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Speak English with Confidence | More Than Words

Speak English with Confidence | More Than Words

By: Richard Marshall | Pro Coach English
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Speak English with Confidence | More Than Words (previously 'From Lost to the River') is a podcast for people whose English is fine but who still don't feel confident using it. You've spent years studying, practicing, maybe even living in English, and yet something closes down when it matters. Meetings. Calls. Conversations with people you don't know. You overthink what you're about to say, you freeze, and you come away frustrated, wondering why you can't just speak.

The problem isn't your English. It's your relationship with it.

Confidence coach and author Richard Marshall talks with professionals, coaches, and real speakers about what actually gets in the way: fear of making mistakes, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, the pressure to be perfect rather than just communicate. Honest conversations with people who've been exactly where you are, showing what it looks and sounds like when things finally change.

More conversations, coaching options, and the book More Than Words: Essays on Language, Identity, and the Courage to Speak at procoachenglish.com.

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Episodes
  • (6 min) You Know English. So Why Can’t You Speak It Confidently?

    (6 min) You Know English. So Why Can’t You Speak It Confidently?
    Jan 9 2026

    You already know English. So why does something stop you the moment it matters?

    In this six-minute conversation, I'm joined by master coach Peter Freeth to talk about what's actually happening when you freeze - the inner critic, the fear of embarrassment, the perfectionism that feels like it's protecting you. Because it is. That's the problem.

    This is More Than Words, previously 'From Lost to the River', a weekly show about language, identity, and what it really takes to speak with confidence.

    More conversations, coaching options, and my new book More Than Words: Essays on Language, Identity, and the Courage to Speak at procoachenglish.com.
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    6 mins
  • (4 min) Why Years of English Classes Still Leave You Frozen in Meetings | with Nines López

    (4 min) Why Years of English Classes Still Leave You Frozen in Meetings | with Nines López
    Dec 19 2025

    You've studied English for years. You know the grammar. So why does speaking it at work still feel so hard?

    In this four-minute conversation, finance manager Nines López talks about what English learning got wrong - too much grammar, not enough real conversation - and what actually helps professionals stop freezing and start speaking with confidence.

    Note: this episode is conducted in Spanish.

    This is More Than Words, previously 'From Lost to the River', a weekly show about language, identity, and what it really takes to speak with confidence.

    More conversations, coaching options, and my new book More Than Words: Essays on Language, Identity, and the Courage to Speak at procoachenglish.com.
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    4 mins
  • (7 min) Why Fluency Beats Perfection - A Language Coach on Fear, Blocking, and Speaking with Confidence | with Nacho Fernández

    (7 min) Why Fluency Beats Perfection - A Language Coach on Fear, Blocking, and Speaking with Confidence | with Nacho Fernández
    Dec 10 2025

    You understand more than you speak. You freeze in meetings. You know the grammar but can't get the words out in the moment.

    In this seven-minute conversation, language coach Nacho Fernández - who works with CEOs and senior professionals on exactly this - talks about what actually unlocks speaking confidence. The shift from grammar to communication. The fear of judgement. Why correction and criticism are completely different things. And what happens when you finally drop the block.

    Note: this episode is conducted in Spanish.

    This is More Than Words, previously 'From Lost to the River', a weekly show about language, identity, and what it really takes to speak with confidence.

    More conversations, coaching options, and my new book More Than Words: Essays on Language, Identity, and the Courage to Speak at procoachenglish.com.
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    7 mins
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