Tania Ceniccola • Professional Language Solutions

⚠️Make or Do?⬇️

In professional English, it matters.

In international meetings, briefings, or high-stakes negotiations, precision is operational.

Italians often know the rule (make + noun, do + activity).
They don’t misuse it because they “don’t know English.”

They do it because they map Italian logic onto English,
instead of mapping function → intent → outcome.

Saying “do a decision” or “make an analysis” doesn’t block understanding,
but it subtly weakens authority.
Natives register it as linguistic noise under pressure.

English collocations signal how you think,
not just what you say.

We make recommendations, forecasts, projections (strategic framing).

We do business, due diligence, follow-ups (ex*****on and process).

Exceptions exist,
and leaders must know when function overrides rules.

⭐ Most frequent collocations in business and military settings
(meetings, briefings, reports, negotiations, command).

1️⃣ Decision-making & Strategic Judgment

make
• a decision
• a call
• an assessment
• an assumption
• a commitment
• a determination
• a priority of

2️⃣ Ex*****on, Operations & Process

do
• an analysis
• a review
• reconnaissance
• a check / double-check

3️⃣ Command, Leadership & Accountability

make
• a statement
• a request
• intent clear
• expectations clear

4️⃣ Performance & Outcomes

make
• progress
• an impact
• adjustments

5️⃣ Risk, Error & Crisis

make
• a miscalculation
• concessions

do
• damage

6️⃣ Idiomatic Expressions

make
• sense of
• room for
• it clear that

This isn’t about memorizing lists.
It’s about using English as a functional leadership tool,
aligned with intent, responsibility, and outcome.

That’s the difference between knowing and operating in English.

Mastery is calm, precise, and intentional,
especially under pressure.

Make your English operational⬇️

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1 incontro può cambiare tutto.⬇️

Incontrare Giulia significa vedere professionalità e passione trasformarsi in opportunità.

𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗲 & 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹,
gestisce clienti internazionali nel negozio e per eventi di catering,
ma fino a poco tempo fa non parlava inglese.

Non si trattava solo di conoscere le parole.
Era questione di guidare con naturalezza ogni interazione
per 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 in modo strategico, chiaro e persuasivo.

Nel nostro percorso di 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 abbiamo lavorato su
🔹 gestione clienti internazionali
🔹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲 chiara e autorevole
🔹 velocità e precisione nelle risposte
🔹 presenza strategica negli eventi
➡️ fino a rafforzare la sua leadership per elevare le interazioni ad occasioni di 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, per costruire collaborazioni immediate e solide con clienti internazionali.

Oggi Giulia conduce degustazioni, eventi e trattative internazionali con
✅️ sicurezza
✅️ serenità e
✅️ autorevolezza.

L'inglese è diventato un ponte
per amplificare ed
𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
oltre i confini.🎯

👉 Non servono parole perfette per risultati concreti.
𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘇𝘇𝗮, 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁à 𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼
𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶, 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁à 𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗼.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿.
Change your story, today.⬇️

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Say It Like a Leader..this way! ⬇️

1️⃣ Priorities & Control:
Leadership shows focus.

Most professionals say the phrase in the video, BUT
🗣️ Leaders say it 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮.

Notice the difference?🎬
Your wording signals your level. 🥇

Apart from 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 word choices,
𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 & 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 make a difference.

💡 HOW should you say it,
to convey Leadership?

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻.

🔹 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀
• Pause briefly after “align” to signal control
• Stress priorities to show strategic focus
• Deliver it calmly, as if the decision is already clear

🌎 If your English sounds correct but doesn’t feel senior enough,
this is exactly what I work on.⬇️

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📞La chiamata che ti paralizza⬇️

Il telefono squilla… e dall’altra parte parlano inglese😮
Panico, esitazione, e quelle maledette frasi che proprio non vengono. 😅

Non è nervosismo:
è il cervello che non ha ancora consolidato gli strumenti giusti per reagire.🧠

I Professionisti come te non hanno tempo da perdere:
ogni secondo conta, sia in riunioni internazionali sia in contesti operativi ad alta pressione.

💼Un manager internazionale che seguo si bloccava spesso in telefonate improvvise.

Le chiamate erano fonte di stress, e dopo un anno di tentativi autonomi, continuava a sentirsi insicuro.

Dopo alcune sessioni mirate,
ha acquisito schemi di risposta immediata e oggi gestisce le sue telefonate con sicurezza e fluidità.💪

💡 Non basta conoscere frasi:
serve un metodo che renda l’inglese operativo, affidabile e rapido,
pronto per qualsiasi contesto professionale.

🚧 Non lasciare che l’inglese diventi un ostacolo.
Chiedimi informazioni e trasforma il tuo inglese in un alleato strategico:
sempre pronto, preciso e il tuo vantaggio competitivo sotto pressione.👇

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🎯Strategic Precision⬇️

You don’t lose credibility because of vocabulary.
You lose it because of structure.

Verb patterns decide:
• intent
• responsibility
• authority

In English, a small but important group of verbs can be followed by both forms,
and the meaning changes depending on which structure is used.

Here are some clear examples:

🔹 remember

to + infinitive
👔 Remember to approve the budget.
🪖 Remember to encrypt the transmission.
Meaning: obligation before action

-ing
👔 I remember approving a similar budget.
🪖 I remember encrypting the transmission.
Meaning: memory of past action

🔹 forget

to + infinitive
👔 She forgot to notify the client.
🪖 The unit forgot to secure the area.
Meaning: action not done

-ing
👔 He’ll never forget closing the deal.
🪖 She’ll never forget leading the patrol.
Meaning: memory of action

🔹 try

to + infinitive
👔 Management tried to reduce costs.
🪖 Command tried to regain control.
Meaning: attempt, uncertain result

-ing
👔 Try restructuring the workflow.
🪖 Try adjusting the patrol schedule.
Meaning: experiment or suggestion

🔹 regret

to + infinitive
👔 We regret to announce layoffs.
🪖 We regret to report mission failure.
Meaning: formal, present announcement

-ing
👔 He regretted approving the merger.
🪖 She regretted delaying the evacuation.
Meaning: remorse about past action

If English is your operational language,
this is not grammar.
It’s decision architecture.

I’ve created a 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗯 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 for Professionals:
clear, strategic, ready for real conversations, meetings and (de)briefings.

Comment VERB PATTERNS
📥 to download the free full Verb Patterns Table,
for Business & Military Professionals.

🗣️ Speak like the Leader you already are.
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Tutto cambia, quando cambi.⬇️

Incontrare Stefano è stato come vedere la 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲 prendere forma.

𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 in una multinazionale,
abituato a decisioni complesse e responsabilità elevate,
ma consapevole che per guidare oltre i confini
serviva più di un buon team globale.

Serviva una nuova voce.

Ogni volta che l’inglese entrava nella stanza,
il suo potenziale restava in parte inespresso.

Non era una questione di competenza.
Era una questione di 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼 della lingua
che definisce la 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 internazionale.

Nel nostro percorso di 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
abbiamo lavorato su
🔹 mindset strategico
🔹 gestione linguistica sotto pressione
🔹 comunicazione chiara e autorevole
🔹 leadership presence in English
➡️ fino a 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗲 la sua 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲
al livello del suo pensiero.

Oggi Stefano 𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗮̀ in inglese
con la stessa sicurezza con cui gestisce i suoi asset
e la stessa lucidità con cui guida le sue strategie globali.

La differenza non è nella grammatica.
È nel pensiero
✅️ chiaro
✅️ lucido
✅️ strategico.

La lingua non lo limita più,
lo rappresenta. 🎯

👉 Non serve parlare perfettamente.
𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻’𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿.
Change your story,
today⬇️

🔗 https://strategic-english.taplink.ws/

My Performance Strategies⬇️

I’ve been where you are:
struggling with English and stage presence.

Then I discovered how strategy makes performance effortless.

Here’s what actually works.

1️⃣ Fix the strategy, then English.

🔹 I stopped rehearsing words and started preparing ex*****on.

In public speaking, English fails when there’s no plan carrying the message.

Performance comes from structure, not just fluency.

2️⃣ Rehearse. Don’t improvise.

🔹 I rehearse critical moments, not entire scripts.

💡Practical tips:
• Lock in openings, transitions, and closings.
• Script key sentences that signal authority.
• Rehearse recovery, not perfection.

Professionals don’t improvise.
They execute what’s trained and refined with feedback.

3️⃣ Record yourself to accelerate results.

🔹 I record my performances to see and hear what the audience experiences.

💡Practical tips:
• Check clarity, pace, pauses, and command.
• Cut what doesn’t land immediately.
• Adjust delivery, not just wording.

This exposes gaps fast — especially when guided by expert feedback.

4️⃣ Use anchors to perform under stress.

🔹 Under pressure, I rely on anchors, not confidence.

💡Practical tips:
• Physical anchors: posture, breathing, stillness.
• Verbal anchors: reset phrases, framing statements.

Anchors keep performance stable when stress spikes.

5️⃣ Control the room.

🔹 I manage pace, silence, and eye contact.

💡Key techniques:
• Pause before decisive points.
• Shorten sentences to project authority.
• Use silence deliberately.

When the strategy is clear, English follows and the room responds.

👉 You can work on this alone.
🎯 Or refine it strategically under expert guidance.

🗣️ I don’t train to memorize scripts.
I engineer strategies so you execute confidently in English.⬇️

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