Business English for Companies | Customized Training

Empower Your International Workforce to Succeed

Experience MLC

We provide custom training programs onsite or online to meet your English or communication needs. Individual coaching is also available.

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FOR COMPANIES

Why MLC

For over 40 years, MLC has worked with international professionals to help them improve their communication, presentation, and writing skills. During this time, we have built strong and effective training programs that allow professionals to:

Communicate naturally with colleagues across functional areas
Give effective presentations to both internal and external stakeholders
Speak confidently with clients and teammates
Improve stress, intonation, and pronunciation

Our Directors will meet with you and your team to discuss and assess your training needs, and to craft a program of study specific to your organization. Contact us to begin this process today.

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Curriculum

We know that training international professionals to be effective communicators takes more than just teaching the English language. Corporate culture and contextual understanding are critical. That’s why our professional training takes an integrated approach that weaves together corporate culture, cross cultural communication, and language skills.

CORPORATE
CULTURE

Corporate Standards
& Protocols

CROSS-CULTURAL
COMMUNICATION

Implicit vs. Explicit
Communication

How cultural values translate
into communicative styles

LANGUAGE SKILLS
AND PRACTICE

Pronunciation, Stress,
and Intonation

Listening Techniques

Vocabulary & Idioms

Writing & Grammar

EFFECTIVE BUSINESS
PRACTICE

Meetings
Presentations
Video Conferencing
Conference Calls
Email, Text & Memo Writing
Report Writing
Networking
Small Talk

Approach

Our methodical approach allows us to design customized training for your employees. We dedicate time to clearly understanding your goals and the context of your team’s work. Next, we evaluate each of your employees so that we can assess their language and communication needs. Finally, we work with you to design a training plan tailored specifically for your team.

Agree on
Objectives

Meet with key stakeholders to understand language needs and professional goals.

Assess
Language Levels

All relevant employees take an English assessment test to understand their strengths and weaknesses.

Design
Training Plan

Using data collected from the English assessments, MLC will design and recommend a customized training plan.

Start
Lessons

Once we agree upon a training plan, we will start lessons online or onsite.

FOR INDIVIDUALS OR SMALL GROUPS

Private Coaching

Our training can also be customized for individuals or small groups. We have worked privately with executives, managers, and technical employees to support specific communication and leadership needs such as: leading a meeting, giving presentations, engaging staff informally, and understanding local culture.

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Industry Case Studies

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SMITHGROUP | Architectural Design

SmithGroup is an award-winning, global, integrated architectural design firm with 15 offices in the USA and China.

Challenge

Many international employees across the global office have recognized that their career advancement and success is tied to their level of communication skills and their linguistic understanding of the US culture.

Solution

MLC built a training program for the Detroit, Ann Arbor, Dallas, and Phoenix offices – delivering both in-person and online training. The curriculum focused on pronunciation, general speaking & listening skills, public speaking, presentations, and informal social communication.

JATCO | Automotive Engineering

Jatco Ltd, headquarters in Fuji City, Shizuoka, Japan, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of automatic transmissions, and the No. 1 CVT (continuously variable transmission) manufacturer in the world.

Challenge

The Japanese expat employees are on assignment in the USA for 1-3 years. They work with teams that are primarily made up of native speakers of English. Expat employees need support not only with the English language, but also with understanding American culture.

Solution

MLC developed an English training program that is taught entirely online for its employees across multiple states. The employees are grouped according to English level, and the trainings focus on speaking and pronunciation, listening skills, and Business English. There are periodic language evaluations to measure employees’ progress. MLC’s classes also incorporate TOEIC-like questions and practice sessions to prepare the employees to take this exam.

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Llamasoft | Software Engineering

Llamasoft is a global supply-chain software company that offers productized applications and innovative solutions to accelerate adoption of artificial intelligence.

Challenge

Llamasoft employs a large number of international researchers and engineers who need support with effectively communicate their ideas and solutions to internal stakeholders and customers.

Solution

MLC designed a custom, in-person training program that focused on creating and giving powerpoint presentations, answering dynamic questions, and presenting ideas on conference calls.

Contact

For more information, call 734-663-9415 between 9am-5pm EST, or complete the form below and we will contact you within 2 business days.

MLC’s Custom Corporate Training programs are not accredited by ACCET.