
Here's a rundown of the main points that will be discussed throughout this course, what each lesson will tackle, and some general tips of how to approach the contents.
These two example emails should serve as a baseline, highlighting the differences between a poorly written email, and one written with proper intent and structure. Read through them, try to analyze the differences, and take them into consideration moving forward with this course.
Let's read through a core example, demonstrating the main characteristics you should pay attention to when focusing on the general layout of an email.
These four brief email examples should serve as a basis for the main workplace email scenarios you'll likely encounter. Each of them have a different focus and use different expressions to highlight their needs, but the general flow of the email mostly stays the same.
In this video we'll read and analyze one example for each of the four main email types that you will frequently encounter. I'll also point out some of the main characteristics that distinguish them from the rest.
Some emails will need to address difficult topics depending on the circumnstances. These four examples should provide some insight on how to best approach these kinds of situations when writing complex emails.
We'll focus on reading four different instances of difficult emails, analyzing how to approach them and what to avoid while keeping the circumstances in mind.
Being able to transmit persuasion and implement negotiation skills just through text such as an email can be quite difficult. These three example email pairs will give you a rough outline of how to properly structure your emails for making proposals, negotiating, and chasing a non-response.
Having access to tools such as persuasion and negotiation are key in every area of life, but in business specifically it's become ubiquitous. This video will help you review some of the example dialogues present within this lesson, along with analyzing some useful tips and tools for applying the skills.
Congratulations for finishing the course! This video will focus on explaining some of the details regarding the exercises within this lesson, along with some additional tips and tricks for practicing and improving your skills in the future. Feel free to revisit any of the other entries within this course. Good luck with your future learning endeavors!
English for Emails in the Workplace is a practical, five-lesson course designed for B1–B2 English learners who already speak English with some confidence but freeze up when it comes to writing professional emails. Whether it's choosing the right level of formality, structuring a request so it actually gets a response, or knowing how to say no without sounding rude, this course replaces guesswork with clear, repeatable structures.
Students start with the foundations, the anatomy of a professional email, how to choose the correct register, and how to write subject lines that get opened. All this before moving into the everyday emails they'll write most often: requests, follow-ups, scheduling, and status updates. From there, the course tackles the harder situations most English learners struggle with in writing: delivering bad news, handling complaints, apologizing, and saying no, all while staying professional under pressure.
The fourth lesson introduces a simple, reusable framework: Ask → Reason → Benefit → Next Step, for writing persuasive, negotiation-ready emails. The course closes with a lesson on polishing final drafts, using AI tools without sounding generic, and a capstone activity: a live, multi-round email negotiation with an AI manager character who responds directly to what the student writes.
By the end, students won't just know email phrases, they'll have practiced applying them under realistic pressure, building the confidence to write professional English emails naturally, without translating in their head first.