English for Freelancers: Communication Skills II
Course author
British Council
The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.
Course overview
Are you starting out as a freelancer and looking to work in the international market? Maybe you're already a freelancer and want to increase your network of clients? Either way, this is the course for you! As well as teaching you useful language for scenarios you will meet as a freelancer, you will also learn language and strategies for saying 'no' while keeping the door open, and effective techniques for giving presentations and brainstorming ideas. This course covers modules 8 to 10 of our longer English for Freelancers course. Want to learn more? Try one of our other mini-courses: English for Freelancers: Getting Started English for Freelancers: Communication Skills I English for Freelancers: Upskilling This course was created by British Council in partnership with Gaza Sky Geeks.
What you will learn
- Language for turning down work or renegotiating deadlines
- Language for presentations for presenting with confidence
- How to prepare engaging content in a presentation
- How to know your audience
- Differences between online and face-to-face presentations
- How to collaborate through brainstorming and planning
The full course includes
- 1.1 Offering alternatives
- 1.2 Emails for saying 'no'
- 1.3 Communication differences with saying ‘no’
- Module 1 Practice
- 2.1 Planning a presentation I
- 2.2 Planning a presentation II
- 2.3 Signposting language for presentations
- Module 2 Practice
- 3.1 Effective brainstorming
- 3.2 Sharing your ideas
- 3.3 Giving feedback on ideas
- Module 3 Practice