“Buffi, I have written out my entire speech. I have practiced every word. I know every single one by heart. I know exactly how to stand and exactly when to move. I’m 100% prepared.” This makes me nervous. Really nervous. Why? As a coach, it’s my job to help you prepare your pitch, presentation, or […]
Let me cut to the chase. What do so many other languages have that we don’t have in English? It’s a formal and informal way of saying ‘you’. We don’t have U or je, vous or tu, usted or tu, du or Sie (which just auto corrected to ‘do or die’, which made me laugh, […]
As you may or may not know, I only see 1 person a day as a personal English coach. It’s busy and there’s a waiting list (but the sessions are so worth waiting for). If you’d like to work on your English and personal coaching doesn’t fit your schedule or your budget, I have the […]
I’ve never done this before, so how can I mess it up? A few days ago I launched a card game. Do I know anything about card games? Nope. So why did I do it? I wanted to find a fun way for adults to learn and improve their English. This is kind of my […]
How’s your Thursday going? I hope this finds you well, and you know I wouldn’t interrupt your week unless it was pretty special. And…it is! Tomorrow night is the debut of the TV show I’ve been working on since the spring – The Talent Project! It’s on RTL4 at 20.30 for the next 7 weeks. […]
Just a quick update before I fix your emails…there are 4 tickets left for my Rock Your Business English Weekend on 29/30 September. If you want to join the party before it’s too late (and this is the last one for 4 months at least) – then grab your spot here. And I just want […]
Darling! I hope you had (or are having!) a lovely summer. My vacation was incredible, for many reasons. 1. I watched 4 movies on the plane. 2. I had a deep spiritual awakening on Bali which was enhanced by silence, mindfulness, mediation and journaling. 3. I volunteered as a college teacher. 4. I had to […]
Oh, my sweet darling it’s been ages! Ages upon ages! I’m so sorry I haven’t been able to slip into your inbox for a while. I’ve been working my butt off. (Actually, I just looked down and my butt is STILL THERE. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?!?) Now I can finally talk about what I’ve […]
Happy Monday! Remember, my dear, if you don’t like Mondays, it doesn’t mean that Mondays suck. It means your job does. Thanks for letting me slip into your inbox today! I cannot believe it. It’s JULY already! How did that even happen? June flew by in a blur. Maybe because… I started working with Linda de […]
Here’s a quick tip on how to rock your presentations in English. Your job as a presenter is to make your audience feel comfortable, and welcome. Everyone likes to feel appreciated, right? If your audience does not feel at ease, they will not connect to you or your story. There are lots of different ways […]
