Business Vocabulary: Discovering New Words in a Business News Article in English

by Shanthi Streat | 15 Mar, 2018 | Business English, Business News, Business Tips, Phrasal Verbs, Vocabulary

Time for a break You’ve decided to give yourself a twenty minute-break in your busy schedule to catch up with the business news in English.  Wonderful. May I join you? Is that ok? Thanks If it’s ok with you, I’d like to show you how you can discover a treasure trove...

Business Phrasal Verbs: Let’s Talk Time Management With 16 Phrasal Verbs

by Shanthi Streat | 22 Feb, 2018 | Business English, Phrasal Verbs, Time Management, Vocabulary

Phrasal verbs are most English learners’ worst nightmare. Unfortunately they are so commonly used in English by native speakers that you’ll hear them several times in a conversation. And that’s the same for communication with native English speakers...

Business Vocabulary: Why Not Use One Word Instead Of An English Phrasal Verb? Here are 25 examples.

by Shanthi Streat | 3 Nov, 2017 | Business English, Phrasal Verbs, Vocabulary

“But I LOVE phrasal verbs, Shanthi?” No, you don’t! Alas, using phrasal verbs will help you sound natural when speaking English, so they’re something you need to learn. However, there’s no harm in using their one-word synonym (where there...

Business Phrasal Verbs: 15 Phrasal Verbs and Expressions You Can Use Over Coffee

by Shanthi Streat | 27 Jan, 2017 | Business English, Phrasal Verbs, Vocabulary

Phrasal verbs are most English learners’ worst nightmare. Unfortunately they are so commonly used in English by fluent speakers that you’ll hear them several times in a conversation. And that’s the same for communication with proficient English speakers in a business...

Business Phrasal Verbs: 15 Phrasal Verbs and Expressions You Can Use In Your Next Business Meeting in English

by Shanthi Streat | 20 Oct, 2016 | Business English, Phrasal Verbs, Vocabulary

Phrasal verbs are most English learners’ worst nightmare. Unfortunately they are so commonly used in English by native speakers that you’ll hear them several times in a conversation. And that’s the same for communication with native English speakers...

Business Skills: 8 Phrasal Verbs To Talk About Audience Expectation In Presentations.

by Shanthi Streat | 5 Aug, 2016 | Business English, Phrasal Verbs, Presenting Skills

There is one aspect of presentations  we often overlook and that’s the audience’s expectations. Why do we overlook it? Most of the time we’re so concentrated on what we want to say and how we’re going to say it that we completely forget to...