What's Holding Back Your Professional German?

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I live in Germany and currently work in a professional role

I live in Germany and am looking for a professional role

I live in Germany and currently study/train

Speak more spontaneously without freezing or translating everything in my head

Express my knowledge and expertise in a more professional way

Participate more confidently in meetings and conversations with managers

Get better jobs, handle interviews or access more German-speaking opportunities

Connect more naturally with German-speaking colleagues

Being asked something unexpectedly and having to answer immediately

Explaining my work, ideas or expertise at the level I actually understand them

Meetings, project updates or conversations with managers

Job interviews and other career-related conversations

Small talk, lunch conversations and informal conversations with colleagues

I know what I want to say, but the words don't come quickly enough

I can communicate, but I sound much simpler than I actually am

I understand what's happening, but I stay quiet or contribute very little

My German becomes a serious problem when the situation affects my career

I can do my job, but informal German conversations still make me uncomfortable

I hesitate and freeze even when I actually know the answer

People can't fully see how knowledgeable or capable I really am

I participate less and don't contribute as much as I would like

I worry German is limiting my job options, salary or career progression

I don't feel fully included in the German-speaking side of my workplace