Category: Work

One of the most important tasks in speaking any language is asking questions. This article will help you learn how to ask and answer questions so you can begin having conversations in English. To help you, questions are divided into Read More …

It’s common in banking and business to use abbreviations for a wide range of specific business expressions. You’ll find each expression followed by the appropriate abbreviations below. Remember that abbreviations and acronyms are used differently in English. Abbreviations are used Read More …

English teachers are often not equipped to go into depth in the terminology required in specific trade sectors. For this reason, supplementary core vocabulary sheets go a long way in helping teachers provide adequate materials for students needing an intensive Read More …

Telephoning in English includes learning a number of special phrases, as well as focusing on listening skills. Some of the most important phrases include how to answer the phone, how to ask for others, how to connect, and how to Read More …

You can further explore useful phrases and proper language usage by looking at a meeting dialogue. During a meeting you might want to have a phrase reference sheet nearby to help conduct the meeting. Interrupting Use the following phrases to Read More …

Despite the popularity of texting and social media, email remains the most common form of written communication in the business world — and the most commonly abused. Too often email messages snap, growl, and bark — as if being concise Read More …

During the job interviewing process it’s important to use verbs that precisely describe your duties and responsibilities at your present and past positions. The following list provides verbs that are both precise and commonly used in an English-speaking workplace. These Read More …

Clutter is the disease of American writing,” says William Zinsser in his classic text On Writing Well. “We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills, and meaningless jargon.” We can cure the disease of clutter (at Read More …

Writing speeches for graduation, class assignments, or other purposes consists of a lot more than finding a few inspirational quotes and possibly a funny story or two. The key to writing good speeches lies in using a theme. If you Read More …