Active business communication

Date and time: 2023.02.28 (Tue)　10:00-17:00

Venue: Zoom seminar (URL to be sent after registration)

Lecturer: Mr. Anthony Carver (ALC Press, Inc.)

Target: Faculty and staff members of higher education facilities (incl. part-time) whose TOEIC score is between 500–729 points or equivalent

Capacity: max participants: 20; lottery to be held if over-registered

Application period: 2023/2/13 (Mon.) 12:00 (result notification by the end of the following day)

Language: English

Poster: View poster

Organized by: Center for Teaching and Learning, IAGE, Hokkaido University

With the globalization of society, the number of international students is increasing. As such, the university needs more faculty and staff members who can communicate in English.
This workshop aims to facilitate communication with foreign students and teachers. To do this, the workshop will be conducted entirely in English by an instructor from overseas. Although the content will be useful for those already proficient in English looking to hone their skills, it is aimed at anyone wanting to acquire a basic foundation in conversational business English.

LecturerMr. Anthony Carver

(MA Japanese Language and Society, Sheffield University)
Since 2004, Anthony has conducted workshops focusing on improving the communication skills of customers possessing a wide range of English abilities at over 100 companies in Japan. Anthony’s teaching style has been described as energetic. At the same time, he takes his participants’ learning very seriously. For this reason, his workshops have always been rated highly.Keen to keep improve his own communication and business skills, he has presented at international conferences, participated in business planning competitions, and published articles related to human resources alongside his activities as an instructor.

Program

10:00	Orientation & goal-setting Introductions and small talk Describing work
Break
17:00	Exchanging opinions　/ Making suggestions Facilitating Discussions / Reaching Consensus Discussion Practice & Feedback Review & Action-planning

*This schedule is subject to change.
Program PDF

important notice

・If the number of applicants exceeds the limit, a strict lottery will be held and all applicants will be notified of the result.
・We will not respond to inquiries regarding the lottery method or lottery results.
・In the event of cancellations after the course registration has been accepted, we will not fill the vacancies and no additional applications will be accepted.
・If you select “Graduate Student”on the application form, you will be excluded from the lottery.

※Due to circumstances, the application deadline has been changed to Monday 13 February. We appreciate your kind understanding.