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How to Expand and Improve Your Business Vocabulary

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For many people, communication is an important part of their daily work and professional career. Do you do any of these tasks?

  • Write memos and e-mails to your coworkers or your boss
  • Create to-do lists and instructions
  • Document policies and procedures
  • Develop written or oral presentations
  • Write letters or create brochures that go to outside clients

If so, then communication is an important part of your job, and you’ll benefit from an expanded and comprehensive vocabulary. Learning how to spell, pronounce, and correctly use powerful vocabulary words in context will bring your work to the attention of your managers, and help you get ahead in your career.

The more words you know, the better able you’ll be to communicate and participate in discussions on a wide range of topics. You can also focus on words and terms that are specific to your profession, or in the field in which you’d like to work. We’ve found some resources to help you improve your business vocabulary, whether general or field-specific. You can also check with your local city business organizations (in the United States, the Rotary Club and the group SCORE can link you with business-related development) or community colleges for career development help.

Books

Banking English (Julie Pratten). An exercise book and reference guide that lists over 700 words and phrases used in the field of finance, banking, and international trade.

High Season: English for the Hotel and Tourist Industry (Michael Duckworth). Developed with the help of major hotel and tour operators, this resource teaches key vocabulary words and common expressions, and tests the reader with reading, writing, and listening exercises.

Multimedia

English in the Workplace (Brown and Lucas). The DVD provided with the book gives excellent examples of natural spoken English in a workplace setting, and provides a valuable resource for practice in pronunciation and using words in context.

Business English (Guffey and Seefer). A complete set of business English lessons, exercises, and answer keys, along with access to both student and teacher-oriented web sites that provide additional interactive instruction.

Websites

BBC Learning English. A site with general and specific information about business English, with short quiz sections and on-line discussion forums.

English Club. A free site with various English language resources, including target vocabulary lists for a variety of fields.

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