Course overview
Description generated based on course syllabus and open data.
The Business English for Project Managers program focuses on professional communication: planning, expectation alignment, emailing, meetings, negotiations, reporting, and presentations for international teams.
Who this Business English for Project Managers suits and who it does not
- Suits: project managers/coordinators with B1+, team leads, BA/PMO working with foreign stakeholders.
- Suits: professionals who need English for meetings, negotiations, and project documentation (Charter, WBS, Roadmap, Gantt).
- Does not suit: beginners below B1 or those seeking general conversational English without PM focus.
Communication problems → working outcomes in Business English for Project Managers
- Vague status updates → structured stand-up/weekly reports with accurate PM vocabulary.
- Unclear requirements → precise questions, confirmation of agreements, alignment on acceptance criteria.
- Cross-cultural barriers → polite formulas, neutral tone, conflict prevention.
- Ambiguous tasks → work breakdown (WBS), scope wording, risk communication.
- Overlong meetings → agenda, timeboxing, minutes of meeting, action items, and follow-ups.
Business English for Project Managers: comparison with alternatives
Self-study
Flexible, yet lacks a structured PM lexicon and key templates (Charter, RAID, RACI).
General English courses
Cover grammar and everyday topics but offer few cases with statuses, demos, retros, and escalations.
Courses without PM focus
May omit SDLC, planning, stakeholder management, and tools (Gantt, Roadmap, KPIs).
Outcomes after completing Business English for Project Managers
- PM vocabulary: SDLC, delivery cadence, dependencies, change requests, risk/issue log.
- Documentation in English: Project Charter, WBS, Roadmap, Gantt, status reports, meeting minutes.
- Negotiations and facilitation: clarifying questions, compromise, argumentation, and alignment.
- Cross-cultural collaboration: communication tone, expectations, feedback, escalations.
- Writing and speaking: email/chat etiquette, clear updates, progress presentations, and demos.
- 7 + years of teaching experience, two of which - abroad- Diploma of the international convention TESOL- Cambridge Language Level 2 Certificate in ESOL 2020 International (advanced)- uses methods of communicative practice and situational learning
- 10 + years of experience in project management in international outsourcing and product companies- leads an international team of 250 + people- has PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe certification- MBA-education in progress
