“Magnifique ! I spoke French haltingly and could read it, but felt very awkward trying to make conversation about anything that mattered. In one hour a day for five days, Monday through Friday, Delphine coached me on the phrases and the subjects the things I most wanted to be able to talk about: society, history and literature. She was a pleasure to converse with, and she tailored her method precisely to my needs. She listened, proposed better and more normal expressions, and wrote and then e-mailed me the scripts.
On our two last days, I wanted to focus on phonetics, and here she not only listened and made me practice certain sounds, she also recorded her voice and mine on the tricky ones — “un, on, en” and “e, è, e´” especially — so that I can replay an practice till I get it closer. She also gave me links to the best Internet sites for this practice.
The improvement was immediately noticeable. On Saturday, after Delphine and I had concluded our 5-day series, I had two separate meetings with French colleagues I had met on an earlier visit, some 2 or 3 years before, and they both noticed how much more easily I could speak with them. I was delighted.
I still have a lot of practice ahead before I can really engage in fast and fluid conversations, but having these scripts prepared by Delphine, around my own thoughts, gives me much to work on.
Merci beaucoup, Delphine ! J’espère vous rencontrer lors d’un prochain séjour à Paris, non seulement pour rafraîchir mon français mais aussi pour revoir une amie aussi charmante.”

“I decided to work with Delphine because of the style of her classes and the focus on conversation. My experience with her over the course of 2 months was phenomenal. She helped me improve my ability so confidently speak French immensely. I enjoyed meeting with her at various cafes in Paris and I appreciated the transcript of our conversations as well as the grammar instruction along the way. Delphine’s style is the perfect match for anyone who wants to focus on conversation. In addition, I loved getting to know her and enjoyed her tips on Paris, French culture, history and the like. Working with Delphine was a highlight of my summer in Paris and I can’t wait to meet with her again the next time I’m in Paris.”

“My fifteen year old son and I had a great lesson with Delphine this evening. She was kind enough to accommodate our last minute request. Delphine is a wonderful teacher: she has great rapport and was highly attuned to our (different) levels. She took us through formal and informal exercises in French and English, then we made purchases at the oldest boulangerie! Highly recommended.”

“I had a fantastic time learning French from Delphine. She was thorough and knowledgeable. It was fantastic to be able to learn French in real life settings. I met Delphine the first day I landed in Paris, and was so relieved to have someone show me how to order a coffee at a café.
Merci Delphine!”

“I have loved the French language and culture from the very first day I began studying French at my second- level school in Galway, Ireland over 35 years ago!! To this day, my heart still skips a beat when I hear French being spoken. It was this love of this amazing language that propelled me, 25 years ago, to leave my permanent job and live in Paris for a year. However, despite French classes in school that were rigorous in terms of grammar and vocabulary, I still felt that there was a huge disconnect between my level of read and spoken French.
I am therefore, hugely grateful to Delphine, for opening a door for me into an exciting French experience through her bespoke, carefully structured and fun French classes. I recently spent one week in Paris and I met Delphine every day for one hour, in different cafes, each as beautiful and as interesting as the one before! During our conversations, Delphine kept both a written and audio record of our lessons: she provided precision guidance in relation to the core areas that I needed to work on, through additional phonetic exercises, vocabulary, etc. Each evening, she sent me the written and audio records of our day’s lesson for me to listen to and to note down interesting expressions, idioms etc. She also sent personalised phonetic exercises designed to facilitate my learning needs. This for me, was the secret, the magic, that accelerated my learning to a very high degree. In listening back to our conversations each evening, it sharpened my ear for both vocabulary and for that all important accent! I was able to have conversations with people in shops, restaurants etc completely in French as my accent and my ear for listening had improved so much in a very short time. This was bespoke education at its very best!
I loved meeting Delphine in all the different cafes throughout Paris as it afforded me an opportunity to become familiar with many different parts of this magnificent city. As a teacher, Delphine combines a superb mix of a very high level of professionalism and an extremely warm, wise and encouraging personality.
Vive La France, vive Delphine!”