My Business English Students are in a unique situation for learning English. On one hand, you have great opportunity to practice English with your international colleagues and customers. This is great motivation to get you going in practicing the English you already know and learning new vocabulary and phrases. Unlike many other students, you have a place to put the new words into use. That’s the best way to learn new words: using them!

On the other hand, you are all working full time so you probably have little time to study. Who wants to do boring lessons after a long day at work! Even if they aren’t boring, who has time, right? The only way then to improve your English is to find time to fit learning into your busy day. Maybe we have to think back on some of the tactics we used while in school. I know for me, if I write new words or phrases on little slips of paper and stick them on my computer, I am more likely to look at them when I have a few spare minutes, just to refresh my memory or review them. Another way is to make a study list by folding a paper in 3 columns and putting new words down the first column, the definitions in the second column, and a model sentence in the third column. Put it in your desk drawer, or some other handy place and refer to it from time to time, for instance before you go to lunch, or just after you come back before starting to work. It’s the idea of taking small steps instead of thinking you have to take an hour of your time to study English, aargh!

Well, hope this helps you keep the momentum going. I welcome your comments or questions.

I wish you great success in improving your ability to communicate in English!

BTW (by the way), I have added some links to other sites that offer help in Business English in my blog roll. Check them out! (that means, visit them and have a look).