Business English
Meetings, e-mails, presentations and negotiation. Role-plays based on your real work.
- Level
- B1 Intermediate
- Lesson
- 50 minutes, one to one
- Per lesson
- ₱250
Who it’s for
For professionals who use English at work, or are about to: client calls, team meetings, e-mails that need to sound right. You bring the situation, and the lesson rehearses it with you.
What you’ll work on
Meetings and calls
Giving an update, asking for what you need, disagreeing without friction.
E-mails
The right tone and structure, kept short.
Presentations
Opening, moving between points and taking questions.
Negotiation
Making a proposal, answering a counter-offer and closing.
How a lesson works
- 24 hBook ahead
Request the hour
Choose a teacher who gives this course and an open hour on their schedule, at least 24 hours ahead. The course goes with your request, so your teacher knows what the hour is for.
- 50 minOne to one
Speak, in your browser
The classroom opens 10 minutes before the hour: video, a shared list of the new words your teacher writes as you go, a board and a chat. Nothing to install.
- AfterThe lesson
Notes in your notebook
When your teacher publishes notes for the lesson, with a summary, the vocabulary and homework, they wait in your notebook, searchable by word.
The path
12 units, in this order. After each lesson your teacher marks what you completed, so the next one picks up where you stopped.
Unit 1: You and your work
I can explain my role, my team and what my company does in under a minute.
Unit 2: Small talk at work
I can open and close a short conversation with a colleague or a client before a meeting or a call.
Unit 3: Clear e-mails
I can write a short work e-mail that makes a request, gives the key details and uses the right tone.
Unit 4: Calls with clients
I can handle a client call: check I understood, deal with a bad line and confirm the details.
Unit 5: Meetings: joining in
I can give my view, agree or disagree politely and ask someone to clarify a point.
Unit 6: Meetings: leading
I can open a meeting, keep it to the agenda and close it with clear next steps.
Unit 7: Notes and follow-ups
I can write up what a meeting decided and send a follow-up that says who does what, and by when.
Unit 8: Numbers and updates
I can describe figures, trends and the progress of a project.
Unit 9: Presenting
I can give a short, structured presentation and take questions on it.
Unit 10: Problems and complaints
I can explain a problem, apologise where an apology is due and agree on how to fix it.
Unit 11: Negotiating and saying no
I can make and answer a proposal, find a middle ground and refuse without hurting the relationship.
Unit 12: Simulation: a working day
I can get through a full working scenario in English: a call, a meeting and the e-mail that follows.
Teachers for this course
- GilleanBusiness EnglishI have coached more than 50 Philippine developers through job interviews in English.B1B2C1English (professional) · Filipino₱250 per lesson2 lessons taughtBook with Gillean , ₱250 per lesson
- GretchenBusiness English/Everyday EnglishRelaxed lessons full of useful slang, with corrections that never feel like pressure.A1A2B1English (native) · Portuguese₱250 per lesson0 lessons taughtBook with Gretchen , ₱250 per lesson
- KristineIELTS examiner-trainedPhonetics specialist for Philippine speakers.B2C1C2English (professional) · Filipino · Portuguese (basic)₱250 per lesson0 lessons taughtBook with Kristine , ₱250 per lesson
