Business English

Accounting and Bookkeeping
1. Accounting
2. Accounting, Careers in
3. Accounting, Fields of
4. Aircraft, Military
5. Audit
6. Bookkeeping I
7. Bookkeeping II
8. Financial Reports
9. Spreadsheet

 
 

Biographies
10. Branson, Richard
11. Ghetto Tour

 
 

Business in General
12. 80-20 Rule, The
13. 80-20 Rule at Work, The
14. Aerospace Company Advertisement
15. Brick-and-Mortar Shops
16. Business Discussions
17. Distractions
18. Employers, The Largest
19. iPhone, The
20. Kaizen
21. Nokia
22. McDonald’s
23. Mentorship, 1
24. Mentorship, 2
25. Parkinson’s Law, one
26. Politics and Passion
27. SMEs in the Global Marketplace
28. Store Closures
29. Type-A and Type-B People
30. Yacht Tax
31. YouTube Millionaire

 
 

Business Strategies
32. All-American Boy
33. Branson, Richard
34. Employee Performance Rating
35. Brainstorming
36. Frugal Living of the Rich
37. Handouts
38. Laziness
39. Meetings, Face-to-Face
40. Mindstorming
41. Training, Company
42. Sitting versus Standing
43. Specialization
44. Suggestion Box, The
45. Website, Company
46. Widow Boss, I
47. Widow Boss, II
48. YouTube Millionaire

 
 

Commerce, Trade
49. Brick-and-Mortar Shops
50. Comparative Advantage
51. Medical Tourism
52. Outsourcing Elderly Care
53. Pricing for Goods
54. Pricing for Services
55. Shopping Malls
56. Store Closures
57. Website, Company

 
 

Communication
58. Beauty and Success
59. Body Language, One
60. Body Language, Two
61. Body Language, Three
62. Body Language Faux Pas
63. Body Language, First Impressions
64. Body Language, Lying
65. Case Studies of Business English
66. Communication Equals Wealth
67. English Speakers, The Worst
68. First Impressions
69. Handouts
70. International Bank, The
71. Job Interview Questions
72. Meetings, Face-to-Face
73. Public Speaking; Bill Clinton
74. Presentations
75. Salary Negotiation in Interviev
76. Short Messaging Services (SMS)
77. Speaking for Money, Two
78. Speaking Internationally
79. Website, Company
80. White Magic

 
 

Companies
81. Nokia

 
 

Company Culture
82. Beautiful Women and Hiring
83. Brainstorming
84. Meetings, Face-to-Face
85. Nokia
86. Politics and Passion
87. Singlism

 

 

Creativity and Innovation
88. Brainstorming
89. Creativity
90. Dreams that Inspired Books
91. Dreams Leading to Discoveries
92. Dreams in Science
93. iPhone, The
94. Mindstorming
95. Short Messaging Services (SMS)
96. Suggestion Box, The

 
 

Economics
97. 62 Rich Versus 3.5 Billion
98. 80-20 Rule, The
99. Aerospace Company Advertisement
100. Banks
101. Brick-and-Mortar Shops
102. Bubble, Real Estate
103. Comparative Advantage
104. Employers, The Largest
105. Dr. Deming
106. Dreams (shorter)
107. Dreams
108. English Teacher, The
109. Friedman, Milton
110. Hayek, Friedrich August von
111. iPhone, The
112. Keynes, John Maynard
113. Luddites, The
114. Rich, 5 Ways to Become
115. Singapore’s Founder
116. SMEs in the Global Marketplace
117. Unions, Labor

 
 

Education and Training
118. 10,000 Hours
119. All-American Boy
120. Brainstorming
121. Branson, Richard
122. Company Training
123. Creativity
124. Extracurricular Activities
125. Handouts
126. Harvard University Goals
127. Jack of all Trades, A
128. Job Interviews, Chicago
129. Mentors
130. Mentorship, 1
131. Mentorship, 2
132. One Hour a Day
133. One Hour Every Day
134. One Hour Per Day
135. Specialization
136. Training, Company
137. University Dropouts
138. University Majors, Highest Paying
139. Winning Edge, The

 
 
Engineering

140. Aircraft, Military
141. iPhone, The
142. Power Plant, The
143. Short Messaging Services (SMS)

 
 
Entrepreneurship, Enterprises

144. 62 Billion Dollars
145. Bill Gates
146. Branson, Richard
147. Domino’s Pizza
148. Dropouts, School
149. English Teacher, The
150. Family Entertainment
151. Federal Express’s Beginning
152. Ghetto Tour
153. Google, The History of
154. Hobbies into Websites, one
155. Hobbies into Websites, two
156. Leader, The Myth of
157. McDonald’s
158. Millionaires, Who are the
159. Pricing for Services
160. Ready, Fire, Aim
161. Rich, 5 Ways to Become
162. Richest Americans

 
 
Government and Politics

163. Corruption Perception Index, The
164. e-Government
165. Friedman, Milton
166. Hayek, Friedrich August von
167. Keynes, John Maynard
168. Unions, Labor
169. Parkinson’s Law, one
170. Transparency
171. Yacht Tax

 
 
Health and Medicine

172. Vitamins, History of

 
 
International Business

173. Aircraft, Military
174. Comparative Advantage
175. SMEs in the Global Marketplace

 
 
Internet

176. Brick-and-Mortar Shops
177. Digital Nomads
178. e-Government
179. Google, The History of
180. Google, one
181. Google, two
182. iPhone, The
183. Hackers
184. Website, Company
185. Store Closures
186. YouTube Millionaire

 
 

Investments

187. Bubble, Real Estate

 
 

Job Interviews

188. Affirmative Action
189. Beautiful Women and Hiring
190. Job Interviews, Chicago
191. Top Ten Job Interview Questions
192. Twelve Interviewing Tips
193. Common Interview Questions
194. End of Interview
195. Photos on CVs
196. Salary Negotiation in Interviev
197. What NOT to Ask in the First Round

 
 
Management and Leadership

198. Beauty and Success
199. Introverted vs Extroverted CEO
200. Leaders, The Myth of
201. Widow, The (easier)
202. Widow, The

 
 
Marketing and Sales

203. Advertising Text
204. Advertising Discussions
205. Best, I’m the, 1
206. Best, I’m the
207. Body Language Faux Pas
208. Body Language, Two
209. Department Store, The
210. FREE part one, Freebies
211. FREE part two, Goodies
212. FREE part three, Lagniappe
213. Handouts
214. Hotel Stars
215. McDonald’s
216. Pricing for Goods
217. Pricing for Services
218. Reciprocation
219. Shoe Market
220. SMEs in the Global Marketplace
221. Website, Company
222. White Magic

 
 
Migration

223. Child Farm Laborers
224. Child Farm Workers
225. Digital Nomads
226. Immigrant Story
227. Millionaire Refugees
228. Rich Visas

 
 
Money

229. Beauty and Success
230. Bubble, Real Estate
231. Health versus Wealth
232. Mike Tyson
233. Parkinson’s Law II, Money
234. Parkinson’s Law III, Athletes
235. Richest Americans
236. Salary Negotiation in Interviev

 
 
Psychology

237. Beauty and Success
238. Best, I’m the
239. Body Language Faux Pas
240. Businessman, The
241. Cadillac, A New
242. Creativity
243. Criminals and Geniuses
244. Dreams that Inspired Books
245. Dreams Leading to Discoveries
246. Dreams in Science
247. Health versus Wealth
248. First Impressions
249. Inertia and the Status Quo
250. McDonald’s
251. Parkinson’s Law, I
252. Parkinson’s Law II, Money
253. Parkinson’s Law III, Athletes
254. Reciprocation
255. Swimmer, Long-Distance, The
256. Type-A and Type-B People
257. Visualization

 
 
Quality

258. All-American Boy
259. Company Training
260. Creativity
261. Dr. Deming
262. Jack of all Trades, A
263. Kaizen
264. Employee Performance Rating
265. Mindstorming
266. Premium Fees
267. Specialization
268. Suggestion Box, The
269. Training, Company
270. Winning Edge, The

 
 
Real Estate

271. Bubble, Real Estate
272. Richest Americans
273. Vancouver, Canada

 
 
Relationships, Deals

274. Beautiful Women and Hiring
275. Beauty and Success
276. Body Language, One
277. Body Language, Two
278. Body Language Faux Pas
279. First Impressions
280. Likeability
281. Photos on CVs
282. Salary Negotiation in Interviev
283. SMEs in the Global Marketplace
284. Type-A and Type-B People
285. Wallets, Lost

 
 
Science

286. Vitamins, History of

 
 
Self-Improvement

287. Beauty and Success
288. Best, I’m the, 1
289. Best, I’m the
290. 80-20 Rule, The
291. 80-20 Rule at Work, The
292. All-American Boy
293. Books and Money
294. Company Training
295. Comparative Advantage
296. Creativity
297. Criticism and Feedback
298. Distractions
299. Dr. Deming
300. Frugal Living of the Rich
301. Ghetto Tour
302. Goals, Harvard
303. Immigrant Story
304. Jack of all Trades, A
305. Kaizen
306. Laziness
307. List of Tasks
308. Mentors
309. Mentorship, 1
310. Mentorship, 2
311. Mindstorming
312. One Hour a Day
313. One Hour Every Day
314. One Hour Per Day
315. Pretend you are the BEST
316. Reading and Success
317. Ready, Fire, Aim
318. Reciprocation
319. Rich, 5 Ways to Become
320. Salary Negotiation in Interviev
321. Specialization
322. Swimmer, Long-Distance, The
323. Swiss School, The
324. Visualization
325. Vocabulary and Success
326. White Magic
327. Winning Edge, The

 
 
Skills, Abilities

328. Artificial Intelligence
329. All-American Boy
330. Boost Your Income, 1
331. Boost Your Income, 2
332. Boost Your Income, 3
333. Can You Do These Business Skills?
334. Company Training
335. Criticism and Feedback
336. Criminals and Geniuses
337. Jack of all Trades, A
338. Nuclear Power Plant, The
339. One Hour Per Day
340. Specialization
341. Winning Edge, The

 
 
Society

342. Affirmative Action
343. Beautiful Women and Hiring
344. Beauty and Success
345. Child Farm Laborers
346. Child Farm Workers
347. Frugal Living of the Rich
348. Immigrant Story
349. Inertia and the Status Quo
350. Job Interviews, Chicago
351. Parkinson’s Law II, Money
352. Parkinson’s Law III, Athletes
353. Photos on CVs
354. Richest Americans
355. Type-A and Type-B People

 
 
Stories

356. Businessman, The
357. Health versus Wealth
358. Nuclear Power Plant
359. Swimmer, Long-Distance, The
360. Widow Manager

 
 
Success Secrets

361. 80-20 Rule, The
362. 80-20 Rule at Work, The
363. All-American Boy
364. Beauty and Success
365. Best, I’m the
366. Best, I’m the, 1
367. Body Language Faux Pas
368. Books and Money
369. Boost Your Income, 1
370. Boost Your Income, 2
371. Boost Your Income, 3
372. Brainstorming
373. Company Training
374. Comparative Advantage
375. Creativity
376. Criticism and Feedback
377. Distractions
378. Dr. Deming
379. Dreams that Inspired Books
380. Dreams Leading to Discoveries
381. Dreams in Science
382. Frugal Living of the Rich
383. Ghetto Tour
384. Harvard Graduates
385. Jack of all Trades, A
386. Kaizen
387. Laziness
388. List of Tasks
389. Mentors
390. Mentorship, 2
391. Mindstorming
392. Millionaires, Who are the
393. One Hour Per Day
394. Parkinson’s Law, I
395. Parkinson’s Law, II, Money
396. Parkinson’s Law III, Athletes
397. Politics and Passion
398. Reading and Success
399. Ready, Fire, Aim
400. Rich, 5 Ways to Become
401. Reciprocation
402. Salary Negotiation in Interviev
403. Secret Passwords
404. Speaking for Money
405. Specialization
406. Steve Jobs’ Secrets
407. Suggestion Box, The
408. Swimmer, Long-Distance, The
409. Training, Company
410. University Majors, Highest Paying
411. Visualization
412. White Magic
413. Winning Edge, The
414. YouTube Millionaire

 
 
Taxes

415. Taxation
416. Kinds of Taxes
417. Taxes on Transactions
418. Yacht Tax

 
 
Technology and Industry

419. Aircraft, Military
420. Artificial Intelligence
421. Face to Face
422. Google, The History of
423. iPhone, The
424. Luddites, The
425. Short Messaging Services (SMS)
426. Skype, part II

 
 
Time Management

427. 80-20 Rule, The
428. 80-20 Rule at Work, The
429. Laziness
430. List of Tasks
431. Parkinson’s Law, one
432. Specialization

 
 
Work, Career, Jobs

433. 80-20 Rule, The
434. 80-20 Rule at Work, The
435. Affirmative Action
436. All-American Boy
437. Artificial Intelligence
438. Automation and Employment
439. Beautiful Women and Hiring
440. Beauty and Success
441. Best, I’m the, 1
442. Boost Your Income, 1
443. Boost Your Income, 2
444. Boost Your Income, 3
445. Child Farm Laborers
446. Child Farm Workers
447. Distractions
448. Employee Performance Rating
449. Job Interviews, Chicago
450. English Teaching, part I
451. English Teaching, part II
452. Jack of all Trades, A
453. Laziness
454. Mentors
455. Mentorship, 1
456. Mentorship, 2
457. Nuclear Power Plant, The
458. Nurse, The
459. Parkinson’s Law, one
460. Politics and Passion
461. Premium Fees
462. Richest Americans
463. Salary Negotiation in Interviev
464. Sitting versus Moving
465. Specialization
466. Training, Company
467. Type-A and Type-B People
468. Unions, Labor
469. University Majors, Highest Paying
470. Work Day, one
471. Work Day, two
472. Work Day, three
473. YouTube Millionaire

Throughout history nations have engaged in distant trade. For the most part however, these were limited to precious goods and luxury items.

That began to change during the Industrial Revolution, which saw large scale movements of raw material, industrial goods, and people.

Today business activities span the globe. Advances in technology make it faster and cheaper for goods and people to move anywhere.

Telephones, faxes, e-mail, and snail-mail have all facilitated commercial transactions.

In the midst of all this, English has emerged as the linguistic top dog.

Proficiency of English can open many doors in the global marketplace; lack of it can shut just as many.

This was the case with Oscar, a real-estate agent. His clients purchase residential dwellings in rural areas. In recent decades, more of them have come from abroad.

And so Oscar took on an interpreter to help him deal with foreign prospects. But this proved rather cumbersome, especially when going over the legal and financial fine print.

Then just as she began to know her way around, she left (and became an agent herself).

Her replacement was well versed in real estate, but had forgotten most of her high school English.

Oscar then took it upon himself to master the language. He took one-to-one lessons at a language centre with a local instructors.

When his English improved, he had private tutoring with a Canadian.

Oscar also began going over the contracts and statutes written in English for foreign buyers. His assistant did likewise.

Gradually both became more adept in dealing in English. Word got out, and soon the trickle of foreign clients grew into a torrent.

For more case studies, see CASE STUDIES.

 
1. In ancient times, international trade was not important. Yes or no?

2. Give examples of modern, global commerce.

3. Did knowledge of English affect Oscar’s business?

A. Is English necessary in your profession?

B. How could your company or organization improve itself?