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Excellent
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Advance
your use and comprehension of English language skills
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Improve oral comprehension, use of vocabulary, idioms
and grammar
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Overcome
barriers resulting from different communication styles |
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Avoid
misunderstandings stemming from cultural and
linguistic differences |
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Learn
to smooth intercultural relations - such as when to
raise your voice for emphasis, how to be relaxed, when
to sit, or how to shake hands |
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Conversation
with Confidence |
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Advance
and improve your business and social conversational skills |
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Learn
how and when to use appropriate conversational phrases
and idioms |
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Learn
how to express yourself appropriately in North
American culture |
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Learn
how to carry on interesting conversation in important
situations |
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We
also provide specialized help with recorded messages
such as voicemail greetings and messages |
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Confident
Business Writing |
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course is designed for people who wish to improve their
written English for business or social purposes.
Participants should have at least a basic working
knowledge of English writing skills (basic grammar rules,
moderate vocabulary, and basic spelling skills.) We
will, however, assess the level and professional
requirements of all participants in advance, and plan the
course to meet their needs. Improvement in writing
skills will be realized through intensive learning,
feedback, instruction and practice throughout the
course. Group classes are small to maximize
individual attention and feedback. Progress will be
measured systematically, and recommendations will be made
to assist each participant individually. |
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Formal
versus informal writing styles |
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Common
writing errors (bad form) |
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Expressing
things delicately (writing politely about
uncomfortable issues) |
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Confusing
grammatical constructions (common problems) |
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Frequently
used idioms and expressions in writing |
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Showing
relationships between ideas (connecting thoughts) |
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Different
forms of written English (e-mail, formal letters,
proposals, point form) |
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How
to write accurately and effectively in a variety of
styles. |
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How
to write naturally, to sound like a native writer of
English. |
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How
to analyze your own written work, to find errors
before others do. |
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How
to write clearly, to communicate what you want the
first time. |
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Grammar You Didn't Get in High School
Many of us didn’t get the grammar rules our parents did in school. Are you still confused as to when to use ‘who’ and ‘whom,’ ‘my friend and me’ or ‘my friend and I,’ ‘which’ or ‘that?’ Get the answers to these and other burning questions and learn everything you wanted to know about grammar.
Apply the most important grammar rules for speaking and writing e mails, presentations and other documents in today’s business environment.
Learning Objective
To use grammar confidently in everyday conversation, presentations and writing.
Key Topics:
- Parts of Speech
- Me, Myself and I
- Forming plurals
- Subject-verb agreement
- Punctuation and grammar
- Words not written the way they sound
Using Your Voice and Tone To Deliver Your Message
Your voice , vocal expression, and habits of pronunciation , voice projection, intonation, and voice quality - give others an instant impression of you. You can sound confident or insecure, clear or confused, bored or enthusiastic, weak or strong. You can make a listener WANT TO LISTEN TO YOU, or WANT TO LEAVE YOU - just by the sound of your voice and tone. It is important for everyone to "put their best voice forward," and to say what you mean, and how you mean to say it.
This course will give you the knowledge, the practice and the tools to use your voice to say what you mean, and draw listeners to you and your message. You will practice through interesting group activities such as role play and team exercises.
You will practice and receive feedback through the use of audio and video recording, as well as with our NEW INTERACTIVE VOICE AND SPEECH TECHNOLOGY.
Class size will allow for individual practice and instructor feedback. We would like to take into consideration specific situations you may be preparing for, so please feel free to come prepared with relevant information and questions.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Make the most of your voice and speaking style
- Identify habits which may be preventing you from sounding confident and effective
- Identify habits which give the wrong message
- Create vocal habits which give the right message
- Learn to use your voice and intonation and expression to get your point across effectively
- Apply these new skills to current situations such as voice mail, telephone conversations, meetings, interviews, presentations and social interactions.
KEY TOPICS
- What your voice says about you
- Identifying habits which may be preventing you from sounding confident and effective
Achieving your best voice
- How to make people excited about your ideas
- Using your voice and intonation to get your message across
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