Unit 1: Business Communication & Ethics

Welcome

Welcome to the first unit of our class, which covers effective business communication styles, presentation skills, and business ethics. This information will be very useful to you as you develop your professional language skills and prepare for a career in translation, localization, and interpretation within business contexts.

Introduction

In this first unit of the course, you will explore different written business communication formats, learn to create and deliver effective presentations, and analyze case studies about ethical dilemmas in business environments. All activities will be conducted entirely in English to strengthen your language competencies while acquiring specialized vocabulary.

Unit Topics

During this unit, we’ll cover these topics:

Business Communication Styles (emails, memos, reports)
Presentation Skills in Business Contexts
Ethics and Integrity in Business

Learning Objectives

By the end of this unit, you’ll be able to:

Produce professional business communications (emails, memos, and executive summaries) using appropriate formats, tone, and language conventions for different business contexts.
Deliver structured business presentations with effective visual aids, appropriate body language, and professional delivery techniques.
Apply business ethics vocabulary and frameworks to analyze ethical dilemmas in international business scenarios.

Weekly Schedule

Week 1: Business Communication Styles

Focus on written business communication formats, audience awareness, and digital communication etiquette.

Week 2: Presentation Skills in Business Contexts

Structure of effective business presentations, visual aids and data visualization, delivery techniques and body language.

Week 3: Ethics and Integrity in Business

Ethical frameworks in business decision-making, corporate social responsibility vocabulary, and cross-cultural perspectives on business ethics.

Getting Started

Remember to participate in the face-to-face classes, complete the exercises, and submit activities on the platform. All of this will help you gather sufficient information to complete the final course project.

Each week builds upon the previous one, so active engagement from the beginning will set you up for success throughout the entire unit.

📥 Download Unit 1 Overview

Find this file on our repo and download it!

🤖 AI Study Prompts

Copy the downloaded unit overview and try these prompts:

“Help me understand how business communication, presentations, and ethics connect”
“Create a study plan for mastering Unit 1 objectives over 3 weeks”
“What are key business communication skills I should focus on as a future translator?”
“Generate practice scenarios combining communication skills and ethical considerations”

Ready to begin? Start with Week 1: Business Communication Styles to master professional written communication formats.