English for Freelancers & Creatives
Talk to international clients with confidence — from your first proposal to the five-star review.
- Category
- Freelancing
- Format
- Recorded, self-paced
- Level
- Beginner
- Lessons
- 96 in 6 modules
You'll be able to
- Introduce yourself and your service in 30 seconds
- Write proposals with a hook that get replies
- Run a client call on Zoom or Google Meet without freezing
- Send progress updates, drafts and revisions professionally
- Say no to free work and scope creep — politely
- Negotiate your rate, ask for payment, reviews and referrals
Tools you'll use
Not grammar drills: real client conversations. Every main class teaches the words, sentence patterns and strategy for one moment of the client journey, and its practice class puts it to work — templates, chat simulations, Zoom role-plays and mock client interviews.
By the end you can pitch, run a call, handle feedback, negotiate your rate and deliver like a pro on Fiverr, Upwork or with direct clients.
Course content
Explore every
module
6 modules · 96 lessons
- Class 1 · Self-Introduction & Niche Free preview
- Practice 1 · Elevator Pitch
- Class 2 · Politeness Markers
- Practice 2 · Text Transformation
- Class 3 · Explaining Your Workflow
- Practice 3 · Process Explanation
- Class 4 · Industry Jargons
- Practice 4 · Vocabulary Application
- Class 5 · Asking the Right Questions
- Practice 5 · Role-play (Q&A)
- Class 6 · Responding to Greetings
- Practice 6 · Chat Simulation
- Class 7 · Agreeing & Disagreeing
- Practice 7 · Debate Frame
- Class 8 · Module 1 Review & Assessment
- Practice 8 · Mock Test
- Class 9 · Decoding the Job Description
- Practice 9 · Analysis
- Class 10 · Writing the Hook
- Practice 10 · Writing Practice
- Class 11 · Structuring a Proposal
- Practice 11 · Template Building
- Class 12 · Portfolio Presentation
- Practice 12 · Drafting Messages
- Class 13 · The "Are you available?" Reply
- Practice 13 · Time Zone Management
- Class 14 · Handling "Free sample"
- Practice 14 · Assertiveness Practice
- Class 15 · Setting Expectations
- Practice 15 · Scope Definition
- Class 16 · Module 2 Review
- Practice 16 · Live Bidding
- Class 17 · Zoom Meeting Etiquette
- Practice 17 · Mock Meeting Start
- Class 18 · Screen Sharing & Tech Issues
- Practice 18 · Tech Trouble Simulation
- Class 19 · Active Listening Skills
- Practice 19 · Listening Drill
- Class 20 · Gathering Visual Requirements
- Practice 20 · Mood Board Pitching
- Class 21 · Paraphrasing for Confirmation
- Practice 21 · Confirmation Drill
- Class 22 · Talking about Target Audience
- Practice 22 · Audience Analysis
- Class 23 · Wrapping up a Meeting
- Practice 23 · Mock Wrap-up
- Class 24 · Module 3 Review
- Practice 24 · Full Mock Interview
- Class 25 · Sending Progress Reports
- Practice 25 · Update Templates
- Class 26 · Asking for Missing Assets
- Practice 26 · Follow-up Emails
- Class 27 · Explaining Creative Choices
- Practice 27 · Design Justification
- Class 28 · Managing Delays (Pre-emptive)
- Practice 28 · Crisis Communication
- Class 29 · Sharing First Drafts
- Practice 29 · Draft Delivery
- Class 30 · Setting Boundaries
- Practice 30 · Auto-reply Setup
- Class 31 · Upselling Services (Soft Pitch)
- Practice 31 · Pitching Add-ons
- Class 32 · Module 4 Review
- Practice 32 · Scenario Practice
- Class 33 · Receiving Feedback Positively
- Practice 33 · Feedback Response
- Class 34 · Clarifying Vague Revisions
- Practice 34 · Probing Questions
- Class 35 · Refusing Unreasonable Changes
- Practice 35 · Polite Pushback
- Class 36 · Defending Your Work
- Practice 36 · Persuasion Practice
- Class 37 · Apologizing for Mistakes
- Practice 37 · Apology Frames
- Class 38 · Delivering the Revised File
- Practice 38 · Revision Delivery
- Class 39 · Handling the "Angry Client"
- Practice 39 · De-escalation
- Class 40 · Module 5 Review
- Practice 40 · Revision Role-play
- Class 41 · Money Matters (Pricing)
- Practice 41 · Budget Negotiation
- Class 42 · Asking for Payment
- Practice 42 · Payment Follow-up
- Class 43 · Final Delivery & Handover
- Practice 43 · Delivery Note
- Class 44 · Asking for Reviews & Testimonials
- Practice 44 · Review Pitching
- Class 45 · Building Long-Term Relationships
- Practice 45 · Follow-up Templates
- Class 46 · Asking for Referrals
- Practice 46 · Referral Request
- Class 47 · Handling Off-Platform Requests
- Practice 47 · TOS Compliance
- Class 48 · Final Course Assessment & Graduation
- Practice 48 · Capstone Project
Before you enroll
Is this course right for you?
This is for you if…
- Video editors and designers who freeze when a client writes in English
- Freelancers on Fiverr, Upwork or with direct clients
- Anyone who understands English but can't speak it with confidence
Meet your mentor
Zakir Husayn
Founder & Lead Mentor
Zakir has been editing video for over six years, mostly documentaries. He has worked with 300+ creators in Bangladesh and abroad, delivered more than 500 projects, and was an editor at Voice of Dhaka. He started the ZH Motions mentorship, and now runs Motion-X Academy.
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