Talking Business English

04/03/2026

https://www.talkingbusiness.es/post/how-to-eat-an-elephant-without-giving-up

At 2 hours a week it will take you about 12 to 15 years to reach a high level of effective business communication, if at all (sorry about that). Do the math, each level (A1, A2, B1 etc) are estimated at around 200 to 300 hours of English. So how do you stay the course? How do you speed it up? Firstl...

05/09/2025

As a language teacher, fluency is my main goal for my students. Practically everything I do is designed to support this goal in some way. And when I ask my students what their overall goal is, most say the same, to be fluent in conversation. But what can we do to supercharge our fluency?

04/09/2025

Surprise, surprise! Speaking a second language to a room full of people that we don't know when the stakes are high makes us feel anxious (maybe terrified is a better word). That's life, but there are things we can do to avoid making it worse than it should be.

For some people—most people, actually, the data say around 70%—speaking another language makes them feel anxious, silly and uncomfortable. I am one of those people, and also a language teacher, so I have some insights on this topic. The holy grail, from a learner's perspective, is feeling at eas...

03/09/2025

Do you consider yourself a good language learner? What do you do that makes you think so? Over the years I seen that, rather than ability or talent, there are some things that good language learners repeatedly do that make the difference. Here's a short list, by no means exhaustive.

In my experience as a teacher, for more years than I care to mention, the following are some of the key things that the good language learners do. It's by no means an exhaustive list, simply some of the key features that have stood out for me over the years. Good language learners, in no particular....

01/09/2025

It's great to be back! Summer's over and it's time to bring your English to the next level. To all our Business English students we hope you have the most successful and productive course ever!

26/06/2025

It's all about doing, having a go, falling 7 times and getting up 8. There is no substitute for experience in language learning and in life. Go for it.

24/05/2025

We are reactivating the page to provide free tips and tools for language users. Post will be once a week at weekends. Hope you find the content useful. Watch this space!

13/02/2025

Highly recommended for English teachers in Huelva. See you there.