The Language of Influence for Non-Native English Speakers
This program is designed for international professionals who want to communicate with greater confidence, clarity, and impact. It offers a unique combination of - confidence-building mindset work, - structural & linguistic techniques for conciseness, clarity, and message impact, and - verbal & nonverbal techniques for delivering your message with poise and establishing trust. Both the content and guided practice activities are designed specifically with non-native speaker challenges in mind and can be customized to your needs. Part 1: Confidence Disruptors We'll identify what specifically disrupts your confidence and performance in English. From there, we'll work on mindset reframes, in-the-moment stabilization techniques, and recovery scripts for challenging moments. Part 2: Clarity & Conciseness You'll learn about specific steps you can take to make your message concise and convincing, whether you're preparing for a presentation, pitch, or team meeting. We'll cover principles and tools that will help you improve information flow and message precision. With hands-on practice activities. Part 3: Presence & Delivery We'll work on establishing a strong, trustworthy presence in the room. We'll explore how paraverbal and nonverbal techniques can enhance your performance and shape how others perceive you and your message.
What's included
- Personalized Language of Influence Toolkit with:
- - Mindset reframes, stabilization techniques, and recovery scripts
- - Structural principles and linguistic techniques to improve clarity
- - Verbal and nonverbal strategies for poised and engaging speaking
- Practice and feedback on structure, clarity, and presence.
Meet your expert
Elke F.
English Communication Coaching for International Professionals
What does it take to be successful as an international professional or student, working in a language that isn't your mother tongue, possibly even in a culture that isn't your own? Confident, clear communication is at the heart of it, because it makes you credible. And that's what gets you to your goals. Communication has been my focus and passion throughout my career — fueled also by my personal story. A few decades ago, I was that professional starting a new life in a new culture. I left my home country of Austria right after I got my master's degree in English, German, and Spanish translation to start my first job in the US. Today, most people can't tell anymore that I'm not originally from here. But I still remember what it was like to sit in meetings, afraid to speak up or, even worse, present to a room. I had a degree in languages and yet, I still worried about making mistakes and losing credibility. That experience is what led me into teaching and coaching. Since I started out in the US more than 30 years ago, I've added a doctoral degree focused on the role of language in business, and I've paired my academic foundation with real-world business experience. I've worked with hundreds of university students in Europe and the US and international professionals from small startups and large, well-known organizations. Through rigor and personalized hands-on work, my clients learn to speak and write with conciseness, clarity, and conviction, so they can build credibility and trust.