Open Workshop Series
Hosted by the Language Services Group, incorporating Simon & Simon and Language Services Direct, this session introduces essential language tools and strategies that professionals need to participate effectively in English-speaking meetings.
Open sessions are ideal for professionals who communicate across varied contexts, whether drafting formal emails, giving presentations, or engaging in more conversational workplace exchanges.
These sessions are designed for intermediate to upper-intermediate English users (B2 level) who want to refine how they communicate in professional settings.
Programme Overview
These webinars are a preview of our Business English for Professionals course, which offers comprehensive training in workplace communication. Participants will gain practical tools they can use immediately and companies will see how structured language training can improve team performance and confidence.
From Updates to Presentations: Language for Speaking at Work
This workshop:
- Language for Speaking at Work
- Date: 23rd July 2026
- Location: Online
- Time: 14:00-15:00 GMT (London)
- Cost: £20
What will the learning outcomes be?
This session will help you improve your English for presentations and updates by focusing on language for:
- Organising your message: structuring spoken communication in a clear and logical way
- Guiding your listeners: using language to signpost your message and highlight key information
- Speaking with confidence: delivering longer turns and semi-prepared contributions without losing fluency
- Professional tone: developing a tone that supports clarity, credibility, and impact
Who should attend?
- Intermediate level English speakers
- Professionals who deliver presentations, updates, or contributions in English
- HR and L&D teams exploring training options for staff
Format:
- Live online webinar
- Led by experienced Business-English trainers
- Includes interactive elements and Q&A
- Duration: 60 minutes
English for Meetings
This workshop:
- English for Meetings
- Date: TBC
- Location: Online
- Time: 13:00-14:15 GMT (London)
- Cost: £20
Do your employees attend meetings in English but struggle to express themselves clearly and professionally? This webinar is designed for B1-level non-native English speakers who use English in the workplace and want to improve their meeting communication skills.
What will the learning outcomes be?
This session will help you improve your English for meetings by focusing on language for:
- Starting a meeting: Welcoming participants, stating the purpose and agenda, setting expectations
- Making suggestions and decisions: Proposing ideas, agreeing and disagreeing
- Participating in discussions: Asking for clarification, interrupting politely
- Managing meeting flow: Signposting language (“Let’s move on …”), inviting others to speak, summarising points
- Polite and professional language: Learning how to make requests, give opinions, and disagree politely
- Useful meeting phrases: Using expressions like “Let’s get the ball rolling” to sound more fluent
- Cultural awareness: Understanding how politeness and directness vary across cultures
Who should attend?
- Intermediate level English speakers
- Professionals who attend or lead meetings in English
- HR and L&D teams exploring training options for staff
Format:
- Live online webinar
- Led by experienced Business-English trainers
- Includes interactive elements and Q&A
- Duration: 75 minutes
English for Impact: Adapting Tone and Style
This workshop:
- English for Impact: Adapting Tone and Style
- Date: TBA
- Location: Online
- Time: 13:00-14:15 GMT (London)
- Cost: £20
Help your team communicate with confidence and make an impact in English. This workshop is designed for non-native English speakers working in international environments. It equips participants with practical skills to express ideas clearly, contribute effectively in meetings, and build professional relationships.
What will the learning outcomes be?
This session will help you improve your English in the workplace by focusing on language for:
- Identifying and correcting common tone and register mismatches in professional communication, improving clarity and appropriacy
- Distinguishing between formal, neutral and informal styles in vocabulary and grammar and applying them appropriately across different workplace scenarios
- Refining vocabulary choices to better align with audience expectations and communication goals
- Adapting language effectively for emails, presentations, meetings and casual conversations, demonstrating greater control over tone and style
- Recognising when idiomatic expressions are suitable and when more direct or formal language is required
Who should attend?
- Intermediate level English speakers
- Professionals who use English at work and want to communicate with greater clarity, confidence and control
- HR and L&D teams exploring training options for staff
Format:
- Live online webinar
- Led by experienced Business-English trainers
- Includes interactive elements and Q&A
- Duration: 75 minutes
Our Open Workshops are all delivered by highly qualified trainers, all of whom have the additional training and experience required to teach these specialist communication skills.
Proven Success
Whether you’re learning a language for the first time or are looking to develop your existing language skills, call Simon & Simon International today on +44 (0)20 7821 0999 to discuss the best language training course for you.
Alternatively, complete our short enquiry form to receive a tailored proposal that includes fees.
