How to learn English this summer
Introduction Summer is a great time to try something new and challenging. One of the hardest language barriers to overcome is learning to speak English fluently, but summertime is a great time to cross that barrier. In only three months you can really improve your level and your confidence speaking English! Here’s how: Summer provides […]
Job Interview Basics in English
Do you have an upcoming job interview in English? How confident do you feel about it? Are you worried about sounding unprofessional? Maybe you’ve got the chance of a lifetime and don’t want English to be the reason you miss the opportunity to advance your career. I can help. I’ve been helping my individual clients […]
How to improve your fluency without a speaking partner
We all know we should practice speaking to build fluency, but what if you’re still lacking the confidence to actually talk to another human being? I mean, what if they don’t understand or I don’t understand them or what if they laugh at me? I had one client who was very embarrassed about her fluency […]
Agathe
Have you spent years studying another language, but don’t feel confident enough to even practice speaking it? I did, too. I studied French for 15 years. I majored in it at university. I could read 14th-century literature, translate poems and write essays citing dense philosophical texts. Then I arrived in France for the very first […]
Feel the fear and do it anyway
I seemed to develop a new fear overnight. My husband and I had been hiking for hours and we only had a hundred meters left to reach the summit. The last section involved climbing over large boulders and rocks. In my peripheral vision, I caught sight of the edge of the mountain and the terrifying […]
5 ways to describe your roles and responsibilities
Is your job title self-explanatory or do you need to explain what your responsibilities are? One of my clients, who works in the sales department of his company, wasn’t sure how to introduce himself at an upcoming conference. The problem was that he isn’t a sales representative because he also manages a small team of […]
