Fluency under Pressure: The 7 Secrets to Great Interviews in English

by Nigel Brooks

If you use English at work, but English is not your first language, this is the book for you.Research published in 2013 and reported in many newspapers and journals confirmed that for non-natives speaking English can increase salary by over 50%.Ok. Now, imagine you have an interview tomorrow. An important interview.And it’s in English.How do you feel right now?Don't worry! Fluency under Pressure will prepare anyone, beginner or advanced, for any interview in English.Learn how to reduce anxiety and increase fluency instantly.Discover the 7 Secrets to Great Interviews in English -1. Be prepared2. Control your nerves3. Make an amazing first impression4. Maximise your English5. Develop your key topics6. Understand and answer difficult questions7. Be natural1. Be preparedLearn how to prepare correctly in the months, days, and hours before the interview.2. Control your nervesHow you feel affects your fluency. Fluency under Pressure teaches you to always direct your nervous energy positively to a better performance.3. Make a great impressionIt takes less than three seconds, for someone to evaluate you for the first time. Learn how to make a great first impression, to connect, to create trust, and have a great interview.4. Maximise your EnglishA communicative atmosphere will encourage the interviewer, it will be more natural and balanced, and your fluency will improve.How do you do this if you don't speak advanced English?Fluency under Pressure teaches you to build complex communication from simple words and sentences without translating mentally.5. Develop your key topicsTalking in a foreign language is difficult. You have to concentrate, to remember the words and phrases, to speak in a clear voice, with good grammar. After time, fatigue builds, you panic, you make errors, you go slower, you lose confidence.Is it possible to feel less stressed when you speak a foreign language?Yes, when you know how to prepare correctly and then guide the conversation in the way you want. Fluency under Pressure shows you that you don’t need to be fluent about everything, but you can be fluent about the topics that are important in the interview.6. Understand and answer difficult questionsCan you prepare for surprise questions? Yes, definitely, if you know the difference between intensive and extensive listening, and always check understanding. Fluency under Pressure explains how, step-by-step, with easy examples.7. Be naturalMake your conversation more natural with simple words and phrases that you can learn and memorise. This is the colloquial, and natural language that helps you to be more fluent and more convincing.Bonus Material _____The Top 10 Interview QuestionsThere are 1000s of possible interview questions, but research shows that these 10 are the most frequent. Fluency under Pressure tells you the questions and the best answers.

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Published December 31, 2015