You would like to learn how to express yourself and to speak more effectively, and how to present yourself to the best advantage?
You are a manager, or a director and your professional duties involve you in communicating in English, or in French as a foreign language in the context of your particular job?w/p
You already have a reasonable level of expertise in these languages, but you would like to improve your linguistic fluency and gain more confidence vis-à-vis your interlocutors in their native language?
If the answer to these questions is 'yes' then I am able to offer you coaching in English, and in French as a foreign language, which will help you to optimize your linguistic resources.
Who could benefit?
You are a director, manager, part of a group project, or member of an established team or a team in the making.
- This language coaching is designed for those:
- • who experience difficulty in making themselves properly understood during meetings,
- • who break into a cold sweat at the thought of making a presentation,
- • who feel nervous when faced with an important negotiation,
- • who tend to hand over the 'phone to a colleague when a foreign number appears on the screen,
- • who feel isolated in the course of a public-relations event,
- • who, within their own organization, find it difficult to communicate with foreign colleagues,
- • who always feel it necessary to have their written work (e-mails, documents, etc.) checked by a colleague,
- • who are doubtful of their ability to understand specific documents,
- • who find themselves at a disadvantage when on a business visit abroad.
How we work together
My working method is founded on a psychological and physical approach, concentrating mainly on how you live and verbalize a foreign language.
The emphasis is on building up your self-esteem, your approach to tasks, your feelings and your dynamic in communicating.
I will help you progressively to overcome your mental blocks and to discover your personal 'comfort zone' without changing your own individual style of communicating.
How we go about it
- In the first instance :
- Initial screening and evaluation to determine your current level of expertise and your future needs.
- Definition of indicators of progress.
- In the workshop session :
- Individual personalized evaluation and programme planning.
- Role play.
- Follow-up :
- Impartial evaluation.
- Keeping in contact by telephone and e-mail.
- A further screening/evaluation can be carried out as part of the follow-up in order to assess the level of skills acquired.
Practical details
- Pre-requisite: an advanced level of language skills.
- Workshop session: individual or group.
- Duration: cycle of 4 or 5 workshops of a minimum of 2 hours' duration. 6 months of follow-up.
- Location: at our own site (Linselles) or in your own firm (Lille region, Grand Nord, Paris, Belgium, Luxembourg).
- Certification: a Certificate of Competence (download as pdf, 162 ko).