Working either online or face-to-face (in Cologne and the surrounding area) I can help you feel more confident when speaking English so you don’t have to worry about finding the right words again.
If the following situations sound familiar, I can help.
- You often have to speak English at work but you don’t feel confident when speaking because you are worried about making mistakes or looking stupid in front of clients, colleagues and your boss.
- You have to speak English in a meeting. Half way through a sentence you forget the vocabulary you need to explain your point. You feel stressed and start to panic.
- When speaking English you feel frustrated because you cannot get your point across in the way you would like. Sometimes you stay quiet in a meeting because you don’t feel confident speaking English.
- You are looking for a new job and have been asked for a CV in English. You haven’t got one! (Or perhaps the English CV you do have has not been checked and corrected by a native speaker.)
- Congratulations! You’ve been invited for a job interview. There will be a section in English. You need to practise before the appointment – ideally with a native speaker.
- You’ve written an email to a potential client. The words are correct, but you are not sure if the tone is right.
- Your pitch presentation in English to a potential client is finished. The visuals look good but you are worried about making a mistake when presenting. You need to prepare for the Q&A at the end.
- You are currently on parental leave and want use the time to improve your English. You can’t take your baby to a class and would prefer to learn with a teacher who doesn’t mind if the baby is in the lesson.
- You want to prepare for an English exam and need some support.
- You want to refresh your school English in preparation for a new job.
- You already have a good level of English and want to maintain that level by speaking regularly with a native speaker.
I offer individual and tailor-made training to help you communicate better in English in the following areas:
- Small Talk
- Meetings – taking part in meetings and leading meetings
- Telephoning
- Presentations
- Job interviews
- Negotiations
Reading and writing:
- Minutes of meetings
- Emails
- Letters
- Contracts
- Reports
- Quotes
Our first (online) meeting is free. In this meeting we discuss your current language level, what you would like to learn, your specific learning goals and expectations and plan how I can help. This meeting usually lasts about 30 minutes.
I also offer a range of language services, including translation (German to English), proofreading, presentation preparation, CV support, interview preparation and content writing.
If it helps, I also speak fluent German, so contact me (in German or English) and let’s start learning!