English ForEnglish ForInternational BusinessInternational BusinessMichel Lubac

Chairman of Philemonday Limited, interactive communication agency

PhD - Doctor of Political Sciences

Expert in communication, marketing & Internet

Profile : http://www.xing.com/profile/Michel_Lubac

Web site : http://www.philemonday.fr

E-mail : Michel.Lubac@IutBeziers.fr

17 / 10 / 2007At Béziers

- Slide 2Licence Commerce Internationale - 17.10.2007 : « English for business » – Michel Lubac

Who are you?Who are you?

• Tell me now why are you here today in the third year of business international?

• Did you travel to UK in others english speaking countries?

• What do you want and hope to study in english this year?

• What do you except for your future ?

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My concrete approach?My concrete approach?

• Teaching you my professional experiences of international business

• Using lot of concrete examples :

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/

• Subprime crisis on « Business Week »

Some explanations in video:

click here

- Slide 4Licence Commerce Internationale - 17.10.2007 : « English for business » – Michel Lubac

Programmed teaching Programmed teaching (october to december 2007)(october to december 2007)

1. How to draw up your CV and letter of application?

2. What do you need to know about a company (organisation, working rules…)?

3. Arranging and running a business meeting (phone & emails)

4. Opening the negociations… Intoduction to contract law and business law

+ Press articles analysis for business culture

- Slide 5Licence Commerce Internationale - 17.10.2007 : « English for business » – Michel Lubac

How to dHow to draw up your CVraw up your CV

• First have a look on the networking :– viadeo.com– linkedin.com– xing.com– monster.fr

• Objective : you’ll publish your CV online on one of these networks

- Slide 6Licence Commerce Internationale - 17.10.2007 : « English for business » – Michel Lubac

CV Vocabulary UK / US / FRCV Vocabulary UK / US / FR French diploma equivalency French diploma equivalency

• MA (Master of Arts-UK) / Master Degree (US) / Maîtrise ou Master 1 (FR)

• HND (UK) / Associate Degree (US) / BTS, DUT (FR)

• Secondary school (UK) / Middle school (US) / Lycée (FR)

• Phd (Doctor of philosophy) (UK) / Doctorate (US) / Doctorat (FR)

• « A » levels (UK) / HSD (High School Diploma) (US) / Baccalauréat (FR)

• Two-year university diploma / DEUG ou Licence 2 (FR)

• BA (Bachelor of arts) or BSc (Bachelor of science) / Licence 3 (FR)

• Secondary school (UK) / High School (US) / Lycée (FR)

• MBA (Masters in Business Administration) / MSG (FR)

- Slide 7Licence Commerce Internationale - 17.10.2007 : « English for business » – Michel Lubac

CV Vocabulary…CV Vocabulary…• Un permis de conduire sans contravention :

• A clean driving licence

• Un casier judiciaire vierge

• A clean sheet

• Coordonnées (adresse…)

• Personal details

• Qualité, profil

• Personal profile

• Réalisations, succès

• Achievements

• Expérience professionnelle

• Job experience

• Formation et diplômes

• Training and qualifications

• Loisirs, intérêts

• Spare time activities

• Compétent, capable

• Competent

• Qui s’adapte à toute situation, souple, flexible

• Adaptable / flexible

• Consiencieux

• Conscientious

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CV VocabularyCV Vocabulary• Travailleur

• Hard-working

• Enthousiaste, vif

• Keen

• Digne de confiance, sérieux

• Reliable

• Ponctuel

• Punctual

• Honnête, franc

• Straightforward

• Positif

• Positive

• Langues

• Languages

• Langue maternelle

• Mother tongue

• Bonne connaissance de l’espagnol (lu, parlé)

• Good knowledge of Spanish (for intermediate)

• Notions en allemand

• Elementary knowledge of German (or basic)

• Anglais courant

• Fluent English

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CV ExampleCV Example

• Few errors are on

this CV…

Where ?

- Slide 10Licence Commerce Internationale - 17.10.2007 : « English for business » – Michel Lubac

CV ExampleCV ExampleDate of birth:

In full

Marital status:

Single

Address:

don’t translate it

Nationality:

French

Qualifications:

Don’t translate, put in real name of diploma and,

if possible, an equivalent in brackets

Language:

Not very precise or coherent

Profile:

Don’t oversell!

Work history:

Should be the latest job first, there are no details

Education:

Primary school not necessary

Spare time activities:

I like playing

References: not mother, and preferably use the

last employer

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ExerciseExercise

• Now, draw up your CV !

• And you’ll publish it online. You’ll have to do that for next week on one of these networking:– viadeo.com– linkedin.com– xing.com– monster.fr

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How to draw up your letter of application?How to draw up your letter of application?

• In UK or USA you have to write your letter with your computer, no manuscript !

• Please note these key phrases :

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Business Press AnalysisBusiness Press Analysis

• On each lesson, i’ll distribute few articles of buisness press, you’ll have to read it at home and working on the vocabulary.

• Please write a short summary of 5 lines for each article.

• You’ll have to do that exercise during the final valuation

• Next week, don’t forget your dictionary