English & AI
Business English for US workplaces: emails, Slack, meetings
Fluent English is not the same as fluent US workplace English. This guide focuses on the professional register newcomers need: writing emails that are clear and appropriately brief, the conventions of Slack and instant messaging, and speaking up effectively in meetings.
What you’ll learn
- Writing emails that are clear, brief, and get fast replies
- US Slack and instant-message norms and tone
- The polite-direct register US colleagues expect
- Speaking up and contributing in meetings
- Disagreeing or pushing back professionally
- Phrases that signal competence vs ones that undercut you
- Templates for common email and message situations
It covers the phrasing US colleagues expect (polite-direct, not over-formal), how to structure an email or message so it gets a fast reply, how to disagree or push back professionally, and the spoken phrases that signal competence in meetings. It includes adaptable templates for common situations.
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