Speaking English With Confidence Course by JLB

Speaking English With Confidence is a 20 hour course that will make boost your confidence in your English.

Business English: Disagreeing Politely

Study the picture above, then read the short dialogue.

Aya, Brent, and Mos are having a sales managers' meeting.

Aya: Our sales people aren't meeting their targets. I think we should offer start offering higher commissions for-

Brent: What!? Are you crazy? That's a terrible idea. More training is what sales needs.

Mos: You don't know what you're talking about, Brent. Training seminars take too much time.

Aya: That's right. Higher commissions will make the sales team work harder. Also, training seminars are so boring.

Brent: Okay, let's go with higher commissions. But, I think you're both wrong. 

Mos: Thank you, Brent, for your opinion. 

The Sound of English

 Ever have to be part of a conversation in your second language?

The video below is more for new ESL instructors and native-English speakers. The next time you're trying to communicate with a non-native speaker of English, remember what you learn from the video below.

Business English: A Great Textbook for Telephoning In English

As always, there are many textbooks using the phone (smartphone, home phone, etc) in English. In my fifteen years of ESL teaching, "Telephoning in English" is the best for ESL learners who work in an international business.

There's a lot of non-native English speakers, so ESL learners get to listen to accented English. In business, you may often speak to people from Germany, Italy, France, and other non-English speaking countries. Telephoning In English will help you get used to different accents.

Telephoning In English is not easy. The speakers talk more naturally (fast), and, again, have strong accents. This is good because that's what you will hear in real business situations.

 Telephoning In English covers taking messages, asking about late deliveries, and more. There's even a unit on ordering a pizza. So, you can practice different types of business telephone conversations.

Study Tip: If you're in an English speaking country, a good way to practice your telephone English skills is to order a pizza. The words you will need are very common (pepperoni is  pepperoni in most countries), and it's excellent practice.

You can order Telephoning In English here.

Those Phrasal Verbs

Yes. PHRASAL VERBS 😱😆!

" Whaddaya Say?" = What do you say?

If you'd like to work on both pronunciation, and listening for English at natural speed, "Whaddaya Say?" is a challenging, practical textbook. There is a listen and repeat section, listening questions, fill-in-the-blanks exercises, and conversation tasks in each unit. 

The listening sections are not easy, but, you will be able to understand English when it is spoken naturally. "Whaddaya Say?" can be ordered here.