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Why FTAs are not always a good thing
What is a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and how might it help New Zealand and companies like Scriptus Publications? Scriptus is an education company whose flagship offering is the online course Learn Business English, from which many people can benefit. An FTA is an…
Educational trends for 2026
The year 2025 has seen many developments in the education sector, in which we at Scriptus Publications (our online course entitled “Learn Business English” is our flagship product) are involved. We have had to grow accustomed to the increasing demand for online…
How speaking Business English can help you if you want to enter marketing as a career
by Lucia Dore, co-founder of Learn Business English Speaking Business English is essential in any industry. Knowing the jargon of the industry you are in, whether it’s marketing, retailing, or banking, for example, stands you in good stead. What all these industries…
Learning Business English helps you in negotiations
One of the reasons for learning Business English is to be able to negotiate business deals more effectively, persuasively and powerfully. If you speak Business English, you are in a much stronger position to get the best result for the negotiating parties. Since…
How speaking the language of banking and investment can help you
Speaking Business English is essential if you are in any type of industry. Knowing the jargon of the industry you are in- whether it’s marketing, retailing or banking for example- stands you in good stead. Today I’m going to write about the importance of speaking…
Why you need to be a good listener if you want to be good communicator
Listening is a key skill you must deploy whether you are, or want to be, a good communicator. You need to listen to ensure that you respond to the speaker in the correct way, with not only the right word, but the right tone too. In other words, you must be able to…
How AI can assist education
I want to revisit some of what I’ve written about artificial intelligence (AI) and education. As I’ve written before, (see the blog from January 29, 2025) the education sector, students and teachers, are the main beneficiaries of AI, i.e. generative AI in particular….
Learn Business English, received coverage in Christchurch-based Metropole magazine
Recently, Scriptus Publications and one of its subsidiaries, Learn Business English, received coverage in Christchurch-based Metropole magazine .It was in its speial education supplement.It ha a circulation of about 40,000 in Canterbury and Central…
Why Learning Business English during a recession can give you a competitive edge
I’m revisiting the blog I wrote on the benefits of learning Business English during a recession. In answer to those of you who question whether learning Business English can allow you to gain a competitive edge in an increasingly volatile world (where recessions are…
Why speaking Business English is essential in a world of tariffs and bilateral trade
The news is ongoing about the tariffs imposed by the US and their impact on the world economy and/or the world economic order. The imposition of tariffs coupled with the fact that there is so much uncertainty in the world, caused by the unpredictability of economic…