Conflict in Ukraine
Learn more about the conflict between Russia and the Ukraine. We provide you with new vocabulary and interesting idioms.
Business Englisch
Labour shortage – Workers needed!
The current pandemic does not only bring global health issues but also has a negative effect on the economy – die Wirtschaft. Another shift is becoming visible now. In the wake – inmitten – of the pandemic many industries experience a labour shortage – der Arbeitskräftemangel. This has far reaching consequences like supply chain disruptions …
Going public
Going public means that a private company becomes publicly-traded – börsennotiert – and owned – staatlich. This is also called a stock launch oder initial public offering (ipo) – der Börsengang. Shares – die Aktien – of a company are sold to institutional and individual investors. This is a way of companies to expand – …
Job Interview
You applied – sich bewerben – for a new job and they invited you to come in for an interview – das Bewerbungsgespräch. In a short English course we will help you be prepared for all eventualities – Möglichkeiten. Now it is important to make a good first impression – erster Eindruck – and to …
Advertising strategy
This week´s business English blog post deals with advertising strategies – this is a step by step plan to reach customers – der Kunde – and convince –jdn überzeugen – them to buy specific products. A well-planned strategy might help a company to sell more products than their competitors – der Konkurrent. But, its important …
Performance Review
A performance review – das Mitarbeitergespräch – is a conversation between an employee and a manager to evaluate – beurteilen – the work performance. By offering feedback and setting goals the employee has the opportunity to improve – sich verbessern. And by identifying the strengths – die Stärken – and weaknesses – die Schwächen – …
Let´s vote
Every week we provide you with a new topic and with it useful vocabulary and idioms. This week it is time to vote – wählen! The German federal election – die Bundestagswahl – is coming up on Sunday, September 26th and we have a few interesting facts for you. A quick history on votes Elections …
Small Talk
Learn new english vocabularies and idioms about a new business related topic every week. Small Talk is crucial – ausschlaggebend – for your success in business. It is light, informal conversation and is commonly used when you are talking to someone you dont know that well. Or during networking events organised by your company. The …
Lets negotiate!
Negotiation – Every week our business English blog brings you a new and interesting topic with useful vocabulary and idioms. This week its all about how to negotiate – verhandeln – and the five styles. A negotation is a dialogue between two ore more parties in order to agree – übereinstimmen – on matters of …
Social Media – English Crashcourse
Every week we present you with an interesting topic, useful English vocabulary and idioms. This week our blog is all about social media. The sector – die Branche – is relatively new but has rapidly grown over the last few years. And with that also came a new job, namely the social media expert. This …