14 Phrases To Speak Like a Confident Leader!

The words you use in English matter.

How you communicate could be the difference  between getting the job and not getting the job,  

getting the promotion, or  not getting the promotion.

So today you're going to learn 14  phrases to speak like a leader.

These phrases will help you sound confident,  professional, and of course, fluent and natural.

Welcome back to JForrest English.

Of course I'm Jennifer.

Now let's get started #1  feel free to ask me anything.

Now notice you're learning a complete phrase.

So pay attention to all the  words, the prepositions,  

the articles, the sentence structure matters.

So notice here we have Feel free plus infinitive.

The infinitive is of course 2 plus the base verb.

Feel free to ask me anything.

This is used as a polite open-ended invitation.

I'm inviting you to ask me whatever you'd like.

Remember, you can change that verb.

I could say feel free to send  me the report when it's ready.

This sounds polite and professional.

And remember, it's an open invitation.

You're not required to do this.

It's an option if you say send  me the report when it's done.

This is the imperative and it's  direct and also authoritative.

O to sound polite and professional  and to give you an open invitation.

I can say feel free to  download the free lesson PDF.

You can find the link in the description.

And this is a real example because I  

summarize everything from this  lesson in the free lesson PDF.

Feel free to download it #2 I look  forward to hearing your thoughts.

So your colleague could say to you, feel  free to send me the report when it's done.

And then when it's done, you can send it  to your colleague and say, here you go.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

Notice our sentence structure.

Look forward to plus gerund, your  verb and INGI look forward to hearing.

Don't make this mistake.

Make sure you have the gerund.

And this is a polite way to show your interest.

So in this case, your interest in hearing the  person's thoughts, their ideas as their opinions,  

their feedback, you could say I look  forward to meeting our verb and ING.

I look forward to meeting you tomorrow.

Now with the structure, you can also use a noun.

I look forward to our meeting.

That's the noun form.

I look forward to our meeting tomorrow.

What about you?

Are you looking forward to my next lesson?

If you are put yes, yes, yes to show your  interest, show your enthusiasm, put yes,  

yes, yes in the comments #3 here's my take on it.

One's take on something is  one's opinion on something.

So my take on it is simply my opinion on it.

For example, I just read the consultants  recommendations, Here's my take on them.

Them because recommendations is plural.

Now when I want to share my opinion, my  take, I can simply use an opinion word.

I think she raised some valid points.

Now I can use this as a question.

What's your take on the report on the  recommendations #4 from my perspective?

Now this is the same as in my opinion.

But notice that preposition difference  from my perspective in my opinion.

So I see a lot of mistakes  when students try to use this.

If someone asks you your  opinion, what's your take on it?

You can use this to start.

From my perspective, I think the consultants  recommendations aren't practical.

So here you can add on.

I think an opinion word even though you use  from my perspective, but it's optional and  

after you share your opinion you can invite  the other person to provide their opinion.

What about you?

What's your perspective #5  can you help me understand?

This is a polite way to ask for  clarification or an explanation.

Your colleague could say, from my perspective,  the consultant recommendations aren't practical.

You could comment on this  and say, I see, interesting.

Oh, really?

And then you can add on this expression.

Can you help me understand  your perspective, your opinion?

Can you help me understand?

This is a great expression if  you want an explanation without  

sounding very direct or authoritative or angry.

If someone says, I don't think  we can meet the deadline,  

you can say, can you help me understand why?

Number six, I'll get back to  you with that information.

This is a great one because someone might ask you  

a question or to provide information  and you don't have that information.

You don't know the answer.

Instead of saying I don't know, you can say  I'll get back to you with that information.

You can provide a time reference if you'd like.

I'll get back to you by the end of the day.

So you just gave yourself a deadline.

You could say I'll get back to you in  an hour or I'll get back to you ASAP.

What does ASAP mean?

This is a very common acronym.

Put it in the comments, ASAP.

What's the acronym?

Put it in the comments #7 can you fill me in?

This is a great one.

It's a casual way to ask  for an update or a summary.

You could say to your colleague, I  was on another call this morning,  

can you fill me in on the staff meeting?

Notice here when I specify the  something the staff meeting,  

you have to use the additional preposition  on Can you fill me in on the staff meeting?

This is often used by one  person to request another  

person provide information to someone else.

For example, your boss could say to  you, hey Danica, can you fill Rafael in?

And then if you want to specify the  something you need that preposition on,  

on the new filing system #8 which  one would you like me to prioritize?

You can use this to clarify  which task should be done first,  

which one you should prioritize  when there are multiple tasks.

So you can use this with two  tasks or more than two as well.

So if you have multiple tasks, you can go  to your boss and say Sarah asks for help  

on the report and I have  to finish the presentation.

Which one would you like me to prioritize?

So now instead of feeling overwhelmed, you know  exactly which task to focus on to prioritize.

You can use this even just to get  advice from someone you trust.

I could say to you from your perspective,  which one should I prioritize?

So you're not my boss, you're not  responsible for assigning me tasks,  

but I trust you to provide  me with valuable feedback.

Which one should I prioritize from your  

perspective #9 I trust you  have everything you need.

The word trust is used a  lot in a business context.

This is used to express overall  confidence in someone and their abilities.

O you might come to me and say  Jennifer, I feel a little nervous.

This is my first time giving a presentation  

and I can let you know that I have confidence in  you and your abilities and I can say I trust you,  

or I can add on to this and I can  say I trust you can handle this.

So the statement is you can handle this.

Handle means you have the ability to do it.

You can handle this.

Now if I add I trust it's adding certainty.

I'm certain, I know I trust you can handle this.

Number 10.

What can we learn from this?

Such a powerful question.

You can use this to encourage  reflection and analysis after  

a situation, generally a negative situation.

So if something negative happened,  

I didn't get the promotion, you  can say what can I learn from this?

Or I failed my ions, what can I learn from this?

So instead of being upset, angry, mad,  now you're thinking about solutions,  

you're thinking about what you can do differently.

This is a great expression to use  when you're working with a team.

So again, maybe something bad happened.

We lost the client.

What can we learn from this?

And then you can start brainstorming things you  can do differently so it doesn't happen again.

Now to change the sentence structure, you  could also say, what can this teach us?

So notice you can learn something from  someone or something, a situation,  

but also something the situation can teach  you something #11 I'm happy to address that.

So notice the sentence structure.

We have our verb to be.

I am happy or adjective.

So you need to conjugate the verb to  be and then you have the infinitive.

I'm happy to address that.

And this is used to show a  willingness to do something.

So when your boss asks you to fill Raphael  in, you can say I'm happy to fill Raphael in.

And then remember, if you specify  the something, you need that extra  

preposition on the sales process so you're  showing your willingness to do this.

This is also a great way to end a  presentation or end communication.

We're happy to answer any questions you have.

So remember that structure to be happy  plus infinitive #12 how can I support you?

This is used to offer support, encouragement,  assistance, but also to ask how that can be done.

Your coworker could be upset and say, I'm  

so overwhelmed with this project,  so you want to show your support.

You can say, how can I support you?

You can add on how can I best  support you as an intensifier?

And then you can even add on your willingness  and say, I'm happy to help you in any way I can.

You can use this just to offer  assistance to someone as well.

If you know your coworker  is very busy, you could say  

you have a lot on your plate with this  presentation, which means you're very busy.

How can I support you #13 I value your input.

This is to acknowledge the importance  of someone's opinion or ideas.

So let's use this right now.

How can I make my lessons better?

How can I make this lesson better?

Or how can I make my lessons overall better?

Please share your thoughts in the comments.

I value your input.

And this isn't just an example, it's 100% true.

I really value your input.

I truly value your input.

So please, if there's anything I can  do to improve these lessons for you,  

I want you to love these lessons.

So please put your comments below  because I truly value your input  

#14 I appreciate your hard work on this.

Everyone loves to be appreciated so  you can use this to show gratitude,  

appreciation for someone's work.

You can start by complimenting someone,  the report looks fantastic and then add on.

I appreciate your hard work on this.

Adding that on will make that  person feel really valued.

Or maybe your friend is planning a party for  you and you can say the menu looks amazing.

I appreciate all your hard work on this.

You can Add all your hard work to intensify it.

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