EFFECTIVE ENGLISH TALKS

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LET'S DEBATE!

Anything better than a lesson? A DEBATE! Or rather a "quick fire debate", a quick question and answer session that enhances your language skills. The debate formula is perfect if you want to improve fluency, vocabulary, communication effectiveness and why not ... even grammar. The mini-debate allows you to learn and practice on how to agree, disagree and express your ideas with expressions and words suitable for every occasion.

HOW IT WORKS

  • Before the lesson, students are provided with a set of "debate cards", with ad-hoc words and expressions to be used during the conversation.
  • The teacher then provides each student with the topic of discussion, related to daily or professional life, in the form of short statements.
  • Each student reads his/her statement aloud and within minutes everyone else expresses their opinions, while the teacher conveys the conversation among the students and provides feedback at the end of the lesson.

It is an effective, fast and fun way to learn English, which helps students to feel confident and comfortable when they have to express their opinion on a variety of occasions. The debates are perfect both face-to-face and with distance learning, indeed, nowadays we interact a lot at work through remote video calls!

OUR DEBATE FORMULAS

LET'S DEBATE

An ideal solution if the goal is to learn how to express one’s opinions effectively, support one’s arguments, and participate politely in a debate - while also knowing how to listen to the other side and respond effectively.

  • DURATION: 10 sessions of 1.5 hours each whole lesson focuses on the debate, always conveyed by the teacher throughout the lesson, with a brief final feedback by the teacher with a focus on the terminology used during the debate and on the main mistakes or difficulties that the students may have faced.
  • PARTICIPANTS: 2 to 4 people
  • FORMAT: The entire lesson is centered around debate, always guided by the teacher throughout the session, with a brief final segment focusing on the vocabulary used and the main errors or difficulties the participants may have encountered.
  • LEVEL: from A2/B1

DEBATE + INTERACT

An ideal solution when the focus is on the ability to work as a team, to reach an agreement, and to find an effective and shared solution to a business-related topic.

  • DURATION: 3 sessions of 1.5 to 2 hours each, over 3 weeks
  • PARTICIPANTS: min 4/max 6 people (depending on session length)
  • FORMAT: In the 1st session, the teacher introduces and practices the features of debate and defines the topic for the next session. In the 2nd session, participants discuss, expressing agreement or disagreement, interrupting or initiating conversation, etc. In the 3rd session, participants interact with each other on a new discussion topic, aiming to reach a shared point of view. The teacher’s coordination and supervision are present throughout.
  • LEVEL: from B1
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INTERACTIVE TALKS

Halfway between a course and a workshop, our INTERACTIVE TALKS are themed mini-courses, lasting 6 or 8 hours, divided into 3 or 4 meetings of 2 hours each. All strictly in English, the "passport language" of business!

These courses are perfect for managers and professionals who already have a level of knowledge of the English language around B1; the methodology and structure of each course's formula aims to provide participants with all the useful tools to develop fluency in speaking, competence and accuracy of expression, which are very useful at work, from meetings to customer care.

SOME EXAMPLES OF OUR INTERACTIVE TALKS

EFFECTIVE MEETINGS

Knowing how to interact effectively during a company meeting has become a fundamental requirement in every professional environment, and for every job function, especially if the meeting must be done in English! The course allows you to learn, consolidate and train the necessary skills to actively participate in a meeting, whatever is the subject of the meeting.

  • MODE: distance learning
  • DURATION: 4 meetings of 2 hours each (8 hours total)
  • PARTICIPANTS: min 4, max 8 people
  • LEVEL: around B1

SAMLL TALK AND NETWORKING

A lot of the time daily spent at work is devoted to telephone conversations, video calls or conference calls with multiple users. Theese means of communication are synonymous with immediacy and speed. The future will be increasingly focused on remote contacts and participants will learn to better manage formal and informal communication in the digital world.

  • MODE: distance learning
  • DURATION: 3 meetings of 2 hours each (6 hours total)
  • PARTICIPANTS: min 4, max 8 people
  • LEVEL: around B1

ENGLISH FOR CUSTOMER CARE

More and more often you will virtually meet your client in the digital world instead of face-to-face. Distances are getting shorter, but the skills to interact effectively must be refined! Starting from simulations of real experiences at work, participants will have the opportunity to explore typical Customer Care situations thus acquiring more effective speaking interactive strategies.

  • MODE: distance learning
  • DURATION: 4 meetings of 2 hours each (8 hours total)
  • PARTICIPANTS: min 4, max 8 people
  • LEVEL: around B1