They’re not listening for your mistakes.

A client said to me recently, “I’m worried they’ll notice my mistakes.”

I understand that feeling.

But here’s what I see again and again… The people listening to you aren’t focused on every tense or preposition.

They’re listening for your message.

They’re asking themselves, “Is this useful? Does this answer my question? What can I take away from it?“

When you spend all your energy monitoring your English, you have less left for the point you’re trying to make.

And that’s the part people remember.

(I still catch myself doing this in German more often than I’d like.)

Next time you speak, put your attention on being clear and not perfect.

💬 What would change if you trusted your message a little more than your grammar?