Improve your Business English: English for Presentations (Udemy.com)
Learn 200+ essential phrases, plan & deliver presentations using effective Business English in this ESL course!
Created by: Aidan Toomey
Last updated September 2026
What you will learn
- Prepare presentations with the right type of phrases/language/expressions to be able to communicate effectively to your audience.
- Effectively structure and present a presentation in easy English.
- Know the phrases for each part of a public presentation.
- Improve your presentation skills and public speaking skills.
- Develop your Business English presentation skills as a non-native speaker.
- Speak confidently in English to all types of audiences
- This English course can also benefit native English speakers to help them find the right words.
- Business English skills
- Business English vocabulary
- Learn how to do a successful Elevator Pitch using Business English
- Learn 13 tips to successful online/virtual presentations
- Learn 105 Power Words for your presentations
How it compares
Against the other 535 rated Udemy courses in Language Learning on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 13% of them
- Reviews957#183 of 536 by number of reviews
- Length44.1 hourslonger than 95% of them
- Last updatedSeptember 2026more recently than 99% of them
Course Description
This course is updated frequently with new lessons, projects and resources!
New Course Update: Master Nervousness and Build Confidence in Business Presentations!
Are nerves holding you back from delivering powerful presentations? We’ve just added an exciting new section to our Business English for Presentations course to help you overcome these challenges and present with confidence!
Introducing Section 20: Dealing With Nervousness and Building Confidence
This new section is packed with practical strategies and tools to help you manage presentation anxiety and boost your confidence. Here’s what you’ll learn:
Lecture 237: Understanding Presentation Anxiety – Discover why nerves happen and how to take control.
Lecture 238: Strategies to Manage Nervousness – Learn proven techniques to stay calm and focused.
Lecture 239: Language for Confidence – Use the right words and phrases to sound self-assured.
Lecture 240: Body Language for Confidence – Master non-verbal communication to appear confident and professional.
October 2023: NEW Section! Idioms for your presentations - Achievement and Success.
September 2023: NEW Section! Idioms for your presentations - Time and Planning.
July 2023 - UPDATED AND ADDITIONS! Phrases.
July 2023 - NEW Section! Preparing Speaker Notes.
June 2023 - NEW Section! Grammar and Sentence Structure: Conditionals.
June 2023 - NEW Section! Grammar and Sentence Structure: Tenses.
February 2023 - NEW Section! Learn Motivational Vocabulary for Presentations.
December 2022 - NEW Section! Learn Power Words for Presentations.
WHY SHOULD YOU ENROL ON THE 'IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESS ENGLISH: ENGLISH FOR PRESENTATIONS COURSE?'
The quality of how you conduct a presentation is an essential factor to success in the workplace and education. Nowadays, presentation skills are often an employment and educational requirement. For example, being asked to present at your interview is a common request from employers whereby you are given the subject matter in advance. At university, being asked to present on topics is a consistent demand in passing exams and assessments.
Giving a presentation is evident in most professions. For example, you might be an Engineer, and your boss asks you to deliver an Elevator Pitch for a new product. The quality of your presentation could also be an essential factor in the success of promoting your company's product or service. So, giving a presentation can mean pressure, and as a presenter, you must control your nerves, remain calm and maintain professionalism.
Presenting with confidence is so critical. When speaking to an audience, there is the expectation that you have a unified command of English. Therefore, language skills are essential for delivering effective presentations. Firstly, you need to know the phrases, so your audience understands your message. The design of your presentation will need to be practical and structured. You will need to have a wide vocabulary range and be able to communicate with your audience. You may also have to deal with difficult questions at the end of a presentation, which can be daunting.
Clear communication is vital. You need to understand what your audience is looking for from you. You should be able to communicate effectively with your audience. It will help you avoid any miscommunication involving audience expectations.
Alongside these demands, you might be a non-native speaker unfamiliar with the language of public speaking and speaking to an audience.
To overcome these obstacles, ENROL TODAY on the... 'Improve your Business English: English for Presentations' Course!
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ABOUT THIS COURSE
It's the most detailed and comprehensive Business English for Presentations course available.
The course is for you if you are a non-native speaker preparing for or are about to do a presentation. In terms of your department of work, you could work in Human Resources/Personnel/Engineering/Accountancy/Finance/Information Technology/Production/Purchasing/Sales and Marketing. You might also be a student studying IELTS, BEC (Business English Certificate) or an MBA.
I designed this course to give you confidence so you can do presentations using professional, effective and efficient Business English.
The course covers Business English for Presentations:-
When making a solid start.
When designing and delivering the middle section.
When signposting.
When providing a conclusion.
When handling questions.
In explaining and describing visual aids.
When describing numbers and trends.
To describe symbols and equations.
When conducting an Elevator Pitch (including examples and templates.)
When delivering virtually/online.
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POWERFUL LEARNING
Non-native English speakers will benefit significantly from this course, especially those who must plan and deliver a presentation. You will learn over 200 essential English presentation phrases and useful vocabulary, sentences and power words. In addition, you will learn to structure your presentation correctly. Alongside this, I provide you with helpful tips.
Follow the step-by-step learning process and reach the Example Final Presentation Script. When designing your presentation, this script can be handy.
There is also an opportunity to do a final quiz. Test yourself on what you've learnt.
The lesson design of the course will give you confidence and prepare you for dealing with presentations using English. The course learning is activity-based, meaning you will be doing lots of fun, engaging, challenging and interactive activities. The course falls under the category of Business English.
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
957 Reviews
Aidan Toomey
I'm a professional Business English Language Teacher with a Bachelors Degree in Communications. I'm also a native English speaker from England with TEFL qualifications.
I worked for 20 years in the International Corporate world enjoying various essential roles, delivering training and presentations, developing policy and working with International Partners.
I’ve taught thousands of English Language students for many years, all over the world, including Spain, Ireland, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Portugal, Russia and Hungary.
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Reviews
By Lauren Mac on 7/27/2026
I learned a lot of useful English vocabulary and practical presentation skills. The lessons are engaging, easy to follow, and has lots of helpful tips that helped boost my confidence. I highly recommend it!
By Nhã Uyên Phạm on 7/13/2026
This is a well-structured course with clear explanations and practical examples. It helped me improve my confidence in giving presentations in English and taught me useful phrases that I can apply in real business situations. The lessons are easy to follow, and the content is relevant for anyone looking to strengthen their presentation skills. I would definitely recommend this course
By Hoang Xuan Viet on 5/29/2026
I think I really love this course because it helps me improve my English presentation skills a lot and also help me more confident during the presention
By Vesna Devčić on 3/17/2026
As a teacher myself, I understand the importance of having good preparation for the presentation. Both presentations and lessons require strong, confident delivery. It is very interesting to compare them while watching the videos.
By bitcoin daily100 on 9/11/2025
The course is long, but definitely worth it. It has helped me gain confidence in my presentation skills, and my coworker was impressed with the improvement. His English is very clear and easy to understand. Truly recommended!
By Tatana Jurkovicova on 12/11/2023
I learnt quite useful vocabulary, however, I already knew and actively used quite a lot of words and phrases mentioned in the course - therefore, I would rather recommend taking the course to those whose English level is intermediate than advanced.
By Anonymized User on 11/16/2023
Very slow and I can't download the PDF's due to security issues. It would be helpful if you can skip some parts of the phrases; not everything is necessary for me and given the time it cost me....it doesn't support me to finish the course.
By Raul Ortega on 3/7/2023
It is a very detailed course-training, reviewing all stages of Business English presentation with examples, tests and enriching vocabulary. Overall I strongly recommend it specially for non-native speakers.
By Richard Hibbert on 8/4/2020
The presenter speaks very clearly and is easy to understand. The course has some great activities which keep it interesting. There is a lot of useful information helping to make a really professional presentation.
By Matthew McNeil on 8/3/2020
This course and the activities really make it easy to understand the key phrases I need to give a presentation. I have to give a really important presentation soon and this really helps build up my confidence.
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Overall Score : 88 / 100







