- 15 minutes 18 seconds325. Anna’s Key Takeaways: Can vs Can’t, Difficult Questions & Clearer Pronunciation
This week I bring you more of my Key Takeaways taken from client sessions over the last few weeks: In this episode:
- The real difference between “can” and “can’t” in fast business conversations
- Useful phrases for handling difficult questions with transparency and professionalism
- Simple pronunciation techniques to improve clarity and reduce misunderstandings
Perfect for you as a senior managers working in high-stakes international environments. Enjoy! Anna
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19 May 2026, 10:00 pm - 11 minutes 40 seconds324. Sound More Like Yourself in English With These Classic Business Sayings
Do you ever feel that you can't get across your complete personality and style as a senior manager in English? In this episode, you’ll learn common business sayings and expressions to help you sound more like yourself in your native language. I’ll show you how to use them naturally in context and I hope this helps you feel more confident to use them. Enjoy! Anna
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12 May 2026, 10:00 pm - 13 minutes 10 seconds323. How to Confidently Explain Staff Changes in Global Team Meetings
One of my clients leads quarterly meetings with teams across Brazil, APAC, Europe, and the US but when it came to explaining recent staff changes, they realised they weren’t confident using the right English vocabulary. If you’ve ever hesitated when talking about promotions, internal moves, or people leaving, this episode is for you. You’ll learn the key phrases senior managers use to describe company movements clearly, professionally, and confidently in global team meetings. Enjoy! Anna
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5 May 2026, 10:00 pm - 12 minutes 39 seconds322. Get Your Proposals Approved: 3 Language Tricks to Feel More Confident in the Room
Inspired by a senior manager client, here are 3 simple language tips to make your proposals more persuasive in English so you can communicate your ideas clearly, sound more credible, and improve your chances of getting approval. I hope it makes you feel more confident with your messaging when you walk into the room. Enjoy! Anna
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29 April 2026, 1:00 am - 14 minutes 33 seconds321. It's Not Just You: The Hidden Struggles of Speaking English at Work
Welcome back to another episodes in the It's Not JustYou series. Speaking English at work as senior IS hard. You are up against quite a lot. Building on a previous story and insights from real client experiences, we break down the hidden challenges and how to move forward with more confidence. Enjoy! Anna
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22 April 2026, 1:00 am - 16 minutes 28 seconds320. My Key Takeaways: Come Up, Take the Lead… and One Word You Might Be Avoiding
Let's do another of my Key Takeaways episode. This is where I take learnings from recent client sessions I think you will find very helpful to feel more confident with business english vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. This week I picked 4 very common business phrasal verbs that are definitely worth knowing, a great phrase to delegate work while still sounding motivational and a tricky word to pronounce which appears when justifying your decisions. Enjoy! Anna
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15 April 2026, 1:00 am - 12 minutes 35 seconds319. Sound Like a Leader in English, Not a Micromanager: Get Your Team to Take Ownership (Without Pushing Them)
If one of your goals in English is to sound more strategic and less directive, this episode is for you. I break down how to structure a coaching conversation in English, with precise language you can use to guide your team, encourage ownership, and handle performance discussions with more confidence. Enjoy! Anna
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8 April 2026, 1:00 am - 17 minutes 51 seconds318. When You're Capable in English… But You Don’t Trust Yourself (A Conversation with Joely Pullen)
In this episode of Confident Business English, I’m joined by Joely Pullen, who owns Savvy English. A company with 2000+ students across 25 companies, for the first part of a real, unscripted conversation about confidence at work. We talk about a challenge we both see all the time: professionals who already have a good level of English but don’t feel confident using it when it really matters. If you’ve ever thought “I know what I want to say, but I just don’t say it,” this episode will resonate. We explore the difference between confidence and competence, why this is often harder to fix than language itself, and what’s really going on beneath the surface. Enjoy! Anna
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1 April 2026, 1:00 am - 13 minutes 29 seconds317. Ask Anna: Grasp an Essential Business Verb & Add More Impact to Your Messages
In this episode, you will hear Business English questions from senior managers like you. If you want to choose the right word with confidence and sound more precise at work, this episode is for you. Enjoy! Anna
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24 March 2026, 11:00 pm - 12 minutes 28 seconds316. Real-Life Business English: Colleague Conversation After Conference (Anna Reports)
In this episode of Anna Reports, you will listen in on a real conversation between British colleagues I heard after a conference in Madrid. You’ll hear the kinds of expressions, humour, complaints and tone that appear in natural workplace conversations. The kind of English you rarely see in textbooks. Hopefully by the end you will have picked up a few phrases that will help you feel more confident in your conversations. Enjoy! Anna
02:15 — British workplace humour
05:00 — Small complaints in conversation
07:20 — “Catch up” in workplace English
09:30 — Softening opinions in conversation
11:20 — Reading tone and hidden meaningTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR FANTASTIC SUPPORTERS. WANT TO BECOME A SUPPORTER TOO?
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17 March 2026, 11:00 pm - 13 minutes 44 seconds315. It’s Not Just You: The Reality of Speaking English at Work
Speaking English at a senior level often brings difficult experiences that aren't always talked about. You start questioning yourself: Did I say it wrong? Did I sound too direct? Did they understand me? In this episode, you’ll see that many of these experiences are normal. I share my own personal experiences as well as client stories you will resonate with. I hope the reflections will help you reframe difficult moments so they affect your confidence less. Enjoy!
01:20 — Interpreting reactions in meetings
03:00 — The “different personality” feeling in another language
05:40 — Handling criticism and unhelpful comments
07:30 — When people interrupt or finish your sentences
09:30 — Awkward everyday situations
11:30 — Mindset shifts that build confidence
12:20 — A simple exercise to track your progressTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR FANTASTIC SUPPORTERS. WANT TO BECOME A SUPPORTER TOO?
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