English used in meetings can be very different from everyday English and this workshop is designed to improve the participants’ skills, enabling them to have greater confidence when delivering their message in this more formal environment. The focus is on broadening & formalising vocabulary, developing and practising typical phrases and idioms used in English-speaking meetings, language surgeries focussing on the individuals’ particular problem areas and refining pronunciation and intonation.

Who is it for?

It is aimed at experienced communicators who would like to practise and upgrade their use of the English language, particularly in the field of formal meetings in English. Students will benefit from improved pronunciation, intonation and phraseology. In addition, they will be equipped with a number of techniques to ensure they can ‘hold their own’ with English native speakers.

What are the benefits

Participants will:

• Benefit from a greater understanding of formal English expressions used in meeting situations
• Be able to get their point across more clearly and concisely
• Improve their pronunciation and grammar
• Enjoy greater confidence when participating in meetings conducted in English
• Command a range of idiomatic and nuanced language techniques

Course content

• Presenting and defending an argument
• Asking for opinions
• Giving strong/neutral/tentative opinions
• Bringing in another speaker to present a point
• Agreeing and disagreeing
• Taking the floor
• Preventing/pre-empting interruptions
• Clarifying/correcting misunderstandings
• The language of persuasion, emphasising and compromising
• Recommendations and suggestions
• Plenary feedback sessions