Reduce operational risk caused by language frictions
Personalized, human-centered language training for companies and professionals
Corporate Language Training
Language learning that’s customized for you, in any of six language programs. Your industry, role, and sector-specific vocabulary is the focus, intensified for …
In business, whether you write internal company communications, one-to-one emails, reports, presentations or marketing brochures, the goal is to have your …
Offered now in English and French only, we focus on concise, precise language; public speaking techniques; and strengthening presentation skills.
The program is tailored to you, your needs and convenience. Our unique, highly personalized approach fully conforms to the OQLF exam specifications …
Governments and related departments, organizations and agencies often have special language requirements for their employees in a number of positions.
Jose Vizquerra
Language Advantage has been extremely important in the development of our project and in the development of the relationships with everyone who is part of our project in Quebec. I’ve been able to give my first presentation in French after a couple of months of training.
Elizabeth Blanco
Language Advantage not only teaches the language, but it teaches it within the context of our work and it also incorporates language culture. This is extremely important for us.
Our Approach
Do you ever need to use or better understand another language at work? Have you ever missed parts of a presentation or discussion because you couldn’t fully understand what was being said?
Language miscommunications like these can lead to problems and inefficiencies in the workplace. Productivity decreases. Relationships can be strained. Studies¹ have found that collaboration is more difficult when colleagues don’t share a language.
It doesn’t have to be that way.
For over two decades, my team at Language Advantage has been helping executives and professionals learn to speak, read and use languages for business. Our clients develop the skills and confidence to bridge communication gaps that often come with operating in a globally connected world.
Yes, it is possible! With our simple, enjoyable methods, you can quickly become proficient in a foreign language and business culture. We teach what you need to know most: the language, etiquette and specific industry terms you use every day.
My life’s mission is to have you feel comfortable enough in another language to communicate easily and confidently. Hundreds have been successful. You can, too.
We customize our language training programs to meet our client's communication needs in doing business in Canada and around the world.
Our programs are also tailored to each industry with sector-specific vocabulary.
We provide training online and on-site according to our client's schedule and availability.
We hire experienced instructors who are qualified teachers of a second language and provide ongoing support.
Testimonials
"Language Advantage has provided our members in Toronto with excellent French and English language training, in both group and individual formats, for the past 18 years. Further, Catherine Jodar and her team demonstrate a very high degree of customer focus ensuring that all aspects of the language training program and its administration are tailored to the needs of the organization and our members."
“Being better able to speak and read Spanish is a great benefit for me, especially when it comes to socializing and communicating with business associates and strengthening our relationships. Latin Americans are very warm and social. Making the decision to start to improve my Spanish speaking and reading abilities has definitely been beneficial in building global business relationships.”
“I wish to thank the whole team for your support over the years. You have a knack for making complex concepts easy to understand. I wish to give special thanks to Joe for all the interesting discussions, the updates on the news (he is more informed than I will ever be). The classes were interesting and enjoyable, giving me the desire to learn which in turn helped me to have more confidence in myself. You have marked my journey in a way that I will never forget, you were a true mentor.”
With the recent polemic around the language used by Canadian leadership figures, it brings us back to a simple but important point: language is not just a means of communication or a legal requirement—it’s part of identity. Over the years teaching professionals and executives in many different sectors, I have noticed that communication is still […]
The Problem Your students are already pasting their emails into ChatGPT and asking it to “make it better.” The AI rewrites everything at once (grammar, tone, word choice, etc.) producing a polished result but zero learning. Students can’t see what was actually wrong, don’t understand why changes were made, and gradually lose confidence in their […]
What do Nobel prize-winning physicist Max Planck and management guru Peter Drucker have in common? Like many great thinkers of all kinds, they saw that one key principle was tied to success and goal achievement more than any other. There are several versions of their theory, but essentially it is this: “What gets measured, gets […]
Language Advantage Inc. When people come to Language Advantage for help learning new languages, we often tell them to resist giving in to their uneasiness and feelings of self-consciousness. We encourage them to push through their fears and self-doubts, to be willing “to try on” new experiences and different ways of looking at things. For […]
We offer language training in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Mandarin.
Our methods and task-based approach take you through real-life business scenes and situations. By setting “can-do” goals that evolve as you learn, your skills grow exponentially.
All our programs are personalized, so you set the pace, the context and the content. Your needs and priorities determine what you learn and how much time you devote to it. Whom do you communicate with? What topics do you discuss? Which communication situations are most relevant? What kind of rapport do you want to build? We specialize in general and sector-specific vocabulary in a cultural context that’s appropriate for your industry.
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