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Professional & academic communication  |  Online & Yerevan

English for people who already have something to say.

Communication coaching for academics, researchers and international professionals who want to participate, present, connect and lead confidently in English.

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Individual programmes & short intensives Corporate training for international teams Sessions online, worldwide
Milena Chernyshevskaia
MSc Bioengineering, KAUST 7 years teaching Published researcher

Programmes

Five structured 1:1 programmes, each built around a specific professional situation. Every programme starts with a consultation — open a card to see exactly what we work on.

01

Academic Communication Intensive

Speak like the researcher you already are.

For MSc and PhD students, researchers and other academics who already work in English but want to participate more confidently in international academic environments. The programme focuses on the spoken side of academic life.

8 × 90 minformat
$480introductory · complete 1:1 programme
What we may work on
  • explaining your research clearly
  • giving research updates at lab meetings
  • discussing papers
  • asking and answering academic questions
  • expressing disagreement professionally
  • presenting results, limitations and uncertainty
  • handling Q&A sessions
  • networking at conferences
  • communicating with supervisors and collaborators
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02

Professional Communication Intensive

Your expertise should not disappear when you switch to English.

Designed for professionals who already use English at work but feel less precise, persuasive or confident in English than they do in their first language.

6 × 90 minformat
$360introductory · complete 1:1 programme
What we may work on
  • participating confidently in meetings
  • entering and managing fast conversations
  • explaining decisions and recommendations
  • clarifying complex information
  • interrupting appropriately
  • agreeing and disagreeing
  • giving and receiving feedback
  • difficult conversations
  • cross-cultural communication

The goal is not to sound like a native speaker. The goal is to sound like yourself — with your actual level of professional competence — in English.

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03

Networking & Self-Presentation Sprint

Stop memorising introductions. Learn how to build professional relationships.

A short intensive for conferences, professional events, international programmes and relocation.

4 × 75 minformat
$200introductory · complete 1:1 programme
What we work on
  • professional self-presentation
  • explaining what you do to different audiences
  • starting and joining conversations
  • small talk
  • asking better questions
  • keeping conversations going
  • moving between social and professional topics
  • entering and leaving group conversations
  • professional storytelling
  • exchanging contacts naturally
  • LinkedIn and post-event follow-up
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04

International Career Communication

Your English should reflect your real level of experience.

Individual preparation for international applications and interviews. This is communication coaching rather than recruitment or job-placement consulting.

5 × 75 minformat
$250introductory · complete 1:1 programme
What we may work on
  • professional positioning
  • CV and LinkedIn language
  • “Tell me about yourself”
  • career narrative
  • talking about achievements
  • STAR stories
  • behavioural interviews
  • unexpected interview questions
  • interview simulations
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05

Presentation Coaching

Make the presentation work — not just the English.

Individual coaching for one specific upcoming conference presentation, research seminar, thesis defence, company presentation, webinar, pitch or lecture. Includes review of your materials between sessions.

Session 1 · 90 min Structure, message, argument and language.
Session 2 · 75 min Delivery rehearsal and detailed feedback.
Session 3 · 75 min Final rehearsal and Q&A simulation.
3 sessionspackage
$180introductory · complete package

Presentation Rescue from $220

Accelerated preparation for an upcoming high-stakes presentation, subject to availability.

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Individual coaching

Not sure whether you need a full programme? Individual sessions are also available for specific communication challenges. After an initial consultation, I can recommend either several individual sessions or one of the structured programmes above.

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60 minutes$40
90 minutes$60

For companies

International Communication for Tech Teams

Your team already knows English. Help them work better in it.

Programmes for international teams whose employees already use English professionally but want to communicate more clearly and effectively across roles, cultures and communication channels.

Technical explanations

Explaining complex technical ideas to colleagues, clients and non-technical stakeholders.

International meetings

Updates, blockers, questions, turn-taking and decision-making.

Async communication

Clear communication through Slack, Jira, documentation and other remote-work environments.

Feedback & disagreement

Code reviews, challenging ideas, proposing alternatives and communicating disagreement constructively.

Cross-cultural communication

Differences in directness, hierarchy, feedback and communication expectations.

Demos & stakeholder communication

Presenting progress, explaining trade-offs and communicating impact.

Team Communication Audit from $250
90–120 minute workshop from $300
6-week programme from $1,200 per team
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Communication training built around real situations

No placement test and no textbook scenarios. We work with the meetings, seminars, interviews and conversations that are already in your calendar.

01

Diagnose

We identify where English actually affects your work, studies or professional relationships.

02

Analyse

We identify your main communication bottlenecks — overexplaining, difficulty entering fast conversations, limited language for disagreement, overly direct or overly cautious communication, difficulty structuring spontaneous answers.

03

Build your toolkit

You learn the language, structures and communication strategies needed for that situation.

04

Simulate

We recreate the real task: a meeting, interview, research discussion, networking conversation, presentation or difficult professional exchange.

05

Feedback

You receive targeted feedback on what actually affects communication.

06

Repeat

You perform the task again and develop strategies that can be transferred to situations outside the lesson.

Milena Chernyshevskaia at her KAUST graduation

A different kind of English lesson

I combine language teaching with academic, professional and intercultural communication. My background includes scientific research, bioengineering, pharmacy, international education and several years of English teaching.

I have taught individual students, groups and corporate clients, and have studied and worked in international academic environments myself. This allows us to work not only with English as a language, but with the professional situations in which you need to use it.

Especially when your work involves:

science research technology international teams higher education professional communication
LinkedIn →
7
years teachingindividuals, groups, corporate clients
3
languagesEnglish · Русский · 中文
2
degreesbioengineering & pharmacy
2
peer-reviewed papers
4
years in international labs

Not sure where to start?

You do not need to choose a programme before contacting me. Tell me where you use English, what you need to do in it and which situations currently feel harder than they should.

We can identify the communication problem first and decide whether you need a full programme, a short intensive or several focused coaching sessions.

Book a consultation chernyshevskaiamilena@gmail.com

No placement test or preparation required. Two or three sentences about your work are enough.

Milena Chernyshevskaia