If English makes you sound smaller than you are, it’s not your English.
It’s pressure. And that’s where we start.
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Your English is probably better than you think.
You’ve spent years building your career. You know your subject, make decisions and handle difficult conversations.
But sometimes, when the conversation switches to English, something changes.
You hesitate. Search for a word you know perfectly well. Or concentrate so hard on finding the right words that you lose track of what you wanted to say.
And afterwards, you remember exactly what you should have said.
You’re not necessarily missing the English. You’re having trouble accessing it when you need it.
Hello, I’m Christine.
I’m British, I’ve lived in Germany for many years, and I’ve been helping people communicate in English professionally since 2000.
Before becoming an English trainer, I worked in business. Then I took time out to raise my four children. When the older two went off to university, I started my own English training business.
I’ve always been curious about people.
I love hearing about their work, their experiences and the things that matter to them. I’ve learnt an enormous amount from my clients, often about subjects I knew absolutely nothing about.
That curiosity shapes the way I work.
I listen, ask questions and pay attention to what happens when you speak English. Before I can help you communicate more comfortably, I want to understand what you want to say and why it matters to you.
My aim is simple: I want your English to show the experience, personality and knowledge you already have.
And I want you to enjoy speaking it.
You probably don’t need yet another English course.
Perhaps you’ve tried courses, apps or conversation groups. They can all be useful.
But if you’ve been learning English for years and still hesitate when someone asks an unexpected question, more of the same may not be the answer.
We don’t start with a level test. We start by talking.
We work with situations from your professional life. Meetings, presentations, negotiations and conversations you wish had gone differently.
No textbook dialogues. No pressure to sound like a native speaker.
Just real conversations, with room to experiment, make mistakes and discover what works for you.
What becomes possible when you stop worrying about your English?
Respond more freely
Handle unexpected questions without rehearsing every sentence in your head.
Be more present
Focus on the conversation instead of worrying about mistakes.
Sound more like yourself
Let your experience, knowledge and personality come through, even in difficult conversations.
And then, one day, you realise you’ve just had a twenty-minute conversation in English without worrying about your English.
That’s progress.
Ways we can work together
1:1 English Communication Training
For professionals who want to communicate more comfortably in important situations.
Speak Easy Sessions
Free, relaxed English conversations with changing partners. No preparation needed.
Mentoring for Language Trainers
Individual support for experienced trainers building their own businesses.
Let’s talk.
Perhaps you’ve recognised yourself in something you’ve read here.
Or perhaps there’s a particular situation where you’d like to feel more comfortable speaking English.
Let’s have a relaxed 30-minute conversation about where you are now, what you’d like to change and whether working together makes sense.
No sales pitch. Just a conversation.
SPARKS OF ENGLISH
Small observations from real conversations. Delivered to your inbox Monday to Friday.
The things people say in meetings. The expressions that sound right but aren’t quite what they intended. The small changes that make communication easier.
Each Spark takes less than a minute to read and gives you something to think about or try.
PS The Sparks now live on my German page. The emails are still in English.
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