
Learn how to start and end conversations with greetings and introductions. Explore asking about work and hobbies, and review cross-cultural dos and don'ts.
Master nonverbal cues, active listening, and polite entry strategies to join conversations at networking events, using eye contact, smiling, and direct questions like do you mind if I join in.
Master formal greetings with hello, introduce yourself with your name, and exchange names with a firm handshake, while informal greetings like hey and long time no see suit friends.
Learn to approach others at networking events with eye contact, listening, and a smile; introduce yourself, share what brings you here, and express goals like expanding your professional network.
Learn to talk about locations by asking where someone is from, if they were born and raised, what their hometown is like, and which alma mater they attended.
Master everyday conversations by asking 'what do you do' and 'where do you work,' and using follow-up prompts about hobbies like the gym, reading, and hiking.
Explore how to talk about hobbies by asking about free time, sharing activities like organizing shoes or relaxing, and mentioning favorites such as photography, dancing, painting, or trying new restaurants.
Practice talking about travel by sharing favorite places like mountains, beaches, and cities such as New York City, Paris, and Los Angeles, and explaining why.
Continue conversations by asking about likes and interests with prompts like 'do you like…' and 'what is your favorite…', covering movies, music, TV shows, going out, and ice cream flavors.
Learn to ask about favorites across categories such as movies, TV shows, books, music, and foods, and explore genres and favorite items to understand people's interests.
Learn how to talk about family, including siblings, step siblings, and blended families, and practice asking where you fall: oldest, middle, youngest, or baby.
Explore how to describe family members, including birth mother, biological father, and adopted parents. Learn about step relatives, half siblings, and when people prefer no labels.
Explore how to talk about food, including favorite cuisines, cooking, eating out, takeout, and dietary restrictions, with practical phrases for describing meals as delicious and well flavored.
Explore how standards of beauty vary across cultures and what people find attractive, from ideal partners to natural beauty and traits like intellect, confidence, and humor.
Learn practical English for discussing social media, including adding contacts on wechat, posting on moments, creating group chats, and using the wechat wallet and red packets.
End conversations politely with phrases like 'it was nice to meet you, I have to go' or 'I have to take this call' and gracefully excuse yourself at events.
Learn how to start and end conversations in American culture by avoiding personal questions about weight, age, and income, and give compliments on outfits or intelligence to build connections.
Have you ever felt nervous, shy and embarrassed in jumping into a conversation and don’t know the suitable topics to keep a conversation going under an international environment?
This's a common problem and you are not alone!
Here you come in the right place to start your networking journey in English.
This course is designed in a strict logic and it’s easy to follow
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Capture the original expressions, the culture tips and the mindset behind a relevant contextual situation from the perspective of a native English speaker.
By the end of this course you will be able to deal with the majority of the situations which you can meet in networking events, from the beginning of introducing yourself or greetings all the way to end a conversation politely.
By the end of this course you will be capable of taking part without preparation in a conversation on familiar subjects or of personal interest or which concern the everyday life.
By the end of this course you will be aptitude to articulate expressions in a simple and appropriate way to talk about your nationality, your jobs, your hobbies, your travelling experiences, your family, your favourites and social medias, etc., without being offense and discourteousness.
Each episode is about 10 minutes which is a complete and independent topic, it is designed to be a fragmentation learning scheme which has been proved to be efficient and effective.