Confident Business English

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. I'm going to share with you some really common questions that you can use to ask in different business situations such as offering more help, asking people to do things, checking if something is viable, double checking etc. Questions are...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. There are different roles in a meeting but leading a meeting is perhaps the most important. You've got to welcome and introduce people, kick off, keep the flow of the meeting going and make sure that people contribute and stick to the age...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. I was inspired to do this episode by a client's comments and my own personal experience trying to navigate phone calls in Spanish. I've put together some essential vocabulary that can help you to answer the phone and make those all import...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. An episode that has been requested a lot. I hope it's useful.    LINKEDIN Say hello and follow me here JOIN MY FRIDAY NEWSLETTER written summary from each episode plus extra tips I don't share on the podcast    INTERESTED IN COA...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. Sometimes the  easiest things can be the most difficult. These little, quick sentences that people use at work for instructions or delegating tasks just seem to flow for other people but you find it really hard. In this episode I'm sharin...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. I'm sure like my clients you are quite comfortable with expressing your personal opinion but what about when you have to make a general statement? What other pieces of vocabulary do you know apart from "in general"? There is nothing wrong...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. Ask is a verb that has a big return on investment if you can learn to use it properly. It's a core verb and the structures that I talk about in this episode are essential ones that you will have to use at some point. It's worthwhile putti...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. Everybody has one word (or a few) that they find really difficult. I asked you what your most difficult words were and today I am going to talk about them and give you some tips about the best ways to work with them. I'll also share a few...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. These are 5 business verbs that I hear the most mistakes from. I wanted to do this episode after correcting these verbs so many times and wanting to share these with. These ones are common business verbs so definitely worth your time to g...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. Small talk is that time at the beginning of a meeting where you ask people how they are, about the weather etc. Small talk isn't a small deal. It can be a big deal and it can be one of the things that you don't feel confident with in Engl...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. I was really inspired to talk about this topic as it came up in a session I had with a client and I think it could be really helpful to get some perspective on it. I hope that you find it interesting and take something away from it.  Also...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. Do you want to make fewer mistakes in 2022? Would you like to be more secure when you speak knowing that what you are saying? Are you keen to learn common business English phrases? If you answered yes to any of those then you are going to...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. The most requested topic for this week was about Christmas so let's talk about: Natural ways to wish someone a Happy Christmas Vocabulary for going on holiday and taking time off Christmas parties! I hope you enjoy and don't miss the bonu...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. There are so many quick interactions like picking up the phone, interrupting someone but maybe you are thinking...what is the best way to do it? The most natural way to say it? And, how can I avoid any mistakes? Well, I'm here to help. I'...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. Prevention is better than cure! Learn these top common mistakes with prepositions to avoid them yourself. I've hand-picked this list from my years coaching and if you avoid these ones you will avoid MANY of the mistakes people make. I als...

Recently a lot of my clients have wanted to practice how to give brief project updates so I am going to share with you 4 examples of how you can do this including when things are going really well and when things are not going so well!  By the way, I completely appreciate that I am a native speaker so for me it is easier to say things faster. The idea of this is not to pressure you into speaking v...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. Let me tell about the most natural ways to express happiness at work and some common pitfalls to avoid. You will learn different vocabulary that you can use in these situations: You like an idea or situation You are happy with something G...

In this episode I will show you how slightly changing your vocabulary can make a big difference into how a phrase or sentence comes across or is understood in a business context. This is a really useful tool when working in English with certain cultures that use a less direct approach to get things done or when you need to navigate a tense or sensitive situation in English. The first part to this...

Get a bit of variety in your vocabulary and learn some new words that you can use instead of change! I'll also reveal one verb related to change that I have NEVER heard any student use. Find out what it is and you can be in on the secret. Enjoy!  Love the podcast? Become a free member Want to support the podcast? Buy me a coffee LINKEDIN Say hello and follow me here JOIN MY FRIDAY NEWSLETTER writt...

As much as we would like, sometimes we have admit responsibility and say sorry when things go wrong. Maybe it is a client, customer, colleague or boss. How do you approach this situation in English? And how can you do it in the most professional way? In this episode I give you concrete phrases that you can use to give a genuine and professional apology at work.  Give the apology Offer a reflection...

Learn even more business phrasal verbs to help you at work. Recently, I said a phrasal verb with together and thought that I would like to teach it on the podcast. These phrasals verbs are not too difficult to understand but SUPER USEFUL and common at work. I've put the translations below to help you: *TRANSLATIONS* Throw together - improvisar/hacer algo a la carrera Put together - montar/unir/con...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. Being able to make your English less direct when required is an important part of speaking English internationally. Different cultures have different ways of doing things but you need to be able to adjust when needed. Being too direct cou...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. Let's continue our look at business phrasal verbs that student hardly ever use that are great to know and understand or even try it out in the next business meeting! Recently, I've been obsessed with phrasal verbs with "through". Through...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. Acronyms are a business person's best friend. They save us time so that we don't have to say all the tricky words, which can be handy from an English learner point of view. We use them in writing and also in speaking however there are two...

THIS IS AN ANNA WITH 2Ns EPISODE BEFORE I REBRANDED TO CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH. I RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT CONFIDENT BUSINESS ENGLISH EPISODES. Today I share with you an exercise that I really like to do with my students as it's one of the most common things that you might be asked to do if you work on a project with English speakers or where English is the common language.  I've...