French Public Speaking Workshop

Your ideas deserve to be heard in any language.

Speak clearly and confidently in meetings, presentations, and everyday conversations.

Our French Public Speaking Workshop helps you speak with confidence, clarity, and presence in French. This course is adaptable to all levels (A2–C2) and can be added to your homestay immersion in Montpellier.

Why public speaking in French feels hard

Speaking on the spot in another language can be stressful and break your flow. In this workshop, we focus on the hurdles that usually get in the way:

Nerves: racing thoughts, shaky voice, or the fear of “blanking out.”

Flow: searching for words, losing sentence structure, or over-translating.

Pronunciation & rhythm: tricky vowels, liaison, or monotone delivery.

Vocabulary gaps: missing connectors and specific professional expressions.

Cultural cues: tone and register that sound natural in French.

The result? After this coaching workshop, you’ll speak French with more confidence, clarity, and natural flow. By practicing real-life scenarios and getting hands-on guidance, you’ll overcome nerves, fill vocabulary gaps, and feel comfortable expressing your ideas in any professional setting.

The French Public Speaking Coaching Workshop

Work one-to-one in a workshop based on Toastmasters principles. Through structured exercises, real-life speaking scenarios, and supportive feedback, you’ll build confidence, clear pronunciation, and a professional French presence.

Assess: begin with a short diagnostic speech to identify strengths and priorities.

Model: develop clear frameworks for openings, signposting, and strong closings.

Useful vocabulary: acquire words tied to your profession, practice reformulation and transition techniques to express ideas clearly.

Practice: role-plays for meetings, Q&A, and spontaneous speaking.

Refine: practice pronunciation, rhythm, pacing and pauses, and develop a professional tone.

Rehearse: timed run-throughs for speeches with live feedback and review.

Real-life applications

Choose the situations that matter to you. We build scripts, practice, and polish until it feels natural.

Presentations & Conferences

Structure, signposting, slide language, and confident closings, from team updates to keynote moments.

Interviews & Recruitment

Pitch yourself, answer competency questions, and ask smart follow-ups with professional French.

Meetings & Negotiations

Learn how to interject politely, clarify, disagree diplomatically, and summarize decisions.

Teaching & Training in French

Explain concepts step-by-step, check understanding, and manage Q&A sessions with ease.

What you’ll work on

We focus on the essentials that make French delivery clear, credible, and engaging.

Speech structure: openings, signposting, transitions, and memorable endings.

Storytelling: simple narratives, examples, and contrasts that make your ideas memorable and easy to follow.

Vocal confidence: projection, pace, professional tone, and purposeful silence.

Pronunciation & clarity: vowels, liaison, word stress, and minimal pairs.

Professional French: precise vocabulary, register, and diplomatic phrasing.

Body language: posture, eye contact, and gestures that strengthen your message.

Q&A & improvisation: handling surprises, moving smoothly between ideas, reformulating, and buying time politely.

Program formats

Pick a standalone workshop or add it to your immersion homestay for faster progress.

Format	Ideal for	Includes
Standalone Coaching (online or in person)	Focused preparation before a specific event or ongoing development over several weeks/ months	Diagnostic, 2–6+ targeted sessions, feedback, personal phrase bank
Homestay Immersion + Coaching (Montpellier)	Transformational progress in 1–2 weeks	Daily immersion with a public speaking focus integrated into real-life practice at home

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Testimonials

For teaching a highly specialised workshop in French, I sought the help of Anne-Elisabeth. She was a great help in my preparation of the workshop. With her I was able to refresh the necessary vocabulary and practice the workshop in a time efficient manner. I will certainly ask for her services again in a similar situation and can highly recommend her.

Anaïs

Ready to speak French with confidence?

Tell us about your next presentation, meeting, or interview. We will design a focused plan to help you perform with clarity and ease.

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