About Charles

A background built in the rooms you work in.

I have spent over eight years coaching executives and senior professionals to communicate in English with the clarity and authority their roles demand. Before coaching, my career was built around high-stakes communication in law, international finance and business development across Europe.

Charles Cain
WHY THIS BACKGROUND MATTERS

Experience that informs the coaching.

My background is useful because the work is not about teaching professionals how to do their jobs. It gives me experience of the kind of complex, high-stakes communication we work on together.

Law, international finance, business development and eight years of executive English coaching have all shaped the way I approach the work: practical, precise and focused on what needs to happen in the room.

Degree
King's College LondonEnglish Law
Degree
Université Paris I: Panthéon-SorbonneFrench Law
Postgraduate
Université Paris I: Panthéon-SorbonneMaster's in International Private Law
Professional
Berlitz CorporationLanguage & Communications Specialist
Coaching
Executive English coaching since 20188+ years

Before coaching

I worked in law, international finance and business development, dealing with complex information, senior stakeholders and decisions that could not be reduced to a textbook exercise.

I also studied English and French law, including a Master's in International Private Law at the Université Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne. Working across languages and legal systems gave me an early understanding of what it means to master complex professional material in a second language.

Why that matters to clients

Senior professionals do not need someone to teach them how to do their jobs. They need to be able to communicate what they already know, clearly, precisely and with authority, in English.

That distinction shapes how I coach. We work on the demands of professional communication: presenting ideas, handling questions, leading discussions, communicating with stakeholders and making complex points land clearly under pressure.

HOW I WORK

Private, practical and built around the work.

I work one-to-one and keep the coaching focused on the situation, material and outcome in front of us. The work is confidential and bespoke. We use English because that is the environment in which the communication needs to succeed.

Think this kind of coaching could be useful?

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20-minute confidential conversation.

For senior professionals working in English as a second language.