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Feel More Confident With Strong Presentation Endings In English. Problem First, who doesn’t want to project a top image when speaking and presenting in English? Second, who doesn’t want to project a good image in English to clients, suppliers and colleagues? Third, who doesn’t want to leave a strong lasting impression? And I hear you […]

Speaking And Presenting Skills In English – The 3 I’s Technique. In an age of information overload, how can we get people to remember what we say? Easy, we need to think and act like our ancestors. They used storytelling to help the tribe remember customs. The 3 I’s Technique is a storytelling technique which […]

Better Conference Calls – Top Tips For Native English Speakers. I’m a big fan of the TV series ‘House’ so this internet meme of Hugh Laurie is perfect for this blog post. “Umm I´m not following you”, “Maybe…” “I’m not sure about that…,”I don’t really understand…”, “No we don’t have all the answers for…”, “I’m not sure […]

How To Overcome Our Three Main Fears When Presenting In English for non native speakers. In our Business English Training we see that non native English speakers often have these three fears when presenting in English: getting blocked because you forget details speaking English well (accuracy) sounding natural when speaking How To Overcome Our Three […]

(Here I am giving a ‘Presentations in English’ workshop :))   Hi this is Christopher your Business English Trainer from The English Training Company. How to save time preparing presentations in English (and do them better!) is today’s blog post topic. I’d like to ask you a question, how long does it take you to prepare […]

The Presentation Q&A is a good way to engage and interact more with your audience. And also provides a final opportunity to help the audience and leave a good impression. How To Answer Presentation Questions In English With Confidence.     How To Answer Presentation Questions In English With Confidence Here are my top tips: 1. […]

  Feel comfortable telephoning potential new clients or suppliers in English. And learn how to make a good professional impression. “How comfortable do you feel telephoning potential clients and suppliers in English?” We all get a little nervous speaking to someone new and more so in another language like English. Don’t´worry preparation and practice can […]

How to speak with confidence in conference calls in English, presents us with new opportunities to develop new skills. Conference calls in Zoom , Adobe Connect and Skype are popular to bring country offices closer. And it can feel intimidating without practice. As a non native English speaker here are my top tips to speak with confidence in conference […]

Overcome your nerves and feel good speaking professional English Overcome your nerves and feel good speaking professional English is a common problem we find in our Business English training. Overcome your nerves and feel good speaking professional English. We all get nervous and anxious when we face new challenges and speaking in English in work […]

(Photo source: ‘Kirkenes Signpost’ – Wikimedia Commons) How to maintain people’s interest when you speak in English is a good skill to develop. For example:  How can you help other professionals not get lost when you speak in English in a meeting? How can you help other professionals reconnect with what you are saying in […]