Many people find out they need to improve their ability to effectively use English skills for their job, whether in the office, or when meeting with customers, suppliers, or colleagues.
Successful business people need to speak with confidence
If you want to be successful in business then having confident communication skills are essential. If you've found it difficult to communicate in English with clients or colleagues, or if you're not sure how to explain your ideas and suggestions in a meeting, presentation or by email, then we can help you learn these essential skills that will ensure you achieve a higher performance in your role.
Business language skills
Many people find out they need to improve their ability to effectively use English skills for their job, whether in the office, or when meeting with customers, suppliers, or colleagues. Our Business Language & Communication skills courses are all customised for people of all levels, right up to C-Level executives. All of our Business Language customers have an urgent need to improve their use of English quickly. This could include:
Pronunciation - so customers can better understand
Listening - so you can better understand what colleagues or clients say
Professional vocabulary - learn many different phrases & vocabulary that are often used by native English speakers so you sound much more professional & can express your ideas with confidence
Email writing - make sure you include all the details & learn how to use the right tone & phrases
Presentation in English - learn how to impress an audience with confidence, know what to say, how to say it & when to say it
Managing local employees - learn how to communicate with employees using the appropriate language for different situations that is acceptable, polite, and effective
Negotiate in English - make the best deal for your business objectives with tact
Networking in English - how to talk in a social context with colleagues or customers, impress them with your skills.
After immigrating from Germany in 1870, our company founder, Maximilian Berlitz, took an opportunity giving language lessons in the United States. The son of a family of teachers and mathematicians, he used his exceptional language skills to teach Greek, Latin and six other European languages.
After few years of private tutoring, he joined the Warner Polytechnic College in Providence, Rhode Island, where he became a professor of French and German.
Upon hiring a French-only speaking assistant, Berlitz realised that the traditional, "grammar-translation" teaching method was not as effective as incorporating the new language right away in conversation. From then on, he began to use a more immersive teaching in his lessons, and the Berlitz Method was born.
Evolving for a changing world
Initially focusing on delivering language lessons for travelers and individual learners, over the years, Berlitz has evolved to help a whole host of students, businesses, schools and governments embrace language as the key to communication, connection and cultural understanding.
From working professionals to families moving abroad, Berlitz offers personalised learning paths that suit your learning style, location and learning objectives, to provide an immersive language and cultural learning experience that can help open your world to new opportunities.
How the Berlitz Method developed
Like many great discoveries, the Berlitz Method came about because of chance, specific circumstances, and a creative mind. While teaching in Providence, Maximilian Berlitz hired Joly, a young Frenchman as his assistant. However, upon Joly’s arrival in the U.S., Berlitz found out that his new assistant did not speak a single word of English.
During this time, Berlitz fell very ill and had no choice but to let Joly take over his teaching duties. Berlitz instructed Joly to use gestures to act out his meaning, encouraging him to use vocabulary in context so his French students could begin to understand the meaning.
After six weeks, Berlitz returned to the classroom expecting his students to be far behind in their language development. Instead, to his surprise, his students were more engaged than ever, communicating in an animated exchange of questions and answers – in perfect French!
Having been forced to learn from a French-only speaker accelerated their learning. As a result, a completely new and highly effective method of teaching was created.
The Berlitz Method today
The Berlitz Method is still the most effective way to learn a language and continues to be used today.
The key elements of the method are:
Immersive. Your instructor teaches and addresses you in your target language only. Language is presented in context of real-life situations with a focus on grammar and vocabulary.
Goal orientated. Each lesson is task-based with specific learning goals. This allows you to put your new language to use in actual situations right away.
Present, practice and perform. To help you absorb your new language, every lesson follows this structure. New content is presented by your instructor, you take part in both guided practice and general practice, and are then encouraged to perform what you have learnt.
How learning with Berlitz works
When you inquire about building your language skills and cultural understanding with Berlitz, you’ll follow a few steps to help us define your learning path to ensure you’re matched to the correct proficiency level and can quickly progress towards your goals.
We call this the Berlitz Learning Cycle, and it’s designed to act as a quality assurance tool for you as you work through your studies.
We’ll find out your situation, your specific goals, your proficiency level and what you want to achieve out of your language and culture program.
Here’s how it works:
Getting to know your needs Once we understand your aims, we’ll clearly explain the training options that would suit you best and how they can help you achieve your language and cultural understanding goals.
Orientation We’ll explain how it all works and help you get started. You’ll meet your language instructors, get to know your way around the learning center, receive your program materials, and learn about our platforms.
Reviewing your progress We’ll check you’re on the right path to achieving your learning goals, successfully retaining what you learn and give you any extra learning support you need to embrace your new language and culture with confidence.
Testing your achievements We’ll measure your understanding and skills so you can see how much you’ve progressed before moving to the next level.
Certifying your achievements You’ll receive a certificate to celebrate your accomplishments!
Progressing to the next level We’ll check you’re happy with your achievements and advance you to the next language proficiency level.
We’ve developed a standardised scale for the main languages we teach so we can measure your existing language abilities. Ranging from 1 (beginner) to 10 (professional), our scale will measure your level of language comprehension and practical skills.
Once you complete a needs analysis and chat with one of our friendly staff, we can help you build an individual learning program that will map your journey through the proficiency levels to ensure you meet your personal goals.
The Phoenix Gateway is your one stop shop for finding and joining a class or sitting a test to assess your Business English competency. Phoenix offers free trials for new users and we can also help you with entry to University.
The Business English course is for students who wish to improve their ability to communicate in English in a business setting.
This course is eligible for CPD hours. Upon successful completion of all the required units of this course, students will receive a certificate of completion.
This course is designed for students with intermediate to upper-intermediate English skills who want to feel more confident speaking, writing or presenting in English in a business environment.
This is for students who wish to improve their general English skills and vocabulary before doing further studies in business courses. The course also provides a means to add to their overall knowledge of international business.
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