Christopher Wright

Our Top Tips: How To Feel More Comfortable Speaking In Conference Calls In English. We all get a little nervous for conference calls in English, whether you are a non native or native English speaker. ​​Plus as we don’t have the extra communication channel of ‘body language’ (lenguaje corporal) it can make it more challenging […]

(Photo credit – https://unsplash.com/@xteemu) Problem How to feel more comfortable speaking and presenting in English. Non native English speakers often have these three fears when speaking and presenting in English: forgetting details and getting blocked speaking English well (meaning – not making big mistakes in English) sounding natural when speaking And this is normal, because speaking […]

My Top Tips – How To Quickly Feel Comfortable and Confident When You Network In English  Ahhhh! Most people feel panic when they have to network in English (another language). I know I used to when I had to network in Spanish, now I use the 1 minute introduction. Most people find it hard to introduce […]

    (Photo image credit – https://unsplash.com/@brookelark) Presentations in English – Do Your Endings Help You To Project A Top Professional Image?   Today I’m going to talk about the little mentioned but massively important…. “a top presentation ending equals a top professional image”.  Most people recognise the importance of making a ‘strong first impression’ to […]

   (photo credit: https://unsplash.com/@markusspiske) Today’s blog post is about how to calm your grammar fears in English to give a successful presentation.   Situation: How To Calm Your Grammar Fears In English To Give A Successful Presentation To A Potential Investor. Two founding directors, from a company we work with, needed training. It was their second funding […]

       (Photo credit: https://unsplash.com/@gambler_94) Business English Student Dilemmas — Problem: Meetings In English – What’s Your Personality In English And Why It Matters —  What’s your personality in English?  This is a question we ask professionals. And how you see yourself in English matters because it really impacts your communication with other people […]

       Business English Student Dilemmas — Problem: Meetings In English – How To Participate And Ask Questions Without Fear —  Problem: “They think we’re shy in English, they should hear out meetings in Spanish ;)!”.  “Participate and ask questions in meetings in English is hard”.  These are two things said by a group of professionals we […]

Business English Student Dilemmas — Problem – Understanding A Co-Worker In Conference Calls In English —    Problem: In a class with one of our Business English students, we suggested a way to deal with a co-worker who uses complex and unnecessary language compared to other colleagues when communicating in English in conference calls. The student feels stressed […]

  (Photo credit: Alex Pertz) Business English Student Dilemmas — Problem – how to do the hardest thing when making small talk in English with clients —  Problem: What’s the hardest thing to do when making small talk in English with clients? For many professionals this is “breaking the ice” known as starting a conversation and […]

(Photo credit: Alex Pertz) How To Do The Hardest Thing When Doing Small Talk In English The Hardest Thing When Doing Small Talk In English is starting a conversation. And that’s also true for a lot of native English speakers too. In English for starting a conversation with someone we don’t know we use the […]