Professional English Seminars
Social Skills in English
Meetings with foreign business partners often end over dinner in a restaurant - and business English is replaced by casual small talk. These small yet important conversations on the fringes of business can sometimes be more of a challenge than the official negotiations themselves.
Contact us, we will be happy to provide you with a non-binding quote
Telephone: 040 46 88 22 47
Email: info@intercom-language.de
Seminar contents
- Introduction and welcome
- "The first 10 minutes": e.g. welcoming guests at the airport or in the company
- Small talk in different situations: working together on suitable topics and learning a varied range of phrases
- Interactive refresher and targeted expansion of vocabulary for small talk in order to, among other things
- Start and maintain an interesting conversation
- find the right topic and elegant transitions to other topics
- Encourage the conversation partner to talk
- "Active listening"
- Mastering critical situations, e.g. asking for an apology or clarification
- Practical conversation exercises and role plays
Target group: Managers and employees who have regular contact with foreign business partners
Required language level
from CEF level B1/B2
We recommend a short online test to determine the language level of the participants.
Teilnehmerzahl: bis 10 Teilnehmer
Duration: 1 day
Goal setting
This seminar teaches participants how to have a relaxed conversation with English-speaking colleagues that goes beyond business. How do you introduce yourself correctly, what polite phrases do you use and when, and what questions do you ask to keep a conversation going? It's often more about the "how" than the "what" to create a pleasant atmosphere for conversation. Many practical role plays and exercises round off the seminar.