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If you want to assess their English level in a business context, they can take the TOEIC test.

there are basic terms that for instance a german salesperson uses and if he is involved in international trade... If that salesperson is already involved in international trade they should know basic terms already, else, how have they managed to get involved in international trade in the first plac...

business english is for _people who work in a company or an organization who need to communicate with people in other countries in order to engage in trade. Hello again, hallo. Could you please tell us the difference between a company and an organization? we all know what business school is. What d...

Hello hallo, You have made a couple of interesting points. For example, you say that you can teach business English and if you are convinced you can, then of course you can. So, maybe you can also tell us your definition of business ? You mentioned that business terminology is important when it come...

As a tip between gentleman Hi Dodger, in one of your previous posts you claim that you are a US American who is teaching English in Switzerland. Could you please tell us what your phrase as a tip between gentleman means? To me it seems you have made up this construction which appears to contain som...

Well, do you really think that terms like teacher , classroom and students should be used when we are talking about business? How do you define business anyway? After all, any exchange of information and experiences is some kind of business situation, isn't it? I'm convinced that you can't teach Bus...

Emile, thanks for your prompt response again. So, what you are doing is the following. You are running English language courses for call centre agents. The company gives you access to some of their original calls. You take these recordings to voice talents who rerecord some key phrases or parts of t...

Hi emile,

Many thanks for sharing your experiences and thoughts with me. I'm sure your approach is very effective and much more useful to that call centre than the usual English classes. By the way, what are voice talents?

Hi emile, many thanks for your comments. You are referring to students . What about business professionals, for example, IT sales people? Would you call them students too? They are negotiating every day and they encounter new situations every day. Those situations are real and English to them is a m...