M & B Language Training -Coaching and Translation Services
Learn English
We are an institution specialising in communicating cross-culture.
Whether your needs be linguistic, cultural or business- skill based,
I can provide you with the tools you require for successful international communications.
Based in Berlin and firmly established in Amsterdam and Paris. Simply click on the
service you need for more information.
M & B was founded by Milton W. Bratton, Jr. whose credentials are grounded in
business and communication skills theory, as well as phonetics, linguistics and TEFL teaching,
in the areas of finance, logistics and business.
Coaching is another skill that he has added to his repertoire over the past decade and has had over 15 years of hands-on experience in training and consulting organisations internationally and has spent a significant part of his working life abroad.
I hold diplomas in teaching English as a foreign language/CELTA, Corporate and Executive
Coaching, Masters in Business and Public Administration and a Doctorate in Education.
Business English/accent coaching/career coaching sessions via pc/video/telephone conference
We operate at your place but we still experience times when our clients just do not want to or cannot physically leave their desk. The heavy time-consuming requirements of the modern business world can render one physically unable to take time away from one's desk to go to a class. Tele/video conferencing or Skype – the modern way to be.
Business English
Focus in on your specific areas of difficulity, be they grammar, vocabulary or simply lack of practice, structured tailor-made sessions designed aroud your needs.
Exam Preparation
The TOEIC Cambridge and Business Exams (Cambridge BEC Preliminary, Vantage and Higher) are officially recognised by thousands of educational organisations, employers, ministries, government bodies and professional oeganisations throughout the world as a suitable qualification for business use. M&B Language Training as been teaching Cambridge and TOEIC Business Exams since 1993.
Intercultural Business Communication
Intercultural Business Communication Management is the process of learning how to develop knowledge and awareness and putting these skills into practice in communicating across different cultures in business.
The interpretation of simple words such as 'Yes' or 'No Problem' across the cultures of the world can be diverse. Having a knowledge of the language spoken in that country alone is only the first step in success in doing business abroad and working with people from different cultures. Understanding your own business culture in relation to another's is the answer. For example, someone educated in Japan and someone educated in Germany would be very different in the way that they would have typically been taught to think in their respective education systems. In Japan, known as a "High Context" culture, reading between the lines and indirect instructions are seen as good manners, but in Germany which is known as a "low context culture" directness and clarity of communication are prized. Potential for misunderstandings to arise based on the totally different communication styles is high.