In a rare presentation to the ELT sector, Pete Menzies will expand on his hard-edged, provocative insights of the business world in order to offer practical advice on how business English providers can improve their performance and create more profitable business opportunities at this year's Business English Trainers' Conference in London on 14 May 2011.

With the UK gripped in Royal Wedding fever, English UK would like to remind you that there will be another very important event in London on Saturday 14 May, the English UK Business English Trainers' Conference.

US-based author, Vicki Hollett, the author of best selling Business English course-book, Business Objectives and the highly-acclaimed Tech Talk will be making a rare European pit stop at the annual English UK Business English Trainers' Conference on Saturday, 14 May 2011 at International House in London. Vicki will kick off the conference with a session entitled, "English for Getting Things Done." The session will explore ways that we can help our learners to develop rapport and solidarity, mitigate conflict, and avoid misunderstandings in their professional lives.

A street child from Kolkata has just enjoyed three weeks improving his English at English UK member English-in-Chester.

Riding a bike from Land's End to John O'Groats in 10 days would be enough of a fundraising challenge in itself. But not for Norman Renshaw. The InTuition boss is also planning to grow a moustache en route, as he pedals to raise money for charity.