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THE CONFIDENCE BOOSTER TOOLKIT IS NOW CLOSED. SIGN UP TO THE WAITLIST TO BE INFORMED FIRST WHEN IT IS NEXT AVAILABLE.
Let me give you the final preview from the Confidence Booster Toolkit. This is from the Advanced Verb Swaps section. The objective here is to stop you using the same basic words all the time and build your confidence with more advanced versions. I train you up on one verb that is a must that in my opinion, senior managers don't use enough
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Do you ever feel like you lack short, quick responses that you would use in your own language?
In today's episode I am going to train you on a module from my soon to be released Confidence Booster Toolkit.
I will tell you how you can get your copy when I open it next week.
220+ lessons for senior managers to build their confidence to say natural and advanced business phrases on autopilot in 5 minutes a day.
Learn these lightspeed responses on autopilot and you can reduce your stress and worry and focus your energy elsewhere.
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Do you worry thinking about English meetings you have to chair? You want it to go well but you're overthinking everything - what phrases you need to use. What's the best way to welcome people? How to manage if people talk for too long? How to summarise at the end? Let me help take some of the stress off your plate.
In today's episode I am going to train you on 17 phrases you can use in a special lesson preview from my soon to be re-opened Confidence Booster Toolkit. 220+ lessons for senior managers to build their confidence learning natural and advanced business phrases on autopilot in 5 minutes a day.
You don't need to reinvent the wheel everytime you have meetings. Learn these phrases on autopilot and you can reduce your stress and worry and focus your energy elsewhere.
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Looking to express yourself more clearly and accurately? Build your confidence with these 6 key business adjectives you can start using in your next meeting. The majority of the adjectives I will take you through are compound adjectives. These are very effective tools to give your vocabulary an upgrade and sound more advanced. As a senior manager, I imagine you could use these adjectives very often and it's definitely a worthwhile time investment to learn them.
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As a senior manager, it seems like your whole life is spent in meetings sometimes. You will have to facilitate and lead meetings with your teams around the world made up of native and non-native speakers. How can you try and make this go well from an English perspective? In this episode I analyse clips from a real business meeting and cherry pick natural phrases you can use in your next meeting. Knowing good vocabulary will give you a confidence boost and help calm your nerves. Enjoy!
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I know you lack confidence with how you speak. If you knew what you're saying sounded good, it would definitely give you a confidence boost. Let's kick off season 6 with 3 key business phrase swaps that you can make as a senior manager to sound more advanced.
Using Neurolanguage® techniques, I walk you through this phrase from context, examples and then a practical interactive exercise where you can start putting the learning into practice.
Enjoy this first episode back! I hope you like it.
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New season starts tomorrow 25th September. Just before we dive into that, let's me catch you up on what is coming in the new season of CBE.
Every summer I take a break from the normal podcast schedule and send out a survey to listeners. All this feedback helps me make decisions about where to take the podcast going forward. Thank you so much if you took the time to leave your comments!
As a learning takeaway, here's a run-down of advanced vocabulary you will hear:
To bring someone up to speed - to update peopleThe golden thread - a common themeTo make a comeback - to make a returnTo tap into something - to take advantage of resources (in a positive way) in this case trainingTo pour over something- Not a common phrasal verb. to spend a lot of time looking at something like a book or document because you enjoy it."It's like Marmite, you either love it or you hate it" - Very colloquial. This is a very British saying referring to the in my opinion, disgusting vegetarian spread called Marmite! We use this phrase to refer to any topic that is polarizing.To churn out the newsletter - Very colloquial. To keep producing something such as the newsletterSay hello on LinkedIn @AnnaConnelly
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Originally released in April 2024. Another classic episode from Confident Business English.
Your colleague, let's call them John, said he was going to send you the information you needed on Monday. Now it's Thursday and you know that you have to chase this up by email otherwise you are going to miss your deadline.
The thing is John is a peer, or a superior and you don't know him very well and you want to tread carefully. It's a little bit could be sensitive or contentious, you feel a little awkward but you have to do it. How do you write the email?
On today's episode I want to share with you 3 tips for approaching this situation in a diplomatic way when you have to chase someone up by email
Chasing someone up is not really a question of IF but WHEN so learning a couple of easy tricks to avoiding sounding too direct should come in very handy when writing emails in the future. It also means you don't have to reinvent the wheel every time.
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This was originally released in June 2024. Another Confident Business English classic.
Have you ever had that feeling where you want to ask a question but you hesitate?
You aren't sure if it's right, you're overthinking and then by the time you building up the courage the moment is gone! Then you think, why didn't I just ask the question.
First of all, I get it. When you ask a question you have to put yourself out there. It's dangerous territory. They might not understand you, they might ask you to repeat, you might feel stupid.
That's why I believe being able say the most common questions will help you feel more confident. You will decide to go for it rather than holding back.
I'm going to run through a list of the most important ones today. This is an interactive episode. You will get a chance to put your learning into practice straight away.
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Originally released in December 2023. A Confident Business English Classic. What are the basics that you need to get right to communicate well in English? This list of 11 core skills is a result of my experience over the years teaching and coaching clients.
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I know your biggest barrier isn't to simply communicate. You can make yourself understood even if it's not always perfect or very elegant. What you want is to sound better. More advanced, more natural. I'm going to share with you on key word I think would be great to add to your vocabulary that comes up quite when we are explaining our perspective business. This is another episode where you I invite you to practice out loud in an interactive exercise.
About Little Snippets: Mini episodes with to-the-point business communication tips to keep you learning and moving forward before the start of the brand new season of Confident Business English on 25th September 2024.
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Do you get a pit (like a bad feeling) in your stomach when you see a British number calling your work phone? You're not alone. In this is an interactive episode where you will do two mini roleplay scenarios to practice these 3 key phrases to make sure that you have a confident start to your business phonecall in English.
Hello, (your name) speaking. Can I ask who's calling?Can I ask what it's regarding?How can I help?P.S I think I talk quite fast in this one which is good challenge for you. In case you need it, I've included a transcript here.
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Imagine you miss something in a business conversation in English. You feel lost and you know you need to say something. What are the best ways to handle this? Here are my 4 top strategies to deal with this.
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What's your biggest fear? This year I've started to work on all the fears I've been putting off. I thought you might find it useful to hear my key takeaways and how you could apply this to your situation about building confidence speaking.
Advanced vocabulary you will hear:
To get a gripTo be clunkyA baptism of fireTo jump into the deep endTo get something doneTo get yourself out of a rutAbout Little Snippets: Mini episodes with to-the-point business communication tips to keep you learning and moving forward before the start of the brand new season of Confident Business English on 25th September 2024
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Imagine you have to quickly write down a difficult business english word in a meeting. Or maybe a name or email address. Do you struggle to tell the difference between I and E? Here's an easy spelling trick I share with all students that find this hard. They tell me it works great so I want to share it with you too.
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Imagine you start working in a new company. You meet another senior manager and you want to invite them for a coffee and find out more about what they do. What are the best ways to do this? I share with you 3 natural business English phrases used by native speakers. This snippet was inspired by a recent question from a client.
To put someone on the spot - force someone into a difficult or awkward situation,like saying yes or not to something.It would be great to..To grab/get a coffeeAt somepoint
Advanced vocabulary breakdown:Are you starting a new job where you will be using your English communication? Say hello on LinkedIn and let me know. It would be great to hear from you.
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When you have meetings with native speakers, do you find it hard to understand all the business English? Today I'll share with you 3 pieces of more advanced project vocabulary that might hear in your next project meeting with native speakers.
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Do you ever struggle to get decent feedback on your English communication? You aren't sure whether you are on track or not? Your colleagues don't seem to tell if you've made mistakes but you sense that there are things that are not right. You would really like to know if there is anything you need to correct. What is the best way to do it? I share with you a tip and examples questions you can ask.
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What is the right level of formality when you communicate at work? This is a common business English question I receive a lot from my clients. I'm going to share with you a quick tip as to what I recommend as the best way to approach this.
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Do you take too long when you speak English in meetings? I want to touch on this common business english problem I see a lot with professionals - going over the time limit when they speak in meetings. I tell you my key high-level tips to help you manage this better going forward.
Recommendation for further study:
The award-winning book: The First Minute, Chris Fenning
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