Conversation Fluency is an opportunity for you

• to develop confidence in expressing your thoughts in English
• to improve your Canadian English pronunciation  
• to expand your vocabulary and your use of English idioms
• to increase your comfort level with Canadian culture. 

Having the technical and business language skills needed to do your job is important.  However, if you want to move ahead in your career, it is equally important to build relationships with the people you work with.  You may learn enough English to do your job but can you speak to your co-workers on a wide range of topics not related to the workplace?  Gaining the confidence and skills to do so will

• make you more effective in meetings
• give you more upward mobility within the Canadian business culture
• help you to move more freely within the broader Canadian culture

Each session will include lively group discussions based on readings and Ted.com lectures, as well as lessons on pronunciation, and vocabulary.  The emphasis is on giving you as much opportunity as possible to practise your speaking skills in a safe and supportive environment.

Examples of the fun and interesting topics that you will debate with your classmates are:

• Media: Does living in a society that has ‘freedom of the press’ mean that we are getting the truth?
• Parenting : Should parents be allowed to spank their children?
• Science: Based on what science is discovering today, what does our future look like?

Debbie Rose is a TESL trained teacher of adults, with nine years of experience teaching ESL and Business Communication Skills to corporate employees from China.  She is an expert in the teaching of pronunciation, vocabulary, conversation and Canadian culture.