You know the grammar.
Now use it at work.
Phrase banks, interactive exercises, and games for the situations that actually stress you out — emails, meetings, phone calls, and presentations.
Sound familiar?
“I can write it but I can't say it under pressure.”
“Every email takes 30 minutes because I'm terrified of the wrong tone.”
“By the time I think of what to say, the meeting has moved on.”
“I let every call go to voicemail and reply by email instead.”
These are common problems for professionals who already know some English but need faster, clearer language at work.
Start with free practice exercises
Work through 100 questions covering the business English patterns learners use most often in emails, reports, meetings, and professional requests.
Business Email Phrases - Part 1
Open, close, request, and follow up in professional emails with natural fixed phrases.
Practise nowBusiness Email Phrases - Part 2
Use diplomatic language for declining requests, delivering bad news, and adjusting register.
Practise nowBusiness Collocations
Practise common workplace combinations such as make a decision and meet a deadline.
Practise nowPresent Perfect in Business Reporting
Report results, progress, changes, and achievements using the present perfect accurately.
Practise nowModal Verbs for Professional Requests
Choose can, could, would, may, and might to control politeness in workplace requests.
Practise nowWhat situation stresses you most?
Each section has phrase banks, exercises, and interactive games designed for that specific workplace situation.
Email Writing
“Does every email take 30 minutes?”
Write professional emails faster and with the right tone. Openings, closings, requests, complaints, follow-ups.
Meetings
“Do you freeze in meetings?”
Speak up in meetings, disagree diplomatically, and interrupt without being rude. Phrases for every situation.
Phone & Video Calls
“Do you let calls go to voicemail?”
Handle calls confidently — without body language cues. Opening, clarifying, transferring, closing.
Presentations
“Does presenting in English terrify you?”
Structure your talk, introduce data, handle Q&A. Signposting language that keeps your audience with you.
Negotiations
“Do you give in too easily?”
Make offers, counter-offers, and compromises. Sound firm without burning bridges.
Small Talk
“Do you eat lunch alone?”
Chat by the coffee machine, join conversations, and build professional relationships in English.
Business English games
Interactive games that make you feel the pressure of real workplace communication — without the consequences of getting it wrong.
The Subtext
Your manager writes "I have a few thoughts" — what do they ACTUALLY mean? Decode corporate doublespeak.
Tone Thermometer
Drag a slider to find the perfect tone — from hostile to doormat. Where's the professional sweet spot?
Meeting Survivor
A meeting is going off the rails. Interject at the right moment with the right phrase — or get voted out.
What you get
Phrase Banks
Ready-to-use phrases for every work situation, organised by function and ranked by formality.
Interactive Exercises
Gap-fill, transformation, and scenario exercises with instant feedback. Practice until the phrases stick.
Business Games
Decode corporate doublespeak, calibrate your tone, survive chaotic meetings — games that teach real skills.
Track Progress
See how many phrases you've mastered, exercises completed, and situations you're ready for.
What business English practice should focus on
Register
The same message can sound too direct, too vague, or appropriately professional. Practice should help you choose the right level of formality for the relationship.
Collocations
Business English depends on natural word partnerships: meet a deadline, raise a concern, reach an agreement. These combinations make your English sound more fluent.
Reusable phrases
Professional communication is full of repeatable patterns. Learning reliable phrases makes emails, meetings, and presentations faster and less stressful.
Private lessons with Charlie
Want direct help with business English?
If meetings, presentations, interviews, or emails still feel stressful, I also teach one-to-one classes with personalised feedback, targeted speaking practice, and clear homework between lessons.
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Pick the situation that stresses you most. We'll handle the rest.