I’m honored to be featured in the NRC today, talking about common mistakes (and their repercussions) when it comes to doing business in English. My VIP client Merijn, the founder of Dopper, talks about why getting a Personal English Coach can make all the difference. You can read all about it here. Do any of the […]
Thank you so much to Onze Taal for naming my new book ‘100 Ways To Save Your Ass In English’ as recommended summer reading! You can order my book via my webshop until July 25, then it’s closed for a few weeks! It’s also available online on bol.com. Enjoy and have a wonderful summer!
I’ve been working 7 days a week (ok, not yesterday, I had a ‘funny feeling’ all day which my husband called a ‘hangover’) on a new global English program for millions of students (gasp! literally) and it’s an honor to say you’ll find out more about it in October! I have a team of 10 […]
Happy Monday, darling! I just wanted to take 2 minutes of your life and make it better. Make it better, English-wise. Because I kind of live for that! Here is my Top 10 list of Confusing Words In English. Let me help you to not mix them up anymore. Your life will be so much […]
I’m honored to be featured in the latest MT Magazine! Have a look at this article and let me know if you recognise any of the mistakes…..of course YOU have never made them, but maybe one of your colleagues has! (Wink wink.) One word can make you or break you in English!
Last week I was honored to give a Masterclass about my career called ‘How To Break The Rules’ at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. I was talking to new graduates, who were about to take over the music industry (and the rest of the world) in a few short weeks. They had tons of questions and […]
Happy Monday! Well, it happened again. And again. WHY is this happening all the time? Because people don’t know the rules until they break them. And then – it’s too late! I heard a client say she got an unusual reaction from one of her British counterparts recently. They were in a meeting and when […]
Oh, I don’t know where to start. This week and the last have been an absolute blur. This is what I remember… I guess it had something to do with…COVFEFE…? Last week, all was well. I was working in Berlin, hanging with my friends, eating fabulous avocado toast at Cafe Oliv while wearing my new favorite […]
To me, communication is like painting. If you use the same colors over and over again, it gets pretty boring. Boring for you, and boring for your readers or listeners. (Unless you’re Mondrian. He did pretty well with the same colors. If you’re not Mondrian, keep reading!) Today, people’s attention span is so decimated. We […]
Nothing. That’s what you should do. And that’s exactly what I told the top CEO who called me last week. This is the lowdown of what happened. He said he was tired of his story. He said he had told it so many times it was boring. He said he wanted to stop sharing his […]
