01B2 — C1
Executive Communications
The grammar of authority. How to speak in a meeting room so that decisions follow.
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№ 01 — Established 2019A school of English for executives
The English of the boardroom. Taught by the people who teach it.
English Box is a private school for senior leaders. We do not teach English as a language. We teach it as a working instrument — the one you use to negotiate, to present, to refuse, to lead. Quietly, precisely, and on your calendar.
№ 02 — On the school
Most language schools optimise for tests and tourism. We optimise for the moment a decision is being made — the call where a deal closes, the panel where a strategy lives or dies, the answer that turns a quarter.
312
executives coached
Across 41 countries, since the school opened in Geneva.
94%
retention, year one
Almost all of our students renew. We measure ourselves by it.
1:6
cohort ratio
One coach to six students. Beyond that, attention dilutes.
№ 03 — The method
Four movements,
repeated until the language becomes instinct.
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Diagnostic
A 90-minute conversation with a senior coach. We do not test you. We listen, and we map the precise shape of where your English meets your work.
02
One-to-one Coaching
Weekly sessions with a coach matched to your sector. Recorded, transcribed, and annotated — so progress is visible, not assumed.
03
Executive Cohorts
Small live groups of six. Senior leaders only. Confidential, structured, and built around the rooms you actually walk into.
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Real-World Simulations
Mock negotiations, board questions, hostile interviews. Filmed, reviewed, repeated until the language becomes instinct.
№ 04 — Programmes
Six programmes, each built around a room you walk into.
All programmes are available as 1:1, cohort, or hybrid. Custom curricula on request.
02C1
Negotiation & Persuasion
High-stakes language: framing, hedging, refusing, conceding. Live deal simulations with feedback.
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03B2 — C2
Investor & Board Presentations
Narrative structure, financial vocabulary, and the cadence of confidence under pressure.
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04B2 — C1
Cross-Cultural Leadership
Operating across London, New York, Singapore. Tone, register, and the etiquette of disagreement.
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05B2 — C1
Technical English for the C-Suite
Translating engineering, product, and data conversations into board-ready English.
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06C1 — C2
Crisis & Media English
On-camera composure, journalist questions, the architecture of a careful answer.
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№ 05 — In the field
“I had taken English for twenty years before I came here. In six months at English Box, I learned how to disagree in a board meeting without softening the disagreement. That alone has changed my career.”
Sofía R.
CFO, Industrial Group · Madrid
№ 06 — Faculty
Our coaches have
already lived in your room.
Director of Curriculum
Former Cambridge ESOL examiner. Twenty years coaching executives across FTSE-100 boards.
Lead Coach — Negotiation
Former M&A advisor turned linguist. PhD, Pragmatics. Coaches at three European business schools.
Cross-Cultural Practice
Trains executives moving between Tokyo, London, and the Bay Area. Author of a book on the quiet boardroom.
№ 07 — Tuition
Three ways to begin.
All tuition is invoiced quarterly. Corporate sponsorship welcomed.
01
Foundation
Group cohorts of six. Twice-weekly live sessions. Async practice library.
€2,400per quarter
- 12 live group sessions
- Recorded library access
- Quarterly progress audit
- Cohort Slack channel
02Most chosen
Executive
One-to-one coaching plus cohort access. The standard for senior leaders.
€6,800per quarter
- Weekly 1:1 with senior coach
- Cohort access included
- Quarterly negotiation simulation
- Annotated session recordings
- Direct coach access via Signal
03
Bespoke
For C-suites, founding teams, and leadership groups. Built from a clean sheet.
On requestfully customised
- Dedicated faculty pod
- Onsite intensives available
- Industry-specific corpus
- Confidentiality framework
- Annual strategic review
№ 08 — Questions
Things our students
ask, before they begin.
01Who is this school for?
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Who is this school for?
Senior professionals — directors, partners, founders, and C-suite leaders — whose English needs to operate at the level their decisions already do. We are not a general school. We do not teach beginners.
02How is this different from Berlitz, EF, or a private tutor?
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How is this different from Berlitz, EF, or a private tutor?
A private tutor improves your grammar. We rebuild the rooms you speak in. Every coach has worked inside the world our students operate in: M&A, governance, policy, capital markets. The vocabulary is theirs already.
03Where do you operate?
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Where do you operate?
Online globally, with in-person intensives in London, Geneva, Singapore, and Dubai. Cohorts are scheduled across three time-zone bands so executives in any market can join live.
04Is the assessment really free?
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Is the assessment really free?
Yes. A ninety-minute diagnostic with a senior coach, no obligation. If we are not the right fit, we will tell you, and we will recommend who is.
05What level of English do I need to start?
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What level of English do I need to start?
B2 (upper-intermediate) and above. If you are below that, we can refer you to two trusted partners who specialise in earlier stages. You are welcome back when you are ready.
№ 09 — Begin
A ninety-minute conversation, and we will know.
The assessment is complimentary, confidential, and conducted by a senior coach. If we are not the right school for you, we will say so — and we will recommend who is.