Date:
Tuesday, 10 June, 2008 - 11:00 to 16:00
Event Type:
Conference
Region:
West Midlands
Location:
University of Wolverhampton - Shropshire Campus
During this event,
pupils will hear from two enthusiastic local business representatives about the
ways in which they have made use of their language skills throughout their
careers.
- Brian Savin of Savin Productions (Solihull) owns
an audio production company and spent many years writing and producing
radio commercials for a Geneva
station.
- Language Business Champion Angela Maxwell was the Director of
Marketing for the coffee machine manufacturing company Fracino which marketed and
distributed their products world-wide. Angela is now the Managing Director
of the business solutions company
AcuWomen based in Leicestershire.
Following the
morning's inspirational talks the pupils will take part in ‘hands-on' marketing
workshops run by Brian and Angela for which prizes will be awarded to the best
team. Finally, the pupils will have a chance to practice their business
language skills with workshops in French, German and Spanish.
