Business Speaking (Collins English for Business) - Softcover

Schofield, James; Osborn, Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007423233 ISBN 13: 9780007423231

Publisher: HarperCollins UK, 2012

Synopsis

Make yourself understood in business. This book is for business people who spend a lot of time on the phone or in meetings and want to improve their spoken English, getting their message across effectively. The focus is on the key language required to speak English accurately in business.

About this title

About the Author:

Author JAMES SCHOFIELD has worked in Asia and Europe as a Business English trainer, manager and materials developer for more than twenty years. Apart from developing, designing and running numerous in-company training courses he has written a three-level Business English course,Double Dealing, for Summertown Publishing and four Business English readers for Cengage Learning (Peril in Venice,Ekaterina,Room Service, andDouble Trouble). James has also written numerous articles for EFL publications and has a regular short story column which appears inBusiness Spotlight.

Review:

`Finally, modern, well-written and practical Business English texts that are perfect for reference and/or classroom use.' Peter A. Lewis-Watts, Certified ESL Instructor, Barrie, Ontario, Canada. `twenty, four-page units covering areas such as networking, negotiating, presentations, interviews and telephoning ... a wealth of listening material. ... sound advice on business communication ... fascinating `Cultural notes' ... useful information ... from the COBUILD Corpus.... excellent language practice activities.' BEBC review, Book of the Month, EL Gazette, November 2011

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0007423233
• ISBN 13: 9780007423231
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 16