Holy. Moly. I just looked at the calendar and realized that in 6 WEEKS it’s 2018. How crazy is that? 2-0-1-8. In 6 weeks. This year has FLOWN by. Amazing. How do YOU want to spend the rest of the year? What kind of plans are you working on? What do you still want to […]
NE-DER-LAND! NE-DER-LAND! CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU’RE NUMBER 1. AGAIN. BUT….IN WHAT? Last week my phone exploded when this appeared. The Netherlands brought home the linguistic gold. For the second time in a row, you scored the highest position in the Language Proficiency Index. YEAH!! But…before you crack open the champagne, I’d like to make 2 things clear: […]
It was so much fun talking to DJ Thijs on Radio 2 about the results of the latest Language Proficiency Index, where the Netherlands came out on top for the second year in a row! You can here the interview here, and get some new tips and insights as well!
I was honored to be invited to the Radio 1 studio to talk about my life, one year after Trump got elected. Has it all been cake and egg? You can find out here! (My talk starts at 15.05.)
I’m doing my only Masterclass of the year on December 7th and I want you help you Dress Up Your English! It’s a day full of Buffilove, powered by Harper’s Bazaar, for women who want to feel (more) awesome in English. We will focus on powerful presentations, talking like a pro, writing like a badass, […]
I love what I do so much. I left a safe, very well paid job at the most prestigious language institute in the Netherlands over 16 years ago to follow my dream. Which was to become a Personal English Coach. Which didn’t exist at that time. But it existed in my head, so for me, […]
[PRESS RELEASE] Buffi Duberman lanceert Songwriter’s Day! The First Lady of English helpt aanstormend muziektalent hun Engels te verbeteren Buffi Duberman, dé Engelse taalcoach van Nederland, lanceert Songwriter’s Day. Op 9 en 13 december zal Buffi developing artists, nieuwe artiesten die van hun passie hun werk aan het maken zijn, helpen met het verbeteren van […]
I’ve never done this before…so I don’t know how to fail. I have the best job in the world. I get to work with game changers. Soul shakers. Rule breakers. People who follow their heart and get things done. People who are so successful in their own field (like Jandino Asporaat, the comedian and TV host, […]
“Say what, Buffi?!?” I know, I know. High eyebrows. Like WTF is that. Well, when you say something that sounds impressive, people’s eyebrows often go up. Like this. So let’s get your vocab up to scratch with some snazzy alternatives for words you are probably overusing. You can do better! Here are some examples to […]
I’m so excited to share the stage on October 12 with the incredible David Allen, author of the global bestseller ‘Getting Things Done’, at the Good Habitz Event! You can read all about it here.
