English coaching for professionals · Stuttgart and online
Speak English at work with confidence
For professionals who want to overcome blocks and refine their English, in meetings, on calls, in presentations and across cultures.
"I was very insecure, especially when speaking.
Now calls with English-speaking colleagues are (almost) no longer a problem for me."
Birgit, Accounting
When English holds you back
Blocked
You know more English than you can use. In meetings or on calls, the words disappear and you stay quiet.
Ready to refine
You get by, but you'd like to sound more natural, more precise and more like yourself.
A big moment ahead
A presentation, a negotiation, an interview, a new role or a move abroad, and you want to be ready.
Across cultures
Some conversations go wrong and you're not sure why. You'd like to handle them with confidence.
Hello, I'm Daphne
I'm a certified Professional Neurolanguage Coach® with a background in nursing and applied linguistics. For more than 18 years I've worked with professionals who use English at work. I've lived and worked in several countries and learned other languages myself, so I know how it feels when the words won't come.
Connect: we start with you, your work and what "better" would look like, and set clear goals together.
Engage: we practise with your real material, whether that's slides, emails, calls or meetings.
Grow: you see your progress and use your English with more confidence, in your own voice.
How coaching helps
Coaching isn't a language course. You decide what we focus on, and we work with your real situations: the meeting next week, the email you've been putting off, the question you dread.
Neurolanguage Coaching® uses what we know about how the brain learns, so new language sticks and your confidence grows. I'll hold you accountable for the goals you set.
Three steps
What you take away
You speak up, even when you're not sure
English that sounds natural and like you
Confidence for the moments that matter
LANGUAGE COACHING
GOALS
specific
clearly-defined
collaborative
FITS
individual needs
learning style
time available
REALISTIC
time frame
REGULAR
progress tracking
EFFECTIVE
neuroscientific insights
brain-friendly
EFFICIENT
focussed
motivating
sustainable
What people say....
"The best learning experience of my life"
"Ich hatte das große Vergnügen, drei Tage intensives Online-Englischtraining mit Daphne zu absolvieren – und ich kann dieses Coaching uneingeschränkt empfehlen.
Das Training war äußerst praxisnah, strukturiert und individuell auf meine beruflichen Anforderungen abgestimmt. Besonders wertvoll war für mich, dass wir verschiedenste Business-Situationen realitätsnah durchgespielt haben – von Verkaufsgesprächen über Verhandlungen bis hin zu anspruchsvollen Krisengesprächen. Anhand konkreter Rollenspiele haben wir gemeinsam Musterformulierungen erarbeitet und wirkungsvolle Kommunikations-Tools entwickelt, die ich direkt in meinem Arbeitsalltag einsetzen kann.
Daphne versteht es hervorragend, Sicherheit zu vermitteln und gezielt Selbstvertrauen aufzubauen. Durch ihre professionelle, geduldige und sehr wertschätzende Art habe ich nicht nur sprachlich große Fortschritte gemacht, sondern auch meine anfängliche Unsicherheit im Umgang mit Native Speakern vollständig abgelegt.
Besonders beeindruckt hat mich ihre Fähigkeit, komplexe Gesprächssituationen klar zu strukturieren und gleichzeitig individuell auf meine Bedürfnisse einzugehen. Ihre motivierende Art und ihr feines Gespür für Menschen machen das Training nicht nur effektiv, sondern auch sehr angenehm und inspirierend.
Ich habe in diesen drei Tagen enorm viel gelernt und fühle mich deutlich souveräner in meiner internationalen Business-Kommunikation.
Vielen Dank, Daphne – ich freue mich schon auf eine weitere Zusammenarbeit! Liebe Grüße Stefan."
"Uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen"
Uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen. Der Unterricht von Daphne ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte Der Unterricht von Daphne ist das Beste was mir passieren konnte. Daphne geht zu jeder Zeit auf die eigenen Bedürfnisse ein und hat immer wertvolle Tipps, die sofort weiterhelfen. Dadurch konnte ich meine Hemmungen zu sprechen überwinden und mein Englisch in kurzer Zeit enorm verbessern.
Klare Empfehlung für alle, die ihr Englisch effektiv und mit viel Spaß verbessern möchten.
Claudia K
(Elektroingenieur) Feb. 2025
"Learning with you is so much fun"
“Your lessons are well planned and very structured. You offer many additional possibilities to learn the language well, quickly and with a lot of fun.
Writing messages or exchanging voice messages is very helpful and motivating.
You are uncomplicated and flexible.
Learning with you is much fun.
You are a great teacher. Thanks a lot!”
Ute
(Deputy Director, Vocational School) Feb. 2024
"Colleagues notice my progress"
"I was very insecure, especially when speaking. Now calls with English-speaking colleagues are (almost) no longer a problem for me....... Her wonderful way of responding to you and motivating you is indescribable. ...... Colleagues have also noticed my great progress and are now also taking lessons from Daphne. Thanks Daphne - I can't imagine a better English teacher!"
Birgit
(Accounting) January 2025
"I still dared to start talking.."
“Daphne is a great person and has a unique gift of teaching you things in a fun way and when things didn't work out with pronunciation, grammar etc. she corrected me, but in such a funny, sweet and nice way that I still dared to just start talking and not shut up for fear of making a mistake.
She also taught me to paraphrase when I couldn't think of a word, which I still do today. Unfortunately, there are no more lessons with Daphne at our company, so I stopped taking them.
If the teacher isn't the right one, it's very difficult to learn.
Maggie
(Production company) Feb.2024
"The best teacher I have ever had.."
“Daphne is a great teacher, she is the best English teacher I have ever had and also the one who has brought me to new language levels the best and fastest. She has a very good way of responding to the students and challenges them accordingly, even if there are differences in level in the group. This way of catering to each student individually and encouraging and challenging them accordingly is fantastic. It was always a great pleasure to take part in Daphne's lessons.”
Reinhard
(Technical Support in a Manufacturing Company) Feb. 2024
"...an encouraging approach.."
“You always responded to our individual needs, you had a really encouraging approach - makes it easier to talk in English even if I was nervous, and we had lots of practice!”
(Nursing student, English module within an Applied Health and Nursing Course with the DHBW)
“Daphne war eine wirklich tolle Lehrerin, sie ist immer auf jeden einzeln eingegangen und hat einfach ein gutes Gefühl gegeben englisch zu sprechen, auch wenn man mal einenFehler macht.”
(Klinische Studienkrankenschwester von einer deutschen Universität)
“I loved how much we practised speaking and presenting and your many different methods of beginning/ending a lesson.”
(Nursing student, English module within an Applied Health and Nursing Course with the DHBW)
"...time flies by unnoticed..."
“Daphne's phenomenal skills as a coach and as a person lie in the fact that she can impart knowledge in an engaging way and the time flies by unnoticed.
Daphne is a very talented teacher who recognizes the nature of the student and adapts lessons to individual characteristics. I happily recommend her for those who want to learn any level of English proficiency.”
Irina
(Sales for a manufacturing company)
"..very efficient.."
“Daphne supported me in a phase where I hardly had time to improve my English. Very efficient and in a very pleasant way, she took on the big challenge of taking my English to the next level.
Her methodical skills helped me to improve quickly. It was great fun working with Daphne on a personal level!”
Dino Hartmann
(Vorstand | VALUANCE AG) November 2023
"...knows how to motivate...."
“Daphne is a gifted language coach who knows how to motivate a subject and inspire ambition to improve.
I was lucky enough to have Daphne as my language coach. She quickly raised my English to a level where I was able to communicate with my foreign colleagues and clients on an equal footing!”
DR. H. C. MILO TAUBER
(Senior Key-Account-Manager | TÜV AUSTRIA) November 2023
"Flexible terminvereinbarung"
Lernen mit Daphne macht Spaß! Sie geht sehr gut auf individuell relevante Inhalte, Themen, persönliche Fähigkeiten und Methoden ein und kann dadurch Dinge sehr gut vermitteln. Und sie ist sehr geduldig und aufmunternd :-) Auch hinsichtlich Terminvereinbarung ist Daphne wirklich sehr flexibel und versucht fast alles möglich zu machen
Heiko B
(TransnetBW - Transmission Services Operator) 2023
"I determined my own learning pace"
"Learn English with new methods. Learning can also be fun. Together we agreed on a learning goal. The learning goal is worked towards in small, understandable steps. Intermediate goals are set and these are checked again and again. I was able to determine my own learning pace. There is no teacher-student relationship like in school more like team sports. Daphne is basically the coach and I am the player. I achieved my learning goal thanks to Daphne's professional coaching. Thanks for that!! I would always learn English from you."
Wolfgang B
(Senior Manager, Production - Mercedes)
Get Fit and Stay Fit in English
"The essence of life is connecting and engaging"
Martin Buber German Philosopher