Confident Business English

Anna Connelly
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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 English strategies to help you communicate more confidently at work. The ideas in this podcast come directly from the real communication challenges I work on with senior managers in my coaching sessions every day, including difficult meetings, presentations, speaking up, explaining complex ideas, handling pressure and sounding more natural in English. So, in many ways, think of each episode as a short coaching session with me: practical, focused and designed to give you something you can actually use at work. Listeners tell me they love the podcast because it’s clear, to the point and relevant to their working lives and, most importantly, because they can see tangible results with their confidence. So, ready to take the next step? Let’s crack on.

  1. 22h ago

    343. “What Do You Think?” How to Structure Your Response at Work

    When somebody asks for your view at work, it can be difficult to organise everything you know into a strong response in English. In this episode, I’ll give you three simple questions to structure your answer: What’s the point? What do you recommend? How strongly do you mean it? We’ll practice them through a realistic leadership scenario, with useful business vocabulary along the way. I hope it helps you feel more confident. Enjoy! Anna Come and Say HelloLinkedIn Questions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn. The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One Thing One useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday. Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode Transcripts Go back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode. Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost Playlist My 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 Coffee If 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.

  2. Sep 15

    342. The Next Step for Your Business English

    You already speak English at work but what should you focus on to become a stronger communicator and feel more confident? In this season opener, I’m sharing three of the most recurrent communication points across ALL of my hundreds of English coaching sessions, with practical ways to start working on each one straight away. I hope you this helps you take the next step forward and feel more confident with your business English. Anna Come and Say HelloLinkedIn Questions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn. The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One Thing One useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday. Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode Transcripts Go back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode. Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost Playlist My 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 Coffee If 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.

  3. Sep 9

    341. The Confidence Sessions: How to Build Momentum Again

    NEW SEASON STARTS 16th SEPTEMBER 2026 One difficult meeting can knock your confidence, but it doesn’t have to define what happens next. In the final Confidence Session, we look at how to rebuild momentum, create more opportunities to grow your self-belief, and learn to trust yourself to handle whatever happens in English. Enjoy! Anna  Come and Say HelloLinkedIn Questions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn. The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One Thing One useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday. Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode Transcripts Go back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode. Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost Playlist My 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 Coffee If 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.

    341. The Confidence Sessions: How to Build Momentum Again

  4. Sep 2

    340. The Confidence Sessions: The Invisible Baggage Holding You Back

    What are you carrying around with you when you speak English at work? In this Confidence Session, I explore Ian Robertson's idea of “mental backpacks”. These are the labels, past experiences and beliefs that can quietly affect how you perform. We’ll also look at why the right level of challenge can give you a boost, why things stop feeling rewarding once they become comfortable, and how beliefs about being a non-native speaker could be influencing you more than you realise. Book referenced in episode: Ian Robertson, How Confidence Works. The New Science of Self-Belief (not paid ad) Come and Say HelloLinkedIn Questions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn. The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One Thing One useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday. Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode Transcripts Go back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode. Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost Playlist My 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 Coffee If 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.

    340. The Confidence Sessions: The Invisible Baggage Holding You Back

  5. Aug 25

    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 HelloLinkedIn Questions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn. The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One Thing One useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday. Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode Transcripts Go back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode. Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost Playlist My 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 Coffee If 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.

    339. The Confidence Sessions: Being More Confident Isn’t the Goal — It’s What Comes Next

  6. Aug 19

    338. The Confidence Sessions: The Two Beliefs That Drive Action

    What actually makes you take action when you feel confident? In this Confidence Session, I continue breaking down how confidence works by looking at two important beliefs: “I can do it” and “it can happen.” We’ll explore what happens when one of those is missing, why feeling nervous doesn’t necessarily mean you lack confidence, and what this could look like in your meetings, presentations and career.  Enjoy! Book Source: Ian Roberston, How Confidence Works. The New Science of Self Belief (Not an ad, resource I use on a daily basis!) Come and Say HelloLinkedIn Questions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn. The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One Thing One useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday. Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode Transcripts Go back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode. Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost Playlist My 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 Coffee If 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.

    338. The Confidence Sessions: The Two Beliefs That Drive Action

  7. Aug 12

    337. The Confidence Sessions: Exploring How Confidence Works

    What actually is confidence, and why can you feel confident in one situation but completely doubt yourself in another? In this Confidence Session, we look at the science behind confidence, what your brain is predicting and why building it isn't always as simple as practicing more. Enjoy! Anna Book referenced and quoted: Ian Robertson, How Confidence Works   Come and Say HelloLinkedIn Questions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn. The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One Thing One useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday. Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode Transcripts Go back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode. Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost Playlist My 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 Coffee If 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.

    337. The Confidence Sessions: Exploring How Confidence Works

  8. Aug 4

    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 HelloLinkedIn Questions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn. The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One Thing One useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday. Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode Transcripts Go back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode. Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost Playlist My 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 Coffee If 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.

    336. The Confidence Sessions: Two Workplace Language Dilemmas
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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 English strategies to help you communicate more confidently at work. The ideas in this podcast come directly from the real communication challenges I work on with senior managers in my coaching sessions every day, including difficult meetings, presentations, speaking up, explaining complex ideas, handling pressure and sounding more natural in English. So, in many ways, think of each episode as a short coaching session with me: practical, focused and designed to give you something you can actually use at work. Listeners tell me they love the podcast because it’s clear, to the point and relevant to their working lives and, most importantly, because they can see tangible results with their confidence. So, ready to take the next step? Let’s crack on.

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  • Creator
    Anna Connelly
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    287
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2020 - 2026 Anna Connelly
  • Show Website
    Confident Business English

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