Basic English To Business English

1.
"I would like to talk about my stock options with you."
What sounds more professional than the sentence above and keeps the same meaning? Pick the
BEST answer.
I would like to speak about my stock options with you.
I would like to discuss my stock options with you.
I would like to inform you about my stock options.
2. "Could you please give us some more information about your proposal?"
How could you ask this question more professionally?
Could you please repeat the information about your proposal?
Could you please contact us about your proposal?
Could you please elaborate on your proposal?
3. "When will they get the documents?"
Improve on this question.
When will they discuss the documents?
When will they inform us about the documents?
When will they receive the documents?
4. "I think I might need your help on this project."
Which of the following is the best way to express this idea more professionally?
I think I might require your assistance on this project.
I think I might provide some help on this project.
I think I might need some assistance on this project.
5. "Do you have the manager's email? How can I get in touch with her?"
Express this idea in a more business-like way.
How can I ensure her?
How can I explain to her?
How can I contact her?

6. "Do you have any idea how to fix the problem?"
Rephrase this more professionally.
Do you have any idea how to solve the problem?
Do you have any idea how to explain the problem?
Do you have any idea how to discuss the problem?
7. "Could you please tell the HR manager I have arrived for my interview?"
Express the same idea in a more business-like fashion.
Could you please repeat to the HR manager I have arrived for my interview?
Could you please ensure the HR manager I have arrived for my interview?
Could you please inform the HR manager I have arrived for my interview?
8. "Please make sure you arrive on time. The meeting starts at 10:00 on the dot."
How could you rephrase this?
Please provide that you arrive on time.
Please ensure that you arrive on time.
Better be sure you arrive on time.
Arrive on time... or else!
9. "Could you please give each customer a copy of the brochure?"
Which of the following options expresses the same idea more formally?
Could you please provide each customer with a copy of the brochure?
Could you please require each customer has a copy of the brochure?
Could you please contact each customer with a copy of the brochure?
10. "Can you tell me why we did not get the contract?"
Which option below expresses the same idea in the most professional language?
Could you tell me why we did not get the contract?
Could you explain why we did not get the contract?
Could you explain why we were not awarded the contract?

Why... why... WHY?!
1. "That's a moot point." What does this mean?
 That's really important.
 That's unimportant.
 That's noisy.
2. If something is a foregone conclusion, we do NOT know what is going to happen.
 true
 false
3. Which expression means the same as an excellent opportunity?
 a stop-gap opportunity
 a stumbling opportunity
 a golden opportunity
4. You had a good, positive, useful conversation with your client about many different matters. To
summarize, you could say:
 We had a fruitful discussion.
 We had a viable option.
 We had a pressing issue.
5. You're at a meeting. Your colleague, John, is expressing an idea which you disagree with. You feel
his way of thinking may help the company immediately but will not help in the long run. You say:
 I believe that may be a viable option.
 I believe that may be a foregone conclusion.
 I believe that may be a short-sighted view.
6. "Yes, that's possible." How could you express the same idea more professionally?
 Yes, that's a stumbling block.
 Yes, that's a moot point.
 Yes, that's a viable option.
7. How could you describe something that makes it more difficult for you to achieve your goal?
 It's a golden opportunity.
 It's a stumbling block.
 It's a viable option.
8. "It's a super chance to advance your career." What's a more professional way to express the same
idea?
 It's an golden opportunity to advance your career.
 It's a golden opportunity to advance your career.
 It's golden opportunity to advance your career.
9. You have made an appointment with your colleague, but it is not confirmed. Which of the
following sentences expresses this idea?
 We have a tentative appointment.
 We have a fruitful appointment.
 We have a golden appointment.
10. You're attending a conference.The speaker says: "This is just a stop-gap measure. We will have to
find a fuller solution to the problem soon." What does the speaker mean?
 This is just a temporary step we are taking right now. We have to find a bigger answer to
the problem soon.
 This is just a bad idea. We cannot find a bigger solution to this issue.
 This is a perfect solution to the problem. We do not need to do anything more.

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1.

"I would like to talk about my stock options with you."

I would like to speak about my stock options with you.

I would like to discuss my stock options with you.

I would like to inform you about my stock options.

How could you ask this question more professionally?

Could you please repeat the information about your proposal?

Could you please contact us about your proposal?

Could you please elaborate on your proposal?

3. "When will they get the documents?"

Improve on this question.

When will they discuss the documents?

When will they inform us about the documents?

When will they receive the documents?

4. "I think I might need your help on this project."

I think I might require your assistance on this project.

I think I might provide some help on this project.

I think I might need some assistance on this project.

Express this idea in a more business-like way.

How can I ensure her?

How can I explain to her?

How can I contact her?

Rephrase this more professionally.

Do you have any idea how to solve the problem?

Do you have any idea how to explain the problem?

Do you have any idea how to discuss the problem?

Express the same idea in a more business-like fashion.

How could you rephrase this?

Please provide that you arrive on time.

Please ensure that you arrive on time.

Better be sure you arrive on time.

Arrive on time... or else!

9. "Could you please give each customer a copy of the brochure?"

10. "Can you tell me why we did not get the contract?"

Could you tell me why we did not get the contract?

Could you explain why we did not get the contract?

Could you explain why we were not awarded the contract?

1. "That's a moot point." What does this mean?

 That's really important.

2. If something is a foregone conclusion, we do NOT know what is going to happen.

3. Which expression means the same as an excellent opportunity?

 We had a fruitful discussion.

 We had a viable option.

 We had a pressing issue.

 I believe that may be a viable option.

 I believe that may be a foregone conclusion.

 I believe that may be a short-sighted view.

 Yes, that's a stumbling block.

 Yes, that's a moot point.

 Yes, that's a viable option.

 It's a stumbling block.

 It's a viable option.

 It's an golden opportunity to advance your career.

 It's a golden opportunity to advance your career.

 It's golden opportunity to advance your career.

 We have a tentative appointment.

 We have a fruitful appointment.

 We have a golden appointment.

 This is a perfect solution to the problem. We do not need to do anything more.