Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 200 pages
- Published by: Language Success Pr; Second edition October 1, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0972530061
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0972530064
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
- Weighs: 11.2 ounces
Midwest Book Review, March 2006
"Enhanced with the addition of an audio CD, Speak Business Like An American is the ultimate instructive guide to the hundreds of expressions and idioms heard at the workplace daily. Amy Gillett provides the language student wanting to gain fluency in doing business in the American marketplace with consistent, easy to use constructs that are accurate, appropriate, and effective. Speak Business English Like An American is very highly recommended for those new to the business workplace and in need of being able to communicate fluently in standard American English."
Book Description
Speak Business English Like an American is the new book & audio CD set designed to help you succeed on the job - whatever you're doing, wherever you're working. The set is great for self-study, with dozens of helpful exercises to reinforce the material.
American English speakers use many phrases and expressions on the job. If you dont know these expressions, youre left out of the conversation. Youre out of it. This book & CD will help you speak business English like an American - quickly and confidently. Once you have the knack, no one can take it away from you. With this book and CD, your career will benefit for years to come.
Youll learn the idioms & expressions that you hear at work. What do your colleagues and coworkers, your customers or clients really mean? How can you use these expressions too?
Language is always changing and business English changes especially fast. Thats why weve explained the most up-to-date expressions - todays business English. Now youll be able to use these expressions, too. People will marvel at your command of English.
Reader Reviews
Although many of the idioms and expressions Ms. Gillett brings to the page are typical in non-business usage, the huge number of idioms and expressions related to American business English (as opposed to British business English--in some cases they are quite different!) is an asset to any student of this subject. The contents are grouped in chapters by common subject, e.g. Discussing a New Ad Campaign, Motivating A Co-Woker, and Conducting a Performance Review. Learning new idioms and expressions is made simple by an easy-to-read dialog that demonstrates (and can be used with a partner) the usage of each idiom, and then is followed by self- or partnered-checking and review. The accompanying CD clarifies pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation. I highly recommend this text to all--native or non-native speakers of English--who want to fast-track themselves into usage of the American business vernacular. My qualifications to review this book? I teach this subject, among others, at UCSC Extension.
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