In today’s dynamic digital world, efficiency and effectiveness are key aspects of any business’ success. That’s why it makes sense to use tools that make it easier to manage, communicate and grow your business. Here are five indispensable apps you should know:
- Asana – the perfect project management tool. Asana allows you to create tasks, schedule their deadlines and track the progress of the entire team. This allows you to effectively coordinate activities and meet business goals. Asana also can be used as a tool in learning English by creating study schedules for yourself.
- Slack – internal communication is a key element of effective collaboration. Slack is a platform that allows quick exchange of messages, files and integration with other tools, which allows for efficient team communication and eliminates the chaos of unnecessary emails. Slack also can be a tool to support learning business English, for example, you can make a group at work where you communicate in English, exchange learning materials and motivate each other.
- QuickBooks – financial management is a fundamental aspect of running a business. QuickBooks offers comprehensive solutions for tracking income and expenses, issuing invoices, monitoring payments and preparing financial reports. This allows you to focus on the growth of your business, confident that all your finances are under control. Using the English language version will help us brush up on our business English.
- Canva – creating professional graphics doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. Canva is an intuitive design tool that allows you to quickly create graphics for social media, marketing or presentations. With a rich library of templates and a simple interface, even people with no design experience can create compelling visuals. Canva, like the previously mentioned apps, can also help you learn English. With this application, we can create graphically attractive fiches with vocabulary or idioms or mind maps with which to teach the distinction between English tenses.
- Google Meet – in the era of remote working, the video conferencing tool is indispensable. Google Meet is a platform that allows you to hold online meetings, presentations, training sessions or video workshops. With high-quality broadcasting and a variety of features, you can keep in touch with customers, business partners and employees from anywhere in the world. Through Google Meet you can instruct yourself in Complete English or chat with friends from abroad.
In conclusion, these applications are not only helpful, but even essential for any entrepreneur striving for success. However, let’s also keep in mind an important aspect that is often overlooked – knowledge of business English. It is worth investing in the development of communication skills in this language, as many useful applications operate precisely in English. It’s a skill that opens the door to the global market and enables effective cooperation with partners from different countries, and in the app market, it widens our choice of these useful and very often free tools. If you want your company’s employees to communicate freely with customers from abroad and be able to use English-language applications, we invite you to take advantage of Complete English’s course offerings.