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Q3 and Q4 planning: why language training decisions have to be made now
Q3 and Q4 planning: why language training decisions have to be made now. How deciding before the summer secures budget and availability, aligns training with business objectives and turns it into an investment with a clear return.
How to organise language training in summer without disrupting your team’s operations
How to organise language training in summer without disrupting your team's operations. Practical ways to keep learning going through July and August with short, flexible sessions, realistic goals and the involvement of each area's managers.
Mid-year review and language skills: how to build them into the June performance appraisal
Mid-year review and language skills: how to build them into the June performance appraisal. How to assess the language level each role really needs, using real work situations, and turn the findings into a measurable development plan before year end.
How to use your FUNDAE training credit before the year ends: a guide for training managers
Getting your sales team ready in English before the travel and trade fairs of the second half of the year
Half-year close checklist for HR: the language skills to review before June
The mistake of leaving language training until September: why starting now makes the difference
Why Spanish companies lose at spring trade fairs what they won in winter
Spring trade fairs and the English your team does not have: what to do now so it does not happen again in autumn
Why summer is the worst time to discover that your technical documentation had translation errors
How to use the summer for intensive English training without losing productivity
Half-year close and international contract reviews: the language errors nobody checks
At the half-year close, international contract reviews focus on figures and clauses but forget the language. Here are the most common language errors in multilingual contracts and how to avoid them to reduce legal and reputational risk.
Documentation errors at international trade fairs that stop you closing deals on the spot
Taking part in an international trade fair is a major investment, but documentation errors lose deals at the decisive moment. Here are the most common failings — inconsistencies, literal translations, terminology errors — and how to avoid them.
Spring negotiations: the language mistakes that stop a contract being signed
International negotiations do not fail only over figures, but over how they are communicated. Here are the language mistakes that can ruin a deal — ambiguity, false friends, the wrong tone — and how to avoid them so you can close with...