English for Finance and Accountancy

The course embraces the following - and more as required:

• a quick review of the main grammar forms
• social etiquette - greetings, small talk, entertaining and being entertained including do's and taboos around the world
• funding the business
• financial management
• financial analysis
• standards and compliances
• taxation and valuation
• describing trends
• predicting and forecasting
• presenting reviews - stating cause and effect
• principles of effective presentations
• describing visuals - graphs and charts
• writing reports and recommendations
• writing effective e-mail
• writing dunning letters in English
• principles of effective telephoning
• 1,2,3 of polite telephoning
• principles of effective meetings and negotiations
• role-plays- mini-meetings using authenitc case studies
• insigt into the intercultural differences when dealing with global business partners and colleagues
• concepts of time, contracts and payment attitudes around the world