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Real-World Business English from a 15-Year Interpreter

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⏱ Training hours2 hours
🏢 FormatOn-site delivery · Customized design
👤 InstructorJihye Kim
✅ Key outcomeUnderstand the expressions and learning methods for a range of business situations

Real-World Business English from a 15-Year Interpreter is an intensive 6–8 hour program built on Design Thinking. Participants write personas and journey maps for their own international customers and learn business English they can use at work right away. Led by instructor Jihye Kim, the program moves step by step from understanding global business situations to building tailored personas and mastering key expressions for international meetings. It is not general English conversation: it focuses on the professional terminology and situational expressions actually used in business, so participants build practical global work skills. The curriculum draws on Nanum Consulting’s experience training 50+ major corporations and institutions.

Who is this course for?

Ideal for professionals in global roles, sales and marketing staff who communicate with overseas partners, and managers who frequently join video conferences. Especially recommended for those who want business English skills they can apply at work right away.

What will you learn?

  • Building personas and journey maps for international target customers
  • (Based on Design Thinking methodology)
  • Acquire customized business terminology and English expressions

Curriculum

Module 1: Understanding Global Business Situations
  • Understanding personas across business situations
  • Understanding the current business situation
Module 2: Setting Up Personas
  • Sharing and understanding each team’s personas
  • Business English case study
Module 3: Expressions for global business meetings
  • Business meeting styles across cultures
  • How to open a business meeting, and the expressions to use
  • Key expressions for business

Expected results / After the course

  • Understanding expressions and learning methods for various business situations

On-site training references

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FAQ

Ideal for professionals in global roles, sales and marketing staff who communicate with overseas partners, and managers who frequently join video conferences. Especially recommended for those who want business English skills they can apply at work right away.
This is hands-on training drawn from the experience of an interpreter with 15 years in real global business settings. It offers practical know-how you can use right away, such as understanding each participant’s role in video meetings and explaining business graphs and charts in English.
The course runs 6–8 hours in total and can be delivered over 1 or 2 days to fit your company’s schedule. On-site fees vary with the number of participants and the location, so we provide an exact quote through a separate inquiry.
She built hands-on experience over 15 years interpreting for a wide range of global companies. She has extensive on-site experience delivering business English training to organizations of all sizes, from large corporations to small and mid-sized businesses.
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Real-World Business English from a 15-Year Interpreter

Taught by a 15-year interpreter, this real-world business English program uses Design Thinking to have you build personas and journey maps for international customers, so you can apply practical business

Duration2 hours
FieldPartner Instructor Program
InstructorJihye Kim
Training objectives
  • Building personas and journey maps for international target customers
  • (Based on Design Thinking methodology)
  • Acquire customized business terminology and English expressions
Expected results
  • Understanding expressions and learning methods for various business situations
Curriculum
Module 1Module 1: Understanding Global Business Situations
  • Understanding personas across business situations
  • Understanding the current business situation
Module 2Module 2: Setting Up Personas
  • Sharing and understanding each team’s personas
  • Business English case study
Module 3Module 3: Expressions for global business meetings
  • Business meeting styles across cultures
  • How to open a business meeting, and the expressions to use
  • Key expressions for business
About the instructor
Jihye Kim, instructor
Jihye Kim, instructor
Business English & Cross-Cultural Communication Expert
Education
ㆍM.A. in Entrepreneurship, Dankook University Graduate School of Entrepreneurship
ㆍGraduated from Kyungpook National University, Department of Applied Biology
Experience
ㆍPartner instructor, Nanum Consulting (current)
· Current: Technical English interpreter
ㆍCertified facilitator (current)
ㆍCorporate instructor (current)
ㆍCurrent: Korea consultant at Metrinomics, a German telecom network and CES company
Credentials and publications
ㆍEmpathy Circle facilitator
ㆍIDEO Design Thinking certification
ㆍIntercultural Competency in Education certification
ㆍ1st place, Korean-language speech contest, Toastmasters District 93 Division B (2019)
ㆍWinner, Golden Mic Season 7 Citizen Speaker Search, 2018 [ Related video 1 ] [ Related video 2 ]
ㆍ1st place, Ignite talk, inaugural Korea Facilitators Association Conference, 2017 [ Video link ]