LMULT2425 - Oral business communication techniques in English

At the end of the course, students should be able to apply the general principles of communication in an English-speaking business environment and in a globalised world and they should at least have reached a B2+/C1 oral level (Common European Framework of Reference) in English.

The course discusses a number of techniques which should be implemented in oral communication activities specific to a company: participation in discussions, chairing meetings, (commercial) negotiations, telephone conversations, PR activities (e.g. trade fairs). The course also deals with oral communication in intercultural situations.