Business English Practice

Do you think it is possible to write a book in 20 minutes or less? In the following article, technological writer David J. Hill says that Philip M. Parker, a marketing professor, has written a library of books in the amount of time it takes you to walk to the corner store and back. After

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Questions for Research

I often use interviewing and surveying with subject matter experts or potential clients to gather information when doing writing research. Data and opinions help me make a good case when I am trying to be persuasive or come to a decision and then write about it. That really is the point of doing writing research

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Common Misspellings in English

There are many common misspellings in English that creep up throughout your writing. It happens whenever you are writing fast, or when you think you know how to spell something and MS Word doesn’t fix your mistake. The thing is, these common misspellings in English are nothing to be embarrassed about. That is why we

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Business Topic Listening Lesson: Auto Sales

How good are you with numbers in English? Non-native speakers often have trouble understanding and saying large numbers. In today’s Business Topic listening lesson, we review a report that appeared in The Globe and Mail on auto sales in Canada. Listen to the listening lesson without reading the text. Write down as many numbers as

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Writing Outline

Some people think it is busywork to create a writing outline. They think that they can wing their actual writing. Watch the video on creating a good writing outline to learn more, then scroll below the video to read the transcript.   For short documents, such as informal reports, they may be right. However, for

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Why Learn English

English as we all know is the language of global business communication. But it can also be very helpful If you are interested in immigrating to Canada. The following article describes the changes in Canada’s immigration policy. “The points system used to decide who can immigrate to Canada is getting a makeover. The new judging

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