Business Spotlight essential series

Easy Business English

Sabine Dienelt — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:21:20 +0100

Our guide to basic business English provides you with the vocabulary, grammar and phrases you need to get started with using English at work.

Sweet poison

Deborah Capras — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:57:17 +0100

What's the best possible thing you can do to improve your English? Reading in the language you want to learn. Use audio books to support your reading. Read and listen to a book at the same time.

Is your business English good enough?

Sabine Dienelt — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:31:19 +0100

The pressure to speak English well and with confidence at work has increased dramatically since Business Spotlight was launched ten years ago. In this special anniversary booklet, compiled by Deborah Capras, you can test your English skills on a wide range of areas that Business Spotlight has covered since 2001.

100 Grammar tips for business

Sabine Dienelt — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:33:48 +0200

To make yourself understood in English, your grammar doesn’t necessarily have to be perfect. However, improving your grammar can increase your confidence. Our handy pocket guide provides more than 100 grammar tips for 14 common business situations.

Looking after business visitors

Kirstie Crail — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:21:09 +0200

We prefer to do business with people we like and trust. That’s why it’s so important to build good relationships with business partners. Small talk and social conversation are key elements in this trust-building process. In this booklet, we look at various aspects of small talk and provide tips and dialogues. We hope you find it useful and entertaining.

Successful small talk in English

Deborah Capras — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:21:16 +0200

Job interviews in English

Deborah Capras — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:43:21 +0200

Few business experiences are more traumatic than going for a job interview — particularly if it takes place in a foreign language. Good preparation is the key. We hope that this latest essential series booklet will help you to get the job you really want. Good luck!

Intercultural skills

Maja Sirola — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:42:06 +0200

Knowledge of cultural differences is a key to success in international business. We hope that you enjoy our introduction to this fascinating topic, and that you will find it useful in your working life.

English for business trips

Deborah Capras — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:29:35 +0200

Learn the phrases necessary to make your next business trip a success.

Presentations in English

Deborah Capras — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:55:13 +0200

Make a perfect presentation!