Norwegian for business

Business Norwegian is a spoken Norwegian course for people who work in Norway and want to improve the Norwegian they use in the workplace. The course can be used to work on both spoken and written Norwegian. You decide what you would like to focus on, and we tailor the course to your needs and preferences.

We offer course packages of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 hours. The hours must be used within 1 year of the booking date. 

Course content:

The first session is a 30-minute needs assessment where we identify your needs and create a plan for the next steps. This assessment is important so that we can provide the best possible support. We look at:

• Background
• Role
• Job title
• Activities
• Goals
• Challenges and solutions
• Tailoring

The rest of the course will consist of different elements based on your individual needs.

Basic level

• Small talk and workplace communication
• Formal and informal Norwegian
• Feedback and communication
• Phone, messages and email
• Meetings and meeting vocabulary
• Leadership and clear communication
• Brainstorming and participation
• Presentation techniques
• Planning, reports and minutes
• Practical grammar
• Direct and indirect communication
• Professional vocabulary

Advanced level

• Diplomatic and professional language
• Grammar and vocabulary
• Norwegian-English confusion
• Difficult conversations
• Business models and value propositions
• Financial language
• Logistics and delivery
• Marketing and sales
• Project management
• Business grammar
• Stakeholder communication
• Industry-specific language