English Updates from Swiss English Associates

Swiss English Associates (SEA) is an organisation of independent teachers of English and coaches in the area of personal skills.

Business English Breakfasts

Currently, meetings are held from 0740 to 0840 on Fridays twice a month. See the schedule below. The fee for attending a meeting in June is 10 francs. Coffee and a gipfeli costs 4 francs, a more substantial breakfast 9.50. Location is the Restaurant Cavallo Star, Bubenbergplatz 8, Berne, a five minute walk from the railway station.

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Programme for 2004

Date	Themes
April 16	general
April 30	general
May 14	discussion on coaching and learning
May 28	brainstorming a business plan
June 11	business
June 25	medical, scientific
July 9	business
July 23	science and history
August 13	engineering
August 27	business
September 10	business
September 24	telecommunications, computing
October 14	business
October 28	politics
November 12	business
November 26	science, pharma
December 10	business
December	lunch

Format of a meeting

Introduction	Opening, welcome, organisation, procedure
Business Topic	Handout, presentation, discussion
English Topic	Handout, presentation, discussion
Conclusion	Summary, evaluation, next agenda, closing

Swiss English Associates - offering English language services

Support through mailing list sea
For teachers, coaches, trainers
Reference material and links
Planning, procedures and evaluations

Support though mailing list seb

Study and discussion material
List of terminology
Email and mailing list
Handout

Skills and Knowledge

reading - scanning, browsing, speed reading, summarizing, extracting
writing - correspondence, reports, presentations, etc
speaking - small talk, role play, networking, meetings
presenting - rhetorik, body language, etc. using Toastmasters methods
listening - taking notes, keeping minutes, evaluating, reporting
group dynamics - moderating, leading a seminar, meetings
personal skills - creativity, problem solving, etc
group skills - brainstorming, meetings

Business English Updates - the themes

We discuss themes from the following areas, as selected by the group. The material is used as a basis for development and practice of multiple skills.

Business, Law, Finance, Commerce
Engineering, Research and Development
Science, Medicine and Pharma
Informatics, Computing and Telecommunication

Reference Material - we use a large variety

Newspapers
Magazines
Conference Proceedings
White Papers
Materials brought by students