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Professional English Under Pressure

Regain control of your English in work calls — think, speak, and contribute without freezing or second-guessing yourself.

So you can show up, think clearly, and contribute as the professional you already are, even under pressure.

A practical 4-week course for professionals who already use English at work, but lose clarity and confidence in real-time conversations.

This is a limited FREE pilot of a new course I’m developing.

Most professionals I work with don’t have difficulty because their English is weak.

They struggle because English is being used in high-pressure situations like meetings, calls, questions, and decisions.

There’s no time to translate, rehearse, or get it perfect.

Your thinking gets slower
Your words don’t come out as clearly as they should
You hesitate, simplify too much, or stop speaking altogether

It's not because you don’t know English...

...but because pressure changes how language works.

This course is designed to help you regain control in those moments.

This course is for you if...

you already use English at work
calls or meetings feel mentally exhausting
you freeze, overthink, or lose clarity once you start speaking
you feel less capable in English than you are in your real role

This course is not for you if...

you’re looking for grammar lessons or vocabulary lists
you want to sound “native”
you don’t use English in real work situations

What will change over 4 weeks?

This course isn’t about becoming fluent. It’s about changing how English feels and functions for you at work.

Over 4 weeks, the focus is on moving you through these stages:

Week 1: Understanding Pressure

You’ll understand what happens cognitively when English is used under pressure, and why “freezing” is often a processing issue rather than a language one.

You’ll learn how to:

buy yourself time without sounding uncertain
reduce hesitation in the first 30 seconds of speaking
respond more calmly instead of shutting down

This week reduces the internal friction that makes everything else harder.

Week 2: Staying Clear in Meetings & Calls

You’ll focus on practical ways to keep speaking clearly in meetings and on calls, even when your thinking feels rushed.

You’ll practice:

finishing your sentence instead of abandoning it halfway
answering questions without over-explaining
keeping your structure simple when the conversation speeds up

This is where control starts to feel visible, both to you and to others.

Week 3: Contributing with Intention

You’ll work on contributing more deliberately in meetings and calls.

This includes:

explaining your thinking clearly
responding to unexpected questions
adding value without over-preparing or scripting everything in advance

This is often the point where people notice they’re being heard more clearly.

Week 4: Consolidation & Independence

In the final week, you’ll consolidate what’s changed and identify what still needs strengthening.

By this point, many people notice they:

speak without mentally translating first
respond more naturally in live conversations
need far less rehearsal before meetings

You’ll leave with clarity about what to continue practising, and with English that reflects your real level of thinking more consistently.

How the course works

The structure mirrors how I work in my main Accelerator programme, so you can experience what this approach feels like in practice.

The course runs from 1–29 March, with live sessions each Thursday, 19:00–20:00.

Each week includes:

short, pre-recorded video lessons released at the start of the week.
a live session to ask questions, clarify, and practise together as we progress. Sessions are recorded if you can't attend live.
a private community group to ask questions and get support between live sessions.
practical guidance you can apply directly in meetings & calls.

Access to the course materials and community is provided for 2 months, to support focused study and application alongside real work commitments.

This is not about performing well in class.

It’s about building skills that hold up in real situations.

Why I'm running this...

My name is Anna-Maria.

Before becoming a Business English coach, I spent over 15 years working in finance and senior business roles, where meetings, reporting, and decision-making happened under pressure.

For the past decade, I’ve worked with ambitious professionals who already have good English, but don’t feel fully confident using it in high-stakes situations.

The pattern is consistent across industries and roles:

Their English isn’t weak. It just doesn’t hold up under pressure.

That’s what this course is designed to address, calmly, practically, and in a way that reflects real working environments.

Why this is a pilot...

This is the first live run of a new course I’m developing, shaped by real conversations with professionals who use English daily at work.

For this pilot:

the course is offered at no cost
places are limited
participants are asked to attend, engage, and share feedback at the end

If the pilot works well, the course will become a paid offer in the future.

If using English under pressure still makes you feel less capable than you know you are, this is your opportunity to change that in a focused and supported way.

This course is designed for professionals who already use English at work. It is not suitable for beginners.

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