Specialist Language Business English

05/04/2022

Every Monday we host a FREE webinar where you can practise and perfect your English conversation skills with a trainer.

Each week Sean Roe asks one question and provides one discussion topic.
The discussions take place in small groups.

The question this week was:
"I play the word game every morning.
What game, puzzle, or hobby do you use to keep your mind agile?"

The answers included , video games, board games, taking a walk, cherry blossom, .

What activity do you use to keep your mind active?

Join our group and enjoy some fun discussions while improving your English!

To register, visit
https://lnkd.in/geNyN3G

You are welcome to send us the subjects you would like to discuss, or where you would like to improve your and we'll try our best to cover it in the webinar!

Practise and improve your business English with our native speakers, while discussing politics, economics, sport, international relations and business.

11/03/2022

The newspapers in the UK are causing confusion by saying that the National Insurance contributions (the social charges that help pay for universal healthcare) are set to increase by 1.25%. NI is currently 12% of income. An addition of 1.25 *percentage points* (to 13.25%) means that most people will have to pay over 10% more.

09/03/2022

Rishi Sunak is the favourite (US: favorite) to become the if Boris Johnson resigns. Sunak is currently the Chancellor of the Exchequer, i.e. the head of the Treasury, or Finance Minister (the string of letters “-cheque-“ is a clue). The word “Chancellor“ is confusing, as it refers to the leader in some European countries.

Should the UK change its out-dated nomenclature?

*PM = Prime Minster. The n°1 political post in the UK.

22/12/2021

Do you work in the insurance industry?

Is English the language of your international business?

Can you describe the difference between an insurance agent and a broker?

For intermediate and advanced level speakers, we have created these self-study courses to help perfect your understanding of the English of Insurance.

Learn some vital English language required to work in the international insurance sector. The course has been created by an industry professional who also is a qualified business English trainer.

Listen to this excerpt from “The Life of a Policy” training module to learn more.

https://specialist-language.com/course/the-life-of-a-policy

20/12/2021

Every Monday we are running a FREE webinar where you can learn to practise and perfect your English conversation skills with a native speaker.

Join our group and enjoy some fun discussions while improving your English!

To register, visit https://lnkd.in/geNyN3G

You can even send us the subjects you would like to discuss, or where you would like to improve your English vocabulary and we'll try our best to cover it in the webinar!

17/12/2021

Do you work in the insurance industry?

Is English the language of your international business?

For intermediate and advanced level speakers, we have created these self-study courses to help perfect your understanding of the English of Insurance.

Can you describe the difference between an insurance agent and a broker?

Listen to this excerpt from “The Life of a Policy” training module to learn more.

Dramatically advance your English skills by taking this insurance English course, which includes self-correcting exercises to strengthen your learning.

https://specialist-language.com/course/the-life-of-a-policy

06/12/2021

Live Insurance English Course – Early Booking Discount

Join our next live insurance English course starting in Feb 2021.

It will take place online every Wednesday at 17:00 CET

We have just completed a very successful program and had some great feedback:

“This course was one of the most valuable and useful training for me. It was a highly detailed course with a lot of useful information from the current business world. We had the possibility to realize the difference between the UK and US vocab for the same situation and learned many exceptions which cause difficulties for non-native speakers. I recommend everyone who wants to improve their business language skills in the insurance field. “
Klára Kovács, Insurance Specialist at KBC Bank & Verzekering

Learn to speak accurately in English about insurance policies, key actors, contract terms, legal principles, numbers, pensions, life assurance, general insurance, pricing, and much more.
It will be presented by a business English trainer who has 15 years’ experience in medical underwriting, reinsurance, and banking.
Register here for your 20% discount – available until the 31/12/2021.

https://specialist-language.com/course/insurance-english?coupon=insurance-discount

15/10/2021

American English 🇺🇸 vs UK English 🇬🇧

Which word do you use the most?

Amendment or endorsement - when talking about contracts? 📖

13/10/2021

Headline Breakdown 📰

Understand what a headline is saying will help you decide whether you want to continue reading or will find the article interesting.

Let us know if you found this helpful 👇👇

11/10/2021

Interesting discoveries about the English Language 📖💡

Do you know what a 'tautonym' is?

08/10/2021

Quiz Time! 🤔

The market price of a share of common stock is determined by....

Let us know your answer in the comments below! 👇👇

07/10/2021

Headlines are the single most important factor when creating a great article. Why? Because headlines determine whether or not your target audience is going to read your article.

Headlines are not simply used as the title of your work; they are used so that readers can easily identify the content within the piece, the relevancy of the piece, and whether or not the content is going to be interesting and informative.