Leadership English for Global Managers

About Me: Colin Dorman – Leadership Communication Coach

THE TURNING POINT

Something shifted gradually, over many years of working with senior professionals.

The students who came to me were not struggling with English. They were fluent. Confident in writing. Comfortable in low-pressure situations.

But as their roles grew — more responsibility, more visibility, higher stakes — the conversations we had changed. We stopped talking about language and started talking about what was actually happening in their meetings. Why a point didn’t land. Why a decision didn’t go their way. Why they held back when they knew exactly what they wanted to say.

I noticed that the most senior, most experienced professionals I worked with were bringing me something that had nothing to do with vocabulary or grammar. They were bringing me the gap between what they thought and what came out — in the moments when it mattered most.

That realisation is what this programme is built on.

MY BACKGROUND

Not a typical coaching background

I grew up in the UK. Before moving into coaching I spent years working in franchise and restaurant management — in the UK, the United States, and China. I hired teams, ran P&Ls, built training systems from scratch. One of those systems was adopted company-wide.

I’ve also worked at sea — on cruise ships — which teaches you more about communication across cultures and under pressure than most classroom environments ever could.

I’ve been based in Thailand for many years now, working with senior professionals across Europe and internationally. That breadth of experience — commercial, cultural, and coaching — is what I bring into every session.

Most coaches come from an HR or academic background. They understand frameworks and theory. I understand what it actually feels like to be responsible for outcomes, to lead people who don’t all share your language or your assumptions, and to have to get your point across when the stakes are real.

FACTS AT A GLANCE

"Most leadership coaches have business experience but don't understand the unique challenges non-native speakers face. Most language teachers understand grammar but haven't sat in the manager's chair. I bring both."

WHY THIS MATTERS TO ME

This is not just what I do. It’s what I care about.

I am genuinely, passionately invested in the success of the people I work with.

That might sound like something every coach says. But for me it is the reason I do this work. Watching someone walk into a difficult meeting and hold their ground — clearly, directly, without apology — when six months earlier they would have softened their message or stayed silent. That matters to me.

Every person I work with has something important to say. My job is to make sure it gets heard.

WHO I WORK BEST WITH

Over 20 years of working with senior professionals, I’ve found that the people who get the most from this programme share a few things in common.

• They are already good at what they do — the gap is not competence, it’s communication.
• They are self-aware enough to know something isn’t working, even if they can’t always name it.
• They want to be more direct, more influential, and more effective — without losing who they are.
• They are willing to work on real situations, not hypothetical exercises.
• And they understand that this kind of change takes time, honesty, and practice — not a two-day workshop.

Ready to close the gap?

Book a free 30-minute Executive Communication Review.

You’ll leave with a clear picture of where your communication is working — and where it isn’t.

No sales pitch. No assessment. Just a focused conversation about your real situations.

Investment from £1995 for the full 12-week programme

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