The Role of Phrasal Verbs in Business Communication

Abstract

This paper illustrates the role of phrasal verbs in business communication (a business environment). With the world’s economy becoming increasingly global, the desire and ability to compete in the global economy are some of the greatest challenges facing business today. Organizations will want to negotiate, consider joint ventures, adapt products for an international market. All of this involves communication, which is crucial to business and, therefore, communication skills are vital. A discussion about business communication should consider a wide array of elements, such as: verbal communication, nonverbal communication, paralanguage (intonation, tone of voice, pitch), the personal psychological traits of the people involved in that business, their attitudes, perceptions and behavior, the speakers’ status, their managerial qualities, qualifications, knowledge, skills and abilities, experience, interests and needs, the general economic, social and even political context. This paper mainly focuses on the use of phrasal verbs (and collocations) in this type of communication.

Keywords

• phrasal verbs
• business communication