Business English
Edward Olive
Edward Olive is a native English corporate language teacher and voice coach based in Madrid Spain.
Edward was previously an international commercial lawyer both in London and Paris for Constant & Constant Solicitors (now part of TLT Solicitors). He specialised in corporate & commercial law, international litigation, arbitration & mediation and shipping law including charterparty & bill of lading work for P&I Clubs, Defence Clubs, insurance companies and banks, commodity disputes, including oil, metal and grain disputes, cargo claims, bareboat time or voyage charterparty disputes, disputes over jurisdiction, sales and purchase of ships and ship finance.
Edward is a former lecturer in European, contract, tort and commercial law at The University of Leeds and at London City University. Edward has an LLB 2:1 degree in law from Leeds University, Edward passed the Law Society Finals at The College of Law, York and qualified as an English solicitor in 1996. Although Edward does not currently work in private practice as an English lawyer Edward is still a fully qualified solicitor and is still on The Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority Solicitor's Roll of English solicitors.
Edward Olive is also a professional screen actor, television presenter and voice-over artist working in television series, programs, feature films and commercials.
Direct contact details
Telephone: (00 34) 605610767
Email: edwardolive@hotmail.com
Edward Olive - Courses
Specialist courses taught Specialist course taught by Edward Olive (for intermediate and advanced speakers only) (extensive and extensive classes) include:
1. Business correspondence in English - letters, e-mails etc;
2. Business telephone calls & conference calls;
3. English pronunciation - overcoming particular problems Spanish speakers have;
4. Voice work – reading, vocal strength, intonation & stress etc;
5. Giving presentations & conducting meetings in English;
6. Sales techniques in English;
7. English for lawyers & legal staff;
8. Phonetics;
9. English for actors and drama in English.
Specialist pronunciation and accent reduction courses for business professionals, lawyers, company directors and sales.
The above courses are taught using my own explanatory written material, specific vocabulary lists, group role-plays, student presentations and written exercises. They are also designed to redress particular problems Spanish speakers have in English generally and in the business environment.
Business English materials provided to students of the Edward Olive English School in Madrid Spain
Student Starter Pack
Business Skills
Business Correspondence
CV writing
Interviews
Meetings and negotiating
Telephone skills
Presentations business and sales
Sales and selling
Sales Vocabulary
Business Vocabulary
Computer and IT vocabulary
Office vocabulary
Sales vocabulary
General English course delivered by Edward Olive English teacher for companies, legal and business professionals in Madrid Spain.
General & Colloquial Vocabulary
Abbreviations
Colloquial and slang vocabulary
Describing
Dictating names
Eating out
Environment
Everyday vocabulary
Expressions
Getting abroad and getting around
Human Qualities
Payment
Play on words
Punctuation
Times of the day
UK versus Spain culture
US vocabulary
General Learning
My favourite mistakes
My mistakes
My week
New vocabulary
Skills
Speaking charades
Subjects for debate
This week lessons
Word games
Writing exercises
Grammar & Verbs
Grammar
Idioms
Make & do
Modal verbs
Prepositions
Questions
Some & any
The
Verb revision
Verb revision advanced
Verbs ing or to
Verbs irregular verbs
Whoever Whatever
Direct contact details
Telephone: (00 34) 605610767
Email: edwardolive@hotmail.com
Edward Olive British English vocal coach, English presentations trainer with language academy, languages school in Madrid. Classes & linguistic courses with voice coaching for business, company directors, employees, voice-over actors, voiceover artists, voice talent, television presenters, dubbing and students in Madrid Spain. Video training specialist presenting, public speaking, presentations, meetings and conference calls intensive course. Drama school in Madrid Spain for actors, actresses & models. Casting and agency interview video classes. Agency for professional studio voice-overs for cinema, film, tv, short films, radio, corporate videos, commercials, spots, adverts, video games, slot machines and elearning in Madrid Spain & Europe via ftp. Agents for native English presenter for television travel, holday, magic, language learning programs, corporate movies and travel shows. Spanish bilingual voice / vocal coaching and dialect coach for British accents & dialects.
Websites as vocal / voice coach & business English teacher: www.englishcoaching.eu www.coachingles.com www.englishmadrid.es Webs as Voiceover Artist / VoiceOver Talent: www.englishvoiceover.eswww.britishvoiceover.es Webs as Actor Voiceovers & Presenter: www.englishactor.es www.britishactor.es Webs de Locutor y Doblador inglés británico España: www.edwardolive.com www.locutoringles.eswww.locutorbritanico.es www.locuciones.biz Webs de actor y Presentador: www.actoringles.com www.actoringles.es Blogs and Social Networks: englishvoicecoach.blogspot.com.es englishvoiceoverspain.blogspot.com.es facebook Blogs y Redes Sociales: coachdevozingles.blogspot.com.es edwardolivedotcom.blogspot.com.es locutoringles.blogspot.com.es Webs as English speaking professional photographer based in Madrid Spain: www.edwardolive.info www.edwardolive.eu
Email: edwardolive@hotmail.com Tel.: (0034) 605610767
