Effective Business English for Service Staff (Udemy.com)
Your comprehensive guide to more effective English communication - for office administration, retail and hospitality!
Created by: Jacqueline Seidel
Last updated March 2016
What you will learn
- organise meetings - send invitations, contact participants, write the agenda and take the Minutes
- meet and greet guests to your company, and engage in small talk
- understand and use English business jargon - both written and spoken
- describe your products and services, and engage in simple sales conversations with potential customers
How it compares
Against the other 535 rated Udemy courses in Language Learning on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 13% of them
- Reviews13,286#16 of 536 by number of reviews
- Length3.3 hoursshorter than 68% of them
- Last updatedMarch 2016earlier than 97% of them
Course Description
Do you organise in English-language meetings? Take phone calls from English-speaking clients? Need to send English emails? Attend trade fairs where English is spoken?
And is English your second language?
This course is for non-native English speakers needing frontline skills in:
- planning meetings
- preparing meeting agendas and writing the minutes
- taking phone calls and messages
- greeting visitors to the company
- sending English emails about your company, products or services
- talking to clients or potential customers
So if you work in administration or sales, and if you have lower-intermediate or intermediate English language skills then this course is for you!
I'm a professional, qualified and experienced English trainer with over 9 years' experience teaching business English to companies and individuals here in Germany. I base my training on many years' experience working in the public and private sectors in Australia, and believe that learning by doing is the most effective way.
In this course you'll listen, watch, read, write and produce your own meeting Invitations, Agendas, Minutes and more! You'll hear phone calls, take messages, write about your products and services.
And - you'll have direct contact with me, your teacher, and I'll work with you every step of the way.
By the end of this course you will be a confident and effective communicator in Business English!
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
13,286 Reviews
Jacqueline Seidel
ENGLISH PROFILE:
I offer two distinct types of courses: for instructional designers and ESL professionals, and for English learners.
For Instructional Designers and ESL Professionals - I want to show you how to build a successful career as a trainer by helping you focus on both the profession and the possibilities generated by implementing instructional design principles and observing best practice business management.
Why? Because I love being a successful business owner, I love being a trainer. And I want to share this passion and enthusiasm with you, help you solve training problems and build a successful career.
For English Learners - capitalise on my 11 years’ experience training business professionals in effective communication skills, and find out why my clients keep coming back for more!
So, who am I? I'm an Australian business skills and language trainer based in Germany since early 2006, and my professional background is originally in the Australian private and public sectors. I combine this business and policy background with a passion for providing interesting, engaging and enjoyable training programs.
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Reviews
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By Anonymized User on 6/18/2026
Session is clear
By Anonymized User on 5/12/2026
effective and informative
By Anonymized User on 3/10/2026
It was Good to learn.
By Anonymized User on 11/25/2025
Good Learning Experience
By Jesus Huezo on 11/24/2025
It's been an amazing experience so far. I never took a moment before to think about cultural differences among countries. This will definitely help to be more polite and professional.
By Anonymized User on 10/29/2025
good for learning
By Anonymized User on 10/29/2025
It was very amazing.
By Anonymized User on 10/28/2025
the content of the training is very good .
By Anonymized User on 10/9/2025
easy and helpfull
By Peet on 10/24/2020
Love the clips
By Matiego Senatla on 8/7/2020
great course and very informative
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Overall Score : 88 / 100












