Confident Business English 301. 12 Minutes to Speak Like a Leader in Your Next Interview
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Nov 26, 2025 Discover how to present your experience like a leader in interviews. Learn powerful action verbs to elevate your responses and avoid underselling your skills. Keywords like 'oversaw' and 'headed up' showcase your supervision and leadership. Explore verbs like 'steer' and 'drive' to illustrate your role in change. Plus, discover how to effectively use 'champion' and 'bring about' to highlight your impact on culture and results. Get practical tips to integrate these terms and boost your interview confidence!
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Vocabulary Can Undersell Leadership
- Non-native senior managers often undersell their experience through weak vocabulary.
- Upgrading verbs helps convey true leadership level and improves interview outcomes.
Choose Senior Action Verbs
- Use senior action verbs like 'oversee' instead of generic words such as 'manage' to sound more authoritative.
- Replace common verbs with higher-level alternatives to better reflect leadership scope.
Frame Collaboration As Bringing Teams Together
- Emphasize that you 'brought together' cross-functional teams rather than merely 'collaborated'.
- Position yourself as the connector who created collaboration, not just a participant.