How can you improve your foreign language skills for presenting and pitching projects abroad?

In a rush, I pitched our education services for international students at a conference. The audience, however, was primarily educators seeking collaborative partnerships, not prospective students. The mismatch taught me the crucial lesson of knowing your audience. Subsequent presentations tailored to educators yielded fruitful partnerships, highlighting the vital role of audience understanding in effectively promoting educational services abroad.

Commit to surround yourself with English, listen to Podcast on the train, read some interesting articles, use English to English dictionary, watch soundtrack movies and shows, news,

When I retired eight years ago, I envisioned a grand goal for myself: creating lectures on my YouTube channel, and what makes it significant is that I do it in English. Hello everyone, in English, despite being forty percent deaf and having absolutely no natural talent for speaking in English. However, the image of me speaking English fluently, like a native, was truly inspiring! For something as great as this, nothing is too difficult.

I have also been an avid reader, with James Michener being my favorite author. I'd like to emphasize a couple of other points: Over the course of 8,000 hours, I have been consistently listening to the same voice, A.J. Hoge. My brain has learned to mimic it, making it feel like my second mother tongue. I've dedicated one to two months, listening for two hours every day while walking, to each of his short stories. Every sentence effortlessly ingrained itself in my mind. I also intensively listen to audiobooks, with excellent narrators that I can easily understand.

In discussions, I find myself more proficient in English than in Croatian, as I maintain a high level of concentration and readily request clarifications when I encounter something I don't understand. While I comprehend A.J. Hoge and his team perfectly, I encounter difficulties with CNN not due to the speed but because of fluctuations in volume. There are parts of every sentence that I can barely hear. I would recommend that broadcasters adopt a pronunciation style similar to A.J. Hoge's if they aim to reach a broader audience.

I originally wrote this text in English and then copied it to ChatGPT for correction. Comparing my text with its corrections is also a valuable learning exercise. I would also recommend that you consider booking 'American Accent Training.'