B2Business French
Job Interviews & Meetings in French
Present your career, answer the classic questions, speak up in meetings.
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Professional Emails & Writing
The right formulas, the right register, every time.
French business emails follow precise conventions. Learn how to open and close them, how to request, follow up and apologise politely, and how to adapt your register between a colleague and a client. You assemble real emails and compare them with models.
Lessons
- 1
Structure and formulas of a professional email
Subject line, greeting, body and closing: the conventions French speakers expect in a work email.
- 2
Requesting, following up and apologising
Make polite requests, follow up without sounding pushy, and apologise professionally for a delay or a mistake.
- 3
Adapting your register: colleague, manager, client
The same message in three registers: when to use tu or vous, and how to stay professional but warm.
Final assessment
Ten questions drawn from the whole course. Score 70% or more to earn your certificate.
What you will be able to do
- 01Open and close an email with the right formulas
- 02Request, follow up and apologise politely
- 03Adapt your register to the recipient
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