💼 WORLD 2-3 · BUSINESS

BUSINESS ENGLISH
& WRITING

English profesional untuk dunia kerja. Email, presentation, meeting language, formal writing — skill yang dibutuhkan untuk karier global atau MNC.

⏱ 30 MIN★ MEDIUM📚 6/15

1. EMAIL ESSENTIALS

Anatomi Email Profesional

1) Subject line jelas (≤50 char) — 2) Salam pembuka formal — 3) Konteks singkat — 4) Body dengan main point — 5) Action jelas — 6) Closing sopan — 7) Signature.

Dear Mr. Johnson,

I hope this email finds you well.

I would like to request a meeting next week to discuss the Q2 marketing plan. Are you available on Tuesday, March 5, at 10 AM?

Please let me know if this time works for you, or suggest an alternative.

Best regards,
Andi Pratama
Marketing Manager

2. FORMAL VS CASUAL

CASUAL	FORMAL (BUSINESS)
Hi / Hey	Dear Mr./Ms. [Name]
What's up?	I hope this email finds you well
Thanks!	Thank you for your consideration
Sorry about that	I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience
Wanna meet?	Would you be available for a meeting?
Got it!	Understood / Acknowledged
Bye / See ya	Best regards / Sincerely
ASAP	at your earliest convenience

3. MEETING LANGUAGE

Opening: "Thank you all for joining. Let's get started."
Agenda: "Today we'll cover three main points: X, Y, and Z."
Asking opinion: "What's your take on this?" / "I'd like to hear your thoughts."
Disagreeing politely: "I see your point, however..." / "I respectfully disagree because..."
Interrupting: "Sorry to interrupt, but..." / "If I may add..."
Action items: "John, can you take ownership of this by Friday?"
Closing: "Let's wrap up. The next steps are..."

4. PRESENTATION POWER

★ STRUCTURE WIN

Opening Hook + Tell Them + Tell Them Again + Q&A. Yang umum: "Today I'll share three key insights about... First...Second...Third...In summary, we discussed..."

Hook: question, statistic, or story.
Signposting: "Let me move on to..." / "Now, turning to..."
Emphasis: "What's important here is..." / "The key takeaway is..."
Visual reference: "As you can see in this chart..." / "Look at the figures here..."
Handling Q&A: "Great question. Let me address that..."

5. WRITING TIPS

Active > Passive. ✗ "The report was completed by the team." ✓ "The team completed the report."
Concise. Hapus filler: "in order to" → "to", "due to the fact that" → "because".
One idea per paragraph. Reader scan, bukan baca keseluruhan.
Bullet points untuk list. Lebih mudah dibaca dari paragraf panjang.
CTA jelas di akhir. "Please confirm by Friday." Bukan "Looking forward."
Proofread sekali. Grammarly atau read aloud catch typo & awkward phrasing.

6. INTERVIEW ENGLISH

"Tell Me About Yourself"

Format STAR: 1) Present role — 2) Past relevant experience — 3) Achievement (numbers!) — 4) Why this role. Latih sampai natural, bukan menghafal.

📝 QUEST 2-3 — Business Practice

Tulis 3 email business: meeting request, follow-up, apology untuk delay.
Latihan "Tell me about yourself" 90 detik. Record diri & analisis.
Hafal 10 meeting phrases (opening, opinion, disagreeing, action items).
Re-write 1 email Indonesia ke business English profesional.
Buat 1 slide deck 5 slide presentasi tentang topic kerjamu dalam English.

★ POWER-UP ★

Email pro: subject jelas, salam formal, body singkat, CTA tegas.
Formal vs casual register beda jauh — pilih sesuai konteks.
Meeting phrases hafalan = confidence boost di rapat MNC.
Presentation: hook + structure 3-point + signposting + recap.
Writing: active voice, concise, 1 ide per paragraf, bullet untuk list.
Interview "Tell me about yourself" = format STAR + numbers.