The Art of Business English

In this week's episode Andrew looks at the spacing effect and how you can apply it to your learning to retain more information. Through a repetition schedule you will be able to learn and retain information much more effectively.

Hey everybody and welcome back to another episode of the Art of Business English. Well Christmas is only a week away and Christmas party season is in full swing. Maybe you have to socialise with people in English and maybe the thought of this is making you a little uncomfortable. Well, before you get drunk and make a fool of yourself, I am going to give you some useful conversation starters that should have you socialising in no time without feeling embarrassed.

What I want to do in this episode is give you the question that you can ask and them some ideas for follow up comments or questions.

Remember before we go any further the most important part of being a great conversationalist is to be a great listener. If you want some more tips on how to be a good listener, then you should take a look at episode 55 of the Art of Business English.

Welcome back to another episode of the Art of Business English. Today I am going to show you how to create a persuasive sales pitch. If you are anything like me then I am sure you will find it hard to create a convincing sales argument, especially in your non-native language. I struggled with this for a long time, however I have discovered an easy to follow 5-stop process for creating a convincing sales argument and I am going to share that with you in today’s episode.

Hi there and welcome back to the Art of Business English. This week I am flying solo and I have put together a quick episode on how to be a better listener and generate useful comments, feedback and questions during meetings or presentations.

As some of you may know, currently the AOBE small group coaching programme is underway and we have been covering many topics and this is one that has popped up. I developed this material for one of the participants, Esteban and I thought that I would share it with the rest of you as it is very helpful.

So, today we are going to look at how to be a better listener. Firstly, I will be sharing my advice with you and then I am going to explain how you can implement the advice and finally we will be looking at all of the language and expressions that you can use.

Hi and welcome back to the ARt of Business English. This week Andrew is joined once more by Abel as they discuss how to use the various conditional tense forms in business.

In this value packed episode listeners will benefit from a detailed explanation and analysis of the various forms and how they can be applied to different situations. 

Welcome to episode 53 of the Art of Business English. This week Andrew is joined by Abel as they discuss in detail the use of wish, regret and if only in English.

If you want to improve your English grammar and learn how to better talk about desires and things that you regret in the past, then this episode will be very useful for you.

Welcome to episode 52 where we celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the Art of Business English podcast. In today's episode Andrew answers some questions from some of the AOBE listeners. The main focus is on pronunication tips, the presenet perfect and some tips on how to improve your writing skills in English. 

Hello everyone, Andre Ambrosius here for another episode of the Art of Business English. This week I want to share with you some expressions you can use when you are on a business trip, specifically related to hotels.

If you need to travel often and you struggle or feel uncomfortable when you need to do things at the hotel, then you will find today’s episode very helpful. In this episode I am going to be looking at some useful vocabulary and expressions. Then I am going to give you an overview of how we can use polite expressions when making requests.

In today’s episode I will be covering:

1. General hotel vocabulary and expressions
2. The theory behind making polite request
3. Vocabulary and expressions at check in
4. Typical questions once you have arrived
5. How to make polite requests

So, lets get straight into it.

Welcome back to the Art of Business English. In today's episode we are going to be looking at the different ways in which you can learn English. I will be evaluating each learning method and giving you my opinion based on my more than 10 years’ experience as a teacher and coach.

In this episode I will be covering self-study, academic classes, online courses, private-lessons and intensive courses.

If you have every wondered what the best way is to learn English and what would work best for you, then sit back and grab a pen as today I go into detail and explain each of these in detail for you.

In today's episode I am joined by my colleague Abel as we discuss the benefits of the First Certificate in English exam. What is it? Who is it for and what does it consist of? Those are some of the questions that we will be answering today.