How to sound professional in English: a series of hedging workshops for IT professionals
In business, it’s not just about speaking English correctly, it’s also about how you sound. Too direct phrases can ruin negotiations, damage customer relationships, or create tension in the team.
The solution is hedging. This is a language strategy that makes communication more diplomatic, polite, and effective. It helps IT managers build partnerships instead of conflicts.
For example, instead of the direct “You’re wrong”, more polite variants are more often used in business English: “I see your point, but maybe we could also consider…”. Such nuances make the difference between formally correct words and truly effective communication.
Practical workshops by Kharkiv IT Cluster and Hotspot School of English
Kharkiv IT Cluster together with its partner Hotspot School of English launches a series of three practical online workshops “Hedge Language in IT Communication” for non-technical IT professionals.
The course aims to provide participants with the tools to communicate confidently, politely and effectively in English in a professional environment.
Team leads, project managers, business analysts, sales managers and anyone who regularly communicates with clients or international colleagues can join.
Start: 10 October, every Friday at 17:00
Format: 3 online workshops of 60 minutes each
Cost: free for Kharkiv IT Cluster members
Bonus: participants who attend all classes with the camera switched on and actively participate will receive certificates
The number of places on the course is limited.
Speaker: Iryna Krushynska, Senior Lecturer at Hotspot School of English
What do you get?
- Negotiations without conflicts and misunderstandings.
- Confident communication with clients in English.
- A ready-made set of authentic English phrases for work
- The number of places is limited
How to participate?
To participate, you need to register and upload a short 2-minute audio answer in English to the question:
“How do you handle client or team disagreements linguistically? Are you happy with how you use your English for conflict resolution? Why?”
Participants are selected by language level (B1-B2).
👉 Don’t miss the opportunity to improve your English and take your communication skills to the next level!