Services

Individual Coaching

 

Each person’s accent is unique, reflecting his or her native language and experiences with English. Most of my clients engage in individual coaching sessions through videoconference. Individual coaching sessions involve:

  • a careful assessment of your speaking and listening skills

  • discussion of your strengths and needs as a communicator

  • intensive drills to correct your most common sound errors

  • rapid feedback and opportunities to practice new sounds

  • regular check-ins to promote rapid progress

  • detailed notes after each session on what you learned

  • excellent resources to improve your English further

Corporate Programs

 

Many of the most talented employees in top American companies were born outside the U.S. I provide individual and small group communication coaching for your employees that is customized to the needs of your company, including:

  • coaching that is provided on-site or over the internet

  • flexible scheduling: day or evening, weekdays or weekends

  • combination of group and individual instruction

  • presentations and breakout sessions at company training sessions and retreats

    I offer a 10% Corporate Discount for a 10-session package

Interview Preparation

 

An interview can be a stressful experience, especially when you are worried that your accent is making it hard for your interviewers to understand you. I help my clients prepare for job and MBA interviews by:

  • understanding the challenges of interviewing by telephone

  • rehearsing answers so you feel prepared and sound natural

  • learning to answer questions clearly and concisely

  • understanding ways to repair a breakdown in communication

  • choosing the rights words and phrases to convey confidence

  • using pacing, inflection and emphasis to your advantage

MBA Partnerships

 

I have worked directly with the Career Development Office at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. I will work with your school to provide a variety of services for international business students, including:

  • individual and small group coaching by videoconference

  • interview preparation and resume review

  • building the vocabulary and listening skills needed to succeed in a rigorous academic environment

  • presentations and breakout sessions at conferences

Conference presentations

 

Is your company looking for a speaker to change the way your employees speak, listen and think? I lead interactive and informative breakout sessions and workshops on a variety of business communication issues such as:

  • understanding gender differences in communication

  • techniques for working effectively on diverse and multinational teams

  • regional and local dialects in the U.S. and Latin America

  • how to use videoconferencing technology effectively

  • adapting your presentation for an international audience

Presentations

 

Many people feel anxious about making a presentation to colleagues, clients, supervisors or board. Add to this the challenge of speaking in a non-native language, and the challenge can seem overwhelming. I will help you become a more confident and memorable presenter by:

  • harnessing the power of pacing and emphasis

  • rephrasing your message to make it more memorable

  • learning best practices for presenting information verbally and visually

  • crafting your message to grab your audience’s attention

  • anticipating and answering difficult questions

Please contact me to learn more. I am available to provide guidance and training to individuals, community organizations and businesses.