Private lessons, training for teams and reference books for people who already work in English, and want to sound like themselves in the meeting.
It is a combination few English teachers can offer. I’ve lived and worked for major companies across the English-speaking world, in Canada, the USA, the UK and Australia, and for more than ten years I’ve turned that experience into lessons that work.
My books are written the same way. Each one began as a question my students kept asking, and became the answer they needed.
Melissa B. DuarteFounder and author
New book: Never Lost for Words
The contract held its own and the client noticed.
Idiom. Performed well under pressure without being spectacular.
One of 30 scales in the book. 1,500+ words and expressions, ranked from one end of the scale to the other, with 30 quizzes.
“The progress I made with her lessons was essential for my success in moving to Canada and building a career with a leading multinational bank.”
“It was only when I started studying with Melissa that I was finally able to overcome my fear and insecurity of ‘I don’t speak English’.”
“I believe that any student who has the chance to learn from Melissa is simply very lucky.”
My students use English at work in the USA, Canada, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Cyprus, Belarus, Russia, Colombia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Testimonials shared with permission by students I have taught.
For professionals at B1 level and above, and for teams who need to sound as good as they are.
For companies
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Workshops, team programmes and masterclasses for international teams who already work in English, built around their real meetings, emails and presentations.
Live online worldwide, in any time zone
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Built around your job, your industry and the moments you personally freeze in. Every programme starts with a needs analysis, so your first lesson is already targeted.
€60 a lesson, or 10 for €550
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Q&A with Melissa, 5 minPressing play loads the video from YouTube (Google).
Before you book anything, see who you’d be working with: what we do together, who I love teaching, and what changes for my students.
Hi, I’m Melissa. For more than ten years I’ve helped professionals, from interview stage to C-level, sound as capable in English as they are in their own language.
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Every single thing you need to master Business English is in these five books. Volumes 1 and 2 are out now.
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Big, thick 6×9 word and phrase banks that live on your desk, not on the shelf. Open one five minutes before a meeting.
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