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May 2025
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#340 Stand Your Ground — Being Assertive...

Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
About this episode

Today, we are continuing our Assertiveness Series.
We’re going to talk about something very important:
Standing Your Ground – Saying What You Mean Clearly.

Get the transcript here: https://speakenglishpodcast.com/340-stand-your-ground-being-assertive-in-english/

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