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Do you find it hard to understand the words of your international clients in English? You try to listen to the words of your international clients and partners in English, but you can't understand them. At times, you don't listen at all because you may not understand 90% of their words in English. However, do you want to continue finding it hard to understand them in English? Just like you, many M...

Want to talk well in English as a business owner during international meetings? Tariq saw one of his long-time international clients at his new office in Doha. He stood up quickly from his chair to greet her. He was surprised to see her at his new office. Tariq invited her into his office, and while she talked, he listened well so he could understand her words well in English. He didn't rush w...

You can develop strong confidence in using your English for business.     Habeeb got a message on WhatsApp; it was from one of his clients from another country.     Habeeb got everything ready for this client who was coming, and he talked to himself about how he would talk in English with his client.   His client came, but while they were talking, his client couldn't understand most of Habeeb's wo...

Need help improving your English to grow your business internationally?     "Abdul walked into the international meeting ready to talk confidently about how his company in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is helping lives.   He talked slowly and well in English when it was his turn to talk in front of fifty international business owners.   Abdul had recorded himself many times to practice how he would walk,...

Do you want to present your business confidently in English as a business owner?     Sami said, "I looked at my phone to check the meeting time I have with a business owner who wants to partner with my business.   I saw that I had two hours left before the meeting, but I was sweating a lot because I was uncomfortable. I was uncomfortable because I didn't want to say words or do things that wouldn'...

Have you been translating emails you wrote in your native language into English because you can't write English?   Ali was happy with the meeting he had in the morning with his international partner. Later in the evening, he opened his email to send a message to his new international partner.   He wrote four lines of sentences in English, and he got sad because he had made so many spelling and gra...

Here's how to negotiate international deals confidently with strong English.   Ahmed said: "I got an email from a business owner who wanted to be one of my partners from Canada. I was happy to see the email because I had started growing my business internationally. I got on a call with this business owner in Canada to talk about the terms and conditions that were required of him to become one of m...

Are your weak English skills making you lose international deals?   Your business is growing fast outside of your country, but:   ~ You can't talk confidently in English with your international clients and partners.   ~ You can't write emails and documents well in simple English that anyone can understand.   ~ You can't read emails, documents, and contracts well in English without translating them...

Are you tired of not talking confidently in English during meetings? You can talk confidently in English if you take action that can help you talk confidently. However, are you taking the right action every day? In the same way, you take the right actions every day to grow your business outside of your country. You have to take the right actions every day to speak confidently in English. You built...

Do you have no confidence in using your English to grow your business internationally? Habeeb got a message on WhatsApp; it was from one of his clients from another country. Habeeb got everything ready for this client who was coming, and he talked to himself about how he would talk in English with his client.   His client came, but while they were talking, his client couldn't understand most of Ha...

Have you been translating emails you wrote in your native language into English because you can't write English?   Ali was happy with the meeting he had in the morning with his international partner. Later in the evening, he opened his email to send a message to his new international partner.   He wrote four lines of sentences in English, and he got sad because he had made so many spelling and gra...

When do you want to start reading emails and documents in English without translators?     Ahmed got an important email from one of his clients in Australia.   He was happy that he got the email, and he opened the email to start reading.   Ahmed read the first line to the third line, and he got confused because he didn't know the meaning of most of the words he saw.   He jumped to the last part of...

Do you find it hard to understand the words of your clients in English?   You try to listen to the words of your international clients and partners in English, but you can't understand them.   At times, you don't listen at all because you may not understand 90% of their words in English.   However, do you want to continue finding it hard to understand them in English?   Just like you, many Middle...

You are getting more deals with many foreign clients, partners, and investors, but your weak English skills make you think that you are not good enough. Is this you? You are not the only Middle Eastern founder who thinks that way. You want to talk confidently in English with your foreign clients, partners, and investors, but you can't do that. Yet you spent a lot of money on private English classe...

Want to talk confidently in English with your international clients and partners?     You have a lot of words to say during international meetings and events, but you can't say them.   Why can't you say them? ~ You are afraid to make grammar errors when you talk in English.   ~ You don't want your international clients and partners to know that you have weak English skills. ~ You can't talk with c...

Do you think you are not good enough because of how you sound in English? A lot of times, you don't like how you sound when you talk in English during meetings or events. However, you tell yourself that you are not good enough when you hear other Middle Eastern business owners talking clearly and confidently in English. You ask yourself, "Can I ever talk clearly and confidently in English? Yes, yo...

Negotiate international deals better with strong English. You have so many things to say when you negotiate international deals in English with your clients and partners. Yet, you say a few words in English during negotiations and keep quiet. "Why do you do that every time?" You don't want to make grammar errors when you negotiate in English.  You don't want your international clients and partners...

Tired of trying to develop strong English for your business?  You have joined different business English classes, but you haven't developed the strong English your business needs.  You ask yourself, "When will I improve my weak English?" You are tired of being ashamed of your weak English. You are tired of not knowing what to say in English. You are tired of trying and seeing no progress.  You are...

Do you have no confidence to talk in English during meetings?   You have a lot of words you want to say in English during meetings with your clients and partners; however, you can't say them confidently.   How long do you want that to continue?   You try many times to say what you have in mind in English, but you always make embarrassing errors.   To avoid these embarrassing errors in English duri...

My weak English is not helping my business grow more internationally. You are getting more deals with many foreign clients, partners, and investors, but your weak English skills make you think that you are not good enough. Is this you? You are not the only Middle Eastern founder who thinks that way. You want to talk confidently in English with your foreign clients, partners, and investors, but you...

Afraid of not saying English words correctly during meetings with clients?   You get ready to talk confidently in English during meetings with your foreign clients, partners, and investors.   However, when you start talking, you always say many English words wrongly during the meetings.   You get ashamed because of how you say English words wrongly.   You ask yourself, "How do I say English words...

Are you translating English words in your head when you listen? You translate English words to the language you know in your head, so you can't listen well during meetings. Why do you do that?  You think it's easier for you to understand English that way, but that stops you from listening well.  Saleh wanted to listen to his clients and understand them in English. But he didn't know ho...

Do your clients or partners find it difficult to understand your words in English during meetings? You want to read documents or speeches in English before your clients or partners, but you are afraid to read. Why are you afraid? Just because you fear that they won't understand your words in English. Ali was always afraid to read documents in English because he didn't know the right ways to say ma...

Are you confused about replying to emails and writing documents in English?  Fahad couldn't write replies well to emails in English because he didn't want to make a lot of spelling errors.   He tried to improve how he could write documents and emails better in English but made little progress. Many Middle Eastern founders with weak English skills are just like Fahad. You signed up for 2–5 business...

Finding it hard to talk well in English during meetings?   Mahmoud found it hard to talk in English during meetings because he was confused.   He didn't know how he could talk well in English, even after he had joined different private English classes.   In the same way as Mahmoud, many Middle Eastern founders with weak English skills have joined different private English classes but can't talk we...