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AOBE summer series episode 1
Welcome to episode 1 of the AOBE 2019 summer series. Make sure you subscribe to the Art of Business English mailing list. Every week we will be keeping you up to date on free live training events and we will also be looking back on some of our most popular podcast episodes. I am very excited […]
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084 cool words for now in business
Have you ever been in a business meeting and heard people use really cool words and you think to yourself. “How do these people learn this cool vocabulary?” Well my friends, today I am going to give you a list of “cool” words and expressions that you can start using in your next business meeting. I […]
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083 Verbs of thinking and saying with preposition
Welcome to episode 83 of the Art of Business English. This week I am continuing with my theme of verb plus prepositions. However, today we will be focusing on verbs of saying and thinking. Verbs of saying and thinking can often course non-native speakers some problems. Typically, speakers place the wrong preposition after the verb. For […]
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082 Pronunciation tips for prepositions after verbs adjectives and nouns
In episode 82 we look at some useful tips on how you can improve your pronunciation of verb, noun, adjective and preposition combinations. Today you will not only learn some common and useful verb, noun, adjective and prepositions combinations, but you will also learn how we change the pronunciation of the endings to help merge the […]
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081 How to start a conversation in English
Hey there, are welcome to another episode of the Art of Business English. This week I am sharing a lesson with you to help you improve your socialising skill set. In fact, this skill set is often one of the hardest things people face when gaining confidence speaking English. How to start a conversation in […]
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080 Ten hacks to improve your communication skills part 2
Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Welcome to another episode of The Art of Business English. In episode 80 we are going to cover part 2 of my 2-part series “10 Hacks to improve your communications skills”. Last week we covered the first 5 hacks, which were, keeping it simple, keeping it short and concise, using sequencing language, listening […]
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079 Ten hacks to improve your communication skills part 1
Share0 Tweet0 Share0 In this week’s episode of the Art of Business English I am starting a new 2-part series giving you 10 hacks to improve your business English communication skills. What happens sometimes, is that we focus so much on learning that we often forget that we already have a lot of “tools” that we […]
Continue reading078 30 common mistakes in English part 2
Welcome to another episode of the Art of Business English. This week I have completed the second part of my two part series called 30 common mistakes in English. In episode 78 of the Art of Business English I look at the next 15 common mistakes made by English language learners. If you haven’t looked at […]
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077 30 common mistakes in English part 1
This week on the Art of Business English I am going to share a very valuable lesson with you. We will start a two part series looking at some of the most common mistakes that people make in English, 30 of them in fact. This week in episode 77, I will be covering the first […]
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076 How to express purpose and intention
Welcome to another episode of the Art of Business English. This week we follow the theme of last week’s episode and look at vocabulary for expressing purpose. This vocabulary is essential for introducing to a reader or listener your motivation for wanting to do something. As you can imagine, this vocabulary is essential for email writing, […]
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