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Legal, finance and technical-sector english

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 6 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
35 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At the start of a client-facing role in a sector
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Explaining a technical point to a non-specialist
What would you do?

A client asks what "liability" means

Try it: this is one of 14 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
  • Process, tabs, flashcards, sorting activity and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Poll, quiz, word cloud, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 210.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 210.1Use core terms for your sector accurately + your infoSector English and vocabulary skills (none)Whole course
SO 210.2Read a clause, a report or a spec and find who must do whatCEFR Companion Volume (2020), B2 descriptors [source: report anchor, unverified]Whole course
SO 210.3Tell apart near-synonyms that change the meaningBest practiceWhole course
SO 210.4Explain a technical point to a non-specialist in plain wordsBusiness communication skill (none)Whole course
SO 210.5Build a sector word bank for your team + your infoEmployer's glossary your company glossary linkWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 6 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 35 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

A clause that means two different things

3 pages

8 min
Before you beginNoteList
Kestrel FinanceTextImage
Two readingsTabsQuiz
2

Core terms for your sector

2 pages

6 min
Term bankFlashcards
MatchMatching quiz
3

Reading a contract, a report or a spec in English

2 pages

6 min
Who must do whatSorting activity
Find the key lineHotspotQuiz
4

Explaining a technical point to a non-specialist

2 pages

5 min
Three stepsProcess
Try itScenarioQuiz
5

Grey areas: near-synonyms that change the meaning

2 pages

5 min
PairsAccordion
CheckQuizMulti-select quiz
6

Final assessment on sector terms and next steps

2 pages

5 min
Next stepsProcessYour infoYour infoNote
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "one clause, two readings
Word cloudOne word from your sector clients often misunderstand
PollWhich sector are you in?
Content · customiseMay, shall and must on one slide {{SECTOR_TERM_BANK}}
QuizIn a contract, "shall" usually shows a… (duty ✔ · wish · possibility · past event)
QuizA client asks what "interest" means. Your best reply is… ("It is the extra amount you pay for borrowing money." ✔ · "It is capital accrual." · "It is a financial instrument." · "It is in section four.")
PollWhat makes sector English hardest?
ScaleHow confident are you explaining a term to a client?
Open-ended / Q&AOne term you want explained
Content · customiseClosing {{LD_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Which part is still unclear? multiple choice
  6. How confident are you reading a clause? 1-5 scale
  7. Which term do you still find hard? open text
  8. I feel able to ask a client to clarify a term. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the sector word bank? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

6 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Ld contact{{LD_CONTACT}}
  • Company glossary link{{COMPANY_GLOSSARY_LINK}}
  • Sector term bank{{SECTOR_TERM_BANK}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run legal, finance and technical-sector english training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At the start of a client-facing role in a sector, as a block of weekly sessions, and before a client project.

Who needs this training?

Professionals who work in English in law, finance and accounting, engineering, trades and technology (B2 and above); run by L&D with business-unit heads.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Last reviewed: 21 October 2026Templates are a starting point, not legal advice.

Ready to run it?

Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.

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