The London Career Playbook

Name: The London Career Playbook
Brand: Get Fluent Now
SKU: GFN-BRITISH
Price: 29.00 GBP
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Speak up, fit in and get ahead in a British workplace.

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Decode British politeness, feedback and banter
25 copy-and-paste email and message templates
Meetings, Teams and difficult conversations, with the exact words
Contracts, payslips, leave and your first 90 days

About this book

The London Career Playbook

Speak up, fit in and get ahead in a British workplace

Your skills got you the job. The unwritten rules decide how far you go.

In a British office, “no rush” may not mean what you think, “quite good” can mean “not quite there yet”, and a direct email can read as rude. Nobody explains these rules, so capable international professionals end up misunderstood. This 90-page playbook decodes how UK workplaces really work, then gives you the exact words to use in emails, meetings, Teams messages and difficult conversations.

Who it is for

International professionals starting or settling into a job in London or anywhere in the UK
Non-native English speakers who want to sound natural, polite and confident at work
Anyone who has been told they sound too direct, or who wonders what British colleagues really mean

What is inside

How UK workplaces work: first names, the tea round, work drinks, annual leave and bank holidays
The British politeness code: turning orders into requests and reading what people really mean
Polite professional emails: openings, sign-offs, chasing, pushing back and apologising, with ready-made templates
Teams and Slack: messaging colleagues without sounding rude, and knowing when to call instead
Feedback and appraisals, decoded: what your manager's feedback really means, plus your self-assessment
Meetings and calls: getting your point in, interrupting politely, disagreeing and summarising actions
Small talk and banter: safe topics, answering “You alright?” and what to do when banter goes too far
Difficult conversations: saying no, admitting a mistake, flexible working, asking for a pay rise and resigning
Phrases that sound wrong in the UK: and what to say instead
Your job paperwork, explained: contracts, notice periods, payslips, tax codes, leave and sick pay
Getting taken seriously and getting ahead: one-to-ones, making your work visible and asking for promotion
Industry vocabulary: NHS and care, tech, finance and professional services, retail and hospitality, and office administration
Your first 90 days: introducing yourself, agreeing goals and passing probation

What makes it different

A Situation Finder at the front, so you can go straight to the page you need
25 copy-and-paste templates, each with a completed real-world example
Quick checks and practice exercises in every chapter, with a full answer key
A cheat sheet of the 50 most useful workplace phrases, plus a quick UK and US comparison
Written for ambitious non-native English speakers, in clear British English

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London

From the City to Canary Wharf, compete for the roles that build careers.

How London employers hire, what they expect in the room and how to get ahead once you are in.

The problem

In a British workplace, what people say and what they mean are often different. Nobody explains the rules, so good people get misunderstood.

A direct email reads as rude, feedback sounds like praise when it is not, and banter can leave you unsure how to respond. This playbook decodes the unwritten rules and gives you the exact words for every common situation at work.

What you will learn

By the last page, you will be able to:

01Write emails and Teams messages that sound polite and natural
02Understand what British colleagues and managers really mean
03Speak up, disagree and interrupt politely in meetings
04Handle feedback, appraisals and probation reviews with confidence
05Say no, admit mistakes and ask for a pay rise professionally
06Read your contract and payslip and know your leave and sick pay

Inside the book

What is inside.

Contents

How UK workplaces work: first names, the tea round, leave and bank holidays
The British politeness code: turning orders into requests
Polite professional emails, with ready-made templates
Teams and Slack messages that never sound rude
Feedback and appraisals, decoded
Meetings and calls: speaking up, disagreeing and summarising
Small talk and banter
Difficult conversations: saying no, mistakes, pay rises and resigning
Phrases that sound wrong in the UK
Your job paperwork: contracts, payslips, tax codes and sick pay

Questions you will master

What this playbook answers.

How do I write emails that sound polite to British readers?
What does my manager's feedback really mean?
How do I disagree or interrupt in a meeting without sounding rude?
What should I say when someone says “You alright?”
How do I say no, admit a mistake or ask for a pay rise?
How do I read my contract and payslip?
How do I get through my first 90 days and probation?

The method

Understand, say it right, get ahead.

Understand the codeHow British workplaces really work, and what colleagues really mean.
Say it rightTemplates and scripts for emails, Teams, meetings and difficult conversations.
Get aheadFeedback, paperwork, visibility and your first 90 days.

Who this is for

Written for you if you are:

International professionals starting or settling into a job in London or the UK
Non-native English speakers who want to sound natural, polite and confident at work
Anyone told they sound too direct, or unsure what British colleagues really mean

Questions, answered

Anything else? Contact us and a real person will reply within 2 working days.

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Is it a course or a book?

A printed book that you keep. There are no logins, subscriptions or deadlines, so you can turn straight to the part you need and write in the margins.

Is it right for my level of English?

Our books are written for intermediate to advanced learners who already use English and want to use it with more confidence. The section above explains exactly who each book is for.

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