 Business syllabus: Writing & speaking

 Hyperlinked resources
 Some lesson plans are available.

Writing
Intro to 1. Formal vs. informal writing
professional a. Formal writing sample
writing b. Informal writing sample

2. Writing paragraphs
3. Writing an essay (i.e., multi-paragraph text such as a report/proposal)
4. Linkers: Cause-effect & purpose
5. Linkers: Comparison & contrast
6. Linkers: Addition, illustration by examples & summarizing
7. Punctuation: Commas
8. Punctuation: Semi colon, colon, slash, dash & quotation marks

Starting a career 9. CV
10. Cover letter /email
11. Four types of business writing & email etiquette (LinkedIn article)
and also email etiquette by the British Council
12. Job interview invitation
Applicant: What do you expect in this invitation?
Employer: How to write the invitation?
confirm
reschedule
cancel

13. Job offer

Applicant: What do you expect in a job offer?
Employer: How to write a job offer?
accept
reject the offer

Transactional 14. An email request

writing 15. Request (time off)
(everyday 16. Ask for a raise
communication) 17. A complaint
18. A reply to a complaint
19. Describe an incident
20. A reprimand
21. Termination emails
Instructional 22. Giving instructions via email
writing 23. Memo

Informational 24. Conference bios & brochures

writing 25. Informational writing: Meeting agenda & minutes vs. reports
26. Reports (activities other than meetings): A report on working abroad
27. Describing charts
28. Comparing charts
29. Describing a table
30. Summary of a line graph
31. Newsletters
a. Customer
b. Employee
c. Company

Persuasive 32. Sales emails

writing 33. Proposals

Speaking (Resources: British Council’s business English & business Eng. Pod website)
Basics 1. Interview details
2. An interview
3. Interview mistakes
4. Negotiating the terms of your contract
5. Phone etiquette (Samples)
6. (Non)verbal communication: PPTs skills (telegraphic writing on slides,
transitions etc, speaking, body language)

Workplace 7. Managing conflict

communication 8. Work burnout
9. Networking with customers
10. Conference opening presentation
11. Virtual teams: Video conference meetings
Persuasive 12. Pitching an idea
speaking: 13. Negotiation (prices & terms of a deal)
(techniques & 14. Agree & disagree
vocab) 15. Cohesive argument
16. Argue for/against a position