Today I’m sharing a short version of “400 Ways to Write it in Business English”. This booklet is a preview, and covers fewer situations than the full book. You can download the booklet here: https://andymiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/400-ways-to-write-it-for-social-media-1.pdf The full book, with over 400 business scenarios and more than 2,000 practical phrases, includes language tools to help you…

If you are planning to start your own business you will face challenges that could keep you awake at night. They might be fears or simple worries, but they are worth confronting before going solo. Will I have enough students? The biggest challenge is securing your first clients. When you work for someone else, students…

After a long holiday that included Morocco, France and Spain’s Costa Brava I’m back at my desk with a new book. Well, not new but translated. My “Speak & Write Better Business English”, in which a teacher gives practical advice to a manager at a multinational company, is in the process of being translated to…

“Teacher, if contractions are so common in English, why do people sometimes not use them?” One of my adult students asked. “How do I decide between ‘It’s not my plan’ or ‘It is not my plan’.” I gave her the standard answer: “Contractions are generally avoided in formal English.” It was, of course, incomplete. “My…

When students ask me how they can speak better I generally tell them to check whether they remember basic rules. It’s an effective way to improve their English with little effort. Learn how to read numbers—some can be tricky. Check whether you remember the pronunciation of regular verbs in past (-ed). What’s the difference between…

Sometimes we want to describe possibilities that are not one hundred per cent sure but still high. We can use “should” for that (as in “it should rain”). But what if we prefer another option? “Likely” and “probable”, as well as “expected”, are good alternatives. See these examples: You can apply these three adjectives when…

If you have problems to understand native speakers, there are solutions. Please read this dialogue to see what a teacher suggests. Before the meeting: get used to the sounds, research the vocabulary, choose quiet venues, and role play the situation. “The other night I had dinner with an Australian customer. She sat across me at…

Speaking slowly will help listeners understand you better when you are not using your native language. How to know whether you’re speaking too quickly? Record and listen to yourself. Anything above 150 words per minute would definitely be too fast! Read Andrew’s books on how to improve your business English here: www.andymiles.com