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Deree Event
Jul
13
Business English Skills
Why can you trust the School of Graduate and Professional Education with your training?
Our Trainers are our greatest asset, and we are proud to have a highly-trained and experienced team eager to support you on your learning journey.
All of our Trainers:
- are adult learning experts who teach and train only adults
- are certified Business English Trainers
- have been delivering instruction online since 2013
- keep up to date with the latest developments in Business English training
- are regularly observed by experienced academic managers
- are committed to helping you achieve your goals
Overview
Business English Skills involves 10 topic-based workshops (25 hours of training in total) that focus on the core skills required to communicate with confidence in English in a variety of professional business situations. Each workshop is task-based and skills-based, allowing learners to practice important skills for the workplace.
This is our best-selling Business English course, and we have trained more than 450 professionals over the last 3 years from a wide range of industries, including pharma; aviation; banking; engineering and construction; the media and entertainment; energy; insurance; and telecommunications among many others.
Who is this for
Business English Skills is for professionals who wish to strengthen their business communication skills and become more confident in conducting business effectively in English in a variety of contexts.
Prerequisites
- English has official or special status in at least 75 countries;
- English has become the common language of the business community;
- English is the official corporate language of many multinational companies;
- 3/4 of the world’s mail is written in English;
- It is difficult to climb the career ladder without very strong business English language skills
- English proficiency is essential for mobility, affluence and innovation
Why attend?
The course places a strong emphasis on the development of both oral and writing skills, as well as on the language required to complement those skills. The content is topic-based and actively involves the participants in relevant and engaging tasks, designed to provide practical and immediate application of the material studied.
After taking this course, Trainees have shared that they feel more empowered to use Business English in their professional contexts because they have developed skills, improved fluency and built confidence.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, participants will be better able to:
- Communicate via email more effectively
- Describe numbers and trends accurately
- Actively participate in meetings
- Structure effective reports
- Express business views convincingly
- Create a positive customer experience
- Perform confidently in a job interview
- Interpret and evaluate cultural differences so as to enhance communication
- Build relationships by developing the language skills to socialize and network confidently
- Deliver effective presentations using appropriate signposting language
Dates & Times
The course runs for 10 consecutive weeks and consists of a 2.5-hour workshop per week (25 contact hours in total).
Course Fees
Regular single participant fee: €310
Members of the ACG community, Professional Education past participants and the unemployed: €280
*Companies who wish to register two or more employees may contact us at professional@acg.edu
Instructors
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Dimitra Dimopoulou
Professor of English for Academic Purposes (EAPP)
Dimitra Dimopoulou has been a member of the English for Academic Purposes Program since 2013.
Having completed her MA in 19th Century English Literature at the University of Sussex, she returned to Greece and started teaching English as a foreign language.
Since 2013, she has been working as an oral examiner for the Michigan State University English language exams.
Nikolaos Lampas
Assistant Professor of International Relations, Political Science of International Relations, Political Science
Dr. Nikolaos Lampas is an Assistant Professor in International Relations and European Studies at Deree – The American College of Greece, and member of the Board of the Institute of Global Affairs.
He is the Coordinator for the International Relations and European Affairs Program. He is teaching courses in International Relations, Research Methods in International Relations, and Global Markets and Politics.
His research interests include American Foreign Policy, the Middle East, the nexus between terrorism and migration, and causes of threat perception towards refugees.
He has published one book, US and Rogue States: Iraq, Iran and North Korea (in Greek) and articles in peer-reviewed journals.
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