hours and 45 minutes of online video course

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