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There are 6 modules in this course
Are you a business executive or a manager who uses English in your career? Then you know that good business communication in English requires focus, vocabulary, and specific linguistic structures. In this course, you will follow along a recently promoted manager as she builds and leads her team to success. Together, you will practice the language and styles of communication needed in English for
• Recruiting and training a professional team to work together with integrity and respect
• Managing and participating in well-organized meetings
• Making telephone conferences more efficient
• Writing professional emails that are easy to read
The activities in this course will give you the opportunity to share your experience and receive immediate feedback from other business professionals around the world.
In this module, you’ll follow Elizabeth through the process of building her team. You’ll look at the way she communicates depending on the situation. From this observation, you’ll be better equipped to make requests using direct and indirect approaches. by analyzing her interactions with her team, her language choices, and the communication patterns she follows. Through the discussion boards and peer reviewed assignment you will synthesize your new skills in real life conversations and activities.
What's included
7 videos4 readings6 assignments2 peer reviews
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7 videos•Total 43 minutes
Introduction•2 minutes
1.1 I Need To Get My Team Together•3 minutes
1.3 Direct and Indirect Approaches•8 minutes
1.5 More on the Indirect Approach•7 minutes
1.8 Summarizing Basics•6 minutes
1.12 Making Direct and Indirect Requests•8 minutes
1.14 Week 1 Review•10 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
1.2 Vocabulary Preview: Staffing and Hiring•10 minutes
1.6 Example: An Indirect Message•10 minutes
1.10 "The Secret to Making Better Hires"•10 minutes
1.15 Quizlet Vocabulary Practice: Staffing and Hiring•10 minutes
6 assignments•Total 146 minutes
1.4 Direct and Indirect Approaches•10 minutes
1.7 The Indirect Approach•16 minutes
1.9 Summarizing Basics•30 minutes
1.11 The Secret to Making Better Hires•30 minutes
1.13 Making Direct and Indirect Requests•30 minutes
1.16 Week 1 Test•30 minutes
2 peer reviews•Total 240 minutes
(Optional) Hello From___________:•120 minutes
Apply Your Knowledge! (optional) Email: Direct or Indirect Approach•120 minutes
Meeting Management
Module 2•5 hours to complete
Module details
Effective business meetings require planning, leadership, and language skills and without these skills, meetings can be unproductive or even boring. Although this module covers topics related to meeting management, it’s definitely not boring because we we have Elizabeth and her team to guide us through the learning process. In this module, you’ll watch and learn from Elizabeth and her team. After completing Meeting Management, you’ll be able to plan and facilitate an effective meeting; summarize key points of an agenda item; and begin to develop strategies to help you to be better understood.
"A Conference Call in Real Life" - satire•10 minutes
Global Meeting Planner•10 minutes
6 assignments•Total 100 minutes
2.5 Effective Meeting Practices•18 minutes
2.7 Conference Calling Strategies•6 minutes
2.9 Future Tense Contractions•8 minutes
2.11 Future of Meetings•30 minutes
2.13 Writing Effective Summaries•8 minutes
2.16 Week 2 Test•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 120 minutes
Apply Your Knowledge! (optional) Agenda•120 minutes
Leading and Teaming
Module 3•5 hours to complete
Module details
Interrupt with confidence, ask for clarification and get the answer you want; hold the floor and keep it: these are some of the skills you’ll learn and apply in Leading and Teaming.
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6 videos7 readings5 assignments1 peer review
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6 videos•Total 38 minutes
3.1 The agenda for the day•5 minutes
3.3 Handling Interruptions•8 minutes
3.5 Conference Calling Tips for the Non-Native Speaker•4 minutes
3.7 Strategies to interrupt/Hold the floor•6 minutes
3.11 Infinitives and Gerunds•8 minutes
3.13 Week 3 Review•7 minutes
7 readings•Total 80 minutes
3.2 Vocabulary Preview: Leading and Teaming•10 minutes
3.4 Amy Cuddy's TED Talk on "Power Posing"•20 minutes
3.9 Phrases for Interruption and Clarification•10 minutes
3.14 Quizlet Vocabulary Practice: Leading and Teaming•10 minutes
The Lewis Model of Cultural Norms•10 minutes
Hofstede's Cultural Comparison Tool•10 minutes
Directions for Submitting Video/Audio•10 minutes
5 assignments•Total 108 minutes
3.6 Communication Lesson Review•14 minutes
3.8 Strategies to interrupt/Ask for clarification•30 minutes
3.10 Phrases for Interruption and Clarification•30 minutes
3.12 Infinitives and Gerunds•8 minutes
3.15 Week 3 Test•26 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
Apply Your Knowledge! (optional) Hold The Floor•60 minutes
Planning, Organizing, and Delegating
Module 4•5 hours to complete
Module details
Keeping the business or project running as projected requires planning. This requires information to be organized in convenient packages, like status reports and emails. Planning, Organizing, and Delegating focuses on the language of both. After completing this module, you’ll be able to use concise language to summarize key pieces of information into smaller packages.
What's included
7 videos5 readings6 assignments1 peer review
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7 videos•Total 54 minutes
4.1 The status report•4 minutes
4.3 Writing Effective Emails•9 minutes
4.5 Communicating Status Reports•7 minutes
4.8 Business Communication/Concise Language•9 minutes
4.9 Business Communication/Concise Language•8 minutes
4.11 Changing Nouns to Verbs•2 minutes
4.13 Reading Numbers•8 minutes
4.18 Week 4 Test•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 120 minutes
Apply Your Knowledge! (optional) Status Report/Summary Section•120 minutes
Managing and Coaching
Module 5•3 hours to complete
Module details
Facilitating employee success is a management skill that can be even more challenging when communicating in a second language. After completing Managing and Coaching, you’ll be able to recognize the importance of active listening, use key phrases and language to facilitate the coaching and mentoring process.
What's included
6 videos4 readings6 assignments
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6 videos•Total 39 minutes
5.1 Like a coach•3 minutes
5.3 Coaching and Mentoring•7 minutes
5.5 Effective Teaming•9 minutes
5.8 First Conditionals•4 minutes
5.12 Strategies for Active Listening and Feedback•12 minutes
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Thank you for such thoughtful ideas put together into this course. It helped me review and refine my knowledge of English as a non-native speaker. A very big happy thank you to the entire team.
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The content is detailed and necessary for the new employees. It is beneficial to understand the importance of words in a verbal and non-verbal way.
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