A self-paced spoken and written English course for people who already work in English. It starts by measuring how much a listener catches when you speak, how hard they have to work, and whether your writing gets acted on. It never measures your accent. Then about 30 hours of practice over 60 days, chosen from your own weakest readings.
Bodhih Workplace English — Spoken & Written is a self-paced online business English course for people who use English at work. A 25-minute diagnostic measures how much a listener catches when you speak, how much effort you cost them and how actionable your writing is. You then practise for about 30 hours over 60 days on units chosen from your weakest readings, submit one real piece of work for review, and re-run the diagnostic. It does not coach accents and does not issue a certificate.
You know what you want to say, and you say it correctly. On the call, someone still asks for the date again, or answers a different question. The problem is rarely grammar. Usually a word ending dropped, the stress landed on the wrong word, or one sound changed the meaning for that listener.
The ticket sat in the queue. The client replied asking what you needed from them. The action was there, in the fourth paragraph, after the context. Written English at work is judged by one test: did the reader know what to do next?
Listening practice in a quiet room with a clear recording is not the call you get at 9 pm, with a noisy line, two people talking at once and someone speaking fast. You catch most of it, miss the one number that mattered, and do not feel able to ask again.
English for BPO and contact centre work: calls where the customer must catch every detail first time, escalations under pressure, and the written notes and tickets that follow each call.
English for IT professionals and global capability centre teams: stand-ups, handovers across time zones, clarifying questions to a client, and review comments and tickets that get acted on.
For operations roles where a misheard figure, date or reference number costs real time: status calls, exception handling, and clear written follow-ups to colleagues in other countries.
For learning and development teams that need English communication training measured per learner rather than by attendance: each person gets their own diagnostic, their own plan and a re-measurement at the end.
This course is not for you if you are starting to learn English, if you want preparation for a particular English test, or if you are looking for a course that changes how your accent sounds. It does not do that, by design.
This course does not issue a certificate and has no exam. What it gives you is evidence. The diagnostic records how well you are understood before you start, the same diagnostic is run again at the end, and again at 90 days. Imagine the next stand-up where you say the blocker once, everyone catches it, and the meeting moves on.
Readings on how much a listener catches, how much effort you cost them and how actionable your writing is, taken before you start and again at the end, and again at 90 days.
A practice plan made from your own readings, with the hours estimated for you rather than for an average learner, at a pace you choose.
Four blocks of drills, roleplays, listening checkpoints and written tasks, picked from a 572-unit catalogue by what is costing you most with a listener, each ending in a cold checkpoint.
A written message from your own work and a note on one spoken moment, reviewed by a person who accepts it or returns it with one specific fix.
The path runs in order: the diagnostic, your plan, four practice blocks of about two weeks each, one piece of real work reviewed by a person, and the diagnostic again. As you read the practice blocks, notice which situation you met at work this week.
Measured before you start and again on the same instrument at the end, so the change is recorded rather than claimed.
The Lingua diagnostic, about 25 minutes: you speak, listen and write in short work situations. It measures how much a listener catches, how much effort you cost them, and how clearly your writing gets acted on — never your accent. It sets the baseline your plan is built from and is re-run at the end.
Lingua turns your readings into a plan: what to work on first, how many hours it is likely to take for you (not for an average learner), and a pace you choose. Nothing is promised that the hours cannot deliver.
About seven hours across two weeks, in 10–15 minute sessions. Lingua picks each unit from your own latest readings — what is costing you most with a listener comes first — so two people on this stage do different work. Early sessions lean on being understood at all: word endings, stress on the word that matters, and the sounds that change meaning for your first language. The block ends with a short checkpoint you do cold; it is evidence of movement, not a test you can revise for. Open Lingua → Practice, then mark this stage done when Lingua shows the block complete.
About seven hours across two weeks, in 10–15 minute sessions. Lingua picks each unit from your own latest readings — what is costing you most with a listener comes first — so two people on this stage do different work. Then the everyday situations: stand-ups, handovers, clarifying questions and asking someone to repeat without losing authority. The block ends with a short checkpoint you do cold; it is evidence of movement, not a test you can revise for. Open Lingua → Practice, then mark this stage done when Lingua shows the block complete.
About seven hours across two weeks, in 10–15 minute sessions. Lingua picks each unit from your own latest readings — what is costing you most with a listener comes first — so two people on this stage do different work. Then pressure: escalations, late status calls, disagreeing upward, bad lines and people talking over each other. The block ends with a short checkpoint you do cold; it is evidence of movement, not a test you can revise for. Open Lingua → Practice, then mark this stage done when Lingua shows the block complete.
About seven hours across two weeks, in 10–15 minute sessions. Lingua picks each unit from your own latest readings — what is costing you most with a listener comes first — so two people on this stage do different work. Then writing that gets acted on — tickets, client emails, review comments — and whatever your readings still flag. The block ends with a short checkpoint you do cold; it is evidence of movement, not a test you can revise for. Open Lingua → Practice, then mark this stage done when Lingua shows the block complete.
Hand in two pieces of real work from the last fortnight (remove anything confidential): one written message — an email, ticket or handover note — and a short note on one spoken moment (a stand-up, call or escalation): what you said, what happened, and what you would change. A reviewer reads both against the Lingua rubric and either accepts them or sends them back with one specific thing to fix.
Re-run the Lingua diagnostic, unprepared, and compare it with day one. The pathway asks you again at 90 days, because a change that has gone by then was not a change.
This pathway records what changed, without issuing a credential. The re-measurement still lands on your record and is still reported as movement per competency.
Word endings, stress on the word that matters, and the few sounds that change meaning for speakers of your first language. Indian English and every other variety are respected; the “th” sound and other features that do not block understanding are never corrected.
Saying the status, the blocker and the ask in a form people catch first time, handing work over across time zones, and asking clarifying questions that get a usable answer.
Checking a figure, asking a client to say it again, and confirming what you heard, in language that sounds competent rather than apologetic.
Escalations, late status calls and disagreeing with someone senior to you, practised in roleplays where a voiced counterpart opens and you respond.
Listening checkpoints voiced in clear UK English with noise, a bad line, people talking over each other and fast speech simulated. You hear each checkpoint once, as on a real call.
Tickets, client emails and review comments, judged against a rubric on one question: does the reader know what to do next, and can they do it without writing back?
Want the detail before you decide? Read the guide: Business English at work: being understood on calls, stand-ups and email.
| What is compared | A typical spoken English course | Workplace English at Bodhih |
|---|---|---|
| What is measured | Grammar and vocabulary scores, or how close you sound to a chosen accent. | How much a listener catches, how much effort you cost them, and whether your writing gets acted on. Never your accent. |
| Accent | Often treats one accent as the target and coaches towards it. | No accent coaching. Indian English and every other variety are respected; only what blocks understanding is worked on. |
| What you practise | The same lessons in the same order for everyone in the batch. | Units Lingua picks from your own weakest readings, out of a 572-unit catalogue, so two learners do different work. |
| Situations | General conversation and textbook dialogues. | Stand-ups, handovers, escalations, late status calls, tickets, client emails and review comments. |
| Listening | Clean recordings you can replay as often as you like. | Checkpoints heard once, with noise, bad lines, crosstalk and fast speech simulated. |
| At the end | A certificate of attendance on the last day. | No certificate. The diagnostic is run again at the end and at 90 days, so you can see whether the change held. |
Straight answers on time, price, practice and how you are measured. If yours is not here, ask us and you will have a reply the same working day.
The best business English course for a working professional is one that practises the situations you meet at work and measures whether you are understood, rather than grading grammar or accent. Bodhih Workplace English is built that way: a diagnostic of speaking, listening and writing in work situations, practice chosen from your own weakest readings, one real message reviewed by a person, and the diagnostic re-run at the end.
The Workplace English course takes about 30 hours over 60 days, across 8 stages. Most of that is four practice blocks of about seven hours each, spread over two weeks per block in sessions of 10 to 15 minutes, so it fits around a full-time job. The diagnostic at the start takes about 25 minutes and is run again at the end.
Bodhih Workplace English costs ₹4,999 plus GST for an individual learner, paid once with no subscription, and ₹3,999 per seat for companies. GST at 18% applies to Indian billing addresses. Individuals pay online by UPI, card or netbanking, start as soon as payment is confirmed, and receive a GST invoice automatically.
No. Bodhih Workplace English does not coach accents and does not measure them. It measures whether a listener understands you and how much effort that takes. Practice concentrates on what actually blocks understanding, such as dropped word endings, stress on the wrong word, or a sound that changes the meaning of a word for speakers of your first language. Everything else about how you speak is left alone.
Yes. Indian English is a variety of English in its own right, and this course treats it that way, as it does every other variety. The aim is to be understood by the people you work with, not to sound like someone else. Features such as the “th” sound are not corrected unless they stop a listener understanding you.
Your English is measured by the Lingua diagnostic, which takes about 25 minutes. You speak, listen and write in short work situations. It reports how much a listener catches when you speak, how much effort you cost them, and how clearly your writing can be acted on. The same diagnostic is re-run at the end, and you are measured again at 90 days.
No. Workplace English has no exam and does not issue a certificate or credential. Completion is recorded, and what you get instead is a measurement: your diagnostic readings before you start, the same diagnostic at the end, and a re-measurement at 90 days. That shows whether you are understood better, which a certificate of attendance cannot show.
No. Workplace English is not test preparation and makes no claim about any test score. Some of what those tests sample, such as clear speech, listening and functional writing, overlaps with what you practise here, so the practice is relevant. But the course does not teach test formats or timings. If you need a particular score, use a preparation course for that test.
The course does not promise a CEFR level, or any level by a particular date. It is designed for people who already work in English and want to be understood more easily. What it promises is a measurement: your readings before the practice, the same diagnostic after it, and a re-measurement at 90 days, so you can see what changed for you.
Yes. Companies can buy seats at ₹3,999 per seat for companies, plus GST, and assign them to their people. Each learner takes their own diagnostic, gets their own plan, and is re-measured individually, so L&D can see results per person. It suits contact centre, GCC, IT services, healthcare operations and finance shared services teams. Write to solutions@bodhih.com or call +91 99000 11601.
A practice session takes 10 to 15 minutes. It might be a speaking drill scored by speech recognition, a roleplay where a voiced counterpart opens and you reply, a listening checkpoint you hear once, or a short written task judged against a rubric. You need a device with a microphone, and headphones or speakers. The listening audio is a computer-generated voice in clear UK English.
The course is ₹4,999 plus GST for an individual, or ₹3,999 per seat for companies. Access opens as soon as your payment is confirmed, so when you enrol today, start with the 25-minute diagnostic and see how well you are understood before the first practice block. For a team, write to solutions@bodhih.com or call +91 99000 11601.
Starting records where you stand today. That baseline is what the re-measurement is compared against, and it is never rewritten afterwards.