Natalie Gast

Perfect Phrases for ESL

Advancing Your Career: Hundreds of Ready-To-Use Phrases That Help You Speak Fluently, Understand "Business Speak," Network in the Global Workplace, Present Confidently, and More

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Produktbeschreibung

Expert help for polishing your English skills for the workplace
You are on an upward career track, but English still may give you a bit of trouble. Do not let language get in your way to success! Perfect Phrases ESL: Advancing Your Career helps you say the right words at the right time in any situation. Author and ESL specialist Natalie Gast introduces you to scenarios, business slang, and other linguistic issues that typical language texts don't go into--for example, the nuances of dealing with conflict, your attitude at work, the written word, and job-seeking skills for a newcomer to the language.
Developed for career track professionals in the global workplace who lead meetings, conduct performance evaluations, write management reports, and much more.
Hundreds of helpful English phrases for everyday communication.
Topics include:
How To Use This Book; Getting Down To Business; You and Your Attitude at Work; Becoming Indispensable; Time Management; Communication Is the Key; Dealing with Conflicts; The Written Word; Applications, Checks, and Other Forms; E-mails and Faxes; Memos, Notes, and Letters; Larger Writing Projects; Proofread Everything; Moving On Up; Networking for Stepping Up; Job Applications, Resumes and Cover Letters; Job Interviews; Follow-up; Participating in and Leading Meetings; Meeting Protocol and Etiquette; Brainstorming and Decision-Making Meetings; Team and Department Meetings; Videoconferencing, Teleconferencing, and Webinars; Professional Development; Self Evaluation; Giving and Accepting Feedback; Job Coaching; Performance Evaluation Meetings; Resources for Professional Development; Self Confidence and Selling Yourself, in a Nutshell
Sales Handle
For intermediate ESL speakers in the corporate or advanced academic fields, the perfect handbook for communicating in any workplace.
About the Book
Part of McGraw-Hill's bestselling Perfect Phrases series (600,000+ sold to date), Perfect Phrases ESL: Advancing Your Career is part of a series of ESL phrasebooks (with Perfect Phrases ESL: Everyday Business Life ) that enables new English speakers to say the right words at the right time in any situation.
ESL specialist Natalie Gast presents scenarios, business slang, and other linguistic issues that typical language texts don't go into--for example, the nuances of dealing with conflict, your attitude at work, the written word, and job-seeking skills for a newcomer to the language.
Perfect Phrases ESL: Advancing Your Career is geared to the professional who is probably on a career track and focuses on the global workplace, leading meetings, performance evaluations, etc.
Features
More than 600,000 Perfect Phrases books sold!
Authored by a specialist in English-learning issues in the workplace.
Hundreds of helpful English phrases for everyday communication.
The Perfect Phrases' 5" x 8" trim makes it perfectly portable (and easy to hide).
Market / Audience
Intermediate ESL speakers who can speak the language but need help navigating business speak.
Workplace professionals for whom English is a second language.
HR professionals--secondary.
Benefit to the Customer
Essential phrases to communicate in the workplace.
Quick reference organized by theme.
Easy-to-understand, accessible.
About the Author
Natalie Gast (Little Falls, NJ) is the founder and principal of Customized Language Skills Training, a full-service language training company established in 1986. CLST, among other services, provides tailor-made, onsite programs, such as English as a Second Language (ESL), Accent Modification, and Presentation Skills and Writing Skills for the Foreign Born--in business and industry. Her company also trains the trainer in ESL subjects and on supervising and coaching multicultural workforces. Gast has a master's degree in TESOL and had previously been a college instructor.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 124mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 186g
• ISBN-13: 9780071608367
• ISBN-10: 0071608362
• Artikelnr.: 28917313

Autorenporträt

Natalie Gast (Hollywood, FL), founder of ESOL Specialties, is an ESOL author and consultant. She develops and delivers customized ESOL programs, trains ESOL instructors and volunteers, and creates distance learning venues.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: How To Use This Book Part One: Getting Down To Business
Chapter 1. You and Your Attitude at Work
Chapter 2. Becoming Indispensable
Chapter 3. Time Management
4. Communication Is the Key
Chapter 5. Dealing with Conflicts
Part Two: The Written Word
Chapter 6. Applications, Checks, and Other Forms
Chapter 7. E-mails and Faxes. Chapter 8. Memos, Notes, and Letters
Chapter 9. Larger Writing Projects
Chapter 10. Proofread Everything
Part Three: Moving On Up
Chapter 11. Networking for Stepping Up
Chapter 12. Job Applications, Resumes and Cover Letters
Chapter 13. Job Interviews
Chapter 14. Follow-up
Part Four: Participating in and Leading Meetings
Chapter 15. Meeting Protocol and Etiquette
Chapter 16. Brainstorming and Decision-Making Meetings
Chapter 17. Team and Department Meetings
Chapter 18. Videoconferencing, Teleconferencing, and Webinars
Part Five: Professional Development
Chapter 19. Self Evaluation
Chapter 20. Giving and Accepting Feedback
Chapter 21. Job Coaching
Chapter 22. Performance Evaluation Meetings
Chapter 23. Resources for Professional Development
Appendix: Self Confidence and Selling Yourself, in a Nutshell.