The TOEIC Speaking & Writing experience: free limited opportunity. We are giving away a small number of free demo codes to those of you considering the new TOEIC Speaking & Writing test for your employees, students, or others at your institution.

 Surprised by the spoken word. The situation described by Sava Mounange-Badimi on the Voice of America Student Union blog is not uncommon: "When I came to the United States, I was barely fluent in spoken English, although on paper I seemed competent." (She goes on to provide lots of great advice for learners in this thoughtful piece

 Setting TOEIC test hiring minimums. The TOEIC test fits ideally with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hiring requirements, in part because it isn't a "pass-fail" test (read more on our blog). But how do you set your minimum scores?

 APEC chooses TOEIC. The prestigious Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit will rely on volunteers screened using TOEIC, the gold standard for testing English for business/workplace settings. Read more about TOEIC to improve events, and how you can use the test on-site with employee, job candidates, and trainees too.

Every month, we profile a "Business English Site of the Month" in our free e-newsletters for English language learners and for professionals working with non-native English speakers (along with other useful information and news). For your convenience, some of these sites are linked to below.  

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New York, New York... Combine your official TOEIC Speaking & Writing test with a trip to the must-see Big Apple.Reserve now or at one of our other locations in cities such as Los Angeles or Miami for Saturday, September 22. Visit our site now while seats remain.

 TOEIC official testing: new sites in San Diego and Philadelphia! Our next official TOEIC Listening & Reading administration will be on Saturday, September 22, and we are proud to welcome two sites testing for the first time, San Diego State University and Temple University. See all locations testing (for San Diego testing, e-mail us) and sign up now while seats remain.

You're down to the wire—register for next TOEIC Speaking & Writing test now!  "Down to the wire" is a business English idiom drawn from  the old horse racing practice of using a thread for a finish line. The phrase means waiting until the very last possible minute to do something. The deadline to register for the July 14 TOEIC is only about a week away, and space constraints mean this could be the last possible minute for you. Don't lose the race to register; view available locations and save your seat now.