Workshop: Conversing with Ease (B1+ or above)

Conversing with Ease (B1+ or above)

This series of interactive workshop sessions is designed to give you the tools you need to speak clearly and confidently in a professional context, eg when dealing with students, visiting lecturers etc. After the workshop, you should feel less awkward and instead better prepared for potentially unexpected situations.

Target Group

Faculty & staff with a level of English of B1+ or above according to the Common European Frame of Reference for Languages; you can find a guideline for self-evaluation here >>.

Workshop Content

We will cover the following topics, amongst others:

• Greetings, Introductions, Small talk, Ending conversations
• Answering students’ queries, dealing with potentially difficult situations
• Taking part in meetings, holding discussions, giving feedback
• Telephoning
• Presenting oneself, describing tasks and responsibilities

Workshop Methods

In dealing with the topics mentioned above, we will work through a wide range of practical and useful language tasks. You will be provided with language and vocabulary examples for future reference. As the group size will be kept small, there will be ample opportunity for your own individual situation to be discussed and any specific needs to be met.

Location, Date and Time

On Wednesdays, 9.00 am - 12.00 pm
 

All registered participants will be informed of the location by email one week before the event.

Fees and Registration

This workshop is open to a limited number of participants. The registration deadline is 28 March 2018.

Please note that you should notify us before the registration deadline if you are unable to attend the workshop. Otherwise the full fee will be charged.
Please let the Personnel Development and Planning Office know if you will not be attending. There are often waiting lists for the workshops, and this will give one of your colleagues the chance to attend. In addition, if we can fill the vacancy with someone from the waiting list, no cancellation charges will apply for you.

To sign up for this workshop, please click "Register" at the bottom of this page. For any further information please contact Elke Rittersbacher (elke.rittersbacher@wu.ac.at, Ext. 4448).

Trainer

Anthony Copnall, M.A., P.G.C.E.   Born and educated in England, Anthony Copnall holds a bachelor’s degree in German and Swedish and a master’s degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) which he gained at the Institute of Education, University of London A qualified modern languages teacher, he taught at secondary school level in England before becoming a lecturer at WU’s Institute for English Business Communication in 2002, a post which he has held full-time since 2004. He is an experienced continuing education trainer and has run a variety of popular workshops for academic, professional and business contexts for WU and external institutions