Your German is an asset.Start using it.
Most German podcasts teach you to listen.
sprachkapital teaches you to perform.A Business German podcast for international professionals who want to speak up, lead meetings, and stop letting language hold them back at work.
the podcast that makes you speak.
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Ep. 004
Emails in German | Never Get the Register Wrong Again | B2
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Ep. 005
Presentations in German | How to Convince Any Audience | C1+
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the voice behind it
Josie holds a BA in Translation, an MBA in Marketing, an LL.M. in Law and Information Systems, and a DLL certificate in Teaching German as a Foreign Language (DaF). Although she has worked in sales and IT for international companies, her true passion is teaching German. She also speaks five languages.She founded sprachkapital because she kept meeting brilliant international professionals who understood German perfectly, yet froze when they had to speak it. She knows exactly what's missing. And she built every episode around fixing it.
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a podcast
that turns your Business German from passive to powerful.
sprachkapital is designed for international professionals at the B1–C1 level who understand German but struggle to perform well in meetings, negotiations, and everyday work conversations.Each episode provides a real professional scenario, authentic vocabulary, and realistic speaking situations. No passive listening. You'll learn German that you can actually use at work.
here's what actually happens
Step 1: hear itEvery episode drops you into a real professional scenario. A meeting you weren't prepared for. A negotiation going sideways. A colleague asking your opinion in front of the room. Authentic German, real pressure, no slow textbook narration.
Step 2: speak itThen it's your turn. Every episode comes with speaking prompts that make you respond, react, and think out loud in German, the exact skill most podcasts never touch. No comprehension quiz. No multiple choice. Just you, speaking.
Ep. 005Presentations in German | How to Convince Any Audience | C1
You've prepared. You know your material. But the moment you stand up to present in German, something shifts.The structure feels off. The transitions don't flow.
In this episode, you'll learn the exact language that makes German presentations effective, from the opening line to the final call to action.
What you'll learn in this episode:
* How to open a presentation and signal your structure immediately
* How to transition between points smoothly and professionally
* How to present data using C1-level nominalisations
* How to hedge statements without sounding uncertainThis episode is for you if...
* You present in German-speaking environments and want to sound prepared, not scripted
* Your German is at B2-C1 level and you're ready to move beyond correct into convincing
* You've ever lost the room during a presentation — and want to know why
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