Testimonials

Mondial Verhuisbedrijf Henneken

I was very happy with the training provided by Amie de Jeu. The training was very well adapted to our specific needs. Amie split the group in 2, with different approaches to each group, depending on their start levels of the English language. Both groups said the training really helped them a lot in communicating with English speakers, but also in general communication with all customers, co-workers and even personal relations. Personally I found the training really opened my eyes for subtlety in communication, tone of voice and also the goal of the specific type of communication. The training was very practical, hands-on. I can recommend the training to any company dealing with English customers.

Lauwrens de Jong | Mondial Verhuisbedrijf Henneken
Directeur

VSO

International Development Organization

• What I really liked about this course was how practical it was and how it was focused on our actual work.
• Thanks to this course, I am now much more effective in my professional English communication.  
• Learning positive framing and practicing writing a structured email is very useful in your day to day work!
• The lessons learned during the English business communication training are also helpful in our communication in Dutch.
• I really enjoyed this course! I learned a lot and it was also nice to work with colleagues on communication skills.
• The course went beyond ‘only English language skills’, it was a communication training – or rather an effective communication training.
• Amie is a great trainer! Friendly, knowledgeable, and she varies the training with different tools and techniques. She was also always available for personal feedback and questions.
• My weak points were more related to my communication skills and less related to the English language. Amie is a good trainer and it was nice to work together with colleagues on communication. In my opinion, this course was a great success!
• Nice that it was a small group, plenty of individual attention. Amie made sure to focus on each person’s development.
• Learned a communication technique called positive framing that is useful when discussing difficult subjects. Using positive framing helps to shape the conversation so that all parties are more open and collaborative.
• This training was not only good for improving our communication and language skills, it also contributed to making us more connected as colleagues. It was really nice to work together with colleagues from other teams and I think the way we now work together, analyze, and write have improved considerably.
• I learned many useful tips for communicating outside of work as well.
• I expected a refresher English course but it was really a business communication course. There was attention to the language but there was also a lot of attention to culture and communication in a broader sense.
• I thought it was a really good and useful training. The training was enriching and I am using what I learned on a daily basis.
• I learned about having a “growth mindset”: which is that I can always learn and grow and I am doing just that.
• I have become more self confident in expressing myself in English.
• Amie is a really nice, skilled trainer and very active. It is also really great that you are welcome to send her your work documents and emails for feedback.
• In my opinion, it is a training that we could repeat annually because it is much more than only language proficiency.

Luc Glasbeek

Consultant at Signífik & PhD student at VU University Amsterdam

Amie worked as the Editor of my book “Personal Productivity for Knowledge Workers”, which was launched in June 2012. Amie has the great ability to look at a text from different angles, consider the big picture, and offer honest and constructive feedback with style. She is very responsive, fun to work with, and performs exceedingly well under pressure. As an experienced English teacher, she understands like no one else the challenges that writers face whose first language isn’t English. I would highly recommend Amie to anyone in need of a reliable, personable, and qualified Editor with a keen eye for the end product.

Amie has now also fortified the second, revised edition of my book “Personal Productivity for Knowledge Workers”. Amie is a very thorough and knowledgeable Editor. She is also a great communicator, who understands the publishing process very well. She takes her work seriously AND she’s wonderful to work with! Thank you, Amie!

Marga Hoek

CEO – Founder Business for Good

Amie is not simply a translator and an editor. She is so much more. I have worked with her for years with tremendous pleasure. We have worked together to produce the global edition of my book on sustainability called New Economy Business, and she was an integral part of the creation of The Trillion Dollar Shift. She has also edited many of my magazine articles as well as other written materials. Amie is a great thinker, organizer, verbalizer, writer and so much more. She’s a great talent with texts and words and most importantly: a wonderful person. I’m looking forward to working with Amie for many more years!

Claudia Snel

HR Manager at Harmony Relocation Network

Amie has been working for our company for many years as a Business English Trainer. She is enthusiastic and very professional. She has been teaching our staff weekly and since her involvement we have experienced significant improvement of verbal and written English at all levels in our company. We would be most happy to recommend Amie’s services without any hesitation.

Marianne Hermsen

Ik coach gedreven vrouwelijke professionals naar meer balans, energie, plezier en succes in werk en leven

Amie has helped me enhance my level of written and spoken English to a highly professional level, which helps me excel in my career as an expatriate coach. I would highly recommend her to executives who want to bring their English to a superior business level, where the learning takes place in an atmosphere of trust, respect and fun.