Real English Conversations Podcast – Real English for Global Professionals | Speak Clearly & Confidently at Work

In this week's episode of the Real English Conversations Podcast, the show that helps global professionals to speak clearly and confidently at work, host Curtis Davies talks with Michelle Ferguson, author, speaker, coach, and the voice behind the heartfelt memoir A Love Like Ours.
Michelle's story is one of extraordinary love, deep loss, and the courage to keep moving forward. After walking beside her husband Jerry during his battle with Stage IV cancer, navigating her own health challenges, and rebuilding her life through gratitude and connection, Michelle now uses her experience to help others heal, grow, and "carry love forward."
Through her books, coaching program, and community, Michelle teaches people how to embrace resilience, find meaning in difficult seasons, and stay connected to what matters most, even when life feels overwhelming.
✨ In this episode, you'll learn: 💛 How Michelle transformed grief into purpose and deep gratitude 📖 The story behind A Love Like Ours and why it resonates so deeply with readers 🧡 How to stay grounded and hopeful through uncertainty 🌱 What healing looks like in real life — not just on paper 💬 How love, vulnerability, and resilience shape how we communicate 🔥 Practical advice for anyone navigating loss, change, or emotional difficulty 🤝 How Michelle's Carrying Love Forward program supports people through grief
This episode is emotional, inspiring, and beautifully human, a reminder that even through loss, love continues, and resilience can grow in the most unexpected ways.
📌 Connect with Michelle Ferguson
🌐 Website: https://cestmoimichelleferguson.com/
📖 About the Author: https://cestmoimichelleferguson.com/about-the-author/
📚 Books — including A Love Like Ours: https://cestmoimichelleferguson.com/the-books/
🤝 Carrying Love Forward Coaching Programme: https://cestmoimichelleferguson.com/coaching/
🎓 Course: https://cestmoimichelleferguson.com/course/
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cestmoimichelleferguson/
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cestmoimichelleferguson/
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/michelle-ferguson-author-speaker/
🎙️ Connect with Teacher Curtis & Real English Conversations
💬 Want to improve your English for professional success? We currently have space for 5 global professionals to join Teacher Curtis for personalized coaching to help you speak clearly, confidently, and effectively at work.
👉 Book your trial session: https://realenglishconversations.com/memberships/member-plans/fluency-programs/trial-lesson/
🔥 Join the 90-Day English Challenge — now with 15% OFF using coupon code 90DAY15 https://realenglishconversations.com/memberships/our-courses/90-day-next-level-english/
🌐 Website — Real English Conversations: https://realenglishconversations.com
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/76ihNoEcjms6485Vt1ng5q
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-english-conversations-podcast-real-english-for/id977345837
📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@realenglishconversations
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rec.real.english/
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealEnglishConversationsOnline
💼 LinkedIn — Curtis Davies: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtis-davies-07928646/
💖 Support the Podcast — Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/RealEnglishConversationsPodcast

In this episode of the Real English Conversations Podcast — the show that helps global professionals to speak clearly and confidently at work — host Curtis Davies talks with Urnell Greaves, the founder of FIRM Communication Coaching, a communication expert who helps professionals build real confidence, elevate their delivery, and communicate powerfully in high-stakes situations.
Urnell has supported professionals to overcome fear, strengthen their presence, and speak with clarity and authority. He's now formalizing his proven coaching process into a programme that will be available soon.
Today's conversation dives into how to develop confidence, manage public speaking anxiety, refine delivery skills, and communicate with presence and impact — especially relevant for professionals who speak English as a second language or work in international environments.
✨ In this episode, you'll learn: 🗣️ What inspired Urnell Greaves to create FIRM Communication Coaching 💡 How confidence really works — and why many professionals struggle with it 🔥 The most common blocks that cause fear in public speaking 📣 Delivery techniques that make your communication more powerful 🌟 A real breakthrough story showing dramatic transformation 📈 What professionals can do today to speak with more confidence 📌 Who Urnell's upcoming coaching programme is for and what it will help you achieve
This episode is essential listening for leaders, communicators, presenters, and anyone who wants to improve the way they speak and lead with confidence at work.
📌 Connect with Urnell Greaves
🌐 FIRM Communication Coaching: https://firmcommunicationcoaching.com
📍 Programme Info (Coming Soon): https://firmcommunicationcoaching.com/programme
🎙️ Connect with Teacher Curtis & Real English Conversations
💬 Want to improve your English for business success? We currently have space for 5 professionals to join Teacher Curtis for 1-to-1 coaching. Book your trial session now and start speaking clearly, confidently, and effectively at work.
👉 Book your trial session here: https://realenglishconversations.com/memberships/member-plans/fluency-programs/trial-lesson/
🔥 Or join the 90-Day English Challenge — now with 15% OFF using coupon code 90DAY15 🔗 Join the 90-Day English Challenge: https://realenglishconversations.com/memberships/our-courses/90-day-next-level-english/
🌐 Website — Real English Conversations https://realenglishconversations.com
🎧 Podcast — Apple Podcasts & Spotify Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/76ihNoEcjms6485Vt1ng5q?si=456b982c2dcd489a Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-english-conversations-podcast-real-english-for/id977345837
📸 Instagram — @rec.real.english https://www.instagram.com/rec.real.english/
📘 Facebook — Real English Conversations https://www.facebook.com/RealEnglishConversationsOnline
💼 LinkedIn — Curtis Davies https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtis-davies-07928646/
💖 Support the Podcast — Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/RealEnglishConversationsPodcast

In this powerful solo episode, Teacher Curtis Davies, confidence coach, pronunciation specialist, and communication expert, shares how global professionals can finally speak clearly and confidently at work in just 90 days.
If you're tired of missing opportunities, avoiding conversations, or feeling stuck in your English communication, this episode is your wake-up call. Curtis introduces the 90-Day Next Level English Challenge, a proven system that helps you:
✅ Improve pronunciation ✅ Build fluency and clarity under pressure ✅ Ace job interviews and presentations ✅ Speak up in meetings without fear ✅ And finally, express yourself like the professional you are
🎙️ Connect with Teacher Curtis & Real English Conversations
💬 Want to improve your English for business success? We currently have space for 5 professionals to join Teacher Curtis for 1-to-1 coaching. Book your trial session now and start speaking clearly, confidently, and effectively at work.
👉 Book your trial session here: https://realenglishconversations.com/memberships/member-plans/fluency-programs/trial-lesson/
OR!!! Join the 90-Day English Challenge — now with 15% OFF using coupon code 90DAY15
🔗 Join the 90-Day English Challenge
https://realenglishconversations.com/memberships/our-courses/90-day-next-level-english/
🌐 Website: — https://realenglishconversations.com
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In this episode of the Real English Conversations Podcast, host Curtis Davies sits down with Kira Shishkin — Founder & CEO of informed.now, the SMS-based news service trusted by leading professionals who want fact-based, bias-free information without overwhelm.
Kira is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, a 4-time serial entrepreneur, a former co-founder of a $100M+ FinTech marketplace at Intuit, and a 2018 World Public Speaking Champion. His work spans investment banking, private equity, venture capital, crypto, publishing, and media innovation. He holds honors degrees in Economics, Philosophy, and Abstract Mathematics, plus accelerated executive programs at Stanford.
Today's conversation is packed with insights on truth, clarity, thinking skills, and communication in a world full of noise.
In this episode, you'll learn:
🧠 How to reduce information overload and think more clearly 📰 Why the modern news ecosystem is broken — and how to fix your relationship with information 🎯 How informed.now removes bias, clickbait, and ads while delivering only the signal 🗣️ What Kira learned from becoming the World Public Speaking Champion 🚀 Patterns he sees across successful founders, leaders, and innovators 🌍 How global professionals can stay informed without burnout 💡 A powerful mindset shift to filter truth from noise in daily life
This is an eye-opening episode for anyone who struggles with misinformation, distraction, or staying informed while working in English.
🔗 Connect with Kira Shishkin & Informed.now
🌐 Website / Product: https://informed.now 
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirashishkin/
Facebook -> https://www.facebook.com/Kira.Shishkin
🎙️ Connect with Teacher Curtis & Real English Conversations
💬 Want to improve your English for business success? We currently have space for 5 professionals to join Teacher Curtis for 1-to-1 coaching. Book your trial session now and start speaking clearly, confidently, and naturally at work. https://realenglishconversations.com/contact-us/
👉 Book your trial session: https://realenglishconversations.com/memberships/member-plans/fluency-programs/trial-lesson/
🔥 Join the 90-Day English Challenge — now with 15% OFF using coupon code 90DAY15 https://realenglishconversations.com/memberships/our-courses/90-day-next-level-english/
🌐 Real English Conversations
Website — https://realenglishconversations.com 🎧 Podcast — Spotify | Apple Podcasts Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/76ihNoEcjms6485Vt1ng5q Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-english-conversations-podcast-real-english-for/id977345837
📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/rec.real.english/ 💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtis-davies-07928646/ 💖 Support us on Patreon — https://www.patreon.com/c/RealEnglishConversationsPodcast

In this episode of the Real English Conversations Podcast — the show that helps global professionals to speak clearly and confidently at work — host Curtis Davies talks with Deepak Chari, MS, an Engineer, Certified Biofeedback Specialist, and co-founder of the Chari Center of Health.
Deepak is the creator of the Life Transformation Technology™ Program, which uses Advanced Voice Biofeedback to help people release hidden emotional blocks from stress, anxiety, past emotional experiences, and even ancestral patterns. His work helps clients feel calm, confident, empowered, and emotionally free, often creating rapid and unexpected breakthroughs in communication, confidence, and mental clarity.
With a background in engineering, Deepak brings a powerful blend of scientific insight and emotional intelligence, helping people uncover the subconscious patterns affecting their performance, relationships, and self-expression.
✨ In this episode, you'll learn: 🧠 What hidden emotional blocks are — and how they impact communication 🎙️ How your voice reveals stress patterns you don't even know you carry 🔬 How Advanced Voice Biofeedback works (explained simply for listeners) 🔥 The kinds of subconscious and ancestral patterns people hold 💡 A client story that shows the real power of emotional release 🌱 What people notice first when those emotional patterns are released 🏆 Deepak's most important advice for anyone feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or afraid to change
This episode is especially powerful for international professionals, English learners, and anyone struggling with anxiety, confidence issues, or emotional blocks that affect their communication at work or in life.
📌 Connect with Deepak Chari
🌐 Website: https://www.fastanxietyhelp.com
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepakcharifastanxietyhelp/
👉 Book a Complimentary 15-Minute Consultation: https://www.fastanxietyhelp.com
🎙️ Connect with Teacher Curtis & Real English Conversations
💬 Want to improve your English for business success? We currently have space for 5 professionals to join Teacher Curtis for 1-to-1 coaching. Book your trial session now and start speaking clearly, confidently, and effectively at work.  https://realenglishconversations.com/contact-us/
👉 Book your trial session here: https://realenglishconversations.com/memberships/member-plans/fluency-programs/trial-lesson/
🔥 Or join the 90-Day English Challenge — now with 15% OFF using coupon code 90DAY15 🔗 Join the 90-Day English Challenge: https://realenglishconversations.com/memberships/our-courses/90-day-next-level-english/
🌐 Website — realenglishconversations.com 🎧 Podcast — Apple Podcasts | Spotify
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/76ihNoEcjms6485Vt1ng5q?si=456b982c2dcd489a Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-english-conversations-podcast-real-english-for/id977345837
📸 Instagram — @rec.real.english https://www.instagram.com/rec.real.english/
📘 Facebook — Real English Conversations https://www.facebook.com/RealEnglishConversationsOnline
💼 LinkedIn — Curtis Davies https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtis-davies-07928646/
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