Email and Commercial Correspondence A Guide to Professional English

Abstract

Teaching Business English I had two main targets when writing this book: • non-native speakers (business, sales technical) • Business English teachers and trainers My teaching career initially started in general English but I soon moved into Business English, which I found was much more focused and where. I could quickly see real results. The strategies I teach are almost totally language-independent, and many of my ‘students’ follow my guidelines when writing and presenting in their own language. I am sure you will have found the same in your lessons too. Typically, my lessons cover how to: 1. write emails 2. make presentations and demos 3. participate in meetings 4. make phone calls 5. socialize This book is a personal collection of ideas picked up since the advent of email. It is not intended as a course book, there are plenty of these already. It is more like a reference manual. I also teach academics how to present their work. In fact, some of the chapters in this book are based on chapters from English for Academic Correspondence and Socializing (Springer).