Speak up and get ahead — in English

Business English Live gives you the real, practical English you need for your actual job — whether you're on the factory floor, in a meeting room, handling a client complaint, or making small talk at a work dinner. No jargon, no pressure, just clear lessons built for international professionals like you.

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"Your English doesn't have to be perfect to be powerful — it just has to be real, and that's exactly what we practise here."

— Tuition on Demand Academy

What you'll learn

What you'll be able to do

Hold confident conversations in English across real workplace settings — offices, warehouses, factories, shopping malls, and client events
Use a growing bank of practical business vocabulary correctly in both written and spoken English, with new words introduced every single lesson
Apply core English grammar rules naturally in professional contexts — without needing to memorise complex linguistic terminology
Write clear, professional emails, reports, and messages that get results and make the right impression
Navigate social and entertainment situations with associates and clients — small talk, networking, dining, and after-work socialising — with ease and confidence
Adapt your English fluency to your level and progress at your own pace, building from everyday phrases to nuanced professional communication over a full year

How it works

A school that adapts to you

This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.

We learn your level

A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.

Lessons adapt as you go

Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.

Your AI coach keeps you moving

Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.

The curriculum

What's inside your school

9 modules · 45 lessons

First Words at Work

Builds the essential everyday English foundation students need to communicate with confidence from day one in any workplace.

1.1Hello, I'm…: Introducing Yourself at WorkIncluded
1.2Where Do You Work?: Describing Your WorkplaceIncluded
1.3What Do You Do?: Talking About Your JobIncluded
1.4Numbers, Times, and Dates in BusinessIncluded
1.5Please and Thank You: Polite Workplace LanguageIncluded

Grammar That Works — The Essentials

Covers the core grammar rules professionals need most, explained simply through real workplace examples rather than textbook rules.

2.1Am, Is, Are: The Verb 'To Be' on the JobIncluded
2.2Do, Does, Did: Talking About ActionsIncluded
2.3I'm Going To, I Will: Talking About the FutureIncluded
2.4Can, Could, Should, Must: The Words That Get Things DoneIncluded
2.5Questions That Open ConversationsIncluded

On the Factory Floor and in the Warehouse

Develops the practical English needed in manufacturing, logistics, production, and hands-on industrial environments.

3.1Safety First: Workplace Safety LanguageIncluded
3.2Tools, Machines, and Equipment: What Do You Call That?Included
3.3Shift Talk: Communicating During a ShiftIncluded
3.4Problems on the Line: Reporting IssuesIncluded
3.5Stock, Shipments, and DeliveriesIncluded

In the Office — Meetings, Messages, and More

Equips students with the everyday English professionals need to communicate effectively in office and corporate environments.

4.1Writing Emails That Actually WorkIncluded
4.2In the Meeting Room: Following and Joining InIncluded
4.3Presentations: Saying It Out LoudIncluded
4.4On the Phone and on Video CallsIncluded
4.5Reports and Short Business DocumentsIncluded

Out in the World — Retail, Service, and Client Spaces

Covers the English used when working with customers, visitors, and the public in retail, service, and client-facing environments.

5.1Welcome! Customer Service EnglishIncluded
5.2Handling Complaints Without Losing Your CoolIncluded
5.3Prices, Deals, and Negotiating BasicsIncluded
5.4Showing Visitors Around: Guided Tour EnglishIncluded
5.5Workshop English: Instructions and DemonstrationsIncluded

People Skills in English — Socialising and Networking

Develops the conversational confidence students need in social and networking situations beyond the formal workday.

6.1Small Talk: The Art of Friendly ConversationIncluded
6.2Lunch, Dinner, and Entertaining ClientsIncluded
6.3After-Work Socialising with ColleaguesIncluded
6.4Networking Events: Making Connections CountIncluded
6.5Cross-Cultural English: Saying the Right ThingIncluded

Grammar in Action — Going Deeper

Expands on core grammar with more nuanced structures, always anchored in real business and workplace scenarios.

7.1Tense Review: Past, Present, and Future in Business StoriesIncluded
7.2Active and Passive: Who Did What?Included
7.3Conditionals: If This, Then ThatIncluded
7.4Linking Ideas: Connectors and TransitionsIncluded
7.5Prepositions at Work: In, On, At, By, and MoreIncluded

Vocabulary Power — Building Your Word Bank

Systematically grows students' active professional vocabulary across industries, functions, and everyday business topics.

8.1Business Buzzwords: What Do They Really Mean?Included
8.2Phrasal Verbs at Work: Set Up, Follow Up, Check InIncluded
8.3Industry Words: Manufacturing, Retail, and LogisticsIncluded
8.4Formal vs. Informal: Choosing the Right WordIncluded
8.5Word Families: Getting More from Every Word You LearnIncluded

Real-World English Challenges

Puts everything together with complex, realistic scenarios that mirror the actual challenges students face in their professional lives.

9.1Negotiating a Deal: Language for Give and TakeIncluded
9.2Handling Difficult Conversations at WorkIncluded
9.3Job Interviews in English: Putting Your Best Self ForwardIncluded
9.4Crisis Communication: Staying Calm Under PressureIncluded
9.5Your English Year in Review: Progress and Next StepsIncluded

Who it's for

Is this you?

The factory-floor professional

She works in manufacturing and needs confident English for safety briefings, shift handovers, and reporting problems on the line.

The ambitious office manager

He leads a team and runs meetings, but wants to write sharper emails, present with authority, and hold his own in negotiations.

The retail and service star

She handles customers every day and wants polished English for greetings, complaints, and upselling — without sounding scripted.

The logistics coordinator

He manages shipments, deliveries, and supplier calls, and needs clear, precise English to avoid costly miscommunications.

The career climber

She's talented and driven, and knows that stronger English — in interviews, networking events, and client conversations — is her next step up.

The experienced executive

He's senior in his field but navigates international clients and cross-cultural situations where polished, confident English makes all the difference.

Questions

Frequently asked

Your teacher

A note from your teacher

Tuition on Demand Academy

If you've ever sat in a meeting and understood about 80% of what was said — but that missing 20% made you hesitant to speak up — I want you to know: I built this school for you.

Or maybe you spend twice as long as you should writing a simple work email, reading it over and over, not quite sure if it sounds right. Maybe you're great at your job, but when your boss asks you to present to the team in English, your stomach drops a little. These feelings are so common among professional people who work in a second language. And they have nothing to do with intelligence or ability. They're just gaps — specific, fixable gaps — in the English you need for your specific working life.

That's exactly what Business English Live is designed to close. Not general, textbook English. Work English. The kind you need when a machine breaks down mid-shift and you have to report the problem. The kind you need when a client takes you to dinner and you're not sure how to make conversation. The kind you need when a colleague says "let's circle back on that" and you want to be able to say "sure — I'll follow up with you this afternoon" without missing a beat. Every section of this school comes from a real workplace situation that real international professionals face.

I've kept the teaching friendly, clear, and completely free of the kind of dry, intimidating grammar-speak that puts people off language learning. New vocabulary comes in every lesson — just a few words at a time, introduced in context so they actually stick. Grammar is explained the way a helpful colleague explains things: in plain language, with examples that make sense. And the topics span every part of professional life, from the warehouse floor and the retail counter to the boardroom, the networking event, and the job interview.

You don't need to be perfect. You just need to keep moving forward. And I'll be right here every step of the way — encouraging you, explaining things as many times as it takes, and celebrating every bit of progress you make. Come as you are, and let's get to work.