Influence without authority framework for non-native speaking professionals
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Cross cultural communication framework offers a 3-day framework to transform from overlooked contributor to credible strategic influencer.
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15 people enrolled last week.
Influence without authority framework for non-native speaking professionals
Cohort-based Course
Cross cultural communication framework offers a 3-day framework to transform from overlooked contributor to credible strategic influencer.
This course is popular
15 people enrolled last week.
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Course overview
From overlooked contributor to reputable and confident strategic influencer
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, 3-week 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.
The Transformation
From overlooked contributor to reputable and confident strategic influencer.
What You Will Master
Week 1: Establishing Trust & Personal Brand
How to establish the foundational relationships that enable influence. Learn one-on-one frameworks to build trust with your manager and skip-level leaders. Create a roadmap to identify and strategically influence key stakeholders outside your direct team.
Week 2: Strategic Influence & Reframing Conflict
How to prepare and execute influence before, during, and after crucial discussions. Master the Preparation Framework for crucial meetings, including handling the worst-case scenario. Learn a powerful technique to reframe conflict-driven discussion into productive outcomes.
Week 3: Leading & Facilitating Effective Meetings
How to own the room and ensure your presence is perceived as leadership. Get the exact steps on how to prep for, facilitate, recap, and follow up on all meetings (cadence, ad-hoc, etc.). Master the skill of handling disagreement and playing the room with grace to show leadership.
Who is This For?
This course is for non-native English speaking professionals who have the technical skills but feel limited by communication barriers, and who need practical, actionable frameworks to immediately boost their professional presence and influence.
Who is this course for
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This course is essential for non-native English speaking professionals who are highly skilled but feel their expertise is often overshadowed
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You should enroll if you feel your contributions are overlooked or underestimated in high-stakes meetings or email chains.
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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 you’ll get out of this course
Master assertive language and phrasing to contribute confidently in high-stakes meetings without appearing aggressiv
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Develop a "personal brand voice" that leverages your unique cultural perspective as a strength, not a weakness.
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Apply a tactical approach to challenging conversations and conflict resolution in a cross-cultural setting.
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Develop techniques to manage anxiety and deliver impromptu presentations with composure and impact.
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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
Nov
29
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
Week 2
Dec
6
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?
Week 3
Dec
13
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
Bonus
Decoding Business Idioms & Analogies - build your own leadership talking style
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Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
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