What this covers
You’ll know your CEFR level, the patterns that trip you up, and the phrases that keep you moving in meetings, emails, and presentations without freezing or sounding vague.
You reached out because meetings and calls are getting higher-stakes, and you keep getting stuck mid-sentence. You’ll leave with specific wording and drills, not just conversation. If you’d like to go ahead, the next step is booking your assessment slot.
I start by checking your level and listening for the exact moments where you lose time or accuracy, like answering questions, disagreeing politely, or summarising decisions. Then I build a short plan around your role, using role-play, correction, and drills that you can reuse in meetings the same week.
A bit about me
I’m Niamh O'Sullivan, a Business English tutor. I work with people who already use English socially, but need it to hold up under pressure at work. Most of my sessions sit close to real tasks: meetings, calls, email threads, and slide decks, with language that has to be clear on the first listen.
People choose me when they want correction that is specific and usable. I’ll stop you, fix the sentence, and have you say it again until it comes out cleanly, then I’ll give you a short drill to lock it in. I also focus on business tone, so your English sounds confident without sounding blunt.
“The correction was exactly what I needed, and meetings stopped feeling risky.”
Operations manager, working across UK and US teams
Your sessions
A 1:1 lesson is 60 minutes on Zoom. A small-group lesson is 90 minutes on Zoom. Bring a notebook, and, if you can, a recent email thread or a meeting agenda so we can work with the language you actually use at work.
1. Needs and level check First session I ask a few targeted questions about your role and the situations you speak in most. Then I run short tasks that show level, like summarising, clarifying, and handling questions. I note recurring grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation issues that affect clarity. 2. Role-based lesson plan After session I turn what I heard into a plan you can follow session to session. It focuses on the moments that cost you time, like hedging, interrupting, disagreeing, and closing actions. You’ll see what we are practising and why it sits at your CEFR level. 3. Meeting role-play Each session We practise the situations you get paid to handle, not general topics. I set up short role-plays, then I pause you to correct wording, tense, and tone. You repeat the corrected line, and we run it again until it sounds natural at meeting speed. 4. Review and next focus Last 10 minutes I recap the few language points that mattered most that day, and I give you a short practice task you can do between sessions. If you bring a real email, slides, or minutes, we agree what to rewrite or rehearse before the next session.
Pricing
Most people start with the business English level assessment, then move into a short pack so there’s enough time to drill meeting wording and fix recurring phrases.
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Sign below, then I’ll send a link to book your business English level assessment.
1. Sign and send this proposal back. 2. Pay the invoice within 7 days of its date. 3. Choose your assessment time and send any materials you want to use.
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Can you focus this on my job, not general English?
Yes. I plan sessions around the language your role needs: meetings, updates, escalations, proposals, or client calls. The assessment tells me your CEFR level, then I match the practice to the situations you actually face at work.
WILL YOU CORRECT ME IN THE MOMENT, OR LET ME TALK?
I’ll correct you in the moment when the wording would sound unclear, awkward, or too informal at work. I’ll also give you space to finish a point when fluency matters. You’ll always hear the corrected version and practise it out loud.
Can we work off my real emails and slide deck?
Yes. If you bring real material, I can use it for an email rewrite session, a presentation run-through with corrections, or meeting wording practice. You can paste text into a shared doc during the session so we can edit it together.
HOW MANY SESSIONS UNTIL I STOP FREEZING IN MEETINGS?
It depends on your starting level and what you need to do in the meeting. Most people feel a difference once they have a small bank of reliable phrases and have drilled them at speed. After the assessment, I’ll recommend a session count to start with.
Payment
For a membership or term, I invoice at the start of each period, before the sessions in it take place. I do not take any payment beyond that. Every invoice is payable within 7 days of its date.
Scheduling. I’ll offer session times by email and book your slot once you confirm. If you need regular times each week, tell me what you can do and I’ll let you know what I can hold.
Cancellation. If you need to reschedule, let me know as early as you can. My cancellation notice window and any late-cancellation fee are set by me and confirmed when you book.
No show. If you miss a session without notice, I treat it as a no-show. Any no-show fee, and whether the session is forfeited or can be rebooked, are set by me and confirmed when you book.
Using packs and memberships
Sessions in a pack or membership are used one session at a time, booked in advance. Whether a pack expires, and how long it stays valid, are set by me and confirmed on your invoice.
Your materials. You can bring real emails, reports, agendas, or slides. You are responsible for sharing only what you are allowed to share from work, and for removing client names or sensitive details where needed.
Confidentiality. I treat what you share in sessions as confidential and I do not share it with anyone else. If I need to refer to an example for teaching notes, I remove names and identifying details first.
What this is not. My work is language coaching and skills practice, not legal advice, HR advice, or therapy. I can’t guarantee a result, because progress depends on your starting level and the practice you do between sessions.
