At Zoe Café, Business English is one of our specialties. Joshua holds a degree in Business Management from the University of Alabama and he has experience in starting businesses in the USA, Central, and South America.

Business English Classes Designed for You

If your company or job requires you to speak English in a business environment, let us teach you to speak like a native speaker! From pronunciation to negotiations and cultural differences, we'll help you with every area of your business English. We don't just focus on grammar, but we pay attention to everything you'll need to know to conduct business in America. Here are a Business English few subjects that we cover:

• Crossing Cultures - A look at cultural differences in business practices between the United States and Japan
• Negotiations - Japanese and American companies enter negotiations with different priorities, styles, and understandings. We can help you to understand the American way of thinking and how to best prepare for this in English-based business negotiations.
• Corporate Travel - Joshua has traveled to more than 25 countries over the last 10 years and he can use his experiences to help you prepare for every aspect of business travel. In our business courses we will help you prepare for customs, airport transfers, reserving a hotel, business dinners and etiquette, and even how to reserve a tee time for a golf match.
• English Pronunciation and Idioms - In our Business English course, we will also teach you proper pronunciation as well as commonly used American idioms such as "win-win situation" and "bean counter."
• Corporate Motives and Philosophies - We cover various American business practices that are uncommon in Japan - and how you can better understand and react to them. We'll look at Mergers and Acquisitions, hiring and firing, and team vs. individual efforts.
• Marketing and Branding - In this section we'll look at common marketing and branding practices in America and how to integrate that into a Japanese business model.

No matter what your job or business situation, if you need to speak Business English, we can help you do it with excellence!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to send us an e-mail or give us a call!