Why you are not a confident English speaker: The Steps for Designers and Tech Professionals

A lot of the time we think becoming more confident in English means spending more time speaking the language - speaking more with native English speakers and that you aren’t doing enough. You might think you need to Spend more time reading books or watching videos Find more resources to help you improve your English Speak more and generally do more… But actually, it is not that. In today’s episode, I am sharing the reasons why you are not a confident English speaker and the steps for Designer and Tech Professionals to build their confidence in using English. Times to check out: (02:23) Why confidence fluctuates - can we be confident all the time? (4:01) This is where designers and techies get it wrong (07:50) The 3 types of awareness (09:15) Why does any of this matter...? (12:01) The critical building blocks (14:44) Knowing this can build your confidence immensely (15:49) Focus and intention (18:34) Your invitation Join the LinkedIn Live Masterclass below 5 Step To Stand Out in Your Design and Tech Career Recommended and related episodes relating to developing confidence: Building Self-awareness in Language Learning Building Communication Confidence Empowering Women to Speak up with Jamie McKinney FOLLOW > Facebook: Instagram: LinkedIn: WHO AM I: I'm Gemma Keeling, Founder, and CEO at Fluent Speakers. With a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition from The University of Oxford, and an undergraduate degree in Spanish and Teaching English as a Second Language, I have extensive training and expertise in education. I have travelled extensively and worked in many different societies and cultures. I coach digital design and tech professionals to improve their communication skills in English. 🌍 My website/blog: 💌 GET IN TOUCH: If you are interested in finding out how we can work together in 2022 then send an email to gemma.keeling@fluentspeakers.co.uk or send me a message on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Instagram with the word '2022' and I will send the information on how we can do it.

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Why you are not a confident English speaker: The Steps for Designers and Tech Professionals is an episode from Design of Communication by Fluent Speakers.

This episode is 00:20:27 long.

This episode was published on Aug 18, 2022.

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