Business Numbers and Metrics
Business Numbers and Metrics
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Why take this course?
Learn essential business English vocabulary and grammar for data analysis, financial reporting, and professional presentations. This course teaches you how to describe business trends, analyze charts and graphs, compare financial performance, and make compelling recommendations using native-speaker level English. Perfect for professionals, MBA students, and anyone seeking to advance their career in international business environments where clear data communication and analytical skills are crucial for success.
What you will learn
Master professional business English through six structured lessons covering trend description, data comparison, cause-and-effect analysis, and recommendation strategies. Learn industry-standard vocabulary for financial metrics, business performance indicators, and analytical reporting. Practice real-world scenarios including presenting quarterly results, analyzing marketing ROI, comparing competitor performance, and delivering strategic recommendations to executives and stakeholders.
Learning objectives
• Master business vocabulary for describing trends, changes, and financial data in professional presentations
• Learn comparative analysis language for evaluating business metrics and performance indicators
• Apply cause-and-effect grammar structures to explain business outcomes and strategic results
• Use professional collocations and recommendation language for executive-level communications
• Integrate business English idioms and phrasal verbs into workplace meetings and reports
Pre-requisites
None
Course details
Course syllabus
Lesson 1: Describing Change (Part 1)
Business English vocabulary for describing chart trends with adjective-noun and verb-adverb combinations
Lesson 2: Describing Change (Part 2)
Business English idioms like "shift gears" plus verb tenses for describing ongoing change
Lesson 3: Comparing and Contrasting
Vocabulary and grammar structures for comparing and contrasting data in professional workplace settings
Lesson 4: Describing Cause and Effect
Phrasal verbs and cause-and-effect language for analysis in professional contexts
Lesson 5: Drawing Conclusions
Essential business English vocabulary for analyzing data and drawing conclusions from charts, graphs, and metrics
Lesson 6: Making Recommendations
Professional English collocations and vocabulary for making effective business recommendations based on data
