Frequently Asked Questions

Can I really change my accent after years of speaking English?

You can work on established speech habits at any stage. Living in an English-speaking environment doesn't necessarily teach you how to change those habits. Coaching helps you identify the patterns involved and practice alternatives deliberately. The amount and pace of change will depend on your starting point and practice.

Is the coaching online?

Yes. Coaching is available online via Zoom, so you can work with me wherever you live, provided we can arrange suitable meeting times. I work in Paris, but I can work throughout the day and late at night because I work with clients in different time zones. Coaching during the week involves audio or written notes as feedback to exercises and practice sessions you send to me.

What does acting have to do with executive communication?

Acting requires attention to timing, emphasis, intention, voice and listening. Those same elements affect how professional communication is received. Also, many people never fully hook their emotions up to their English, because they learned it in school. I really believe it's not just what you say – it's how you say it that matters. I want people to understand how emotion and emotional connection works for native English speakers so they can participate more fully and understand the hidden nuance.

What is your teaching style?

Friendly, relaxed, and supportive. You need to bring who you really are to the process of moving your English to the next level, including your sense of humor and your curiosity - so I bring my real personality too. Many people have complicated relationships with learning English in academic settings, and I don't want your sessions to feel like that at all. You're not working on "school" or "book" English - you're working on playing the game of communication in real life with other people. I use simple non-academic terms, and my methods will require your best effort but aren't needlessly complicated. There are a lot of similarities between speaking English correctly and music, and I lean into that where it is helpful.

Will I lose my accent completely?

Your accent will change and become softer – that's a big part of the work. But you will still have an accent. The goal with accent softening is that listeners stop working to understand you and start hearing you: your ideas, your authority, your personality. We start with the patterns that matter most to how clearly you're understood and how you want to sound, and you decide how far to take it. Most people will never put in the large amount of work to sound completely American, and if you aren't an actor working with with a script, you wouldn't need to attain that.

What if I only need help with one presentation?

That's one of the best reasons to start. We can build your coaching around a real presentation, speech or pitch. I use script work and reading out loud as part of the process anyway, so working on your own material means you prepare for the big moment and change your speaking habits at the same time.

Is this an English course?

No. This is individual communication coaching for people who already speak English. We focus on accent, pronunciation, natural speech, listening, voice and communication - not a general grammar or vocabulary curriculum.

Will we work on my grammar and vocabulary?

The primary focus is how you speak and listen, rather than studying more grammar or memorizing vocabulary you already know. When I hear a grammar or word pattern that's undercutting how fluent you sound, we fix it.

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