Professional Communication Workshops

Professional English Workshops

In the workplace, your written and spoken skills are a projection of yourself and of your employer. It is as critical for us to pay attention to how we convey an idea as it is to watch the way we dress or carry ourselves in a meeting. Good writing and speaking skills have been known to enhance our image in the workplace, increase our confidence, boost our productivity, and help us achieve our objectives.

The English Department at TII Language Centre is now offering two Professional English workshops during our autumn term to help you achieve your goals by improving the effectiveness of your spoken and written communication in the workplace. 

Prerequisites: 
The workshops are designed for professional whose English is intermediate or upper-intermediate level. In order to determine the workshop’s suitability for the applicants, a placement test will be conducted prior to the first session. Information regarding the testing procedure will be e-mailed upon registration. 

Certification:
Attendees who complete the workshop will receive an attendance certificate from TII’s Language Center. To qualify, participants need to be present during all 15 hours of the workshop.

Workshop 1

Professional Meetings: 

Focus: meetings and negotiations

This interactive workshop teaches participants the language and basic skills that will help them contribute to meetings and negotiations effectively. As all the activities are work-related, the participants will be able to immediately apply in the workplace what they have learned.

Level: Intermediate – upper-intermediate
Length: 15 hours over 4 days
Time: 4 pm - 7:45 pm

Fee: QAR 1500 inc. materials (discounted rate QAR 1300)
Payment will only be accepted by credit and debit card.
All payments are accepted at our offices: LAS Building, Education City, Doha. 
Our office hours is from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Sunday to Thursday

Focus:

• Master language and phrases for meetings and negotiations
• Present your argument clearly and concisely 
• Speak for impact
• Improve your negotiation skills and work towards an agreement

Workshop 2 

Professional E-mail Writing:

Focus: e-mail writing 

During this workshop, you will gain practice in writing effective business e-mails for specific purposes (requests, complaints, apologies etc) and master general writing and editing techniques through discussions and exercises. As all the activities are work-related, the participants will be able to immediately apply in the workplace what they have learned.

Level: Intermediate – upper-intermediate
Length: 15 hours over 4 days
Time: 4 pm - 7:45 pm

Fee: QAR 1500 inc. materials (discounted rate QAR 1300)
Payment will only be accepted by credit and debit card. 
All payments are accepted at our offices: LAS Building, Education City, Doha. 
Our office hours is from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Sunday to Thursday

Focus: 

• Write clear, brief and to-the-point emails
• Write for impact – achieve the required outcome
• Understand your reader and adapt your tone to suit your audience
• Learn the format, register and organisation of a business e-mail

Upcoming Workshops

Placement tests

You are required to complete a placement test before taking our Professional Communication workshops so that we can determine if it is suitable for you. The test takes about 20 minutes, and tests your speaking or writing skills depending on the workshop you have signed up for.

Placement testing will take place between 21 February and 11 May 2016 on Mondays and Wednesdays at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, and 4:30 pm. If you arrive more than 30 minutes late, you will be asked to complete the test during the following session.