Every word counts….

Can you believe it’s December already? I most certainly can NOT. This year has flown by in a flash and in just a few short weeks we will welcome 2023 with open arms. Right? That is, if we can cross everything off our to do list! (Mine is very long, too.) I have been working […]

An attitude of gratitude…

AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE…. Sipping solemnly from the golden goblet of gratitude – last Thursday was Thanksgiving in the United States. To me, every day is pretty much Thanksgiving. My life is drenched in gratitude. It makes such a difference in how you experience the world around you. Let’s take a moment today to honor […]

Everyone forgets this part

PEOPLE FORGET THIS PART Here’s something you might not have seen before. It’s the world-famous Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in NYC. My friend David walked by yesterday and sent this to me. It got me thinking. So many people know and love that tree. The lighting ceremony is broadcast live to hundreds of millions […]

Back to my roots

I’m writing you this from my hometown, Brooklyn NY. It’s gorgeous, sunny, and I just got back from a 6.45 am 5 km power walk (after being up since 3.23 am, but hey, who’s counting…) and I popped in to get a bagel, as you can see. The bagel was 18 dollars. (Ok, it had […]

Mindset matters

‘I thought I needed help with my English. I was wrong.’ This is what I heard last week at the end of the Live Presentation Day I had with my Great in 8 coaching group. I had been working with these highly motivated, talented professionals for nearly 6 weeks and it was time to put […]

Buffi Duberman launches the world’s first Business English membership platform

Buffi Duberman, the most innovative (and the original) English Communication Coach of the Netherlands, is proud to share what she’s been working on for the past 3 years – Communication Nation!   ‘Communication Nation is the world’s first hybrid, omnichannel, Business English membership platform. It’s got 7 full courses, dozens of quizzes, audio files, transcripts, […]

The great reveal……

Have you ever…. doubted yourself in English? wish that your clients could hear you in your own language? felt that your English was holding you back? delegated tasks to others because their English was better? wondered how you really come across as a professional in English, because no one has ever told you? wished you […]

Trick or treat?

Happy Halloween! Is your life full of treats? Or are you too busy tricking yourself to see them? I have the MOST DELICIOUS treat for you. Tomorrow I have the BIGGEST announcement of my career. It’s something I spent 3 years working on. 1 year doing research and writing. 1 year designing and sparring with […]

The power of living your own life!

Deeply honored to be 1 of 50 women around the world interviewed by Telegraaf Vrouw and L’Oreal about the power of living your own life. Click here to read the article!

Have you seen me at the Kruidvat?

Happy Monday! Well, this happened. Now I can say that Jane Fonda is my neighbor! Click here to see what I mean. I am so honored to be one of the 50 women interviewed about life, love, aging, and beauty for L’Oreal and Telegraaf Vrouw. In the article, you can read more about why I’m […]