This intensive program is aimed at professional and business people who need to improve their communication skills for professional reasons.
Professional people with time constraints, due to work or other commitments, will find this course addresses effectively their objectives to achieve results rapidly.
Program of 70 hours - 2 weeks
8.30 AM Lesson Start
- Briefing/program review 15 min
- Grammar
(theory and oral practice drills) 75 min
10 AM Coffee Break
- Available brief chat with Chamber
of Commerce Staff 15 min
10.15 AM Lesson Reprise
- Listening comprehension 60 min
- Vocabulary and lexis 30 min
- Telephoning (practice) 30 min
12.15 PM Lunch Break
- 3 weekly Business lunches
with the Trainer and a Business Guest
(according to the Course's topics)
1.30 PM Lesson Reprise
- Audio/Video tape/CD-ROM 45 min
- Reading (specific topics) 30 min
- Public speaking (practice) 40 min
- Business writing (practice) 40 min
4.05 PM External Activities
Two weekly meetings with management from local companies held at their sites (with & without the Trainer)
Two weekly excursions with the Trainer for “English in action”, practicing in the field the class training work.
One weekly exercise session with the help of resources such as books, magazines, Internet, manuals and microfilms (at the West Florida Library and Small Business Dept.) and meetings with Staff from the Chamber of Commerce/Small Business Department.
5.25 PM End of Teaching Activity