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07 • Programmes

English for Business

Professional English for real workplace situations

  • At Your Office
  • At Vanguard
  • Live Online
  • Hybrid / Blended

Programme overview

Not a general language course. Sessions are built around the situations your teams face, client emails, negotiation calls, reporting, presenting to management, with structured practice and correction focused on clarity and professional tone.

Business challenges addressed

  • Hesitation in meetings and client calls
  • Unclear or overly literal written communication
  • Difficulty presenting to senior stakeholders
  • Wide variation in level across the team

Learning themes

  • Business correspondence and email tone
  • Meetings, calls and virtual etiquette
  • Presenting with structure and clarity
  • Negotiation and persuasive language
  • Reporting and business writing
  • Vocabulary for your sector

Possible programme structure

  1. 01

    Level mapping

    Group placement based on a short assessment of real work tasks.

  2. 02

    Written communication

    Emails, reports and documents with tone and structure practice.

  3. 03

    Spoken confidence

    Meetings, calls and client conversations with live correction.

  4. 04

    Presenting & influencing

    Structured presentations and handling questions under pressure.

Indicative structure only. Session count, depth and sequencing are confirmed during design.

Customization approach

Vocabulary, documents and role plays are drawn from your industry and your teams' actual correspondence.

Vanguard does not claim third-party certification for this programme. Any accreditation requirement can be discussed during scoping.

Request a customized proposal

Tell us about your team, objectives and timing and we will design a programme around them.