About Richard | Executive English Coach | The Business English Advantage
About Richard | Executive English Coach | The Business English Advantage

Not an English Teacher.
An Executive Communication Coach.

Richard works with non-native directors and executives who are done being held back by the gap between their professional capability and how they come across in English.

Your Coach

Richard Has Spent 20 Years Inside the Rooms Where It Matters.

I am Irish. I have spent more than two decades working with executives and directors from some of the world's most demanding organisations — including professionals from Hays, Gartner, and Korn Ferry.

I do not teach English. I coach executives to communicate with the authority their position demands.

My approach combines precision language coaching with NLP-influenced confidence and mindset techniques — because in my experience, the language problem and the confidence problem are always the same problem.

The executives I work with are not struggling with vocabulary. They are struggling with how English makes them feel about themselves in high-stakes situations. That is what we fix. Together.

Native Irish English20+ Years250+ ExecutivesHays · Gartner · Korn FerryNLP-Influenced Coaching
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Two Problems. One Approach.

Most executive English coaching fixes one thing — the language. But in 20 years of working with senior professionals, I have never met an executive whose problem was purely linguistic. The problem is always both.

The Language Side
  • Executive vocabulary and precision — the exact words and structures that signal seniority and command respect in any room
  • High-stakes communication structures — how to open, frame, and close in board presentations, negotiations, and stakeholder conversations
  • The exact phrases that project authority in meetings, negotiations, and presentations — not textbook English, but executive English
The Confidence Side
  • NLP-influenced state management — accessing your most confident, authoritative state on demand, before any high-stakes situation
  • Removing the internal blocks that cause executives to shrink in English — the hesitation, the self-editing, the loss of presence
  • Building a new identity as a powerful English communicator — so you do not just speak better English, you show up differently
250+
Executives Coached
10K+
Hours Taught
20+
Years Experience
15+
Countries
4.9★
Average Rating

What Executives Say.

★★★★★

"Richard has an extraordinary ability to listen and understand the needs, strengths and areas for improvement of his students.

He manages the classes very well, working in a digital platform that helps to have all the resources organised and accessible at any time." "

Albert Blanco, HR Director, Spain

★★★★★

""I'm truly enjoying my journey with Richard! I'm not only improving my English, but also my communication skills in general. I'm much more aware of the words I use, the tone, the nonverbal communication...

And also reinforcing my negotiation skills. I truly believe this has been a turning point in the way I interact with my colleagues, and I already feel more self-confident when talking to native speakers"

Angel Rodríguez González, Human Resources People Manager, Spain

Ready to Close the Gap Between Who You Are and How You Come Across in English?

Book a free 30-minute executive discovery call. Richard will assess exactly where your English is holding you back — and what it would take to fix it.

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