Business English Skills

What You Will Develop

Leadership Communication 

Learn to communicate vision, priorities and decisions clearly, lead discussions and influence others effectively.

Management Communication

Build the English skills needed to manage people, projects and professional relationships across different contexts and cultures.

Meetings & Discussions

Lead and take part in meetings, put forward and challenge ideas, handle disagreement and steer discussions towards clear decisions.

Presentations & Public Speaking

Structure and deliver clear, engaging presentations, explain complex ideas and answer questions with confidence.

Negotiation & Persuasion

Develop the language and strategies you need to negotiate, persuade, weigh up different perspectives and reach strong professional outcomes.

Professional Writing

Write clear, concise emails, reports, proposals, briefs and other professional documents.

Language in Context

Business English Skills covers business vocabulary and grammar, and also puts learners into realistic professional situations and live issues, using English to communicate, analyse, evaluate and respond.

Topics may include:

1. Leadership and management

2. Strategy and decision-making

3. Innovation and technology

4. Organisational culture

5. Managing change

6. Ethics and corporate responsibility

7. International business

8. Globalisation

9. Cross-cultural communication

10. Teamwork and collaboration

Three Areas of Development

Language & Precision

Grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, register and professional style: English that is accurate, natural and suited to different professional situations.

Leadership & Communication

Meetings, presentations, negotiation, persuasion, feedback and conflict management, and communicating complex ideas with clarity and confidence.

Critical Thinking & Global Perspectives

Analysing information, weighing up arguments, considering different perspectives and building well-reasoned responses to professional and global issues.

Practical Skills

Learners develop the ability to:

• lead meetings and discussions

• present ideas clearly and confidently

• explain complex issues

• negotiate and persuade

• give and receive feedback

• handle disagreement professionally

• communicate decisions and priorities

• build professional relationships

• adapt communication to different audiences

• communicate effectively across cultures

Approach to Textbooks

Textbooks reflect the professional standards and established practices of English language education. Think English Club therefore aligns with recognised school curricula and the content learners are expected to encounter. At the same time, our focus is on developing skills, not on completing a particular textbook.

Because the Club is independent of publishing companies, we are not tied to a particular series or influenced by commercial campaigns. This allows us to evaluate the textbook landscape independently and choose materials according to what best serves our learners.

We believe this choice should be transparent. Parents and learners should know which materials they will use, so the Club continuously reviews, evaluates and improves its textbook portfolio. Currently, we use textbooks from the following publishers: Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, National Geographic Learning, Pearson and Macmillan Education.

The Club does not create its own learning materials.