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Course: Talent Talk — English for HR
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Talent Talk — English for HR

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Module 1 — Recruiting & Job Descriptions

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Module 2 — Interviewing Candidates

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Module 3 — Onboarding International Hires

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Module 4 — Performance Reviews & Feedback

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Module 5 — Difficult Conversations

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Module 6 — HR Emails & Policies

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Module 7 — Meetings with International Teams

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Module 8 — Compensation & Negotiation

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Course Finale — Final Speaking

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Overview & Goals

MODULE 4 · TALENT TALK — ENGLISH FOR HR

Performance Reviews & Feedback

Giving feedback in a foreign language is twice as hard: you need the right message and the right words.

In this module you will learn to run a performance review in English that motivates people instead of deflating them — praising specifically, raising concerns without attacking, and agreeing on next steps the employee actually believes in. You will practise the grammar that feedback lives on, and you will face an AI team member who does not always take criticism well.

🎯 By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • open a review so the other person talks first;
  • praise with concrete examples instead of vague approval;
  • raise a concern without putting the other person on the defensive;
  • agree an action plan and set a date to review it;
  • write the summary that goes into the file.

🔤 Grammar in this module. Past simple vs present perfect (“Last month you missed the deadline” vs “You’ve hit every milestone this quarter”) and the language of advice (you should, why don’t you, it might help to, have you tried…?). Each has a short explanation and G1–G4 practice.

📦 What’s inside this module

  • Reading — Fast Feedback: Why Once a Year Is Not Enough: why once a year is not enough for feedback, with key vocabulary.
  • Vocabulary — eight flip-cards with pronunciation.
  • Useful Language — phrases for opening a review, praising and raising a concern, with a dialogue to listen to.
  • Writing Practice — The Review Summary: a short task with instant feedback from an AI coach.
  • Podcast — a trainer explains how to give a review people actually value, with transcript and a short quiz.
  • Roleplay — A Difficult Performance Review, with the AI Tutor, out loud or in writing.
  • Unit Review & Final Quiz — revision notes, then everything from the module (you need 70% to pass).

🤖 Stuck on a phrase? Ask the AI Tutor at any point in this module — a word, a phrase, “is this too direct?”

Feedback is a gift only when it is specific. Let’s begin. 🚀