In this episode I interview Julie Yoder, an experienced English language coach based in the Washington, DC area. Her company, 'English With Purpose', helps international professionals working for a better world eliminate any final communication barriers, unlock career potential, and confidently lead teams in English.

We discuss the importance of networking; putting yourself forward, or promoting your skills and abilities, in order to get the job you aspire to; confidence building; and presentation skills. We consider the challenges foreign language speakers of English have when they have to engage in social chit-chat outside the formal presentation context, giving, if you like, natural sounding responses to spontaneous questions. This would be easy to do in an individual's first language, but harder to do if English is a second or foreign language for you.

Again we come back to the topic of confidence and how this can be enhanced by working with others in a similar situation. Despite being high achievers in their own countries, some people feel undermined and feel that they are not achieving their potential when they first move to the United States of America. We discuss the technical difficulties of securing the correct visas to work in the USA and the kind of support Julie is able to provide or refer people to for sources of help.

English With Purpose offers unique and innovative language coaching programs for advanced English learners that cannot be found anywhere else in the USA, including their signature program, Communication Vacation™, a holistic presentation and public speaking workshop retreat, hosted at Julie’s farmette in Maryland, USA.

Get in touch with Julie:
You can follow Julie on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/julieayoder/or email her directly at [email protected].

You can learn more about English With Purpose's programming, career coaching, and presentation skills retreats for advanced learners at https://www.englishwithpurpose.com/

Julie also hosts a private online community, 'International Professionals With Purpose'. It's a supportive place for professionals working in English to connect, polish or improve skills, and build confidence together. Email Julie directly if you would like to join the community, which will be relaunched in October 2023.

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If you would like to know more about the upcoming English Language Retreats taking place in Slovakia - mentioned on the podcast - focussing on #Business English and #Presentation Skills, please email me directly [email protected] and please keep your eye on my LinkedIn feed.

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