Guided Study
Financial English
Overview
From refining financial terminology to delivering compelling presentations, this course equips you with essential skills for confident communication in professional financial contexts. Strengthen your ability to analyze, articulate, and present ideas with precision. With guided support and practical exercises, you’ll gain the confidence to excel in meetings, negotiations, and client interactions, ensuring your language resonates and inspires in every financial setting.
What You’ll Learn
- Mastering the art of professional self-introduction to establish credibility and confidence.
- Navigating telephone communication with clarity and professionalism in English.
- Facilitating and participating in meetings effectively across diverse cultures.
- Crafting precise and professional emails to ensure impactful communication.
- Constructing persuasive arguments and delivering compelling presentations in English.
- Developing specialized vocabulary to describe figures and financial concepts.
- Understanding taxation language for accurate and confident discussions.
- Writing clear and effective reports and proposals tailored to professional audiences.
- Managing projects and negotiations with strategic communication techniques.
- Refining business grammar for flawless and professional correspondence.
- Delivering a final presentation to demonstrate your mastery of communication skills in a financial context.
Untits
Introducing Yourself and Your Company
Learn how to introduce yourself and your company professionally in English. This unit focuses on crafting concise, confident, and engaging self-presentations tailored to business contexts. Build rapport quickly and make lasting impressions in meetings, networking events, or client interactions.
Telephoning in English
Master the art of effective phone communication in English. This unit covers essential phrases, etiquette, and techniques for professional telephone conversations, including leaving messages, handling inquiries, and managing conference calls.
Meetings in English
Enhance your ability to participate in and lead meetings. This unit focuses on key phrases, structures, and strategies to articulate ideas clearly, make contributions effectively, and manage discussions confidently in English.
Meetings Across Cultures
Explore the dynamics of multicultural meetings and learn how to adapt your communication style. This unit covers cultural awareness, effective listening, and strategies for fostering understanding and collaboration in diverse professional environments.
Emailing in English
Develop the skills to write professional and impactful emails. This unit focuses on structuring messages, maintaining appropriate tone, and crafting clear, concise communication for various business scenarios, from inquiries to formal reports.
Presenting a Convincing Argument
Learn to construct and deliver persuasive arguments in English. This unit focuses on organizing your thoughts, using compelling evidence, and engaging your audience to present ideas convincingly.
Presenting in English
Develop confidence and clarity in delivering presentations. This unit covers structuring your presentation, using visual aids effectively, and refining vocal delivery and body language to leave a lasting impression.
Vocabulary to Present and Describe Figures
Expand your vocabulary for discussing numbers, trends, and statistics. This unit equips you with precise language to describe figures clearly and effectively in professional settings.
Vocabulary regarding Financial Idioms
Master common financial idioms to enhance your fluency and professionalism. This unit focuses on incorporating natural expressions into your communication to sound more authentic and persuasive.
Taxation
Understand the terminology and concepts related to taxation. This unit provides the language skills to discuss tax policies, compliance, and strategies with accuracy and confidence.
Writing Reports and Proposals
Learn to write clear, structured, and persuasive reports and proposals. This unit focuses on effective formatting, appropriate tone, and delivering key messages tailored to your audience.
Managing Projects
Master the language of project management in English. This unit covers planning, resource allocation, and communication strategies to ensure successful collaboration and execution of projects.
Negotiating
Develop essential negotiation skills for professional contexts. This unit teaches key phrases, tactics, and strategies to navigate negotiations effectively and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
Business Grammar
Refine your grammar skills to ensure error-free communication. This unit focuses on common challenges in business English, helping you write and speak with accuracy and professionalism.
Presentation Assignment and End of Course Test
Deliver a final presentation and complete the course assessment. This unit tests your mastery of the skills learned, allowing you to showcase your progress and earn your course certificate.
Summary
This comprehensive guided study program is designed to enhance your English communication skills in a financial context through a blend of self-study and trainer-led sessions. Spanning 15 units, the course covers essential topics such as professional introductions, telephoning, meetings, email communication, presentations, financial idioms, and advanced vocabulary for describing figures and taxation. Specialized units focus on writing reports, project management, and negotiation skills, ensuring you are equipped to handle diverse professional scenarios.
In addition to the self-paced study, you’ll engage in three personalized trainer sessions: after Units 1–5, Units 6–10, and a final session to deliver a presentation. These sessions provide targeted feedback and practical guidance to reinforce learning.
The course culminates with a presentation assignment and an end-of-course test, showcasing your mastery of the skills. Upon successful completion of all units and sessions, you’ll earn a certificate, proving your competence in financial English communication.