Launch of Teach Yourself Business Language and Culture Series
Afraid of committing international business blunders?
Find it hard understanding your international colleagues?
Want to win more business overseas?
Then teach yourself business languages are the courses for you!
These all-audio business language courses will help you acquire an essential up to date business language. You can use the courses any time anywhere, as a refresher before travelling to that essential meeting or to dip into in the office.
Building relationships, introducing yourself, marketing, selling, project management, negotiating contracts, technology and holding a meeting are the wide range of topics covered in the three all-audio CDs. The audio brings you realistic business conversations, as well as authentic business articles for entrepreneurs. The 128-page supplementary booklet contains a transcript of the audio and a glossary, so you can be sure that you can spell and read the language as well as speak it.
An accompanying culture book contains examples of how business documents are set out as well as tips on etiquette and business culture so you will never be stuck for something to talk about or worry about committing blunders.
Teach yourself business French and teach yourself business Spanish
Publication date September 2007
Teach yourself business Japanese and teach yourself business Mandarin Chinese
Publication date April 2008
About the Author and Contributors
Sarah Carroll has lived and worked internationally. She has worked for global management consultancies and now runs Grow Global and www.languageadvantage.com.
Teach yourself business French
Emmanuel Lainé was born in France and has worked in the UK, in sectors from technology to finance. He is now studying for a PhD at Imperial College, London.
Teach yourself business Spanish
Andrea Loaiza Palacio was born in Colombia. She is a qualified Business Spanish trainer in London and has business experience as a retail manager in South America.
Teach yourself business Japanese
Kiyoko Naish has worked for a US global investment bank in Japan and across the world. She now runs QI Concepts.
Teach yourself business Mandarin Chinese
Qiufu Wang is a corporate language trainer in English and Mandarin and is promoting bi-lateral trade between the UK and China.
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