by KarenChapple | Feb 23, 2021 | News, Personal brand
Like many small business owners, I spend a lot of my time on Facebook. It’s a great place for networking, marketing, competitor research and connecting with likeminded businesspeople – I find the professional groups especially useful in this respect. I was...
by KarenChapple | Feb 3, 2021 | News
We’ve worked with a lot of businesses over the years, and one thing is true about every single one of them: They all want their staff to be able to converse in more than one language. For multi-national companies to really thrive, having the ability to communicate in...
by KarenChapple | Feb 1, 2021 | News
In the language industry – like in any other sector – different organisations utilise varying approaches to suit their specific model, product and target market. This is good. It means there is enough variation in offering to afford individual students a huge range of...
by KarenChapple | Oct 31, 2019 | News
This is something we hear all the time. And do you know what? We agree! Nothing can replace speaking a language with a real human being – especially if that person is a native speaker themselves (as all our VICI Language coaches are). At VICI we always ensure our...
by KarenChapple | Oct 10, 2019 | News
Following up my repost of a brilliant article touching on the benefits of language training in IT support functions, I wanted to write a post deep-diving into the topic. To get a first-hand account of what an invaluable asset multi-lingual helpdesk staff can be, I...
by KarenChapple | Sep 17, 2019 | News
Not far from our French office in Lons-le-Saunier is a lycée (state funded secondary school) specializing in “hôtellerie”. In addition to hospitality qualifications like business management and team leadership, it offers specific vocational courses; Hotel Technology...
