Describing Financial Behaviors in English

In this course, you will acquire language tools to be able to present financial behaviors in English.  Specifically, you will know  what words you can use, and how to structure your presentation, and how to plan your message beforehand. This English course will help you explain why an account balance changed from one period to another. You can also apply these tools in meetings where you have to compare the budget and actuals.

You will learn three essential answers you should have before your presentation and the three things that could happen to an account balance over time. These elements will help you structure your ideas in English. You will learn from many examples of phrases with finance and accounting context, such as:

• "Our profit has increased by 20% over the last year."

• "We can observe a 45 million dollar growth in our revenues."

• "The company's operational expenses totaled $15,000."

• "There was a 10% decrease in our costs."

• "There was a 5% reduction in our sales."

• "The company's labor liabilities did not show any variations"

Another important topic you will learn is transition words. These words serve as a bridge between your explanations and the causes. Transition words are important, because they give you fluency when you are expressing yourself in English. 

Moreover, you will learn how to phrase reasons for financial behaviors based on a proposed structure. Some examples are:

• "There was a $12,000 decline in our cash in banks because we paid part of our income tax in April."

• "The value of our intangibles continues to be the same, since the company didn't purchase additional software."

To close the topic, you will learn other useful ways to say "this variation corresponds to" - Join me today in this fabulous technical English adventure. I'll see you inside!