Emily Dawson
Business English specialist — the confident, professional English you need for meetings, pitches and email.
Meet Emily
Emily spent a decade in corporate communications in Boston before turning to teaching, and she brings that real-world boardroom experience into every lesson. She knows the difference between English that is merely correct and English that lands in a meeting.
At Lingua Nova she coaches professionals in Business English — presentations, negotiations, networking and polished email. Her students walk into meetings with visibly more confidence within weeks.
Courses & specialities
Small groups of 8, on campus in Santa Monica or live online.
Meetings & Presentations
Speak up in meetings and deliver clear, confident presentations that hold a room.
Negotiation & Email
Professional, diplomatic English for negotiating, persuading and writing email that gets replies.
Interview & Networking
Prepare for job interviews and networking with natural, polished professional English.
How Emily teaches
Emily builds lessons around your actual work. Bring a real presentation, email or meeting, and she will help you handle it — practical, relevant and immediately useful the next morning.
- Lessons built around your real work situations
- Practical phrases you can use the very next day
- Confidence coaching for high-stakes moments
- Feedback on tone and professional register
Credentials & training
- Native English speaker (Boston, USA)
- MA in Applied Linguistics
- CELTA certified, Business English (BEC) specialism
- 10 years in corporate communications
- 11 years teaching Business English to professionals
In their words
“Emily rebuilt my confidence for client calls. I led an English presentation to our board last week — six months ago that was unthinkable.”
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