


First impressions:
- How to make a good impression.
- How to start a conversation in a friendly and polite way.
- Body language and appearance.
Letters, faxes and memos
- How to identify different kinds of correspondence.
- How to write names ,addresses and endings.
- Layout and style.
- "Golden rules" for writing letters (including faxes & memos).
- Planning a letter (7 steps)
- Think about your reader.
- Find and discuss stylistically mistakes in letters, faxes and memos
- Write your own letters and get feedback from your colleagues.
On the phone
- How to make a phone call to another company if you don't know the person on the other end of the line very well.
- Making requests ,offering to help, asking permission.
- How to take a message.
- Planning and making calls- telephone tips.
Summaries, notes, reports
- Summarizing a conversation , styles of summaries.
- Using notes to write a report
- Planning and editing a report (tips)
- Making notes (tips)
- Punctuation.
Working together
- Getting to know the workplace - how to make a" tour" (role plays)
- Different kinds of companies.
- Company organization (structure).
- Company developments (background, history, experience).
- Working with others (agreeing and disagreeing).
International trade
- Exchanging information (oral and written)
- Making enquiries (role plays)
- Answering enquiries (tips)
- Placing and filling orders (role plays)
Money matters
- Dealing with figures (how to read and write figures)
- Cash flow (tips).
- Changing prices: dealing with invoicing errors
- Letters of credit (tips)
- Chasing payment (role plays).
Dealing with problems
- What seems to be a problem ?
- We all make mistakes - sometimes!
- Complaining and apologizing, delivery and after-sales problems
Visitors and Travellers
- Did you have a good Journey ?
- Hotels and accommodation.
- Local knowledge: You are the expert.
- Eating, socializing and telling stories.
- Organizing a conference.
Marketing
- Marketing a product, market research, promotion and advertising.
- The marketing mix.
- Advertisements and commercials.
- Promoting products and brands.
- Possibility, probability, certainty.
- Marketing your own region.