Helping Startup Founders Communicate with Investors Effectively in English to Gain Investment
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๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐:
๐โ You don't feel comfortable or confident presenting your startup/ business idea to potential investors in English.
๐ โYou are a passionate and energetic person but find it difficult to transmit that energy in a language that is not your first language.
๐ โYou don't fully understand or know how
How do you manage conversations in English at startup ecosystem networking events?
This video will get you started!
You don't need fancy vocab & idioms to communicate clearly in English.
๐ In her pre match news conference, 's brilliant Dutch Head Coach Sarina Wiegman was asked if the "cat was out of the bag" about one of her players.
It's fair to say she hadn't heard that expression before, despite having a very high level of English. ๐
The lesson from this is that you don't need fancy idioms to communicate clearly in English, especially when it's with other non native speakers.
It doesn't matter if it is:
- a pitch
- a networking events
- current or prospective investor meeting
- any other situation where you speak English
Keeping it simple, clear and concise makes it easier for everyone.
FYI "The cat's out of the bag" means a secret has been revealed.
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03/08/2023
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๐ก Traetupoliza is an insuretech startup designed to protect families by helping them contract the right life insurance plan easily.
Vรญctor got in touch with me as he recognised he needed to improve his English communication skills as a Founder to help build relationships with potential investors and improve his pitching in English.
We have worked closely together during the program in order to help him network, deliver his pitch and hold his own during investor meetings in English.
Eres un crack, Victor!
๐ฉโ If you are a founder and relate to the challenges that Vรญctor had, message me today to have a chat!
21/05/2023
Founders.
Great English communication skills are essential to have in your toolbox.
Don't leave it until it is too late.
If you feel I can be of assistance to you, don't hesitate to drop me a DM, email me at [email protected], or call/whatsapp +34 644 249 482.
20/05/2023
After my "๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐* #% ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐?!" post yesterday.
Here are 5 perfectly normal verbs you can use straight away.
19/05/2023
"๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐* #% ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐?!"
Not what I was thinking in this pic, I was just hangry (angry because of hunger), and waiting for the young man behind me to barbecue my lunch.
But it is what I thought when I came across phrasal verbs in my TEFL course 11 years ago.
I had absolutely no idea what a phrasal verb was as a native speaker.
Not a scooby.
Nada.
And identifying what was a phrasal and what wasn't was a little tricky.
Was "look at" a phrasal verb?
No, that's just a collocation.
The truth is, I have no recollection as a native English speaker of even studying them at school.
We learned them as with every other piece of vocabulary, by using them. They were not phrasal verbs, just another verb.
And this, in my opinion, is where teaching English as a foreign language has it wrong.
Why do we teach normal verbs first and then consider phrasal verbs as a seperate topic?
And a seperate topic that sends shivers down the spine of every English learner.
It just doesn't make sense.
My advice to you is not to see phrasal verbs as a complicated, advanced topic on your English learning journey.
For example, "Get up" is easy for you to use as you learn it as a normal verb right from the start.
๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐.....
....๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ...
..๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ข๐-๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฌ.
Having this mindset will help you a lot when it comes to expanding your phrasal verb, sorry I mean, verb, vocabulary.
What do you think? Let me know in the comments below.
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๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก
โฌ๏ธ โฌ๏ธ โฌ๏ธ
1๏ธโฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ข ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ค "๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ" ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐.
Have a conversation in English (with your English coach, maybe) to warm-up and change the chip prior to the meeting, rather than in the first 5 mins.
2๏ธโฃ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐.
And practise them. See link in comments below for some ideas of questions you might be asked.
3๏ธโฃ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ฎ.
You'd be amazed how many founders forget how to say large numbers in English. Metrics need to roll off the tongue or they will cause doubt in the investor.
4๏ธโฃ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ.
If they ask you a question you weren't expecting or don't know the answer to, you'll need to know how to approach that situation in English. See link to "dealing with difficult questions" post in the comments below.
5๏ธโฃ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐ช๐ฃ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ค๐.
ONLY focus on vocab that is essential, you don't need to be a walking thesaurus.
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Do you have any other tips for warming up for your investor meetings in English? Let me know in the comments below!
17/03/2023
Improve your pitching in English as a Startup Founder | Interactive Webinar | LinkedIn Luis Fernando of Rocket-U International Incubator and Will Gayle, English Coach for Startup Founders, are delighted to offer you a free webinar with advice on how to improve your English as a startup founder, specifically when it comes to pitching your business in English. The event will leave you w...
โก๏ธ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ต ๐ข ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ?
In this video I talk about what this expression means and show you some real life examples of how it is used.
๐๐ป Have you ever "cut corners"? How did it go for you? Let me know in the comments below!
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โ๏ธโ When it comes to pitching your business and meeting with investors in English, be sure not to cut corners! Why not drop me a message and see how I can help you with your startup challenges in English? I'd be delighted to hear from you!