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Professional & Business Communication

Learn the English and the habits of professional work with international teams and clients: clear emails, status updates, stakeholder and client communication, meetings, networking and interviews. You practice with mock client emails, standup updates, outreach drafts and interview answers.

Difficulty: Beginner
Duration: ~12 hours
Price: Free

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Course curriculum

7 modules · 66 lessons. Open a module to see its lesson list.

01Workplace English10 lessonsView lessons

01.01Set the scene10 min
01.01Set the scene10 min
01.02Clear and polite15 min
01.02Clear and polite15 min
01.03Common business terms15 min
01.03Common business terms15 min

What you'll build

Produce a client communication pack: a project kickoff email, a weekly status update, a message delivering bad news, and an interview answer, reviewed by a mentor.

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01.04Workplace English

15 min

01.04Workplace English15 min

01.05Checklist and learning log20 min

02Writing at work10 lessonsView lessons

02.01Set the scene10 min
02.01Set the scene10 min
02.02Emails that get answered15 min
02.02Emails that get answered15 min
02.03Status updates and standups15 min
02.03Status updates and standups15 min
02.04Chat etiquette15 min
02.04Chat etiquette15 min
02.05Checklist and learning log25 min
02.05Checklist and learning log25 min

03Stakeholders and clients12 lessonsView lessons

03.01Set the scene10 min
03.01Set the scene10 min
03.02Who are your stakeholders15 min
03.02Who are your stakeholders15 min
03.03Managing expectations15 min
03.03Managing expectations15 min
03.04Delivering bad news20 min
03.04Delivering bad news20 min
03.05Stakeholders and clients15 min
03.05Stakeholders and clients15 min
03.06Checklist and learning log25 min
03.06Checklist and learning log25 min

04Meetings and remote collaboration8 lessonsView lessons

04.01Set the scene10 min
04.01Set the scene10 min
04.02Short, useful meetings20 min
04.02Short, useful meetings20 min
04.03Async communication15 min
04.03Async communication15 min
04.04Checklist and learning log30 min
04.04Checklist and learning log30 min

05Networking and LinkedIn8 lessonsView lessons

05.01Set the scene10 min
05.01Set the scene10 min
05.02Your LinkedIn profile20 min
05.02Your LinkedIn profile20 min
05.03Outreach messages20 min
05.03Outreach messages20 min
05.04Checklist and learning log20 min
05.04Checklist and learning log20 min

06Interviews12 lessonsView lessons

06.01Set the scene10 min
06.01Set the scene10 min
06.02Tell me about yourself15 min
06.02Tell me about yourself15 min
06.03Behavioral questions20 min
06.03Behavioral questions20 min
06.04Questions to ask15 min
06.04Questions to ask15 min
06.05Interviews15 min
06.05Interviews15 min
06.06Checklist and learning log25 min
06.06Checklist and learning log25 min

07Capstone: your client communication pack6 lessonsView lessons

07.01Set the scene15 min
07.01Set the scene15 min
07.02Build your communication pack60 min
07.02Build your communication pack60 min
07.03Checklist and learning log15 min
07.03Checklist and learning log15 min