In this seminar you will cover all relevant aspects of business life: from written communication such as emails to small talk or telephoning. You will practise handling situations like conferences, meetings, negotiations and presentations: Thereby you will consolidate terminology and grammar - and increase fluency and confidence. Enjoy communicating in English in the pleasant atmosphere at Lake Starnberg! We speak English only.

Business communication is an essential component of day-to-day business life. In this course you will learn how to communicate effectively in the following situations: - Networking with colleagues and business partners - Conducting challenging interviews - Leading F2F and virtual meetings more effectively - Preventing and solving conflicts immediately You will have some grammar corrections and quick recaps throughout the course but the most important part of our seminar is based on oral communication skills.   Your English needs to be on, at least, a stable B2 level.

Leadership and management are two sides of the same coin. In order to be a good leader we need to understand the new challenges of the economy: In a post-VUCA world, we have to find a quick fix and a flexible medium-term strategy. In this course we will explore and discuss the new types of leaders and learn motivational coaching such as: - storytelling mindset changers and pitching tools - Effective tools to show empathy and true interest - How to deal with high-potentials and high-performers as well as to motivate low-performers - Establishing a pragmatic dashboard to measure our leadership performance Your English needs to be on, at least, a stable B2 level.