Private Consultation – Fortuna Communication

Whether preparing for a job interview or a presentation at a conference, salary negotiations or an important planning meeting – our private coaching is designed to help you communicate more effectively and meet your real world goals.

Our private coaching sessions integrate content from all of our communication workshops and modules – Public Speaking, Conversational Rhetoric, Negotiation Tactics, Business English, and Intercultural Communication – as necessary meet each clients individual needs and existing talents. Rhetorical diagnostics identify an individual’s strengths and weaknesses, and make it possible to design a personalized program for each of our private clients. In intensive one-on-one meetings, participants have the ability to hone specific skills and prepare for concrete presentations, meetings, or events.

If you come to us with a German version of a speech that needs to be held in English, we will begin by translating it while simultaneously incorporating feedback on argumentation, structure and flow. If you have yet to formulate your ideas into a concrete text, we can start the process together, generating ideas and arguments, acting as a sparing partner, and laying the foundation before construction begins. With a finished and polished text, we can work with you to perfect the delivery and performance of your presentation before your speaking engagement. In a single or multiple one-on-one sessions, we will practice elements such as body language, pronunciation, rhythm and presence to ensure that your performance properly reflects both what is written on the page and your rhetorical intention.

Sessions can be held in either German or in English. English sessions are particularly suited to English native speakers or non-native individuals who do business in international contexts and are preparing for a specific meeting, presentation, or interview in English.

Testimonials

"We have worked together with Alan for fifteen years and consider him a competent and reliable partner for our company. He supports the translators that we provide services for whenever they have difficult language questions, and is always our first recomendation when our customers require a translation into the English language."

Ute Mihr (Verlagservice Mihr GmbH; Managing Director)

"I have worked together with Alan for a number of years now [...] He is knowledgeable, outgoing, and approaches each seminar as an opportunity to help participants improve their communication skills. I would recommend his workshops and seminars to anyone looking to improve their English, their strategic communications skills, or both."

Prof. Dr. Niamh O’Mahony (ESB Business School; Program Director MSc International Management and Head of Languages)

"He taught English to our marketing department for many years [...] and if we ever have a text to translate or to proofread, we know that we can always count on him. Alan is reliable, he works quickly, and is extremely professional [...] he has become not only an English teacher for me but a mentor and a sparring partner as well, especially when preparing presentations."

Tanja Senghas (BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH; Head of Global Brand Management)

"I have always been extremely happy with translations done by Fortuna Communication. [...] This is what sets Mr. Fortuna’s work apart from other translators: his personal attention and collaboration ensures that my books, articles, and lectures are not only accurately translated, but that they always feel natural and fluent."

Prof. Dr. Joachim Knape (Professor Institute for General Rhetoric, Tübingen; Author of “Modern Rhetoric in Culture, Arts, and Media“)