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As of the 1^st of May the English language and e-learning departments of Smart Business Communications have joined the ICB group. Smart has 15 years experience in the development and delivery of Business English training predominantly for the banking and financial sectors in Paris with a team of highly experienced trainers, administrators and IT specialists.

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CUSTOMIZED PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
Created using a modular system of pedagogical programs and course material that enable the construction of courses in accordance with the needs of the participants, for each level on the European scale (CECRL). Individual courses Group courses Telephone courses and Web conferencing
COMMUNICATION WORKSHOPS: over 4 hours
4 hours in duration, designed to help practice and consolidate specific transversal professional skills.
Presenting information:
Levels B1 to C2	Present data and figures
Levels B1 to C2	Present results, performance and growth
Levels B1 to C2	Present products and services
Managing interactions:
Levels A2 to B2	Telephone 1 : manage daily tasks
Levels B1 to C1	Telephone 2 : manage technical exchanges
Levels A2 to B1	Meetings 1 : intervene during a meeting
Levels B2 to C1	Meetings 2 : affirm oneself during a meeting
Levels B2 to C2	Meetings 3 : preside over a meeting
Levels B2 to C2	Negotiation : « win-win »
Levels A2 & B2	Professional encounters 1 : presenting oneself
Levels B1 to C1	Professional encounters 2 : networking
Words on the page:
Levels A2 to B1	Emails and Faxes 1 : the essentials
Levels B1 to C1	Emails and Faxes 2 : nuanced communication
Levels B2 to C2	Writing and Reading Professional Documents
Grammar Review: the nuts and bolts of English
Level A2	Pre-Intermediate
Level B1	Intermediate
Level B2	Pre-Advanced
Levels C1 & C2	Advanced
COMMUNICATION SEMINARS: over 14 hours
Immersions of 14 hours spread over 2 days in an entirely Anglophone environment each focusing on a specific theme and a series of skills:
Transversal Seminars:
Levels B1 to C1	Facilitating meetings
Levels B1 to C1	The art of presentations
Levels B2 to C2	Negotiations « win-win »
Levels B1 to C1	The basics of professional writing
Levels B1 to C1	Express oneself with confidence
Financial and Insurance Seminars:
Levels B1 to C1	English for the financial markets
Levels B1 to C1	English for the back-office
Levels B1 to C1	English for financial analysis
Levels B1 to C1	English for retail banking
Levels B1 to C1	English for audit and inspection
Levels B1 to C1	English for management control
Levels B1 to C1	English for Accounting
Levels B1 to C1	English for the Insurance professions
Other Professional Seminars:
Levels B1 to C1	Marketing English
Levels B1 to C1	English for the luxury industry
Levels B1 to C1	English for procurement
Levels B1 to C1	English for Human Resources
Levels B1 to B2	English for Assistants
Fun Seminars:
Levels B1 to C2	Act it out : Theatrical English
Levels B1 to C1	Cultures of the Anglophone world
Levels B1 to C1	Current Events in English
Levels B1 to C1	Lunch in English
INTENSIVE WEEKS IN PARIS: in company or in our training center
35 hours spread over 5 days, designed to get your English back into shape, with structured programs for three levels:
Level B1 :	Intermediate
Level B2 :	Pre-Advanced
Levels C1 & C2 :	Advanced
BLENDED LEARNING PROGRAMS
Levels A2 to C2	E-Learning alone
Levels A2 to C2	Blended-Learning + tutoring by telephone
Levels A2 to C2	Blended-Learning + tutoring in groups
LINGUISTIC COACHING
A customized training program designed for those who have strategic projects to manage in English under considerable time and deadline constraints. This program is adapted for any level.
STUDY ABROAD IN ENGLAND
Levels B1 to C2	Individualized or group immersions in England
OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Linguistic audit English recruitment testing SOS English (correction service for written English) Preparation and examination of the TOEIC and Bridge tests Translations Publishing and sales of pedagogical material Development and sale of technology for language learning and training management