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Using improvisation theater to learn andpractice business English


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Use of business English during networking events and opportunities, forexample at conferences, parties and airports

Networking


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Business English is vital in various types of business meetings, for example withcustomers, suppliers and regional bosses

Business meetings


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Do presentations in business English for an international audience

Presentations


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Applying for an international job where business English is one of therequirements

Job interview


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Dealing with complaints from international customers in business English

Customer service


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Slow progress over time due to: Fear of making mistakes


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Fast progress with our course: PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE


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Our philosophy is that students need topractice in order to make quick progress

We are aware that students are often afraid topractice, because they are embarrassed tomake mistakes

Using the methods of impro theater ourstudents can practice their business Englishwithout fear of making mistakes


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Our motto is Dont think, just talk

With our exercises we challenge our students

to stop thinking about what to say and focuson communicating

All our exercises are based on improvisation

theater, therefore our students are invited torespond to the situation and just talk


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Our role is that of a coach

A coach is not a teacher. We are not teachingEnglish. We help people train and practice

We provide a positive environment, wheremistakes dont matter (For example in our

role as coach we are not interested inpointing out our students mistakes)


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Impro makes students focus on the situation,not on trying to speak perfect English

Improvised situations mimic real-life and are

more realistic than classrooms and helpstudents forget that they are in class

Impro is about paying attention and

contribute, not about being perfect

Impro stimulates playfulness


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10 minutes: introduction 15 min: impro warm-up exercises

25 min: improvised business situations 1

10 min: break 30 min: improvised business situation 2

20 min: reflection

10 min: closing

Total: 120 minutes (2 hours)


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Word At A Time: Students stand in a circle, and proceed to tell a story one

word at a time. This game develops the ability to speakthe first word that comes into your head.

In order, the dialogue come out like this as an example

There spoken by the first person,

was said by second person,

once - third person,

a - fourth person,

child - fifth named sixth,

Miguel - seventh person


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During our course we practice with ourstudents the following business situations: Networking and small talk

Sales meeting with foreign client

Business performance conversation with boss Job interview

Meeting with bank about business financing

Dealing with a customer complaint

Price negotiation with a supplier


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We are looking for employers with an interestin sponsoring business English skills for theiremployees

Our students are typically at intermediatelevel of English and need practice in order toadvance

Group size during our course is typically 4-6students


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Our method is not aclassroom method

We do notteachbusiness English

We do not give

instructions


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We createopportunities forpractice

We have fun, welaugh

In a playful way our

students actually usebusiness English inrealistic role plays


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Lucho Herrera

Lucho Herrera

Peruvian

37 years

More than 15 years

experience inmanagement, shippingand foreign trade

Experienced actor andimpro-teacher

Teacher at UPC andCenfotur

Lived in United States,fluent in Spanish,

English and German


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Jeroen Prinsen

Jeroen Prinsen

Dutch 36 years 10 years experience in

corporate finance and

HR Experienced language

teacher Teacher at Universidad

Cientfica del Sur Lived in United

Kingdom, fluent inEnglish, Spanish andDutch


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[email protected] / 99 01 96191 (Lucho)

[email protected] / 99 46 74074 (Jeroen)

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