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Fight, Flight or Freeze: Why Brilliant Women Leaders Go Quiet in English
Thu, Oct 01
|Live on Zoom
A free 60-minute live masterclass on Zoom. Discover the neuroscience of what really happens to you when the meeting switches to English, and how to lead with full authority anyway. Stop translating. Start leading.


Time & Location
Oct 01, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM GMT
Live on Zoom
About the event
A FREE MASTERCLASS FOR WOMEN LEADERS
Flight, Fight or Freeze
Why Brilliant Women Leaders Go Quiet in English
(And How to Lead With Full Authority Anyway)
Live on Zoom | Thursday, October 1, 2026 | 7:00 PM (GMT) | 60 Minutes
You run teams. You make decisions. You have years of expertise.
But the moment a meeting, a presentation, or a negotiation switches to English, the global language for business, something shifts.
You hesitate. You over-prepare. You hold back the thing you really wanted to say. You watch someone else say it instead.
You know exactly what you want to communicate. But between your mind and your mouth, something gets lost.
That is not an English problem.
It is a leadership communication problem. And it has a name, a neuroscience explanation, and a solution.
IN THIS MASTERCLASS, YOU WILL DISCOVER:
1. The Fight, Freeze or Flight Explained
Why your brain treats English meetings like a threat. The science behind cognitive load, the monitor effect, and the internal translation loop that slows you down at the worst possible moments.
2. The Identity Split
Why "the English version of you" feels smaller, less articulate, and less powerful than the real you. And why this has nothing to do with your vocabulary or grammar.
3. Why "Just Practice More English" Has Never Fixed It
The reason traditional English training doesn't work for accomplished women leaders. What actually needs to change is not your fluency. It is the pattern.
4. Your First Framework ready to go!
A practical neuroscience framework you can use under pressure, in any meeting, starting this week. You will leave with something you can apply immediately.
5. Live Coaching
Manal will coach 2 to 3 participants live on their real "freeze/flight/fight moments." You will see the shift happen in real time.
THIS IS FOR YOU IF:
✓ You are a manager, director, VP, or C-level professional
✓ Your first language is not English, but English is required in your career
✓ You are competent, experienced, and respected in your own language
✓ But in English, you feel like a smaller version of yourself
✓ You hold back in meetings, delay speaking, or avoid high-visibility moments
✓ You have tried English courses, conversation practice, or fluency apps, and they haven't solved the real problem
✓ You are ready to stop translating yourself and start leading in any room
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF:
✗ You are looking for English grammar or vocabulary lessons
✗ You want a certificate
✗ You are not in a leadership or management role
YOUR HOST
Manal Elattir
Founder, EngLead Global
Leadership and Communication Strategist | Executive and Mindset Coach
20+ years in leadership development across three continents. Certified in Public Speaking (SpeakEasy), Strategy and Leadership (Columbia University), Public Narrative (Harvard Kennedy School), Executive MBA (UM6P x Columbia Business School).
Manal built EngLead Global for one reason: brilliant women leaders should never lose their power, their personality, or their presence because the room speaks English.
DETAILS
📅 Thursday, October 1, 2026
🕖 7:00 PM (GMT)
⏱ 60 minutes
📍 Live on Zoom
💰 100% Free
🔒 Limited to 100 spots
What happens after?
This masterclass is Part 1 of a free 4-part series designed to help women leaders reclaim their full authority in English. Each session builds on the last.
If you are curious about going deeper, you will hear about The Power Seat, EngLead Global's leadership communication program. No pressure. No pitch-heavy session. Just real transformation you can feel in 60 minutes.
Stop translating. Start leading.
