314. The Technical Series: Reported Speech for Senior Managers

In this Technical Series episode, I focus on reported speech. This was inspired by a client question and I thought it would be a great topic, as it is something often often looked but something you use every single day as a senior manager when relaying what the board, clients, or your team have said. I'll clarify the key structures, common mistakes, and how to broaden your reporting verbs so you can speak clearly, accurately, and without breaking your flow. Enjoy! Anna 00:00 — Why this matters at senior level 02:00 — Core structure & common pitfalls 05:00 — Expanding your reporting language 08:30 — Reporting discussions & instructions 11:30 — Real business examples & takeaways Come and Say Hello LinkedIn Questions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn. The Friday Newsletter Join Just One Thing One useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday. Episode Transcripts Read the Episode Transcripts Go back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode. Little Extras Anna’s Little Confidence Boost Playlist My favourite songs for when I need a little confidence boost. No guarantees, but you might like them too. Anna, What Books Should I Read? My tried-and-tested Confident Business English reading list. Work With Me Interested in Working Together? I only work with a small number of 1:1 clients at a time so I can keep the coaching highly personalised. Places are limited and often fully booked, but you can join the interest list to be the first to hear when a space opens up. Fancy Buying Me a Coffee? Buy Me a Coffee If Confident Business English is helping you communicate more confidently at work, you can buy me a coffee and support the time, work and caffeine that go into keeping the podcast going.