The British at Work and Play

Introduction to Successful Living and Working in Britain

"Cheerio!, Bloke, Tube, Boxing Day, Bangers and Mash, It's my round, What's your poison? and Do you fancy a Chinese later?"

How many of the above expressions would you understand if you were newly arrived in Britain? The British use so many colloquial or slang expressions in their everyday speech without realising how incomprehensible these words can be to a foreigner.

How about the working environment - business practices, meeting and negotiation skills, communication styles, formality and informality, management structures and of course British humour!

These are things that the British all take so much for granted but to someone newly arrived in Britain they can be confusing and even frightening. Even those with a reasonable command of the English language find themselves puzzled and out of their depth on both a personal and working level.

The 'Welcome to Britain' briefings and intensive language tuition offered here at Farnham Castle, provides valuable support at the crucial time, just after arriving in the UK. The programmes cover all aspects of living and working effectively, helping avoid many difficulties and misunderstandings and making the settling in period more enjoyable and usually considerably shorter allowing the employee to become more effective more quickly.

Effective communication in business essential. Very often language tuition is considered unnecessary for those who speak some English with the belief that they will 'pick it up as they go along'. The first few weeks of any assignment is a crucial period when individuals need to acquire an assimilate vital information and if the language skill is not of a high enough standard then this time could be wasted.

Check out the details of our Britain briefings and Intensive language tuition on this web site or contact our sales and marketing department on +44 (0)1252 720415