346. Feel Confident Walking Into the Room (Coach in Your Pocket Series)
Confident Business English

346. Feel Confident Walking Into the Room (Coach in Your Pocket Series)

B1IntermediateOctober 13, 202615 min

Got an important meeting, presentation or difficult conversation coming up in English? Feeling nervous or questioning whether you're ready?As a senior manager, communicating confidently in English isn't just about having the right vocabulary or technical language. There's also the mental side of it. Managing nerves, dealing with pressure and having the courage to push yourself forward. In this first episode of my Coach in Your Pocket series, I'm sharing my practical coaching tips and research-backed insights to help you manage anxiety, stop overthinking and prepare with more confidence. I hope it's useful. Anna Sources referenced in...

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You've got an important meaning coming up in English. You're nervous, you're questioning whether you're ready, and actually part of you would quite like to delegate it to somebody else. Well, today I want to be the coach in your pocket

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and help you feel more confident walking into that room. Let's crack on then, shall we? Hello and welcome back to Confident Business English. If you're a senior manager and you work in an international company

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and you already speak English, you use it at work, but there are still situations where you don't feel as confident you would like, you are absolutely in the right place. My name is Anna, I'm a New York language coach, and I work with senior managers from all over

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