Sound confident and natural in negotiations, meetings, and management conversations using real Business English idioms
In international business, what you say matters – but how you say it matters even more.
What you’ll learn
- Use common business idioms related to negotiation, leadership, and people management.
- Communicate more effectively when negotiating, persuading, or reaching compromise.
- Sound more confident and natural when leading meetings or expressing opinions.
- Understand idiomatic language used by managers, team leaders, and colleagues.
- Apply idioms appropriately in meetings, discussions, and everyday workplace situations.
- Recognise the tone and intent behind idioms used in professional conversations.
- Avoid common errors and misuse of idioms in business communication.
Course Content
- Introduction –> 1 lecture • 4min.
- Taking Initiative and Leadership –> 11 lectures • 11min.
- Negotiation and Strategy –> 11 lectures • 11min.
- Decision Making and Problem Solving –> 11 lectures • 10min.
- Management and Organization –> 11 lectures • 11min.
- Office Politics and Responsibility –> 11 lectures • 10min.
- Change and Risk –> 11 lectures • 10min.
- Communication and Confidentiality –> 11 lectures • 9min.
- Financial Pressure and Efficiency –> 11 lectures • 9min.
- Conflict and Resolution –> 11 lectures • 10min.
- Vision and Outlook –> 11 lectures • 11min.
Requirements
In international business, what you say matters – but how you say it matters even more.
In meetings, negotiations, and management conversations, native speakers regularly use idioms to persuade, compromise, push back, and lead discussions. If you don’t understand them – or don’t feel confident using them – it’s easy to miss nuance or sound less natural than you really are.
This course is designed to help you understand and use essential Business English idioms commonly heard in negotiation, leadership, and management contexts.
You’ll learn idioms as they are actually used in real workplace situations, not as isolated vocabulary items. Each idiom is clearly explained, placed in context, and practised through realistic examples so you can start using it naturally in your own professional communication.
In this course, you will:
- Learn common business idioms used in negotiations, meetings, and management discussions
- Understand the tone, intention, and nuance behind idiomatic language
- Improve your listening comprehension when working with native and fluent speakers
- Sound more confident, fluent, and professional when expressing opinions or leading conversations
- Avoid common mistakes and misuse of idioms in business contexts
This course is ideal for intermediate to upper-intermediate learners who want to move beyond textbook Business English and communicate more naturally at work.
This is the second course in a trilogy, following Business English Idioms: Everyday Office Communication and leading into High-Stakes Decisions & Strategy, where you’ll tackle more advanced, senior-level language.