OUR EXPERTS

Ian Badger is a business trainer and author of many books, including English for Business Conversations

(Ernst Klett Sprachen) and Collins English for Business: Listening. www.bmes.co.uk Deborah Capras is an author, trainer and communications specialist. She is the author of Small Talk (Collins) and writes Skill Up! and the language tests in Business Spotlight.

Contact: deborahcapras@ wise-words.com

Bob Dignen is a director of York Associates and author of many business English books. He writes the Business Skills articles in Business Spotlight. www.york-associates.co.uk

Eamonn Fitzgerald writes the English 4.0 column in Business Spotlight. He taught business English for many years in the banking industry. www.eamonn.com

Mike Hogan is a leadership coach, communication skills trainer and business English author. He writes the Easy English section in

Business Spotlight. Contact: hoganmike@gmail.com

Karen Richardson taught English in-company and at the DHBW Stuttgart for many years. She now writes for Business Spotlight and Macmillan Education. www.compass-elt.de

Ken Taylor is a communication consultant and author of 50 Ways to Improve Your Business

English (Lulu). He writes the Personal Trainer section in Business Spotlight. Contact: Ktaylor868@aol.com

Kate Urbangreatorex is head of advanced English at HTW Dresden. She has been teaching and translating in Germany since 1995. www.htw-dresden.de

Mandy Welfare is a Berlinbased business English trainer and author who gives tailored training to international companies across Europe. www.mandywelfare.com