On camera, on mic, on stage

Your English is good. Now make it sound the way you mean it.

Presentation, articulation and accent coaching for French speakers who speak English on YouTube, social media, podcasts, TV and stage.

Tell me what you need to deliver

Write to me in English or French. Tell me what you're presenting, recording or pitching, and when.

The problem

Your English is good. So why does it fall apart on the day?

You know the material. You've written the script. Then the red light comes on, the mic goes live, or the room goes quiet, and something changes.

You start at a sensible pace, and by the third slide you're racing.
Your endings disappear. "Asked" becomes "ask", and "results" becomes "result".
You say "fifty" and your audience hears "fifteen". You meant million and said billion.
You read a sentence on the teleprompter, stumble, and go back for take seven.
A thirty second clip for LinkedIn or Instagram takes twenty attempts before it sounds like you.
You push harder to sound convincing, and it comes out as shouting.
Someone asks you to repeat a word, and you start to feel self conscious about every other word.

None of this means your English isn't good enough. It's a delivery problem, and delivery can be trained.

What changes

What you get is control.

You set the pace.

You hold one steady speed from your first sentence to your last.

Your figures come out right.

Numbers, percentages and dates sound exactly as you meant them.

People hear what matters.

You make your key points stand out with timing and pauses, without raising your voice.

You record fewer takes.

Because you know how each sentence goes before you say it, the stumbling stops.

Your audience stops working so hard.

They follow your ideas instead of decoding your words.

You still sound like you.

Your accent stays. Only the parts that get in the way change.

How it works

Five steps, all on your real material.

Diagnostic on your real material
Send me a script or presentation you really have to deliver. We go through it together and I listen for what actually gets in your way, not for a textbook list of errors.
Your marked script
I annotate your text without changing a word of it. All you have to think about is delivery. Each sentence sits on its own line, and figures stay as digits with the British spoken form alongside. The first page gives you three reminders written for you, and a guide to names and tricky words in plain respellings, with capitals for the strong syllable and no phonetic symbols.
What a marked line looks like

Revenue grew | by 7.6% (seven point six per cent) ↗ | in a single year ↘ ||

bold
the stressed syllable
|
take a short breath
||
let the sentence land
↗ ↘
your voice rises or falls
( )
how to say the figure

From the word guide · hierarchy = HY uh rar kee
Ready for the teleprompter
You get an A4 PDF to rehearse from and a Word version ready to load into the teleprompter, usually within 24 hours.
Voice notes for shadowing
I record your script at slow speed and at natural speed. You listen and copy until it sits naturally in your mouth.
Rehearsal and review
We rehearse before your real recording or presentation. Afterwards, I review the recording with you so the next one is better again.

Case study

From 1h30 to 30 minutes per video.

The two French founders of a leading fintech company based in Asia present its business YouTube channel in English, to more than 515,000 subscribers. They are now growing a second channel, and I'm helping with that one too. They came to me with very different profiles.

Presenter one

Fluent, with natural pitch. But he speeds up as he goes, then drops endings and swaps words. His scripts are full of figures.

Presenter two

Around B2. Cold reading from a teleprompter stressed her: she needs to read a sentence before she can say it.

1h3030 min

to record a 15 minute video, before and after a few weeks

After a few weeks

Their production team said the delivery was "much better", with less criticism after each video.
She said the marked script removed the stress, the stuttering and the rushing, because the stresses and pauses were already decided for her.
Over time, she started marking her own scripts accurately.

What we work on

The skills, in plain English.

Pace

Stopping the speed creep that leads to dropped endings and swapped words.

Word stress

Getting the strong syllable in the right place, including long technical terms and brand names.

Sentence stress and emphasis

Making the important words stand out with timing and pauses, not volume. Slowing down works better than pushing harder.

Intonation

Where your voice should rise and fall on lists, questions, contrasts and final lines.

The sounds that trip French speakers

The h, dropped or pushed too hard, especially after a word ending in n. Both th sounds, as in "think" and "this". Short i and long ee, as in "ship" and "sheep". Word endings and plurals. Weak forms: the small words native speakers say quickly and lightly.

Numbers and data

Fifty versus fifteen, million versus billion, and how to say years, decimals and percentages the British way.

Delivery on camera and on mic

Reading from a teleprompter with confidence, even if cold reading is hard for you. Keeping energy in a short social video. Sounding natural, not read, on a podcast or in an interview.

The script itself

Spotting false friends and French calques, and writing for the ear: one idea per sentence, short enough to say in one breath.

Your writer finds the story. I make it sound like a story when you say it.

Need help with the writing too? Mention it in your message.

Who it's for

Is this for you?

This is for you if

You're a founder, manager, consultant, researcher or content creator, and French is your first language
Your English is good (roughly B2 and above), but your delivery doesn't show it
You're fluent, but you rush, drop endings or lose control on camera
You make content in English for YouTube, social media or podcasts, or you appear on TV or video
You present or pitch in English, to a room or on a call
You want to work on your real material, not exercises
You also speak Spanish, Portuguese or Italian and recognise the problems above

This isn't for you if

You're a beginner, or below roughly B2. You need to build your English first, and I'd be glad to point you in the right direction.
You want to erase your accent completely. My aim is clear, confident speech that you control. I'm not trying to make you sound like someone else.

About me

I'm Henri-Pierre, but most people call me HP.

I'm bilingual in British English and French, so I know exactly where French speakers trip in English. I've heard every one of those slips from the inside.

Before teaching, I trained as an architect, coached staff in learning and development at a leading UK insurer, and managed teams in retail and hospitality. For seven years I interviewed candidates in French and in English. I know what it's like to speak when it counts.

My method is simple: observe, diagnose, build. Everything is bespoke and built on the material you actually need to deliver. You can write to me in French or English, whichever is easier.

Level 5 TEFL (RQF) · British English · Sceaux, France

FAQ

Questions people ask.

Will I lose my accent completely?

No, and that isn't the goal. Your accent is part of who you are. We work on whatever stops people understanding you or distracts them, so you sound clear and in control.

Is this only for YouTube?

No. It works for any recorded or broadcast English: YouTube, short videos for LinkedIn, Instagram or TikTok, podcasts, TV and radio interviews, webinars and live streams. Presentations and pitches use the same skills.

Do I need a script?

No, but it helps. For recordings, we work directly on your script. For presentations, meetings and pitches, we can work from your slides, notes or a recording of you speaking.

How many sessions will I need?

It depends on where you're starting from and what you need to deliver. The diagnostic session tells us. Many clients notice a clear difference within a few weeks.

Can we work on my real presentations?

Yes. That's the whole method. No textbooks: we use the material you're actually going to deliver.

British or American English?

I teach British English. The focus is on clarity, which works for international audiences wherever they are.

Will you change what I've written?

No. Your wording stays yours. I only mark how to say it. If you'd like help with the writing too, mention it in your message.

Is my material confidential?

Yes. Your scripts and recordings are never shared or reused.

How quickly can you mark a script before a recording?

Usually within 24 hours. Tell me your recording date when you first write, and I'll plan around it.

Can we work with two presenters on the same channel?

Yes. Each presenter gets their own diagnosis and their own reminders, because two people rarely have the same habits. The case study above is exactly that.

Get in touch

What do you need to say in English?

A video next week, a podcast episode, a TV interview or a conference talk you're already nervous about. Tell me what you need to deliver and when, in English or French, and we'll start from there.