Whether you have English training at your establishments or private training out of the job, you perhaps know that to actually improve your business English you need to take accountability and control of your learning. Simply sitting passively in a training session once a week isn’t sufficient.
The good thing is that according to a popular study into language learning, everyone is born an autonomous learner. It is in human nature to be proactive, explore, and respond to their environment.
Humans naturally, take charge of their learning by setting themselves goals and they are driven by their own motivations and needs. This may be getting a promotion at work, being able to participate strongly in a meeting, working confidently on an international assignment, or giving a successful presentation. To assist you to learn autonomously, knowing good ways you can improve your business English independently is vital. Here in this blog, Ms Sonu Goel, Founder and Director of Café Converse which is Delhi’s top Institute for learning Business English shares some tried and tested methods to improve your Business English all by yourself.
Give Yourself Learning Targets
Setting yourself targets is motivating in anything you do and a brilliant way to understand your own learning process. These targets can be daily, weekly, and monthly and ones, which are gettable and realistic. Try to pay attention on SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-oriented). Your targets could be as simple as “I will learn and write 10 new business phrases I can use in business meetings”. Once you have set yourself a target you can assess yourself using simple online tools. You can also download apps on your phone in an attempt to review and assess progress while on the move.
Watch and Listen
Try to have a little time each day to watch or listen to business-related resources online or on television. This could be news, podcasts, or visuals. The more you watch and listen to business English, the better you will train this skill and the simpler it will get when you have an actual situation at work. The internet is full of resources but to get started TED Talks always present interesting speakers, The Business Daily from the BBC site has plenty of videos and audio reports. These are some of the best methods to start learning.
Immersion
Place yourself in real-life scenarios where you need to use business English. Take every chance to speak to your international business colleagues. Rather than writing an email, go ahead and pick up your phone. Try to participate in meetings, events, seminars, and projects where you have the opportunity to speak and practice. Communicate and socialize with English speakers whom you know at work or out of work, this could be like going for a coffee, or lunch.
Writing Practice
Begin by downloading Grammarly. This is a free tool through which you can check all daily emails, presentations, and documents in an attempt to avoid grammatical errors and punctuation errors. You can also maintain a diary of your day or about your learning experience, which will provide you some extra writing practice and is a top strategy for self-reflection. By doing so you can train yourself at the end of each day to write notes on reflections, insights, and ideas. You can do this to practice writing notes in English to help with your several meetings, but also to make sure you have a reflection time and can focus on what is vital to your project.
Reading Business Related Articles
Reading consistently improves all aspects of a language, including vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and writing. The more you read the better input the brain gets about how the language acts. Context assists you figure out meaning and repetition of vocabulary assists you remember the words. If you do not wish to read long articles or blogs you can always use Twitter for Facebook and subscribe to news or anything of your interest to get your 10 minutes of reading practice each day. Café Converse’s blog is a great place to begin so bookmark it and also there are lots of online magazines and newspapers which are free to access.
All the above-mentioned tips are helpful. However, the most important aspect is you need to do it daily. Only then you will be able to master the skills.
Ms Sonu Goel is a professionally acclaimed certified ESL trainer from the British Council having 15 years of strong background for teaching the English language in both online and physical classes. She is dedicated to teaching of English in an interactive and practical way, whereby learners feel enriched with knowledge and experience the language hands-on. She uses creative ideas and aids to let the learning happen as organically and efficiently as possible. Ms Goel has travelled to various European countries and experienced an array of cultures and linguistic skills for the English language.
To learn more about Sonu Goel please visit : https://cafeconverse.com/best-english-tutor-coach-teacher-sonu-goel.html
