Manage up & self promotion frameworks for non-native speakers
Mengxi Li
Ex-Amazon Director/General Manager
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From overlooked contributor to reputable and confident strategic leader
Seed user discount code: SEED200. Expires on 12/31/2025
In a globalized workplace, influence is your most powerful tool. For highly-skilled non-native English speaking professionals, building trust, securing buy-in, and leading high-stakes meetings often comes with unique challenges.
This intensive course provides a structured, actionable framework focused entirely on how to strategically communicate and lead, ensuring your expertise is recognized and respected across cultural and linguistic lines. We move beyond focusing on grammar to mastering the mechanics of influence.
You will learn to leverage your unique perspective, build powerful relationships with stakeholders, and confidently control the narrative in any room.
What you’ll learn
You'll move beyond simply "improving your English" and focus on strategic communication skills that directly impact your career trajectory.
How to establish the foundational relationships that enable influence
How to leverage one-on-one frameworks to build trust with your manager and skip-level leaders
How to create a roadmap to identify and strategically influence key stakeholders outside your direct team.
How to prepare and execute influence before, during, and after crucial discussions
How to master the preparation framework for crucial meetings, including handling the worst-case scenario
How to reframe conflict-driven discussion into productive outcomes.
How to own the room and ensure your presence is perceived as leadership
Exact steps on how to prep for, facilitate, recap, and follow up on all meetings (cadence, ad-hoc, etc.)
How to master the skill of handling disagreement and playing the room with grace to show leadership.
Learn directly from Mengxi
Mengxi Li
Ex-Amazon Director/General Manager of CO | Entrepreneur | Executive Coach
Who this course is for
This course is essential for non-native English speaking professionals who are highly skilled but feel their expertise is often overshadowed
You should enroll if you feel your contributions are overlooked or underestimated in high-stakes meetings or email chains.
ICs/managers who are ready to start mastering strategic communication to build credibility and influence your career trajectory
Prerequisites
English Proficiency:
Students must have proficiency in Business English. This course will focus on communication strategy, not basic grammar or vocabulary.
Professional Experience:
Students should be currently working in or seeking roles that require regular interaction with international or English-speaking teams.
Mindset:
A willingness to shift focus from mere language fluency (grammar, accent) to strategic impact (structure, delivery, and cultural decoding).
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Mengxi Li in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
Week 1
Dec
18
Managing up & Establish personal brand
How to build trust effectively when English is not your native language?
Effective one-on-one framework to build trust with your manager
How to establish partnership with your manager and skip level
Roadmap to identify key stakeholders
Effective one-on-one framework to influence your key stakeholders
How to establish strong personal brand outside your org
Dec
19
How to present influence effectively as a meeting attendee
Preparation for crucial meetings - framework of influencing beforehand
Preparation for crucial meetings - framework of worst case scenario
Framework of demystifying "know your audience"
How to reframe a conflict-driven discussion into a productive outcome?
Dec
20
How to facilitate meetings effectively
What to prep for beforehand?
Cadence meeting: how to open up and build foundation
Ad-hoc meeting: how to open up and build foundation
How to be perceived as a leader during a meeting
How to handle disagreement and play the room with grace
How to recap and wrap up the meeting like a boss
What steps to take after the meeting to show leadership
Dec
21
Office Hour
Bonus
Decoding Business Idioms & Analogies - build your own leadership talking style
Free resource
90 day framework of how to navigate through reorgs
Why reorgs happen
Through the lens of two Ex-Amazon L8 leaders, we will uncover the underlying business logic behind Reorgs.
What preparation is needed
Reorg is inevitable. We will introduce a 4 step framework to prepare students to be ready for any upcoming reorgs.
How do you leverage reorgs to get more scope and promoted
How do we establish ourselves with the new org and develop a strategy to get more scope and eventually promotion
Schedule
Live sessions
3 hrs
Thu, Dec 18
1:30 AM—3:45 AM (UTC)
Fri, Dec 19
1:30 AM—3:30 AM (UTC)
Sat, Dec 20
1:30 AM—3:30 AM (UTC)
Sun, Dec 21
1:30 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)
Role-play simulation sessions
3 hrs
Pre-recording contents
6 hrs
Frequently asked questions
$800
USD
7 days left to enroll