Client Testimonials
See what others have said about working with me!
Note: this page is still under construction/transition from my old site, and will eventually feature full-length case studies with in-depth insights and explanations.
"I have a clear goal on why I need English. I decided to give Michelle a shot. And a year later, I can tell you that it was one of the best decisions I made in terms of my education.
What is also worth mentioning, Michelle has a tech background, so she is a perfect match for someone like me, who is looking for help with tech-specific vocabulary and language issues specific to this type of industry. She also gave me a lot of tips on how to improve my writing to sound more professional at work and how to efficiently communicate in a multicultural environment.
At the same time Michelle is a really open-minded person who has lived in many countries around the world and worked in many different places and industries. That makes her a great partner for conversation. I really enjoy our classes and learning English has become a big pleasure for me, not the painful duty as it used to be!"
– Bart G, Software Engineer
"I know that improving my English will be a lifelong exercise. But that means it can feel like it goes on forever. Since working with Michelle, I've made so much more progress, and I actually look forward to our classes each week!
Michelle has helped me see gaps I didn't know impact my everyday communication. Especially with my colleagues from other countries. It has been a great pleasure working with Michelle and I would very strongly recommend her to anyone. In fact, I have already!"
– David L, Research Scientist
"I am a policy expert who has been living and working in the US for many years.
The fact that I wasn’t born here has always put me in a place of insecurity compared to my native-born colleagues. I contacted Michelle to help me with my public speaking skills and e-mail communication. She gave me so much insight into what areas I have been naturally avoiding, and helped me get over the fear surrounding my imposter syndrome. I am so appreciative of her and her Swiss-army knife approach to language and communication!
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I really feel the difference now when I’m speaking with my team. I’m clearer, more precise, and more confident."
– Claudia N, Policy Expert
"In three months, I have made more progress with Michelle than I have in the last 10 years. This is outstanding. Michelle has helped me see that language is more than just grammar. That was my mistake for so many years. Also that my accent is not always the reason why people cannot understand me. Over the past decade I have paid so much money to specialists who tried to fix or change me to sound more native. It was not money wasted.
I realize now that I don't need to try to be a native speaker in order to communicate properly."
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– Andrew K, Global Team Lead
"I was completely surprised when I reached out to Michelle for assistance with my Master's degree final oral exams. She is the only online instructor I have had that thoroughly prepared and even read my work ahead of time, providing me with insightful feedback for my talk. She rapidly grasped any topic, reorganized my PowerPoint presentation and made it clearer.
Taking classes with Michelle was an amazing experience. You ought to test it if you're still thinking!"
– Joyce L, Master's Student
"I contacted Michelle to prepare for an interview with a big tech company. I have many years of experience as a programmer but I do not have a lot of experience talking about my work in front of other people. I was incredibly nervous. Michelle helped me work on my presentation and communication skills for the interview. Since working with her one year ago, I now also ask her to consult on projects I prepare in my new job.
I strongly recommend Michelle if you are a non-native person working in English, especially if you are a more technical person like me."
– Matthew P, Back-end Dev
“I am very grateful that somebody like Michelle found a way to take all her experiences in different professional domains and address this overlooked problem in the (language) industry. It has been very pleasant working with her. What can I say... Five stars!”
- Dimitri K, Senior Manager
“Michelle’s approach to English communication is very special. Previously, I worked with teachers who wanted me to learn so many terms and specific phrases. I felt like I was just wasting money. I recommend everyone try Structured Training at least once to make some focused progress.”
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– Maria Y, Program Assistant
“I worked with Michelle in Conversation classes, Open Time and Structured Training. I can really feel all the progress I’ve made. Each course mode has allowed me to access different parts of my English I was not aware I was not using. I am very happy to continue with her this year!”
– Will G, Marketing Specialist
"I have been learning and practicing English with Michelle for almost two years. During these two years, I feel I have made great progress. I have become more confident in listening and speaking. In the workplace, I also become more willing to share my ideas and more fluent in my presentation. Michelle always provides great inspiration and helps you expand your points of view to practice your existing vocabulary, sentence structures and grammar in a practical way."
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– Dixon Z, Senior Engineer
"Working with Michelle in Structured Training, I can feel the difference when I talk to my colleagues each day. I have more confidence than before, and my boss has started to give me more speaking-forward projects. I believe English is critically important to advancing my career. My company has teams in six countries, and English is the only way we can all communicate. This will only become more common in the future."
– Alex T, Sales Manager
Full Case Studies
Every person's journey is different.
Click on the links below to learn a bit about how I've worked with each person, the approach I've taken, the sorts of hard decisions we made, and insights they drew from the process.
Note: These will eventually be individual pages but for now, I'm linking you to the IG posts.
David L
Science Communication
Bart G
Software Engineer
Andrew K
Global Team Lead
