How to Give Bad News—Speak Confident English

It does not get more difficult than this in English. Today we are going straight to those awful, terrible, ‘I wish I didn’t have to’ situations! That’s right—when you have to give bad news in English!

Imagine you have to tell one of your best friends you can’t come to her wedding. (That happened to me in real life and it was terrible.)

Or if you have to tell…

- your boss that your project is over budget—awkward!

- your customer that you cannot meet their deadline. Definitely a difficult professional situation.

- your friend at work that he didn’t get the promotion.

These are all terrible situations!

Giving bad news to people we care about only makes more difficult. But, there are definitely things you can do to make it easy on them and on you.

After this lesson, you’ll know how to deliver bad news in the best possible way. You’ll know how to prepare what to say so you’re ready to give the bad news and STILL show that you are caring and professional.

So let’s take a look at 7 steps that will help you handle bad news like a pro, in both your professional and personal life.

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Hi, I’m Annemarie — an English teacher whose expertise is in spoken communication, confidence-building, and fluency. Everything I do at Speak Confident English is designed to help you get the confidence you want for your life and work in English. On my YouTube channel, I share weekly lessons with strategies, skills, and resources to help you:

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