1. What is Sign up for a free, online business English course ?

= Sign up for a free, online business English course

•Signing up for an online course is obviously the best way to learn and get help with your business
English, and even better if it’s free!

•EdX is an online learning resource that offers business English courses to business executives doing
business in Asia. These courses, developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,
are designed to help you become a better business English speaker

•English For Doing Business In Asia – Speaking: Focuses on spoken English and communication skills
you’ll need for doing business globally, with a focus on English communications in Asia.

•English For Doing Business In Asia – Writing: Focuses on developing your ability to write clear and
concise business English and sharpen your communication skills for doing

 Sign up for a free account now to see what courses they’re currently offering!

•Alison Business English Course Online

•Alison offers a free online English language course that focuses on business English communication
skills via conversations, phone calls, interviews and dialogues. This course is suitable for all business
professionals, including managers, in daily business and business travel.

•Talk English

•Talk English has a free Business English Lesson section targeted at business professionals in general.
The section features many common areas of office interactions that business professionals are
involved in. Their audios and multiple example sentences offer ample opportunity for practice.

2. What is Take a paid online Business English course ?

=Take a paid online Business English course

•Coursera Learning English Courses

•Coursera is an excellent online learning resource taught by top instructors from the world’s leading
universities and educational institutions. When you sign up for a course, you’ll have access to
recorded video lectures, assignments reviewed by your peers and discussion forums whefeedback
from business professionals all over the world. Upon completing your course, you’ll

 The Business English: Management and Leadership course, created by Arizona State
University, offers language activities where you can practice the styles of communication
needed in a manager’s job scope. These areas include recruiting and motivating a team,
managing and participating in meetings, and writing effective and professional emails.

•Coursera offers other courses suitable for business executives where you can learn the language
associated with general business functions such as:

 Business English: Planning and Negotiating created by University of Washington

•Business English: Finance and Economics and Business English: Marketing and Sales created by
Arizona State University
•English for Effective Business Speaking and English for Effective Business Writing created by The
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

 While the above courses aren’t specifically targeted for managers, they offer a good
background to the language you’ll need to manage these business functions.

•Business English Pod Learn Business English

•Business English Pod offers over 400 lessons covering in general business English as well as for
management purposes. For managers, you’ll find useful lessons in the areas of presentations,
meetings, job interviews and negotiations focusing on management topics like:

•implementing a plan

•discussing business strategy

•Kaplan International English Business English Courses

•Kaplan International offers accredited business English courses in many different countries
including Canada and the US. With flexible start dates and course lengths, you can also work with an
advisor to tailor the course to your requirements.

3. What is Work with a private tutor on your Management English goals ?

= Work with a private tutor on your Management English goals

•As a manager, you may not have as much time to spend on studying English as you’d like. So you
may want to consider working with a private tutor. The advantage of working with a private tutor is
that they can tailor your lessons based on your personal goals for learning English.

•For instance, if your role as manager requires you to give presentations frequently, your priority
will then be to work on your presentation skills. Your tutor can then create lesson plans around this
area and spend more time helping you develop these specific skills.

4. What is Set a flexible target to work on your Management English ?

= Set a flexible target to work on your Management English

•I’m sure you’ll agree that managers are busy people. There are times when you’re so busy you
don’t even have time to think about the language targets you’ve set yourself, and that’s okay. The
responsibilities of your job come first.

•That’s why I’m suggesting you set a flexible target. Let’s say, you aim to master 40 management
phrases or vocabulary by the end of the month. Make a list and set yourself a target to work on 10
items this week. If you don’t complete the list this week, don’t feel bad.

5. What is Use new Management English you’ve learned in your daily work ?

=Use new Management English you’ve learned in your daily work

•There are so many ways you can pick up new language in your daily work as a manager—from
talking to other business people and reading emails to attending meetings and receiving
teleconference calls.
•Note any new phrases or vocabulary that you think might be useful to you. Make a list and check
out their meanings if you’re unsure. Then, as you go about your daily work, look for opportunities to
put this new language to “real-life” use.

6. What is Make time for business news relevant to managers ?

= Make time for business news relevant to managers

•You probably won’t have much time during your work day to be reading, watching or listening to
business news. But this is something you can do during your down time such as on your lunch break,
on the train or while waiting for someone.

•One easy way to commit to reading every day is to subscribe to a high-quality news magazine or
newspaper. You can do this for not too much money on Magazine Line, which offers plenty of
business news magazine subscriptions at discounted prices. They even have a “Professional & Trade”
section that you can use to find magazines that will be helpful for your particular business field, such
as those related to technology, education or science.

•For a good general source of business news, you can subscribe to The New York Times and follow
their Business Day section, which includes breaking news on all kinds of subjects, from international
business matters, to Wall Street, to the latest products and advertising campaigns.

•You’ll be surprised that even if you read, watch or listen to only one article of business news a day,
you’ll be sure to learn some new language. So try to make some time out of your busy day for this!

•So now that you’ve learned six ways to fast track your English for management purposes, make
them