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Dec 2024
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255. Struggling to Understand Your Nativ...

Anna Connelly, Anna Connelly.
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Do you feel like you can't fully participate in the conversation with your native colleagues because you don't understand? The Real Business Conversations Series on Confident Business English aims to give you examples of real-life business interactions so you understand your colleagues better and feel part of the conversation, not on the edge.  

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