Taking French learners from frozen to fearless
I help intermediate & advanced French learners catapult their ability to speak, think, and express themselves naturally in French to unlock deeper levels of connection with the French language, people & culture.
French coaching and courses for highly motivated learners who want to activate their French language skills on a deeper level.
Experience the French Decoded transformation
When was the last time you felt your best, most natural self in French?
If you regularly get flustered in social settings because despite the solid foundations, your mind goes blank when you try to speak French...
...we need to talk.
It’s time to activate your French and actually sound like YOU.
This is a complex, yet common, mental block on the journey to real-life fluency for most French learners. Put simply, there’s a gap between the amount of French you have sitting passively inside your head and your ability to actually access and activate your speaking abilities in French when you most need it.
It’s only when this mental activation of the language occurs that you can think fast enough on your feet to connect with confidence and inject things like your wit or sense of humour into the conversation. The good news? Once you learn the skill of activating your French, your progress will explode.
Happy students who have activated their French
I studied with Aurélie for the past few months. She is an amazing teacher. Any questions I had she always knew how to answer them. Aurélie’s personality and positive attitude was so refreshing. I would recommend her without a doubt! My confidence in speaking French went through the roof-
Aurélie is a delight in every way. I consider myself extremely fortunate to be able to work with her. I began studying with her almost a year ago, and will continue with her as long as possible. Aurélie is a unicorn: she’s an excellent teacher with an effective and unique style. She is organized, well-educated, gracious, engaging, has a great sense of humor, and makes every seance fun and interesting. There’s never a dull or stressful moment, just pure joy.
I am very happy that I chose to reach out to Aurélie before moving to Paris for 6 months; I needed to brush up on the French skills I had acquired from years back and to get used to speaking and understanding French again. She is a great and very patient teacher, and she made sure to tailor the lessons so they fit my purpose and interests. In this way, the lessons became more and more relevant every time. I couldn’t recommend her more!
Aurélie was such a pleasure to work with! I hadn’t studied or spoken French for years so I was fairly nervous about speaking, but she made me feel immediately at ease. She was incredibly organized and, always provided me with a variety of exercises and suggestions for additional practice outside of our sessions. I cannot say enough good things about her. I learned a great deal and dramatically improved my French in the span of only a few months. If you want to improve your French, I definitely recommend choosing Aurélie as your professor!
Learning french as a beginner prior to taking classes with Aurélie was a nerve-wracking experience for me. My anxiety about speaking french with others was stagnating my learning progression. My initial encounter with Aurélie immediately eased my angst and validated her expertise for teaching french in a non-intimidating way. She is gentle and encouraging, yet provides an appropriate amount of challenge to advance your language skills. Her lessons are flexible and very accommodating of your language learning goals. To anyone who is considering taking french lessons, I give my highest praise and recommendation to Aurélie. She is more than a teacher, she is a trusted champion who will walk beside you on your path to french learning success!
I feel so glad I had the chance to find Aurélie few weeks after moving to Paris!! I started from a very low level of French and I was scared it would have been very tough to study it. Thanks to her lessons I started to feel I could do it! She’s very kind, patient and professional! It’s a pleasure to study French with her. From the very first lesson she deeply listen to you and understands your goal, motivation, level of French and she creates a personalized program on your specific needs; it’s a very “tailor-made French experience 🙂 what are you waiting for? contact her now! Thank you Aurélie!”
Meet Aurelie, your French Fluency & Success Coach!
Masters-qualified with a background in languages, I have spent the past 6 years helping thousands of students around the world to learn, love, and leverage the French language so they can connect more deeply with French people.
Underpinning my ability to supercharge your learning experience is my empathy and understanding of the psychology and science behind language learning. With a degree in translation and interpretation, I learned how to train my brain to very quickly connect and translate between languages (French, English, and German) at rapid speed, which requires the language to be activated and accessible in your brain.
I also walk the talk, having studied 3 foreign languages myself (English, German, Spanish) and having lived abroad for large chunks of time. I’ve felt afraid, awkward, embarrassed, shy, and clumsy in my language learning journey MANY times before, so trust me when I say that I see you and know exactly where you are at. On the other hand, I also know how it feels to finally break through the plateau and have that “wow” moment when you actually hear yourself conversing naturally, with ease – a moment you had once dreamed of. There’s truly nothing like it. I can’t wait to help you feel that way, too!
