My bathrobe and I have a little message for you….

Happy Holidays! It’s Christmas eve, and although I didn’t grow up celebrating Christmas, I now have a tree and my house is lit up like Vegas. And I’m feeling all lovey-dovey, writing you this with my fluffy bathrobe on, the fireplace crackling, and a glass of wine waiting for me on the kitchen counter. I […]

NEW YEAR, NEW CONFIDENCE?

Join me on a learning journey  and find out how to build a strong foundation in English. We’re going to cover mindset, grammar, vocabulary and so much more! If you are ready to ditch the doubt, I’ll see you in my new Communicate With Confidence Masterclass! You can find out more here.

MEDIA OVERVIEW

I was featured on so many different media platforms this year – you can see them all here. Excited to see what 2021 will bring!

END OF AN ERA!

I just ended my nearly decade-long career as a speaker coach for TEDxAmsterdamWomen – you can read about it here and get some top tips to help you with your next talk!

BREAKING NEWS! You are the first to know. I just launched this 5 minutes ago!

Happy Monday! I am so excited to share with you something I have been working hard on behind the scenes. We just launched it 5 minutes ago after having a final check that all systems were indeed good to go. And they were! So you’re the first to know about…..(confetti cannon ready….?) My Communicate With […]

Why perfection kills. And how to stop holding the gun.

Happy Monday, sweet darling, and can you believe that we are halfway through the LAST month of the year?! We’re got about 2 weeks left. How are you going to spend them? Are you going to keep on comparing yourself to others, trying to be perfect, and hating yourself when you don’t measure up? I […]

10 free tools to help you improve your English RIGHT NOW

Hi! Thank you all for your messages about my last newsletter. It’s so wonderful to see how you are all applying this easy technique to face your fear (and then turn around, face front, and keep on driving!) Love it! So many people have asked me how to improve their English. Online. Right now. For […]

How ‘Shut up, Shiela!’ can change everything…..

Hi! As you may (or may not) know, I’m deeply honored to be the English coach to some very special people. Many of my clients are CEOs or celebrities, and for them, every word counts. If they make a mistake in English, it could have serious (global) consequences. This means that sometimes, they get nervous. This means that sometimes, […]

Life’s a beach….but have you used these lately?

Hello! I hope your week is off to a great start! Mine sure is. Because I am writing this on the beach. Literally. I’m sitting on my balcony overlooking the beach, where I’m staying for 5 days. This is my idea of the perfect time to go to the beach. Windy, cold, empty, rainy, misty. […]