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 Love the podcast? CLICK HERE to become a ...
Oct 30, 2024•14 min•Ep 250•Transcript available on Metacast 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 an...
Oct 23, 2024•13 min•Ep 249•Transcript available on Metacast 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 manag...
Oct 16, 2024•11 min•Ep 248•Transcript available on Metacast 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. PRACTICAL BONUS THIS WEEK: Anki Fl...
Oct 09, 2024•14 min•Ep 247•Transcript available on Metacast 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! Love the p...
Oct 02, 2024•16 min•Ep 246•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Love ...
Sep 25, 2024•13 min•Ep 245•Transcript available on Metacast 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 - ...
Sep 24, 2024•9 min•Ep 244•Transcript available on Metacast 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 awkw...
Sep 22, 2024•13 min•Ep 243•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Sep 20, 2024•14 min•Ep 242•Transcript available on Metacast 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. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FREE PDF GUIDE Say hello on LinkedIn @AnnaConnelly Follow me on Instagram @annabusinessenglish
Sep 18, 2024•18 min•Ep 241•Transcript available on Metacast 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 t...
Sep 13, 2024•5 min•Ep 240•Transcript available on Metacast 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. I...
Sep 11, 2024•5 min•Ep 239•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Say hello on LinkedIn @AnnaConnelly Follow me on Instagram @annabusinessenglish 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 ...
Sep 06, 2024•4 min•Ep 238•Transcript available on Metacast 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 grip To be clunky A baptism of fire To jump into the deep end To get something done To get yourself out of a rut About Little Snippets : Mini episodes with to-the-point business communication tips to keep you learnin...
Sep 02, 2024•6 min•Ep 237•Transcript available on Metacast 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. 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 Busi...
Aug 30, 2024•38 sec•Ep 236•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Advanced vocabulary breakdown: 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.....
Aug 28, 2024•3 min•Ep 235•Transcript available on Metacast 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. 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 Say hello on LinkedIn @AnnaConnelly Fol...
Aug 26, 2024•4 min•Ep 234•Transcript available on Metacast 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. About Little Snippets : Mini episodes with to-the-point business communication tips to keep you lea...
Aug 23, 2024•5 min•Ep 233•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Say hello on LinkedIn @AnnaConnelly Follow me on Instagram @annabusinessenglish
Aug 21, 2024•2 min•Ep 232•Transcript available on Metacast 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 About Little Snippets : Mini episodes with to-the-point business communication tips to keep you learning and moving forward befor...
Aug 19, 2024•5 min•Ep 231•Transcript available on Metacast Do you colleagues understand you first time when you speak English? I share with you my top speaking tips for how to help your colleagues understand you first time. Remember that at your level, business English communication is more than just the words you say, it's also important to consider how you say things. It would be great to hear from you - Say hello on LinkedIn About Little Snippets : Mini episodes with to-the-point business communication tips to keep you learning and moving forward bef...
Aug 16, 2024•5 min•Ep 230•Transcript available on Metacast What should you do if you go blank in a presentation at work? I want to share with you a quick tip you can implement straight away that I picked up after listening to a wonderful presentation in Liverpool in 2017. Book mentioned: Paul McGee S.U.M.O (Shut Up, Move On) : The Straight-Talking Guide To Creating and Enjoying a Brilliant Life 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 sea...
Aug 14, 2024•5 min•Ep 229•Transcript available on Metacast CLICK HERE TO JOIN NEWSLETTER - Communicate Confidently Here we are! It's the finale of season 5. I have a Google document I update all the time called " 365 Daily Business English Snippets ". I basically write down anything interesting that happens in client sessions, common mistakes I see people make all the time or reflections based on conversation. Perhaps in the future I will do something with it but for now I picked a few that I really wanted to share with you today. I thought it would be ...
Jul 24, 2024•14 min•Ep 228•Transcript available on Metacast CLICK HERE TO JOIN NEWSLETTER - Communicate Confidently Do you ever find it hard to understand your British, Irish or Australian colleagues? Let's focus on 3 very common expressions that native speakers use to describe problems ! After you have listened to the episode you will: understand what each expression means - context and when we use it Know the the origin - this tells a story and helps our brain to associate and learn the expression Key examples to use it This is the last in this mini-se...
Jul 17, 2024•15 min•Ep 227•Transcript available on Metacast CLICK HERE TO JOIN NEWSLETTER - Communicate Confidently Have you got an interview coming up? Or maybe you will in the future? Doing an interview can be one of the most pivotal points in your career when you have to use your English. It could literally mean getting the job or not. Here as a guest today to offer their expert insight is Clare Whitmell from Smart English Coach. Clare will give you practical guidance and frameworks about how to answer 3 of the most common interview questions: Tell me...
Jul 10, 2024•15 min•Ep 226•Transcript available on Metacast CLICK HERE TO JOIN NEWSLETTER - Communicate Confidently I was speaking with one of my clients the other day and they said: Anna, one thing that I always find really hard is if I see someone in a corridor or the lift and they say "How are things going?" In the moment I always mess it up . What would sound good to say? If you run into a colleague in the lift or on the way to a meeting, we could call this a corridor conversation. In this episode I'll share with you an quick 3-step framework you can...
Jul 03, 2024•14 min•Ep 225•Transcript available on Metacast CLICK HERE TO JOIN NEWSLETTER - Communicate Confidently I know you would prefer to avoid saying something wrong. It's going to make you feel much more confident if you know what you are saying is right , even if it's a difficult conversation. As a senior manager you will have to talk about HR topics a lot; recruitment, onboarding, leave, pay, team management etc. I want to train you on the most important vocabulary to help you navigate these conversations and help you avoid a lot of common pitfa...
Jun 26, 2024•12 min•Ep 224•Transcript available on Metacast CLICK HERE TO JOIN NEWSLETTER - Communicate Confidently It's that time again! You have to share your performance meeting. How do you navigate all the vocabulary? How do you make sure it is clear and you don't beat around the bush? In the 3rd episode of the series we will focus on verbs using to describe decreases . By the end of the episode you will know: What are your best friends you can use time and again The most common outliers - what they mean and how to use them My 4-step performance resu...
Jun 19, 2024•13 min•Ep 223•Transcript available on Metacast CLICK HERE TO JOIN NEWSLETTER - Communicate Confidently 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 stup...
Jun 12, 2024•13 min•Ep 222•Transcript available on Metacast CLICK HERE TO JOIN NEWSLETTER - Communicate Confidently Do you want to feel more confident speaking in front of your colleagues? Do you want to develop more of an executive presence but you still feel quite nervous or not prepared enough? Today I invited public speaking expert and coach Nick Hampshire onto the podcast to share his practical guidance with you. The 3 main areas Nick covers are: Key steps you should talk if you lack confidence right now What to do if you feel concious about not sou...
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