Leadership Communication Coaching in English for Greater Influence, Visibility and Professional Growth
You're a Multilingual Woman in a Global Leadership Role.
And I know you have valuable ideas, expertise and ambition.
But what you don't have is a trusted ability to express ALL that in English, clearly, confidently and with the level of authority and presence you want.
So let's align WHAT you know with HOW you express it (and WHO you're being when you do) so that you can achieve the influence and recognition you truly deserve in your work.
In your meetings, presentations, interviews and high-stakes conversations.
First, let me start with something you might not be totally aware of.
The discomfort you're feeling is normal.
Because you're facing a DOUBLE challenge:
1/ Communication Challenge
Until now, you've focused on increasing your words in English and perfecting your grammar.
But you're gradually realising that what got you here won't get you there.
For your career to move upwards in the way you want, three other things are much more important: meaningful influence, presence and credibility.
If you want that, it's time to change focus to:
- HOW you communicate
- WHO you are being when you do
2/ Conditioning Challenge
You've been conditioned to show up smaller than you are.
From an early age, whether it was by culture, parents, society, school, you were taught 'good girl' behaviours.
And good girls are nice, polite and well-behaved. They want to be liked.
They learn to:
- seek praise and validation.
- make sure they're right before speaking up.
- politely wait to be called upon to share their views.
- avoid being seen as 'too much' or 'too bold'.
And believe it or not, many of these behaviours are still influencing your communication today.
You could say that they are an invisible load on your leadership.
Because they make you do things like this:
- rush your message or raise your pitch.
- soften or hold back your view.
- over-explain and lose your main point.
- wait for the right moment or the right word or for permission to take up more space.
- assume your work will speak for itself.
In short, you're speaking in English but you're not LEADing in English.
So what do you actually need?
You definitely don't need more English.
If you need that, AI can easily help you increase your vocabulary, script your contributions and polish your words.
This is about something else.
Because real leadership communication goes far beyond your English. It's bigger than language.
It takes place in human conversations where people disagree, challenge you or have different priorities.
And that involves deepening your ability to adapt, influence and lead in meeting rooms where interpersonal dynamics and cross-cultural interpretation are always on the agenda.
In other words, you want a Coach who:
- helps you see the leader & communicator you can be/already are.
- identifies blind spots, patterns and the reasons why your communication isn't producing the results you want.
- is a strategic partner/advisor who helps you to sound like the credible leader you are.
A Coach who shows you that waiting for perfection doesn't work.
And that you need to give your voice permission to be present. With your own mix of warmth and authority.
Because your accent, culture, perspectives and background are actually your leadership edge.
See more about how I can help here.
Where are you on your Leadership Journey?
Whether you are:
- Stepping into Leadership
You've recently moved into a Leadership role and you'd like your communication and presence to match your level of responsibility.
- Growing into more Senior Leadership
You feel ready for greater impact, influence and visibility.
- Embodying your Leadership
You are already a Senior Leader and you want to bring more of YOU into your leadership.
the work, in essence, is the same:
deepening your leadership effectiveness as a global professional or executive.
My Approach
That's why my work is based on a leadership communication framework with 4 interconnected pillars:
- Leading your IDENTITY as an international female leader (build self-trust & a leadership compass)
- Leading your STATE under pressure (increase security & composure)
- Leading your IMPACT (create greater clarity & engagement)
- Leading your PRESENCE (deepen authority & presence)
In other words, we take into account your inner AND outer game and focus on Credibility & Connection with a big C so that you can shine more as a Leader in English.
Meet Your Coach
Hi I’m Kelly.
I'm a British Communication Coach based in the beautiful South of France.
Also multilingual (English, French, Spanish...), I understand the emotional side of communicating in a second language at work as well as the linguistic side.
With 20 years' experience in international companies in Communication and HR, I've helped hundreds of professionals express their ideas more effectively in English.
And since creating my own business in 2015, I've been supporting women leaders like you to develop confident, clear and impactful communication in English.
Find out more about me here.
Ready to communicate with confidence and impact in English?
Ready to achieve the visibility and influence you desire for your career or business?
English Leadership Communication Coaching
English Leadership Communication Program
Whether you’re 1) stepping into your first Leadership role or 2) wanting to get promoted to a more Senior Leadership role or 3) already a Senior Leader who wants to embody her leadership more in English, you will come away with a new toolbox of strategies and thinking to achieve deeper presence, credibility and influence. Find out more here.
“Move Your Leadership” English Sessions
A unique combination of coaching, strategic-thinking space and exercise in a beautiful, natural setting in the South of France.
It’s aligned with neuroscience, stress-reduction science AND embodied cognition theory for effective learning and REAL progress.
Find out more here.
Ad-Hoc Leadership Communication Sessions (On Demand)
Reach out for support with specific presentations, difficult conversations, high-stake contributions for Senior Management Meetings, interviews, pitches or workshops. Sign up for a single session or buy a package of 5 to dip into whenever needed. Find out more here.
Client Stories
My coaching sessions with Kelly were exceptional. From the first session, she created an environment where I felt supported and understood. She took the time to truly listen and tailored every piece of advice to what I personally needed. What really stood out was her ability to highlight my strengths, some of which I hadn’t even recognized in myself, and show me how to use them effectively in communication. Her patience, clarity, and practical strategies helped me make real improvements that I can already see in my daily life and work. I’m extremely grateful for the experience and would recommend Kelly to anyone looking to improve their communication and mindset around it.
From the very first session with Kelly, I knew I was in the right hands. She combines professionalism with empathy, ability to listen deeply to my needs, flexibility and adaptability in her approach.
Kelly’s style is the perfect balance of kindness and firmness. She creates a safe space for growth, while also challenging me to step out of my comfort zone.
Working with her has been a journey of discovery — not just about my leadership style, but also about myself and the mechanisms that shape our place, as women, in society.
Her Leadership Program is structured, guiding you through the essential pillars of leadership. It opened my eyes to patterns and challenges that many women face and offered practical tools to help me speak up, take space, and own my voice with confidence.
It’s more than leadership coaching — it’s a powerful process of liberation and self-acceptance.
Kelly has been incredibly helpful in guiding me on how to frame my meetings for maximum impact.
She provided me with invaluable tools and strategies to continue framing and leading effective meetings moving forward.
She is an amazing professional, and it has been a pleasure working with her. I’m confident I will be working with her again in the future!
Kelly is a talented coach and a lovely person to speak to. She helped me prepare for specific interviews by searching into my past experiences and personality, which was incredibly useful.
We also practiced improvisation, something that I find very difficult to do, but she made it fun!
She was always proactive, knowledgeable, prepared, and warm when giving feedback. I felt comfortable and looked forward to our sessions.
Thank you so much for your help.
A big thank you Kelly for your coaching for the preparation of my presentation.
I didn’t think you were going to help me so much to rework the power point, so that the message is relevant and impactful.
Some turns of phrase have even become almost slogans and I’m going to reuse them!
I also really appreciated your support in preparing for the oral, the method you put in place for that.
Thank you for your kindness, your patience and all the winning attitude you brought me!
Thanks to Kelly’s guidance, expertise and efficient methodology, I’ve gained confidence in my English speaking abilities.
I’m incredibly grateful for Kelly’s support and highly recommend her to anyone looking to improve their skills and build their confidence.
I’ve seen a noticeable difference in my ability to lead English sessions on my different professional activities!
I’m very satisfied with every one of our coaching sessions.
Before contacting Kelly, I struggled with my English. I was full of doubts and judgments regarding my English level. I tried all the “usual” educational paths (English private lessons, grammar books…, etc.). However, nothing changed; I still felt uncomfortable and unconfident.
Kelly taught me how my brain works and how I can collaborate with it and stop working against it. During our sessions, Kelly listened to me carefully, respectfully, and kindly, without any judgment. I felt so confident expressing all my thoughts and beliefs in a peaceful area; it was awesome. Kelly helped me see my fears and doubts from a different perspective.
I recommend reaching out to Kelly if you want to release the power that you already have inside you.
Before working with Kelly, I was struggling with lack of confidence and social anxiety. My goal was to improve my English communication skills.
What I liked about our collaboration was Kelly’s personalised approach. She didn’t just focus on surface-level improvements; she dug deeper, creating a transformative experience.
Beyond enhancing my English communication skills, her approach provides insights, unwavering encouragement, and stimulating challenges.Now, I feel more confident and empowered. Kelly’s coaching not only enhanced my English but also boosted my self-assurance.
I’m grateful for Kelly’s guidance. Her coaching has been a real game-changer for me, both personally and professionally.Thanks, Kelly, for all your help.
I found the mindset work we did together insightful. Kelly helped me to go deeper and not stay on the surface, which is something I wouldn’t have been able to do on my own as my brain would have stopped me. I feel more relaxed than I used to when speaking English and I now have a toolbox of tools to help me speak more confidently.
I reached out to Kelly to address my challenges in the work environment. I’ve been experiencing moments of doubt and a lack of confidence, making it difficult to gain clarity on what’s working and what’s not. Together we’ve embarked on a journey to unblock mental obstacles, allowing me to explore the root causes, adopt a more balanced approach, and ultimately build confidence. I’m grateful for the work we’ve done and appreciate Kelly’s caring and supportive approach throughout this process.
I have been a wedding photographer since 2014, serving an international clientele. While my online presence and website are well-crafted, attracting and engaging clients, I’ve come to realize that my in-person communication during client meetings lacked fluency, organization, and persuasiveness. This led to a deflation of enthusiasm among clients who were initially excited to meet me but left disappointed after our meetings.
In contrast, during actual weddings, I excel in providing suggestions and appear as an expert in my field. It became evident that I needed to refine my communication during client meetings to convey the same level of expertise.
I discovered Kelly through a Google search, and the positive reviews, coupled with her expertise during our initial consultation call, convinced me that her guidance would be invaluable. We underwent an intensive coaching process over a few weeks to rework my approach, all conducted in English.
Now, I find joy in engaging with clients, a task I once dreaded. Thanks to Kelly’s insightful guidance, I am more confident and better equipped to face new challenges.
A littIe update since our coaching program: I was a speaker yesterday during a workshop for wedding suppliers, even though the class was a small group of 6 people, I first found that it would be too challenging for the introvert person I am. Then, I collect myself and train continuously with the clarity you taught me and I actually really enjoyed sharing my experience and my work.
People even clapped at the end!
Kelly is a great listener that creates a safe, low-pressure, and very friendly environment. During the sessions, we went deep to unveil personal misconceptions and worked on the core elements behind the thoughts that were holding me back. Her approach and ability make the process very enjoyable and tangible.
I have learned how to understand my thoughts and how I can become a good English communicator. By using the tools and resources shared during and after the sessions I have already seen improvements in my confidence and communication capabilities.
Kelly is a fantastic person who made a great impact on my life as a non-native English speaker. Thank you, Kelly, for guiding me through this amazing journey of reflection and improvement.
I like your patience and the way you find the root of my issue. You’re not like someone who just jump to conclusion and see my issue with English as a problem to be fixed. You emphasized that it is the tool that I was missing, and I just need some strategies to help me speak confidently. There’s nothing wrong about my English, and I should be proud of being a bilingual speaker. And I find that empowering. You are actually the first native speaker telling me this.
The strategies of preparing my mind are very helpful and in so doing I can reclaim my confidence. This actually worked. And I am so pleased to have learned these kinds of strategies. I think I become more confident in my English communication. I know more about how and why my mind blocks my English ability, and how I can fix that.
I also appreciated very much your last session that we worked together to refine my presentation. You’ve helped me make it more engaging and accessible.
Yesterday I filed all the documentation we produced during these coaching sessions and it was quite impressive!
Your rigor, the coherence in your expectations, and the notes you were sending after each session were a great help to keep me on track.
Knowing you personally made me feel comfortable in our communication. I was not embarrassed to make mistakes and our sessions were always joyful and productive.
This coaching helped me to feel confident again to speak English in a business environment.
Thank you also for all the tips and advice about LinkedIn.
Kelly is a wonderful professional Coach. With her, I learned to be confident again, to understand that English is just a great communication tool and to accompany me in my professional change. She constantly adapted our sessions to my needs and my professional orientation.
It’s easy to work with Kelly. What I liked the most was her focus on the mindset foundations. The most valuable thing to me was understanding how the brain works and I’ve learned some really powerful techniques which have helped me to think differently about my English communication and grow in confidence.
Our sessions were wonderful, effective and motivating! You helped me to find the best shape to explain my experience. I was able to be myself, more confident, speak clearly, stay simple. This got me to conduct effective interviews in English and to have a new job in a new company.
I was tired of feeling down, unheard and misunderstood. I really did not know where to look for help. I enjoyed working with Kelly, and working on my own ghosts. The results are that she helped me to bring from my unconscious to my conscious some fears and face them. I can now analyse myself and my thoughts clearly.
I realized that maybe what I really needed was something different. I needed to improve my self confidence to push myself beyond my deep barriers. We started coaching sessions and, step by step, I became who I really wanted to be: someone that isn’t scared of changing, who rises to the challenges and who doesn’t choose always her safe zone. Looking behind I see all the successes I got since Kelly is coaching me and now I couldn’t do without her!
I have acquired a lot from Kelly, she is able to help me to elevate myself to the next level.
Kelly is the best English coach that I have ever met. She is a good listener. She listens deeply and observes, then illuminates what lies beneath the surface that holds me back or moves me forward.
She is amazingly resourceful and focused. It was really a fruitful journey. Kelly helps me to create more space for myself, and now I have greater peace of mind.
When I was assigned to a regional position after I had worked for local roles for the past 16 years, I realized that the situation was much tougher than I anticipated mainly due to my English proficiency and gaps in cultural diversity. I want to tell ‘be prepared before you get into that situation’. However, if you are in a situation similar to mine, you may have a hope. It won’t be too late if you can find an outstanding coach like Kelly. I learned how I can speak better in concise and succinct way, how to make successful presentation and how to obtain desired outcomes from fierce debate and competitions.
I’ve been studying English since I was 6 and I can definitely say I have never met a coach like Kelly! Her sessions are extremely fine-tuned to client needs and skills and this makes the interaction very comfortable. She’s the person you have to choose if you want really to stand out from the crowd and make an impact in English!
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