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5 Simple Tricks That Will Transform You From Grammar-Obsessed To Confident Business Communicator in English. (Giorgos’s Story).
“I realised my audience didn’t care about my English grammar. They were more interested in understanding my message.”
I couldn’t believe it when Giorgos uttered those words in our catch-up call two weeks ago.
For the 2 years we worked together, Giorgos was obsessed with achieving perfect English grammar, using the latest buzzwords and acquiring a more sophisticated vocabulary in his business presentations.
Despite my attempts to get him to focus on communicating with the English he had.
He believed, as many international speakers of English like you do, that in order to be taken seriously in the international world and to build a credible reputation, he absolutely needed to be fluent and grammar-perfect in English.
I can totally see why he thought that. For years, you and he were told the only way to succeed in the international business world was to master the English Language. To master its grammar and speak mistake-free English.
So you’ve spent years and hard-earned cash on language courses, hours poring over vocabulary lists, grammar worksheets and phrasal verbs desperately trying to achieve the…