Business Skills

If you want to socialize with your colleagues after work, you'll need to use the right expressions. In this exercise, we test your knowledge of informal language for socializing. What do you know?

Many things can go wrong on a business trip. Would you know what to say if they did? Take our test and find out.

Do you ever have problems understanding what was really said in a meeting? Would you know how to ask for clarification? Complete this statement: "I’m sorry — I didn't _____ that."

How do you deal with emails that don't come with the promised document or image? In this exercise, we test your skills at writing a polite email. 

Steve Jobs no longer feels he can meet his duties and has resigned as chief executive of Apple. The 56-year-old, who is fighting cancer, was an inspiring leader — and presenter. His iPhone presentation back in 2007 started the hype and a mobile-phone revolution. 

You're making an important telephone call, but you're starting to run into language problems. Don't panic — we'll tell you what to say when things start to go wrong.