Business English: " Here's The Thing.." - A Guide To Giving Negative Feedback

Do you have to saying something to a colleague or employee about their awful fashion choices, the terrible quality of their work, their body odor, their smelly feet? This post will show you how to soften the impact of your words when giving negative feedback.

Business English: Explaining Your Business Culture

Are you going to do business overseas? International business is challenging because you have to know the culture of the country (and company) you are going to visit. You should also be familiar with the culture and customs of any overseas visitors to your office.

In today's post, we're going to look at language to explain rules, customs, and guidelines to people from other countries using modal verbs of obligation 

 must, mustn't (must not)

can't (cannot)

 have/has to
need to

ought to/ought not to

should/shouldn't (should not)

can

don't/doesn't have to (do not/does not)

                                 don't/doesn't need to (do not/does not)


 Let's look at an example of how to use these words.

Business English: Negotiation Language

Today's post is all about the language of negotiation. We'll go over the English expressions and grammar for agreeing/disagreeing, making a proposal/counter-proposal, and presenting options.