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The one rising trend…
Saturday, 14 Feb, 2009 – 5:11 | No Comment
The one rising trend…

With all the doom and gloom of recession affecting just about every company, it’s interesting to read this report from the folks at Grant Thornton which landed in my inbox recently.
The results are fascinating, if …

High-Satisfaction! Customer Service: why now is the time to invest!
Tuesday, 3 Feb, 2009 – 9:40 | No Comment
High-Satisfaction! Customer Service: why now is the time to invest!

It’s recession time again, and companies all over the world are feeling the pinch.
Many may be forgiven for trying to cut costs in this environment (as it is sensible to do), yet the leading companies …

Email tune-up
Friday, 2 Jan, 2009 – 16:57 | No Comment
Email tune-up

Our friends at Business English Pod have produced this useful little video to help you tune up your email writing.
It contains one or two tips for common errors we see Thai professionals make when …

The telephone game
Friday, 2 Jan, 2009 – 16:45 | No Comment
The telephone game

So here we go. The phone rings and a foreigner is on the line… how well do you think you can answer?
Try this game out and see how you do… The answers are given to …

Useful words for business correspondence
Friday, 2 Jan, 2009 – 16:25 | No Comment
Useful words for business correspondence

If you’re writing an email or letter in English and are stuck for some of the common words used in most correspondence, have a look at this link which contains a useful list of these …

HR Language – talking about salary
Sunday, 28 Dec, 2008 – 6:47 | No Comment
HR Language – talking about salary

With the end of the year approaching and salary reviews happening as we speak, we thought that this resource would be helpful.
The page in HR English looks at a number of easy words that HR …

Think your negotiating vocabulary is up to scratch?… Take this quiz!
Friday, 28 Nov, 2008 – 6:25 | One Comment
Think your negotiating vocabulary is up to scratch?… Take this quiz!

The folks over at English Club have a quiz based on typical vocabulary found in negotiations.
So if you have a major negotiation in English coming up and would like to test your knowledge of the …

Test your English!
Friday, 28 Nov, 2008 – 5:29 | No Comment

If you would like to test your English but don’t want to do a boring writing test, try going here
The test is based on a conversational situation and is a welcome change to what’s usually …

Learn English by video # 1 – Body of Lies
Friday, 28 Nov, 2008 – 5:07 | No Comment
Learn English by video # 1 – Body of Lies

Those of you who may have missed Body of Lies at the cinema will soon be able to catch the movie starring Russell Crowe and Leonardo di Caprio at your nearest video outlet.
But if you …

Report: bad bosses are bad for your health!
Wednesday, 19 Nov, 2008 – 17:46 | No Comment

As if we didn’t already know, bad bosses can be seriously harmful to your health!
This report summarises a study completed by the University of Stockholm tells us exactly how much the stress from working with …