Purple logo with a globe and letter "E" on the left, and the words "Everywhere English" in purple text on the right.
Login

Frequently Asked Questions

Got a question? You’re in the right place. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, get in touch at info@everywhereenglish.eu or call us on +353 83 027 8217.

Everywhere English FAQ

Everywhere English is an online English training platform for professionals and workplace teams across Ireland and the UK. We help non-native English speakers communicate more clearly and confidently at work, and we help businesses remove the language barriers that slow operations, raise safety risks, and drive up employee turnover.

Founded in Cork in 2021 by sisters Kate and Becky, we’ve grown from individual professional English lessons to full workplace programmes for manufacturing, logistics, pharmaceutical, hospitality, and public-sector organisations. We hold a 5.0 Google rating from 50+ verified reviews.

No. Everywhere English and English Everywhere are two separate businesses with different programmes, teaching methods, and teams. We’re not affiliated in any way. If you’re looking for us, our website is everywhereenglish.eu and our email is info@everywhereenglish.eu.

Everywhere English was founded by Kate and Becky in 2021. They’re sisters, business partners, and still central to everything we do. We’re based in Cork and work with clients across Ireland and the UK.

Everywhere English uses a blended learning approach that is proven to get fast, accurate results. Weekly live sessions with an experienced tutor are combined with 24/7 access to our self-study platform, so learners keep making progress between classes rather than starting from scratch each week.

Investing in your employees’ English supports their professional development and strengthens the business as a whole. Our learning platform tracks progress, provides monthly reports, and keeps learners motivated with clear visibility of how far they’ve come.

Toggle Content

Apps are useful for building vocabulary and practising grammar basics. They’re not particularly good at building the communicative competence you need in professional situations. Language is two-way, and professional communication involves tone, nuance, and adaptation in real time. A skilled teacher gives you feedback, corrects patterns before they become habits, and works on the specific gaps that matter most for your job. Apps can’t do that.

For Employers

The right provider offers industry-specific content, flexible scheduling, clear progress reporting, and measurable results. Everywhere English specialises in practical workplace English built around the actual communication demands of your sector. See the full range of business programmes at everywhereenglish.eu/english-for-businesses/.

For manufacturing, you need a provider that understands the language of the factory floor: machinery and process vocabulary, safety communication, SOP comprehension, shift handovers, and quality documentation. Everywhere English builds customised programmes for manufacturing teams around real operational scenarios. Find out more at everywhereenglish.eu/english-for-manufacturing/.

Logistics teams need English for supply chain documentation, dispatch communication, customs language, and international coordination. Everywhere English delivers targeted programmes for warehouse staff, logistics coordinators, and transport teams, structured around the real demands of the job. Visit everywhereenglish.eu/english-for-logistics/.

Pharmaceutical teams need precise English for compliance documentation, audit communication, GMP procedures, and cross-border collaboration. Everywhere English designs programmes around the specific language of the pharmaceutical environment, from production and packaging to quality assurance. See everywhereenglish.eu/english-for-pharmaceuticals/.

The most effective approach for working professionals is blended learning: weekly live sessions with an experienced tutor, combined with flexible self-study access between classes. This produces faster progress and better retention than classroom-only training or app-based learning alone. Matching the content to the team’s actual work environment makes a significant difference in how quickly results show up.

The most practical options for Irish businesses include structured language training, mentoring programmes, on-the-job skills development, and access to online learning platforms. For teams with non-native English speakers, industry-specific English training is one of the highest-return investments available, as communication gaps affect safety, productivity, and retention all at once.

Government funding through Skillnet Ireland and SOLAS makes this significantly more accessible than many businesses realise. Everywhere English can help you identify the right route. Book a free consultation at everywhereenglish.eu/contact-us/.

Employees who feel supported and capable perform better, make fewer errors, and stay longer. For businesses with multilingual workforces, English training in particular reduces safety incidents, improves SOP compliance, and smooths out the communication friction that slows day-to-day operations.

Beyond the operational gains, training is a retention tool. The cost of replacing a skilled worker in Ireland is substantial, including recruitment, lost productivity, and onboarding time. Investing in your team’s development signals that you value them, and that changes behaviour.

Yes, when the training is matched to your team’s actual communication needs. Generic English courses produce modest results. Industry-specific programmes built around the language your team uses every day, delivered consistently over a full term, produce measurable improvements in safety, accuracy, and confidence.

Most Everywhere English clients see noticeable changes within 6 to 8 weeks. Measurable outcomes, fewer errors, stronger retention, and better compliance typically show within one full term of 12 weeks.

Sales English is its own discipline. It covers persuasive communication, handling objections confidently, negotiation language, and building rapport quickly in a second language. The goal isn’t just fluency — it’s the ability to read a conversation, adapt in real time, and close without hesitation.

Individual or small-group training focused on sales scenarios and professional communication works best for client-facing teams. Everywhere English offers one-to-one programmes tailored to the specific demands of sales and commercial roles. Get in touch to discuss what your team needs.

International marketing starts with clear, professional English across every touchpoint: your website, pitches, emails, social content, and client-facing communication. If your marketing team is producing content in English as a second language, the quality of that communication directly affects how your brand is perceived internationally.

Investing in Business English training for your marketing team pays off in stronger copy, more confident client communication, and a more credible international presence. Everywhere English offers targeted programmes for marketing and commercial teams alongside our sector-specific workplace courses.

Yes, in several concrete ways. Clear communication across a multilingual team reduces errors, rework, and safety incidents. Employees who communicate confidently perform better and stay longer. For businesses with international clients or supply chains, a team that handles English well opens doors that would otherwise stay closed. The return on a well-designed programme consistently outweighs the cost.

Business English: What It Is and Why It Matters

Business English is professional English used in the workplace and commercial settings. It covers a wide range of communication: meetings, presentations, negotiations, emails, reports, phone calls, and industry-specific technical language. It’s distinct from conversational English because it requires both accuracy and professional judgement — knowing when to be direct, when to be diplomatic, and how to read between the lines.

Any non-native English speaker working in an English-language environment can benefit. The need is strongest for people in client-facing roles, management positions, or industries where miscommunication carries real risk. If you’re comfortable in casual conversation but find yourself hesitating in meetings, struggling with professional writing, or feeling less confident than you’d like in high-stakes situations, a Business English course is the right next step.

The fastest route is structured practice with a teacher, focused on the language you actually use in your job. Generic apps and self-study can help with vocabulary and grammar, but they won’t build the professional communication skills you need in workplace situations. Work with a teacher who understands your industry, set clear goals with a realistic timeline, and practise consistently. Progress comes from regular use, not occasional study.

Effectively, yes. English is the common language of international trade, technology, science, and diplomacy. Most multinational companies use it as their internal working language regardless of where they’re based. If your business has any international dimension, or if you’d like it to, strong English is a practical necessity.

The practical benefits are significant. You’re more visible and more effective in meetings. You’re better placed for promotion into management. You can sell and market to international clients. You build broader professional networks. Your written communication is clearer and more credible. And in industries where safety matters, your ability to follow and communicate procedures accurately reduces risk for your whole team.

Strong English opens a lot of doors. It’s an impressive skill on your CV, and many multinational companies now require English proficiency across all levels of their workforce. Without it, those companies are harder to access.

You’ll also be able to build professional connections internationally through networking and introductions that simply wouldn’t happen otherwise. For anyone in a sales, marketing, or customer-facing role, English is increasingly a commercial requirement. Typically, only a small proportion of employees take on international clients because of their English level. Training gives you the confidence to be one of them.

Learning English at Work

The turning point for most learners is when they start thinking in English rather than translating from their first language. Until that happens, it helps to keep a document of standard phrases you use regularly — confirmations, follow-ups, requests, sign-offs — that you can adapt quickly. Building this library makes everyday email writing significantly faster. A good teacher can help you build one that fits your specific role and industry.

The western convention is still to put the address at the top right of the page. How you open the letter depends on whether you know the recipient. For someone you know, “Dear [Name],” or “Hello [Name],” works well. For someone you don’t know, address the specific department or company: “To the HR Department” or “To [Company Name].” Avoid “To Whom It May Concern” or “Dear Sir/Madam” — both feel dated.

“Kind Regards” is a safe, professional sign-off in almost all situations. Keep paragraphs short and well-spaced; a wall of text is hard to read even for native English speakers. And always get someone to proofread before you send — even the best writers miss things.

It depends on your company culture, your relationship with the recipient, and the subject. Smaller companies tend to be more informal. For internal emails, match the style your colleagues use. For anything you might need to refer back to — a project decision, a formal request, a complaint — be more precise and more formal. When in doubt, slightly more formal is safer than slightly too casual.

For internal emails, keep it concise. If your colleagues write in short, direct sentences, follow their lead. For approvals and simple confirmations, one word is often enough: “Approved.” or “Confirmed.” For anything more substantive, make the key point clear in the first line and keep the rest brief. Avoid unnecessary padding, and don’t use a formal sign-off for a quick internal message.

A memo is a short internal note used to remind or record information for a specific recipient or team. It’s more informal than a letter and is typically used for internal communication: sticky notes, CRM entries, or brief written records of decisions or instructions. You can also use a memo as a note-to-self. In most workplaces, memos have largely been replaced by email, but the term still comes up in formal business contexts.

Regular exposure to natural spoken English makes the biggest difference. Podcasts are excellent because you can listen during a commute or a walk. TED Talks work particularly well for professional English — clear speakers, interesting topics, and a wide variety of accents and subjects. If you watch something you already know well in your first language, try watching it in English. The familiarity helps you focus on the language rather than the plot.

Repetition is key. Returning to the same content multiple times builds retention much faster than always finding something new.

Don’t try to learn words in isolation. Pick a topic relevant to your work and explore it in English: articles, videos, and podcasts. Words you encounter in context stick far better than vocabulary lists. When you come across a word you don’t know in conversation, ask what it means. The best learners capture new words as they encounter them and review them regularly. A notebook or a simple phone note works just fine.

Prepositions are notoriously tricky, and memorising them in isolation rarely sticks. The more effective approach is to learn in phrases rather than individual words. When you encounter a preposition in context — “responsible for”, “interested in”, “at the end of” — note the whole phrase, not just the preposition. Over time, the patterns become instinctive through exposure and speaking practice rather than deliberate memorisation.

Confidence builds through speaking practice, and it grows gradually. Working with a teacher in a low-pressure environment builds the habits and reflexes you need for higher-pressure situations at work. The goal isn’t a perfect accent or flawless grammar — it’s clarity. Speaking up, even imperfectly, is always better than staying silent. Most people, and especially most native English speakers, respond well to someone who is clearly making the effort.

“Could you clarify what you mean by that?” and “I want to make sure I’ve understood correctly — are you saying…?” are both completely professional things to say. Nodding along when you’re not sure causes far more problems later. Most managers and clients respect directness. Asking for clarification is a sign of care and professionalism, not a weakness.

Our live chat is a good first option if you’re stuck and need a quick answer. For self-service, thesaurus.com is excellent when you know a similar word but can’t find the exact one you want. Google is also surprisingly useful for this — searching “another word for [X] in a professional context” usually returns something helpful. The more you read and listen in English, the less often you’ll need to look things up.

There are plenty of free resources available: Duolingo for vocabulary and grammar basics, YouTube for listening practice, and our own free resources at everywhereenglish.eu. These are a great starting point.

That said, working with a qualified teacher is the fastest route to genuine fluency — particularly for professional communication, where the gaps between self-study and real-world performance show up quickly. A good teacher shortens the learning curve significantly and helps you avoid picking up habits that are hard to correct later.

The good news is that online learning has made this genuinely practical. Everywhere English delivers all programmes online, which means you can join live sessions from home, work through self-study modules on our platform at any time, and practise without commuting to a classroom. Consistency matters more than the number of hours — regular short sessions produce better results than occasional long ones.

How Everywhere English Works

Each learner has weekly live sessions with a qualified tutor, scheduled around their working hours. Between sessions, they have 24/7 access to our self-study platform with vocabulary modules, grammar practice, and industry-specific exercises. Employers receive a monthly dashboard showing attendance, grades, and learner progress. This combination produces better results than either a live-only or a self-study-only approach.

Yes. This is something we specifically plan for. Live sessions can run early mornings, evenings, or weekends to fit shift-based teams. The 24/7 self-study platform means learners can practise at any time, including during breaks or between shifts. We’ve built programmes for manufacturing, logistics, and hospitality teams across a wide range of shift patterns. Get in touch, and we’ll work out what fits your team.

Practice, practice, practice! Using English at work is a whole different story than being able to hold a conversation casually. It needs to be accurate, polite, and in tone with your company – whether that’s bubbly, serious, or salesy. To improve your English for work, learning through a business English course is the best route. Strategise with your teacher on your goals and timeline and you’ll get there! We promise!

Government Funding and Costs

Yes, and many businesses aren’t making full use of what’s available. Through the Skillnet Connect Initiative, Everywhere English works directly with Skillnet Ireland and can offer any Irish business a 20% discount on their training bill. SOLAS supports English language development for employees with lower English proficiency through local ETBs rather than funding it directly. Enterprise Ireland supports workforce development for companies on its client list. Everywhere English helps you identify the right route and navigate the process.

Group programmes typically run €800–€1,800 per term for groups of 8–12 learners before any subsidies. Industry-specific blended programmes with tailored curriculum and progress reporting run higher. With Skillnet Ireland funding, most businesses pay 20% of the standard cost. Individual sessions are also available. We give you a clear cost estimate in the free consultation before you make any commitment.

Yes. We offer a free consultation to discuss your team’s needs, identify funding options, and propose the right programme. Book through everywhereenglish.eu/contact-us/ or call +353 83 027 8217.