Do you find it awkward to make conversation in English when you meet new people? You are certainly not alone. A lot of my clients find this simple, but often intimidating, interaction hard. In this Little Snippet I share one classic question you can use to shift the conversation to more personal topics. I was inspired to share this phrase with you after eavesdropping a conversation with native speakers at the airport!  I hope you find it useful for future conversations in 2025. 

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Do you find it awkward to make conversation in English when you meet new people? You are certainly not alone. A lot of my clients find this simple, but often intimidating, interaction hard. In this Little Snippet I share 3 natural phrases I heard when I eavesdropped a conversation with native speakers at the airport.  I hope you can use them the next time you meet new people at a networking or conference event in 2025.

About Little Snippets: Confident Business English 5-minute and under episodes to keep your business English fresh over the festive period. Delivered in a more relaxed, storytelling format. Normal Confident Business English episodes schedule on 15th January 2025. 

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Let's box of 2024 looking at some of your biggest points and my advice on how to improve them. We are going to touch on:

• Mindset 
• Presentations
• How to motivate your employees?
• How to object without being rude?
• How to give a farewell speech?
• Tips for what to do when you start a new job
• How to speak more clearly
• Getting an effective routine in place

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Do you ever find yourself hesitating be in meetings because you aren't sure about the business vocabulary you are using? In this episode I asked you as senior managers to send me your burning vocabulary questions. This can help to get rid of your doubts and boost your confidence when speaking. 

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Do you feel like you can't fully participate in the conversation with your native colleagues because you don't understand? The Real Business Conversations Series on Confident Business English aims to give you examples of real-life business interactions so you understand your colleagues better and feel part of the conversation, not on the edge.  

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Feeling confident asking questions is important for you. Moving to online working at times makes it more difficult to raise a question in the middle of meeting. I bet there are also other common interactions where you would like to ask a question but  instead you don't say anything but it's easier to avoid in. In this interactive episode I hope to help boost, even if it's just a little, with common business questions. Confidence comes from practice and I'll be inviting you to practice along with me. 

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Looking for ways to stop repeating the same words? Tune into advanced business adjectives part 2. My selection to help you express yourself better. Explained with real-life context, examples and a practical exercise within the episode.

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You want to sound better in the way you communicate in English, right? Here is one powerful word I would highly recommend adding into your vocabulary to show more conviction but also give caution.  I noticed coaching clients that many didn't feel comfortable using this word. Therefore, in this episode I wanted to train on just this one word as in my opinion, it's one you can use a lot and worth learning. This is an interactive episode where you can practice with me. 

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Ever want to practice your listening skills with a real business conversation with a native speaker? Something that actually sounds like real life rather than a robot? Introducing the Real Business Conversation Series. A brand new format on Confident Business English for this season. 

Do you find it hard to understand your British colleagues? Perhaps you understand literally what they mean but what do they really mean? This pain point experienced by many of my clients was the inspiration behind starting this new series. Hear examples of real business conversations to build your confidence understanding native speakers.

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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

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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 and focus your energy elsewhere.

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