Once you step into the workplace, you’ll find the way you converse changes compared to when you’re with your friends and family. Besides your language being more formal and technical, you’re also most likely to speak and write in English.

Even if you can communicate well in English with your friends and family, there are benefits to enhancing your Business English; and here are the reasons why”

It’s the global language of business and finance

Due to the steady development of technology, it’s become easier for people around the world to communicate with each other. This leads to businesses seamlessly interacting with partners and customers worldwide with English as the common language. This is why English is the language of business and finance, as well as other related fields such as science and technology. 

You can make better reports and presentations

Aside from having a  conversation with colleagues, English is also used in creating business reports, presentations, and even in writing emails and announcements. Whether it’s internal communication for your office or for external communication to customers or clients, you can convey your message better if you practice your Business English. You’ll also be able to understand and appropriately use some jargon in the workplace!

You can confidently communicate with foreign clients and business partners 

Closing deals with clients require their full understanding of the agreement they will sign into. You can confidently communicate your proposals to clients and business partners, which will entice them to work with you or avail of your products and services. 

Sources:

Global Business Speaks English by Tsedal Neely via  https://hbr.org/2012/05/global-business-speaks-english

English – The Language of Global Business? By  Dorie Clark via https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorieclark/2012/10/26/english-the-language-of-global-business/#42574510b57e