Confident Business English

By Anna Connelly

Are you an international senior manager who wants to feel more confident communicating in English? I’m Anna Connelly, an Advanced Neurolanguage Coach®, and every week I bring you practical business En... more

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Number 1: 339. The Confidence Sessions: Being More Confident Isn’t the Goal — It’s What Comes Next
What would more confidence actually allow you to do? In this epsiode on The Confidence Session series, I invite you to look beyond confidence itself and explore what it can lead to in your career and life. This is especially useful if you are lacking motivation or have had a difficult experience with English recently. We’ll also look how the words you use before a high-pressure situation could influence how you perform. Book source: How Confidence Works, The New Science of Self Belief, Ian Robertson. Come and Say HelloLinkedInQuestions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn.The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One ThingOne useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday.Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode TranscriptsGo back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode.Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost PlaylistMy favourite songs for when I need a little confidence boost. No guarantees, but you might like them too. Anna, What Books Should I Read?My tried-and-tested Confident Business English reading list.Work With MeInterested in Working Together?I only work with a small number of 1:1 clients at a time so I can keep the coaching highly personalised. Places are limited and often fully booked, but you can join the interest list to be the first to hear when a space opens up.Fancy Buying Me a Coffee?Buy Me a CoffeeIf Confident Business English is helping you communicate more confidently at work, you can buy me a coffee and support the time, work and caffeine that go into keeping the podcast going.
August 25, 202616min
Number 2: 334. Business English Native Speakers Use (Explained Simply)
Have you ever been in a meeting with native speakers and suddenly thought, "I have no idea what they're talking about?" In this episode, I'm breaking down some of the business expressions that native speakers use all the time and explaining them in plain English. You'll learn what they actually mean, where many of them come from, and simple tricks to help you remember them. By the end of the episode, you'll be able to follow business meetings more easily and feel more confident when these expressions come up. Enjoy! Anna Come and Say HelloLinkedInQuestions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn.The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One ThingOne useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday.Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode TranscriptsGo back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode.Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost PlaylistMy favourite songs for when I need a little confidence boost. No guarantees, but you might like them too. Anna, What Books Should I Read?My tried-and-tested Confident Business English reading list.Work With MeInterested in Working Together?I only work with a small number of 1:1 clients at a time so I can keep the coaching highly personalised. Places are limited and often fully booked, but you can join the interest list to be the first to hear when a space opens up.Fancy Buying Me a Coffee?Buy Me a CoffeeIf Confident Business English is helping you communicate more confidently at work, you can buy me a coffee and support the time, work and caffeine that go into keeping the podcast going.
July 21, 202616min
Number 3: 336. The Confidence Sessions: Two Workplace Language Dilemmas
The Confidence Sessions is a special series running throughout August and early September, before the new season of Confident Business English begins on 16 September 2026! What’s the difference between trusting your team and having confidence in them? And what can you say when a personal issue affects work, but you don’t want to share your whole life story? In this Confidence Session, I’ve cherry-picked two practical clips to help you communicate more clearly, naturally and confidently at work. Enjoy! Anna Come and Say HelloLinkedInQuestions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn.The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One ThingOne useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday.Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode TranscriptsGo back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode.Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost PlaylistMy favourite songs for when I need a little confidence boost. No guarantees, but you might like them too. Anna, What Books Should I Read?My tried-and-tested Confident Business English reading list.Work With MeInterested in Working Together?I only work with a small number of 1:1 clients at a time so I can keep the coaching highly personalised. Places are limited and often fully booked, but you can join the interest list to be the first to hear when a space opens up.Fancy Buying Me a Coffee?Buy Me a CoffeeIf Confident Business English is helping you communicate more confidently at work, you can buy me a coffee and support the time, work and caffeine that go into keeping the podcast going.
August 04, 202615min
Number 4: 323. 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 Come and Say HelloLinkedInQuestions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn.The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One ThingOne useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday.Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode TranscriptsGo back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode.Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost PlaylistMy favourite songs for when I need a little confidence boost. No guarantees, but you might like them too. Anna, What Books Should I Read?My tried-and-tested Confident Business English reading list.Work With MeInterested in Working Together?I only work with a small number of 1:1 clients at a time so I can keep the coaching highly personalised. Places are limited and often fully booked, but you can join the interest list to be the first to hear when a space opens up.Fancy Buying Me a Coffee?Buy Me a CoffeeIf Confident Business English is helping you communicate more confidently at work, you can buy me a coffee and support the time, work and caffeine that go into keeping the podcast going.
May 05, 202614min
Number 5: 322. 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 Come and Say HelloLinkedInQuestions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn.The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One ThingOne useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday.Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode TranscriptsGo back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode.Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost PlaylistMy favourite songs for when I need a little confidence boost. No guarantees, but you might like them too. Anna, What Books Should I Read?My tried-and-tested Confident Business English reading list.Work With MeInterested in Working Together?I only work with a small number of 1:1 clients at a time so I can keep the coaching highly personalised. Places are limited and often fully booked, but you can join the interest list to be the first to hear when a space opens up.Fancy Buying Me a Coffee?Buy Me a CoffeeIf Confident Business English is helping you communicate more confidently at work, you can buy me a coffee and support the time, work and caffeine that go into keeping the podcast going.
April 29, 202613min