Sales director
Win international deals
- Your offer is strong, yet buyers hesitate.
- Your teams pitch the same way to every market.
International communication · Public speaking · Meetings · Remote relations
Communicate better internationally. Speak, meet and persuade across cultures.
PatrickJAYCommunications trains and coaches professionals who work in English with people from other cultures. Our focus is public speaking and presentations. We also work on international meetings, interviews and calls, and remote relations on Teams or Zoom.
- For
- Sales, production and business-development leaders, HR and training managers
- We solve
- Messages misread, credibility lost, meetings and calls that stall projects and deals
- Why us
- 40 years in the field, one accountable expert, clients from Council of the EU to industry
40years of field experience
25years of training, coaching and workshops
EN · FRdelivery languages
24 hto a written proposal
Where do you start?
Choose the entry point that matches your role
Four readers, four needs. Each path leads to the same expert and the same method.
Production director
Secure cross-border operations
- International meetings and reports go nowhere or are misunderstood.
- Partners read your tone as cold or vague, on site and on video.
HR & training
Upskill speakers at scale
- Generic English courses do not change performance.
- You need measurable, reusable outcomes.
Buyer
Approve a provider quickly
- You need references, formats and a clear budget logic.
- You want one accountable expert, not a hand-off chain.
Why it matters
Good English does not guarantee a clear message
Most advice on communicating in English comes from North American and British coaches. It assumes every audience listens, trusts and decides the way theirs does. Many audiences do not.
A Japanese committee, a Brazilian client team and a German works council can each expect a different order of information, a different pace and a different relationship. That applies to a keynote, a meeting, a job interview or a Teams call. Fluent English does not give you that knowledge.
Non-native speakers also feel out of step with advice that ignores their own management culture, use of time, reporting habits and teamwork values. Your origin speaks before you do, and clichés can blur how your message is received.
- Silent or sceptical rooms
- Unproductive international meetings
- Interviews and calls that go cold
- Remote relations on Teams or Zoom
- Cultural stereotypes
Our approach
Synchronise international communication with each cultural system
We decouple your method from the default Anglo-Saxon model and rebuild it around the decision logic of your actual audience: Europe, the Mediterranean, Africa, Asia, Latin America and beyond. It applies to the way you speak, meet, interview and work remotely.
| Dimension | Default Anglo-Saxon advice | PatrickJAYCommunications |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | The coach’s own culture | The listener’s decision logic: facts first, relationship first or consensus first |
| Structure | One universal pitch template | Order, depth and pace adjusted to each audience |
| Relationship | Informal, quick rapport | Calibrated to hierarchy, time and trust norms |
| Language | Native-speaker idioms | Plain professional English that travels |
| Outcome | Imitation of a model | Authentic delivery you can repeat |
Our work draws on recognised intercultural frameworks, including Hofstede, Trompenaars and Lewis. We translate them into concrete practices: listen before arguing, structure explicitly, humanise the exchange. Sciences such as social psychology and cognitive mechanisms are used only where they improve a real practice.
Every programme starts from your real material: emails, meetings, calls, presentations and contracts.
Where we help
Four international situations where culture changes everything
Public speaking is our core. The same cultural logic runs through meetings, interviews and remote work.
Our core
Public speaking & presentations
Keynotes, pitches, committee and client presentations, structured for the way your audience decides.
Facing the Audience →Teams & projects
International meetings
Chair, contribute and decide with partners whose norms on time, hierarchy and disagreement differ from yours.
Discuss meetings →
Clients & talent
Interviews & calls
Client, recruitment and negotiation conversations, by phone or face to face, where tone and silence carry meaning.
Discuss interviews →
Distance
Remote relations: Teams & Zoom
Build trust, manage turn-taking and read reactions on screen across time zones and cultures.
Discuss remote work →What you gain
Five benefits for your international communication
A message built for how your audience decides
We start from the listener’s logic, not from a template.
A clear structure in plain professional English
Explicit signposting works in a speech, a meeting and a call.
Control over the clichés your origin triggers
You anticipate stereotypes, neutralise them or use them with intent.
Confidence in live and remote exchanges
You rehearse the pushback, the silences and the tough questions, in a room or on Teams and Zoom.
Tools you keep and reuse
Expression banks, checklists, scripts and negotiation frames.
Core expertise · Our public speaking department
Facing the Audience: present in English to the audience you actually have
Facing the Audience is the PatrickJAYCommunications department dedicated to public speaking and presentations in English. It trains and coaches non-native speakers who address international audiences, from committees and client teams to conferences.
The method adapts message, structure and delivery to how each audience listens and decides, instead of copying British or American codes.
- Present in English, level 1
- Present in English, level 2
- Defend your ideas in English
- International video meetings
- Individual and team coaching
Our solutions
Six ways to work with us
Each format starts from your real audiences, presentations and stakes, from diagnosis to practice.
Consulting
Scoping, advice and recommendations to align your international messages, markets and teams.
Discuss consulting →
Audits
Findings, diagnosis and a ranked action plan, built with decision-makers, relays and users.
Request an audit →
Training
Half-day or one-day courses in English on presentations, international meetings, interviews and video calls.
See formats →
Coaching
Individual or team preparation for a high-stakes presentation, pitch, committee or negotiation, often remote.
Book a coaching →
Workshops
Applied team sessions that align messages across speakers, sites and cultures.
Plan a workshop →
Keynotes & master classes
An interactive keynote raises awareness; a master class extends it with practice, feedback and adjustment.
Invite a speaker →Four levels, to fit your stake and budget
- Essential: the fundamentals
- Advanced: firmer mastery
- Expert: transforming approaches
- Signature: major stakes
What you keep
Practical tools, not just theory
You leave with material you can reuse the next day, built from your own situations. Typical deliverables include personalised language guides, communication scripts and intercultural checklists.
We also provide international negotiation frames, preparation grids, narrative outlines and personal progression plans.
Why trust us
Three proofs you can check
Ask us for details and conditions in your first call.
Proof 1
Named institutions and industrial groups
Council of the European Union, Nissan Europe, Airbus and Eurocopter, Safran, Dassault Aviation, Thales, Novartis and Xerox, among others.
Proof 2
All sectors, all sizes
Industry, aerospace, health, insurance, finance and public services. Interventions in French and English, in France and abroad.
Proof 3
40 years in the field
Forty years of professional experience and twenty-five years of training, coaching and workshops. The method comes from that practice.
Your expert
An experienced operations lead and a small pool of specialists
Patrick JAY is a consultant, trainer, coach and speaker based in Paris. He has worked for four decades on oral, written, relational and intercultural communication, and he heads the firm as its experienced Operations Manager.
He leads a small pool of trusted practitioners, each selected for a particular expertise. He chooses the right profile for your case and remains your single point of contact, from the first call to the deliverables.
He applies a “360° vision” to each case, then moves from diagnosis to action plan, tools and training.
How we work
From your request to delivery in four steps
A simple, quick process sized to your stake.
Clarify the need
Tell us who you address, where and when. We explore stakes, teams and expected results.
Confirm quickly
You receive a feasibility answer the same day and a written proposal within 24 hours.
Agree the modalities
Format, duration, content, audience, calendar and deliverables are defined together.
Deliver and follow up
Tailored delivery on your real situations, with deliverables and follow-up.
- Formats
- Half-day (3 h 30), day (7 h) or progressive programme
- Channel
- On site or remote (Teams, Zoom)
- Audience
- Individuals, teams or cross-functional groups
- Languages
- English and French
- Base
- Paris 17e, working across Europe and worldwide
Go deeper
Four specialist sites for specific stakes
Public speaking, sales presentations, pitches and intercultural communication each have a dedicated site.
Public speaking
Facing the Audience
Training and coaching in English for non-native speakers who address international audiences.
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Sales presentations
Winning Sales Presentations
Coaching and training to structure sales presentations, bid defences and complex offers for B2B decisions.
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Pitch
Global Pitch Coach
Pitch coaching, networking strategy and trade-show support for founders, export and business-development teams.
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Intercultural
Building Trust with French Professionals
Intercultural communication to build trust and work effectively with French-speaking partners, clients and teams. Site in French.
Visit the site (opens in a new tab, in French)Questions
Frequently asked questions
Who is PatrickJAYCommunications for?
For sales, production and business-development leaders, and for HR and training managers, whose teams present, meet, sell or negotiate in English with other cultures. Clients come from every sector and size, including public bodies.
How is this different from an American or British coach?
We do not assume that every audience listens, trusts and decides like a North American or British one. We start from the decision logic of your real audience and adapt structure, pace and relationship to it, whether you speak, meet or work on video.
Do you only work on public speaking?
Public speaking and presentations are our focus, through our Facing the Audience department. We also work on international meetings, interviews and calls, and remote relations on Teams or Zoom.
Which formats do you offer?
Consulting, audits, training, coaching, workshops, keynotes and master classes, for individuals or groups, on site or remote. Common formats are a 3.5-hour half-day, a 7-hour day or a progressive programme.
What is the difference between training and coaching?
Training transmits and drills knowledge, know-how and attitudes. Coaching supports a person or team toward a precise goal, working on obstacles, choices and practices.
Can you work remotely?
Yes, on Teams or Zoom, notably for scoping, preparation and coaching. On site can be preferable for strong tensions or groups that are not yet cohesive.
How fast do I get an answer?
You receive a feasibility answer the same day and a written proposal within 24 hours, from the expert who will deliver.
How is the budget built?
It depends on the level of intervention, format, duration, audience, travel and deliverables. We look for the best balance between impact, time invested and cost.
In which languages do you work?
In English and in French, from Paris and anywhere in the world.
Tell us about your next international presentation, meeting or call.
Describe your audience, your date and your stake. You hear back the same day.
Contact
A first exploratory call, with no commitment
Tell us about your audience, your date and your stake by phone or email. We confirm feasibility the same day and send a written proposal within 24 hours.
PatrickJAYCommunications
5 rue de la Terrasse, F-75017 Paris, France