Ever confuse “title” with “certificate”? What about “degree” with “career”? And what exactly is the difference between “mark” and “grade”? If you need to speak in English about your professional and academic achievements (for example, in a job interview, university application or a networking event), this vocabulary is key!
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Most articles about first impressions begin with a pseudo-scientific fact about why the first seven seconds of any human encounter marks the entire future relationship.
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Polite requests in English are the key to getting what you want from your colleagues or clients. Let’s face it, you are much more likely to get a faster response or a positive answer when you ask nicely!
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Business English vocabulary mistakes can be painfully hilarious. Have you ever used an English word that looks very similar to a word from your own language…only to discover it means something different?
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Moving abroad began with whizzing through the air on a low-cost flight to Barcelona on a cold and miserable January evening. With no job, no permanent accommodation and no friends waiting for me at my destination point, I was feeling very apprehensive, and very alone.
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Virtual meetings in English – communicating via cold hard technology – is a tough challenge for your workday. When English isn’t your first language, you can easily sound too abrupt in your online manner, or be scrambling to find the appropriate vocabulary or expression for an unexpected glitch.
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Saying no at work is awkward. This goes for all levels of English-speakers, and probably in all languages. So when your co-worker asks you to add another task to your list, or take on a massive project, or participate in a useless meeting, how can you say “no”?
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