Category: Working in the UK

You’ve decided to take the plunge and get English classes for staff at your company. So how can you predict the retention rate for English courses? Not so long ago…

By Emily Stallard, owner of Orchid English At Orchid English we specialise in training international professionals to speak business English fluently. If you alrea…

We all want to keep our staff safe as we return to normality. So how should we best go about face to face English training in London? Of course, you can always opt for online…

Effective email writing is more important than ever these days. So how can we write a good email? Is Email Even The Best Way? First things first. When you write a good emai…

Looking for a quick and effective online English test? Orchid English run English classes in London companies and online. So first we need to sort the students into th…

New to London? We run English language courses for professionals from everywhere from Japan to the Mediterranean. And often our students just aren’t used to th…

Something that people often ask is “Should I learn British or American English?” The first thing to say is that the answer depends entirely on you! That sa…

Do you send emails in English? Do you receive emails from native English speakers and wonder what some of the email abbreviations mean? Hundreds of modern email abbrev…

By Emily Stallard, Owner at Orchid English   Normally our blog posts are aimed at professionals learning English who work at companies in London. This post comes…

By Emily Stallard, owner and trainer at Orchid English   Do you struggle with formality in business writing? Even native English speakers sometimes wonder whic…