About the course
When you take this course, you will build your self-confidence to speak and write English for Work in 3 months
💜 You will learn how to talk about companies using clear criteria for describing companies and organizations.
💜 You will learn how to describe jobs and responsibilities at work and ask questions to get to know somebody else's job.
💜 You will gain confidence in solving problems at work.
💜 You will take part in brainstorming and problem-solving sessions at work.
💜 You will learn to take part in productive meetings at work.
About me
My name is Sonja T. Joy, and I have been teaching English for Work in companies, business schools and my own school in Slovenia, Germany and Austria for 30 years.
I love helping people lose fear of speaking English.
I love working with people.
I am passionate about helping people fall in love with English.
Loving the language opens you up for speaking.
I myself also love learning other languages.
I obtained my PhD in Teaching Business English from Dortmund University, Germany. I am so grateful for this experience because Germany is still the biggest and the most developed market for Business English in the world.
Welcome to our Speaking English at Work sessions ♥️
Example Curriculum
- Choose the day and time of your availability for Speaking Session 2
- Asking questions about companies - POWERPOINT in Pdf
- Homework assignment 3 - My company profile - Descriptin of the company you work for
- Homework assignment 4 - Interview with someone where you ask questions about the company they work for
- Choose the day and time of your availability for Speaking Session 5
- VIDEO - 5 ways of describing graphs in English
- List of expressions used in describing graphs
- Homework assignment 7 - Describe one graph from my PowerPoint
- Homework assignment 8 - Describe a graph of your choice connected with your job
THIS COURSE IS PERFECT FOR YOU IF
💜 You were learning English in school for 4 or more years and you still cannot speak English fluently
💜 You need English at work and you try to avoid using it because you feel everybody else speaks better English
💜 You are worried about making grammar mistakes in English when you use English at work
💜 You are an adult older than 20
💜 You are employed
💜 You are looking for a job
💜 You feel afraid of losing your job because you do not speak English fluently
💜 You would like to be encouraged to keep improving your English at work
💜 You were trying to learn other languages before and now you see that everybody switches to English at work when people from abroad visit you
💜 You would like to improve your English at work because it will ensure your job in the future
💜 You understand English quite well when you read and listen to English in social media
💜 You understand English when you watch movies in English
💜 It is challenging for you to use professional sentences in English at work
💜 You feel like you are using the same vocabulary, the same expressions and the same type of sentences when speaking or writing English at work
💜 You would like to upgrade your English sentences to a higher level
💜 You would like to sound more professional when speaking or writing English at work
💜 You would like to learn how to participate in problem solving meetings at work by using powerful expressions
💜 You would like to learn how to diplomatically express your disagreement in English at work
💜 You would like to learn how to interrupt someone politely
💜 You want to learn how to make sure people will pay attention to you when you speak
💜 You would like to learn how to make your spoken and written English more professional
💜 You want to improve the range of professional vocabulary in English
💜 Your English language proficiency ranges from B1 to B2 (Intermediate Level) according to the European Framework for Learning Languages
Speaking about companies, jobs and positions in companies.
Describing the company you work for or you would like to work for, and asking other people about their companies, is the basis of English for Work.
You will learn 4 basic ways of describing companies.
You will gain confidence in asking questions about other companies.
Taking part in productive
problem-solving meetings.
You will take part in productive brainstorming and problem-solving meetings.
Interrupting, agreeing, disagreeing, conceding points and expressing annoyance and more.
Speaking about trends in business using graphs and charts
This is a very powerful practice where you will improve your vocabulary immensely. You will also learn how to write numbers in English, which are written totally differently in the countries of continental Europe.
Student testimonials
Sonja is a teacher who teaches business English with great passion, energy and love for this language. So far, I have not met any teacher who would teach and pass on knowledge with such enthusiasm, passion and professionalism as Sonja gives to her students. Sonja always finds a way to motivate her students, finds interesting and useful topics from practice. As her student, I really appreciate her and her work.
A. Pihler, Generali Group
Student testimonials
When I started working in an international company, the first task for me was to find an English teacher. I started searching, and then I found a highly knowledgeable teacher Sonja who has a PhD in Business English and therefore she was the perfect choice.
When I came to our first sessions I had a lot of trouble with English but through her teaching methods, such as alpha theta learning, funny games, listening, speaking and role playing I improved so much. Our sessions are also full of laugh and good mood.
Sonja is very passionate about teaching English, and her knowledge of English is at a high level. I have learned so much from her. Through English, I have discovered different aspects of life, and I have become more self-confident.
Therefore, if you would like to improve your English or learn a new language, I highly recommend Sonja. She is trustworthy and the best teacher.
T. Zupancic, Human Resources Manager