In today's highly competitive global marketplace, speaking English isn't just a useful skill—it's essential. Yet, many traditional ways of learning languages don't quite hit the mark, failing to give you the real-world fluency and confidence you need to succeed in international business.
In today's fast-paced global world, good communication is not just a skill—it's a significant advantage. Whether you're leading meetings, writing reports, or negotiating deals, you need more than basic English. You need the confidence to communicate clearly, powerfully, and with impact.
For Japanese professionals aiming for global business success, this article explores common English communication challenges, including pronunciation, grammar, and cultural nuances. Discover why human-led language training is crucial for building essential confidence, mastering effective communication strategies, and navigating international professional settings beyond basic fluency.
When consultants work with a new client, they often need to learn about a new market or industry. They don’t become experts overnight—but they know how to learn quickly and effectively. You can use the same strategy to learn English. Here's how!
Apps are good for practice, but they won’t get you fluent. To truly master a language, you need a real teacher. Only live instruction gives you personalized feedback, real conversation, and the confidence to use English in the real world—especially in high-stakes, professional settings.
Learn how to use the articles a, an and the with this simple guide.
Remembering information can be difficult, so how can you improve in this area? Here's a guide with two practical steps.
When discussing your travels, there are many terms you can use to describe the nature of your trip.
Learning a second language is one of the hardest things you can do. A big, life-long project like learning English needs powerful habits and motivations to keep you going.
Many non-native English speakers make a mistake choosing between get or become, but there is a simple rule you can follow.
What is effective learning? While each person is different, we can still look at ideal examples for inspiration. Let's take a look at one of history's most renowned geniuses, Albert Einstein.
Learn the difference between short-term, working, and long-term memory; plus some techniques to move things ultimately into your long-term memory.
The best learning takes place when you dig into something until you know it inside and out.
At The English Farm, we realize that language isn't just something you learn, it's something you use—in business, in speaking tests, and with locals when you are traveling. Read about our teacher's experience traveling to Colombia.
You are busy. But, you still want to improve your English. So how do you make the most of the little time you have? Learn four steps to study effectively.
If you don't know the difference between "I don't know" and "I don't mind", take a look at this blog. It will also teach you how to avoid blocking conversation flow.
This blog explores a variety of verbs and adjectives for describing different types of pain. It also describes how to explain degrees of pain and tell someone where you are feeling pain in your body.
Learning a new language is hard, especially as an adult! Here are a few tips our teacher, Kris, shared that helped her while learning Italian.
We all have big passive vocabularies with words we recognize but can't use. To increase fluency, we don't need to learn a lot of new words—we just have to move the ones we already know into our active vocabulary. And you can do that without having to cram another thing into your already busy day.
For scientists to succeed in this competitive world, they need to publish their work in high impact journals and collaborate with other successful scientists. This can be challenging with a language barrier in mind. However English is considered the international language of science, and has enabled scientists from all over the world to communicate effectively.
