Where would we be without construction workers?
We’d have no homes to live in. No roads to drive on. No offices to work in.
If you work in construction or are planning to enter this industry, you’ve chosen a …
Modal verbs are the secret ingredient to fluent business English.
This might surprise you.
In fact, most native English speakers don’t even realize how important modal verbs are in office speech.
But think about it.
As we’ll discuss more …
Do you work at a hospital or doctor’s office?
Do you often need to speak English with patients?
Then this guide to English for hospital staff is just what the doctor ordered.
Let’s be honest, no patient likes to go …
Terrified of answering the phone at your new office?
You’re not alone.
When I first moved to Spain, I got nervous every time I thought I had to take a phone message!
The thought of it can be daunting, …
Can you guess the second most-traded product in the world?
You probably have a good idea if you work in the oil and gas industry.
It is refined petroleum—which includes gasoline for our cars and other oils.
Oil and …
How many different verb tenses do you use every day at work?
Probably a lot.
Business communication requires us to talk about the past, present and future all the time.
In a single morning, you might talk about something …
Who’s the CFO of your organization?
Do you know anyone from R&D?
Which dept do you work for?
You may be surprised at just how often we use abbreviations like these in our daily lives, sometimes without even …
