Networking in English

Networking in English was created to improve the communication skills of individuals seeking to develop their personal and professional networks.  This express course is comprised of seven segments: the basics, vocabulary, socializing, communicating accurately, learning to listen, networking skills, and understanding different cultures. 

The first portion is all about the basics of communication where you will become familiar and comfortable with asking and answering questions, talking about you and your life, establishing effective introductions as well as goodbyes, as well as talking about your company and career.

In the Vocabulary section, you will learn the necessary words and phrases to effectively talk about free time, travel, your hometown and country, food, drink, jobs, work, arts, sports, news, and how to persuade as well as handle controversial topics. 

The Socializing portion revolves around functions and situations.  You will learn how to discuss your likes, dislikes, preferences, accepting or declining an invitations, offers and recommendations, agreeing and disagreeing, opinions, and making requests.  The tutor will simulate situations where you are either at a restaurant, going out for a drink, at a conference, at a meeting, or greeting visitors.

The fourth part of this course is learning how to Communicate Accurately.  In this part, you will become familiar with describing points in time as they practice talking about the past, present, and future. 

The Learning to Listen section of this course is very important for communication.  This course trains you to become great listener through exercises in listening for the general ideas of conversations and listening for specific information in order to build rapport on someone. 

The Networking Skills portion is comprised of the following topics: Active Listening, checking and clarifying, making small talk, and managing a conversation. 

The final part of this course, Understanding Different Cultures, teaches how to network and communicate effectively with individuals from other nations. 

This portion is also important as you may offend someone without you ever knowing it.  This course reviews the following topics: taboo areas, humor, time management, body language signals, and meetings.