LANGUAGE & BUSINESS WORKSHOPS

Thank you for the workshop! It was time well spent, I have no doubt it will help me in the future.

DENTONS EMPLOYEE

What will you gain?

  • ESSENTIAL TAKE-HOMES
  • SKILLS IN A NUTSHELL
  • KEY GLOSSARY
  • KEY COMPETENCES IN COMMUNICATION
  • ONE WORKSHOP = ONE KEY SKILL

The goal of our Language & Business workshops is to improve the quality of communication within your team, and with your foreign clients and partners. Each workshop focuses on one specific skill, such as presentations, negotiations, e-mail correspondence, or networking. This will allow your team members to quickly acquire vocabulary, learn structures and start communicating effectively in these situations.

CLIENT BENEFITS

  • low price per participant
  • fast results
  • option of buying individual workshops or the entire cycle
  • short workshop length allows for optimal use of working time

CONFIDENCE FOR BASIC-LEVEL SPEAKERS

This offer is perfect for people who have already mastered the basics of the language but still do not feel confident in professional situations.

WHAT ARE YOU BUYING?

These are five standalone workshops that combine soft skills with language skills. You can buy them as a set or choose individual workshops. Each workshop focuses on one key competence, lasts 5 hours, and is conducted in English. Workshops take place in small groups of 4-8 people at your offices.

Below you will find an example range of topics covered. A detailed program is created based on a careful study of your needs. Before the workshop each participant will also receive a small task which will help us to fine-tune the materials and level of the workshop. Participants receive a set of materials in paper and electronic form.

Presentation skills

  • you will repeat and consolidate key vocabulary and structures
  • you will learn how to structure the presentation so that it supports the message
  • you will learn what should and should not be on a good slide
  • you will learn how to synthesise information and make it easier for the audience to understand it
  • you will learn how to manage attention using various language means
  • you will learn techniques for opening and closing presentations

Meetings & teleconferences

  • you will repeat and consolidate key vocabulary and structures
  • you will find out what makes a conference call or meeting successful
  • you will learn the SPLIT model, which can support you in improving the quality of communication
  • you will learn how to increase the participants’ activity during a conference call
  • you will learn how to speak so that participants listen, understand and remember what you are saying

Business correspondence

  • you will learn what good and bad email communication looks like
  • you will find out why people sometimes do not read or understand your messages
  • you will learn how to formulate emails to achieve the intended goal
  • you will find out how to synthesise information and formulate conclusions
  • you will learn a set of techniques needed to write messages which are easy to understand
  • you will understand more about what plain English is

Negotiation skills

  • you will repeat and consolidate key vocabulary and structures
  • you will learn what negotiation styles are and how to negotiate with different cultures
  • you will learn to form your “opening statement” and “BATNA”
  • you will find out how to build convincing arguments
  • you will learn how to say “no” in negotiations
  • you will find out how to react to “no” in negotiations
  • you will learn how to negotiate more successfully in English

Using English with different cultures

  • you will learn how to communicate effectively with British people (vocabulary / structures)
  • you will learn to apply 6 politeness principles in business communication
  • you will understand the differences in the use of English by selected nationalities and how it affects your communication
  • you will find out what “upgraders” and “downgraders” are and how to use them
  • you will learn how to formulate requests, opinions and feedback
  • you will find out how to write and speak to alleviate conflicts
  • you will learn the principles of diplomatic communication in challenging situations

Let’s talk

If you want to know more about our workshops and discuss how to adapt any of them to your needs, contact Alicja Sekret. 

 

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TRAINERS

WE HAVE A TEAM OF EXPERIENCED BUSINESS TRAINERS AND TEACHERS.

Alicja Sekret 

coach, trainer, mentor of speakers at TEDx conferences. She leads language coaching, as well as designs and runs her original workshops, including Presentation Skills and Cross-cultural Communication.

Dorota Jaworska Pasterska

trainer and teacher specialising in public presentations and speeches. She cooperates with Blackbird in Poznań and conducts business workshops.

Bryn Williams 

Trainer and teacher. Works for the Blackbird team in Poznań and conducts BlackbirdWay™ language trainings and business workshops, including presentation skills. A lawyer by profession, he runs specialist Legal English courses.