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Business Communication Excellence

 

Who This Programme Is For

This programme is designed for business professionals, senior administrators, and executive assistants who have achieved B2-level English and need to develop C1-level proficiency for executive-level communication. Whether you're drafting correspondence for senior stakeholders, writing formal reports, documenting meetings, or handling complex diplomatic situations, this programme will give you the advanced grammatical structures, sophisticated vocabulary, and professional precision required for C1-level executive communication.

 

What You'll Learn

Over 24 units, you'll develop the advanced language skills needed for executive-level business communication —from writing to board members and documenting complex meetings to synthesizing information and handling high-stakes diplomatic scenarios. You'll master the grammar, vocabulary, and structures required to:

  • Write sophisticated emails and correspondence to senior stakeholders using advanced register control.
  • Document meetings accurately using reported speech, nominalization, and synthesis techniques.
  • Create dense, concise briefing notes and executive summaries for senior management.
  • Express appropriate levels of certainty using epistemic modality and hedging language.
  • Handle sensitive diplomatic situations using subtle, nuanced language structures.
  • Reduce wordiness through participle clauses and advanced grammatical structures.

Each unit teaches advanced Business English structures systematically, ensuring you develop C1-level sophistication in realistic executive and senior administrative contexts.

Programme Structure

The programme systematically develops business communication skills across 24 units organized in 6 modules:

Module 1: Advanced Email and Stakeholder Communication (Units 1-4)

Executive correspondence, diplomatic requests, complex information structuring, stakeholder management.

Module 2: Complex Reporting and Documentation (Units 5-8)

Objective reporting, advanced passive structures, formal linking expressions, report conventions.

Module 3: Meeting Documentation and Synthesis (Units 9-12)

Reported speech mastery, nominalization, briefing notes, executive summaries.

Module 4: Precision and Concision (Units 13-16)

Participle clauses, advanced constructions, information density, executive-appropriate brevity.

Module 5: Hedging and Diplomatic Refusals (Units 17-20)

Epistemic modality, certainty levels, third conditional, managing expectations diplomatically.

Module 6: Advanced Synthesis and Executive Communication (Units 21-24)

Multi-source integration, strategic communication, confidential information handling, integration.

 

Key Learning Approach

Recognize that executive-level communication requires sophisticated grammatical control and nuanced expression. Build mastery of advanced structures (non-defining relatives, participle clauses, nominalization, epistemic modality). Practice authentic senior-level scenarios using executive and board-level contexts. Result: Confident, sophisticated English communication at C1 level in executive environments.

 

All 24 Units

 

Module 1: Advanced Email Writing and Stakeholder Communication

Unit 1: Executive-Level Correspondence - Non-defining relative clauses, board-level formality.

Unit 2: Diplomatic Requests in Sensitive Situations - Complex modals, tentative language.

Unit 3: Complex Information Structuring - Discourse markers, coherence in long emails.

Unit 4: Stakeholder Management Through Email - Register adaptation, multi-level communication.

 

Module 2: Complex Reporting and Documentation

Unit 5: Advanced Passive Structures for Objectivity - Passive reporting verbs, causative forms.

Unit 6: Reported Speech for Meeting Documentation - Advanced reporting verbs, synthesis.

Unit 7: Formal Linking for Report Writing - Sophisticated connectors, logical flow.

Unit 8: Integrated Formal Report Writing - Complete report architecture, formal conventions

 

Module 3: Meeting Documentation and Synthesis

Unit 9: Meeting Minutes - Capturing Discussion Accurately - Minutes format, action items.

Unit 10: Nominalization for Concise Expression - Dense noun phrases, formal concision.

Unit 11: Participle Clauses - Introduction - Reducing wordiness, sophisticated structures.

Unit 12: Executive Summaries and Briefing Notes - Maximum density, key point extraction.

 

Module 4: Precision and Concision in Professional Writing

Unit 13: Advanced Participle Clause Structures - Perfect participles, complex constructions.

Unit 14: Reduced Relative Clauses - Clause reduction, formal preferences.

Unit 15: Eliminating Wordiness Systematically - Redundancy removal, concise alternatives.

Unit 16: Information-Dense Executive Writing - Multiple techniques, C-suite density.

 

Module 5: Hedging, Certainty, and Diplomatic Refusals

Unit 17: Epistemic Modality - Expressing Certainty Levels - Degrees of certainty, precision.

Unit 18: Hedging Language for Tentative Communication - Caution, distancing, protection.

Unit 19: Third Conditional for Diplomatic Hypotheticals - Past hypotheticals, softening.

Unit 20: Declining Diplomatically - Integration - Refusal mastery, relationship preservation.

 

Module 6: Advanced Synthesis and Executive Communication

Unit 21: Multi-Source Information Synthesis - Multiple sources, coherent narrative.

Unit 22: Strategic Communication and Emphasis - Fronting, clefts, strategic structure.

Unit 23: Confidential and Sensitive Information Management - Discretion, vague language.

Unit 24: C1 Mastery Integration - Executive Presence - Complete sophistication.

 

Strategic Language Development

Not teaching business strategy → Teaching Business English using executive contexts.

Not basic business English → Systematic development of C1-level sophisticated structures.

Not random advanced topics → Structured progression through executive communication requirements.

 

Language Skills Developed

Grammar: Advanced passives, non-defining relatives, participle clauses, nominalization, epistemic modality, hedging, third conditional, complex reported speech.

Vocabulary: Sophisticated business expressions and nuanced collocations for executive-level communication.

Functional Language: Executive correspondence, meeting documentation, briefing notes, diplomatic refusals, synthesis.

Register Control: Sophisticated formality calibration for board-level and executive contexts.

 

Professional Confidence

  • Write executive-level emails with consistently high grammatical accuracy.
  • Document meetings accurately using reported speech and nominalization.
  • Create dense, concise briefing materials for senior management.
  • Express certainty appropriately using epistemic modality.
  • Handle high-stakes diplomatic situations with sophisticated language.
  • Reduce wordiness systematically through advanced structures.

 

What You'll Have at the End

✅ C1-level grammatical accuracy (consistently high degree of accuracy; errors rare and difficult to spot).

✅ Sophisticated vocabulary range for nuanced executive communication.

✅ Executive correspondence portfolio demonstrating advanced diplomatic skills.

✅ Meeting documentation expertise (minutes, briefing notes, executive summaries).

✅ Concision mastery through participle clauses and nominalization.

✅ Sophisticated hedging ability for appropriate certainty expression.

✅ High-stakes diplomatic communication skills for sensitive scenarios.

✅ Readiness for C1 Refinement programme or senior executive English roles.

 

How Your Learning Works

In Each Unit

Clear learning objectives: You know exactly what advanced structures you're developing.

Executive context: Every unit uses authentic senior-level and board-level scenarios.

Grammar focus: Each unit targets 1-2 C1-level structures systematically.

Realistic practice: Activities mirror actual executive communication tasks.

Detailed feedback: Your instructor provides sophisticated linguistic analysis and correction.

Your Progress

Module Assessments: After every 4 units, demonstrate your skills in 45-minute written assessments.

Portfolio Building: Create executive-level correspondence, meeting documentation, and briefing materials.

Clear Progression: Pass each module assessment (demonstrate C1-appropriate control) before moving forward.

 

Your Support

Your instructor will:

  • Assess your B2 starting point and track progression to C1.
  • Identify subtle errors in complex structures and address them systematically.
  • Adjust pace to match your learning needs at advanced level.
  • Provide detailed linguistic feedback on sophisticated structures.
  • Ensure you understand both advanced grammar and executive contexts.
  • Develop your confidence in C1-level professional English communication.

 

Ready to Begin?

This programme will develop your Business English proficiency from B2 to C1 through systematic teaching of advanced grammar, sophisticated vocabulary building, and intensive practice in executive and senior administrative contexts.

Each unit builds on the previous one, creating a clear path to C1-level proficiency in executive business communication. With consistent effort and practice, you'll see steady improvement in your sophistication, accuracy, and professional effectiveness.

Let's start with Unit 1!

Programme Details:

  • Entry Level: B2 (confirmed by diagnostic assessment OR Programme 1 completion).
  • Exit Level: C1 (consistently high grammatical accuracy).
  • Total Units: 24 units across 6 modules.
  • Delivery: 1-2-1 remote instruction, 50 minutes per unit.
  • Total Time: 42-48 hours (including homework and assessments).
  • Pass Requirement: Complete all 6 module assessments

Individual units can be adjusted based on your specific needs and progress

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