Live online delivery
When: January 22 – March 26, 2026 – every Thursday 18:30-21:30
Language of Instruction: English
Audience: By registration only
Registration Deadline: January 21, 2026
Why can you trust the Center of Professional and Continuing Education with your training?
Our Trainers are our greatest asset, and we are proud to have a highly-trained and experienced team eager to support you on your learning journey.
All of our Trainers:
- are adult learning experts who teach and train only adults
- are certified Business English Trainers
- have been delivering instruction online since 2013
- keep up to date with the latest developments in Business English training
- are regularly observed by experienced academic managers
- are committed to helping you achieve your goals
Overview
Oral Business English is our hugely popular 30-hour specialist training course for professionals wishing to improve oral fluency and accuracy as well as extend their business English vocabulary range. It involves carefully structured highly interactive workshops and covers topics of interest to today’s business professionals. The course also builds intercultural awareness by exploring cultural differences to strengthen global business relationships. Presentation skills training is provided, and participants deliver a short presentation in Week 10.
Who is this course for?
Oral Business English is for professionals who wish to strengthen their business communication skills and become more confident in conducting business effectively in English in a variety of contexts.
- Individuals can join our open group course and practice with peers from different industries.
- Companies can choose to have our existing course delivered in-company for a closed group of colleagues, or we can design a fully tailored program that reflects your roles, industry, and objectives. We work closely with HR and Learning & Development to design customized programs to build fluency, clarity, and confidence in professional communication and presentations. Corporate courses are available both face-to-face and online, offering maximum flexibility.
- Executives can benefit from personalized 1:1 coaching to strengthen their communication and presentation skills in English, with content adapted to their professional goals and leadership context.
Why Attend?
Success in today’s workplace depends on your ability to communicate clearly, confidently, and persuasively in English. Whether you’re presenting to stakeholders, leading a team, or contributing to discussions, strong oral skills are essential for making an impact and advancing your career.
Oral Business English is a practical, interactive course that helps you develop strategies to speak with greater clarity, fluency, and confidence in professional contexts. You’ll learn in a focused adult learning environment alongside other motivated professionals who share similar goals.
Led by experienced trainers who are experts in business communication, this course also helps you to:
- Build learning strategies and learner autonomy so you can continue improving after the course
- Sharpen your intelligibility to ensure you’re easily understood
- Practice cultural sensitivity by using respectful and inclusive language
- Develop dynamic presentation skills that help you connect with your audience and deliver your message with impact
To fully benefit from the course, it is recommended that you are an independent user of English and are approximately at B2 level in the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, participants will be better able to:
- Speak more fluently and accurately in a range of business contexts
- Present themselves and their work clearly and professionally
- Discuss workplace trends, CSR, and global issues with greater vocabulary and confidence
- Use pronunciation strategies to improve clarity and rhythm
- Handle meetings, small talk, and networking situations with greater ease
- Appreciate cultural differences for effective communication
- Deliver structured and impactful presentations in English
Course Structure – Communicate with Confidence
Week 1: Introductions, Your Role and Responsibilities
Week 2: Company Values & CSR
Week 3: Holding Meaningful Discussions
Week 4: Small Talk & Networking
Week 5: Future Trends
Week 6: Presentation Skills: The Essential Toolkit
Week 7: Power & Persuasion
Week 8: Productivity Hacks
Week 9: Storytelling: Advice to My Younger Self
Week 10: Final Presentations
Certificate of Participation
In order to be awarded the Certificate of Participation from the Deree – Center of Professional and Continuing Education, you will need to attend 70% of the course (7 sessions), complete 7 online tasks and deliver a short presentation in week 10.
Dates & Times
The course runs for 10 consecutive weeks and consists of a 3-hour workshop per week (30 contact hours in total).
Live online delivery (via Zoom)
Thursdays, 18:30-21:30
January 22, 2026
January 29, 2026
February 5, 2026
February 12, 2026
February 19, 2026
February 26, 2026
March 5, 2026
March 12, 2026
March 19, 2026
March 26, 2026
What our Alumni say
“Oral Business English was a high standard course. I am so happy I had the opportunity to be taught and been inspired by your program, especially driven by Ms. Artemis Michael. Thank you so much! ”
Katerina Kyriakopoulou
CEO Office
PPC RENEWABLES S.M.S.A
“My experience in Oral Business English has been nothing short of exceptional. I am grateful for the invaluable skills I have acquired, which have undoubtedly enhanced my professional communication abilities. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to improve their English language skills in a business context. Thank you once again for the opportunity; I look forward to applying the knowledge gained in my future endeavors.”
Christos Stamatis
“It has been a great experience to participate in such an interesting and productive program with a great teacher and amazing colleagues!”
Georgia Arampatzi
Brand Manager
Marketing
Lundbeck Hellas SA
“Oral Business English was a great course with wonderful people and Ms Artemis Michael who was an outstanding trainer, maybe the best trainer I have ever met.
The course was very pleasant with many exercises, tips and a lot of discussions around all the business issues you might need.
I totally recommend this course and I look forward to attending another similar course.
Thank you for the great job!”Anna Adamantiadou
Supply Chain Specialist
UCB
“Great course, amazing instructor, fantastic learning experience!
I totally recommend Oral Business English because it helps you improve and fine-tune your speech; it builds oral fluency and makes you a more competent and confident English speaker. In short, it provides you with a clear set of strategies to practice immediately in a business setting.
The course content was very well structured and inclusive, taking into account the language evolution and corresponding to the majority of business situations out there. The balance between covering the fundamentals and more complex topics was brilliant. I was really amazed at how much we covered in such a short amount of time!
This course is the best example of teaching I have seen in a long time, thanks to Ms. Michael. A great quality educator makes a huge difference! Ms. Michael teaches Oral Business English with respect, insight and humor, and she is totally attuned to the participants’ skills and learning styles. She gave me the confidence to move forward and the motivation to be productive.
Overall, Oral Business English forced me to think about and reflect upon the way I’ve been speaking English and helped me adopt new patterns of regular practice. It was a great refresher for me and definitely, I will be back for more!”
Constantina Canellopoulou
HR Architecture for SMEs & Family Enterprises
Executive Coach
“Oral Business English was a great learning experience for me. The course was perfectly organized by Deree and our trainer was marvelous. Her teaching skills and methods improved my participation in the course and increased my knowledge.”
Thomas Georgiou
Practica
“My experience of the 10-week course is really impressive.
It was a class with wonderful people and an excellent Trainer.
Interesting conversations and tasks took place every week, and I always looked forward to the lesson.
Vocabulary, important collocations and pronunciation tips were stressed by Lia Kalianos in such a manner that I will not forget if I continue to think in English and talking to myself in English.
I would definitely attend another similar course – thank you very much!”Vasso Mavroeidi
Sales & Relationship Affairs Supervisor
Aegean Airlines
Course Fees
Regular single participant fee: €320
Members of the ACG community, Professional Education past participants and the unemployed: €290
*Companies who wish to register two or more employees may contact us at [email protected]
Meet our Dedicated Trainers
Lia Kalianos, DELTA MA CertIBET PM2
Lia is a bilingual DELTA-qualified Business English Trainer in the Center of Professional and Continuing Education at Deree-The American College of Greece. She has been an adult educator for over 20 years and has valuable experience in designing and facilitating open group and in-company Business English and English for Specific Purposes training, both face-to-face and online.
Lia has a diploma in teaching English to adults (Cambridge DELTA) and is certified in International Business English Training (Trinity College London), Intercultural Training (International House London) and Project Management (PM2).
Lia spent 20 years abroad in the UK, France and Belgium. She has earned BA(Hons) and MA degrees from University College London (UCL), The University of London.
Artemis Michael, MA
Artemis was raised in the USA and is a bilingual, certified Business English Trainer at the Center of Professional and Continuing Education at Deree – The American College of Greece. She has extensive experience in delivering English for Specific Purposes training to a wide range of business professionals in the fields of graphic design, interior decoration, marketing, and management.
Having participated in various theatre workshops and amateur theatre performances for nearly 12 years, she also has invaluable experience in theatre speech training, improvisation, and oral communication skills, which have proven to be particularly effective tools in language teaching and training. Additionally, she is a certified Oral Examiner for the National Foreign Language Exam System (KPG).
Artemis has worked as a consecutive interpreter for the Foreign Press Association, as a simultaneous interpreter for Al Jazeera and Channel 9 television news broadcasting, and as a translator and editor for various Publishing Houses. She also teaches Greek Language and Culture at The American College of Greece.
She is certified in Business English Training (International House), and she holds BA and MA degrees (English) from The American College of Greece and The University of Sussex, UK.
For more information, please call 210 600 9800 ext. 1532, 1332 or email [email protected].
Oral Business English can be taken in conjunction with Business English Skills
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