UPB Business

What is UPB business?

In an ever-changing world, developing communication skills is essential to maintaining effective and meaningful contact with your team members and customers. UPB’s business courses not only develop the language skills of its employees, but also strengthen the links between them.

Company

Globalization and localization are two opposing processes that form the backbone of most companies. Both processes require excellent language skills and the ability to exchange ideas. To achieve this, team members must be in tune, both logistically and creatively.

Because language is such a vital tool, learning and developing effective communication skills are crucial to the success of a team. As a manager, it is important to feel confident about the capabilities of your team. Relying on their excellent skills and that working in a second or third language will not stop them offers unlimited opportunities.

As you know, a happy staff is a strong staff, and one of the keys is trust. Language plays an indispensable role in both the effectiveness and the productivity of a team member. It can mean the difference between a well-crafted representation of your company and the loss of a potential client.

La empresa está creciendo rápidamente y cada año se puede observar la creación de nuevos departamentos, incluso, subdepartamentos. Es importante asegurarse de que el mensaje sea concreto, no solo entre los diferentes equipos, sino también, a lo más importante, para los dientes. Una forma de asegurarse es con las dinámicas de construcciones de equipos, estableciéndose fuertes vínculos entre los miembros y los directivos.

Executives

Integrating into a new team can be challenging for various reasons, such as professional communication or building connections with colleagues in another language. Certain situations when starting a new job are inevitable, like jumping into a conversation by the coffee machine or having the confidence to speak up in a meeting.

On the other hand, feeling confident in yourself about what you are going to say, and the words you are going to use, can make the difference between a good day and a bad day. A reliable way to stay on top is to continue developing your language skills with professionals, who teach you real and practical language while offering tips and tricks along the way.

Together, we will focus on strengthening confidence while learning to convey information effectively, express concerns, and provide feedback. Using language in a way that not only helps you continue your development but also establishes better and more meaningful connections with clients and your team.

Estás en un equipo de 6 personas en Países Bajos, Francia, Alemania y Ucrania. Has empezado un gran proyecto en el que equipos de diversas disciplinas deben colaborar para completar un proyecto para un cliente nuevo. Al ser diferentes departamentos puede ser un reto trabajar de la mejor forma posible. Con los diferentes niveles del idioma de trabajo de la gente, es posible que no se termine a tiempo. Reunirse como un grupo para hacer uso del lenguaje como herramienta de comunicación puede fortalecer, a largo plazo, la manera en la que trabajan juntos, especialmente trabajando estrechamente para llegar al objetivo.

Team members

A new country, a new job, a new language. Taking on such a change is no small feat, and with it come new challenges, one of which is integrating into the new environment. Confidence in the language used in the office can make the difference between making a great first impression and failing to set the right tone from day one.

One of the main difficulties is contributing to active discussions and formulating ideas quickly enough to add them to the conversation. Often, you may feel that your level of confidence isn’t high enough to trust that what you are going to say will be coherent, which can sometimes hold you back.

Empezaste un nuevo trabajo hace poco tiempo y ha habido un cambio en el lenguaje que usas diariamente con tus compañeros y clientes. Es importante dejarse llevar y desarrollar las habilidades lingüísticas para tener un bueno comienzo en la nueva empresa y en la reunión de “Bienvenido/a a nuestra empresa”. Necesitas ayuda para instalarte y también para ir a la empresa acompañado/a, ya que tus compañeros están familiarizados con ella. Teniendo claro las metas, trabajar en privado para ampliar tus habilidades lingüísticas puede ayudarte a encontrar el camino correcto desde el primer día.

Courses

Corporate Training

Una Paloma Blanca offers Corporate Training for groups from various fields. A crucial part of Corporate Training is that the lessons take place at your workplace. This way, students can apply what they have learned almost immediately, without any disruption to communication. Maintaining a workflow throughout the day is important to sustain a high level of productivity, and this extends to our language classes. Having the opportunity to apply the language immediately after a lesson will enhance long-term acquisition.

Group Training

Our Group Courses are designed for students to work closely together, solving problems and developing their skills in a group setting. With classes of up to 6 people, students will face a variety of situations that require using different language skills with the help of various communication tools, leveraging their strengths and developing new ones. Classes take place at our school and can be either open to other students or closed with a fixed group of employees. Open groups are a great way for newcomers to meet others in a similar situation and can contribute significantly to enhancing their integration.

Private Classes

Our Private and Duo Courses are tailor-made to achieve short- and long-term goals, whether it’s integrating into a new culture or learning the language with self-confidence as a communication tool in a new company. Our courses focus on the individual, working with existing strengths while achieving short-term language goals on the way to reaching a broader objective.

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6 steps to getting started with UPB

1. Find your fit

Check our website for all the different courses we offer and find one that suits your level, goals and needs.

2. Take the leap

Register for a course using either our webshop, or send us a quick message and we’ll provide you with all the info you need about the course.

3. Sign up

After you have agreed to our proposal we will sign you up for your chosen language course. Now you’re officially enrolled!

4. Join

In fun, interactive and creative language lessons our experienced teachers will bring your language skills to the next level!

5. Complete

Yay! You finished your course. Congratulations! After completing your course at Una Paloma Blanca we are happy to award you with a certificate of Participation

6. Continue

Are you not ready to stop learning? Do you want to raise your skills to the next level? That is great. Una Paloma Blanca is more than happy to help you continue your studies.

Word on the street

Varvara

Rotterdam

I’m writing to thank you very much for the course you’ve organised for Egor. I was really surprised when, firstly, he agreed to do something like that on holiday, secondly, when after the first day with you he wasn’t incredibly tired as i would have expected, on the contrary, very excited.

When you asked us to speak only English during the week, I thought, ok, we’ll see! ? But, in fact, every time when I being forgetful say something in Russian, Egor says: “I’m sorry, Mum, I don’t understand you!” Moreover, in the evening on Monday he asked me to help him with his homework! What have you done?! ? How could you manage?! ? He never does his homework at school, maybe, during the break time before the lesson starts if the teacher is strict enough! ? I’m really impressed by the teaching skills of you! Thank you very much! It’s very important for me. I’ve wanted to introduce Egor to this kind of studying for a long time. He’s been never interested until now. As I told you, I’ve done a lot of language courses in England. I love it, I miss it very much. I’m happy that Egor seems to like it too. I think that in spite of the fact he’s doing a short course he’s going to have a great breakthrough in his English studies.

Arianna

Philips

I had already a very good English level before i got lessons from the teachers of Una Paloma Blanca, but after following the Business English Program at the language school, I noticed my confiudence with the language increased quite a lot, specially when it came to speeches and team presenntations.

Thank you very much for all your help!

Raluca

Study Portals

Speaking is always the most challenging part of any new language, and with Dutch it feels even more difficult for me personally… I just can’t gather the courage to try and verbalise sentences, but I am aware it’s maybe the most important part of becoming fluent.

That’s what I most appreciate in our teacher at Una Paloma Blanca – however broken we may speak, she’s always encouraging, fun and has a friendly, empathetic way of correcting us. That’s highly important to keep the motivation going and practice even outside the group, in real life.

Chetna

Eindhoven

Being a marketer in a foreign country comes with its own set of challenges. Knowing the local language is not just a plus but a prerequisite. Hence, soon after I arrived in the Netherlands, I started my hunt for a language class. After scouting for days, I stumbled upon Una Paloma Blanca’s creative website.

A couple of email conversations later, I found myself at their Eindhoven facility. I loved the vibe and decided to give it a shot. Soon after, it became a home away from home for me as I formed instant friendships within my group. Their one-of-a-kind learning material (an illustrative book that you would not want to put down) and immersive lessons helped me learn the language quicker than I had anticipated. Furthermore, it aided my understanding of the cultural nuances in the Dutch society that gave me an edge in interviews and formal conversations. I cannot thank my teacher enough (who went above and beyond every time) for her constant motivation and support. To all the fellow expats looking for a fun way to learn Dutch, I say go for it!

Erick

DAF

Learning a new language is challenging and Dutch is no different. Learning how to speak confidently and have day to day conversations in Dutch as an expat is challenging. During the summer course what I liked the most was that we focused on the message we were trying to convey and how to properly sa

y it instead of only correcting us. The balance between study material and outside activities makes the course not feel as intensive and actually makes it fun. The teachers also did a good job encouraging us and motivating us into starting conversations. For anyone looking to improve their vocabulary and gain confidence in conversing in Dutch I really recommend Una Paloma Blanca’s summer courses.

Oana

Eindhoven

Learning Dutch is hard enough, but without the right, dedicated teacher, it would be impossible for someone to learn. I have been studying at Una Paloma Blanca for almost 3 years. I find spoken Dutch the most difficult part, because the Dutch people have a certain accent which is not easy to learn.

However, the teachers are so nice at this school and they encourage you to practice every time even if you don’t speak perfectly… and basically, this is the whole point of following a Dutch course…. TO LEARN! This is what I always appreciate about my teacher: her teaching style, the way of explaining grammar to me, the empathy that she always shows me (not only to my broken speech). My teacher makes me feel part of this family. It is highly important to have the right teacher for your needs, who knows how to keep you motivated in this process of learning a new language all while integrating into Dutch society.

Jorge González

Eindhoven

I love the flexibility of UPB, how supportive the teachers and workers are and how easy they made it to learn a new language. They are helping me a lot with my difficulties learning Dutch and allowing me to communicate with people in fluent Dutch.

Bruno

Rotterdam

As polyglot, learning languages is my main hobby and for that reason I am always looking for the best teachers to boost my language skills!
When I moved to my new life in Rotterdam I was so happy to see that there was a language academy just 3 minutes away from my house with all my languages, even

I made a good decision in trusting Una Paloma Blanca to take my Dutch and Russian to the next level and the results are amazing: Currently I am able to work in Dutch and I can handle conversations in Russian.

Casper

Rabobank

Because I work in a department where English skills are very important to communicate with clients, I decided to follow a private intensive English course where I could quickly brush up my English knowledge and bring my writing and speaking skills to a C1 level. I liked most that the team of teacher

s immediately understood my needs and they focused on my preferences helping me achieving my goals in no time.

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