Training • Human Ressources Forum - HR & Leadership Development Forum
Confident Public Speaking for French Founders and Entrepreneurs
CIC Boston,
50 Milk St, 5th floor, 02109, Boston, United States
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Log inA 2-hour interactive workshop, to pitch with clarity and confidence across cultures.
Do you represent your company in English, to clients, investors, or conference audiences?
Navigating the shift between French and American communication styles can be a challenge. Ineffective delivery, unclear messaging, or a lack of confidence can cost you credibility and deals.
The good news: these are learnable skills, and this workshop was built to help you develop them fast.
Designed for French and international professionals who pitch to investors, present to clients, or speak at conferences in English, this highly experiential session gives you practical tools and techniques you can apply in your very next pitch.
⚠️ Capacity is limited to 25 participants to ensure personalized feedback and hands-on practice.
🗓️ Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
🕓 Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
📍 Location: CIC, 50 Milk St, 5th Floor, Boston
🎟️ Registration: FACCNE Members: 60$+ fees, General Registration: 100$+ fees.
Kara typically delivers this program to organizations at $2,500. FACCNE has made it accessible to founders at a fraction of that cost.
What You Will Work On
🎯 Confident Communication: Develop internal and external strategies to project confidence when it matters most. Learn to align your mindset, words, body language, and voice behind your message to be more persuasive and earn buy-in.
🎯 Clear and Succinct Messaging: Understand the key differences between French and American presentation styles. Practice a simple, concise messaging framework adapted to a business culture where attention spans are short and time is money.
🎯 Pitch Practice with Feedback: Apply what you learn with optional practice rounds and structured feedback. Like any skill, great communication is built through rehearsal.
Before the Workshop: Registered participants will complete a short 5-minute pre-assessment to explore how mindset may be affecting their performance, so you arrive ready to get the most out of the session.
You do not need to be a founder or entrepreneur to join the workshop!
Your Facilitator
Kara Lund, ICF ACC is a Certified Positive Intelligence® and Performance Coach and the founder of Lund Global Coaching & Consulting, specializing in helping individuals and teams perform at their best in the room, on the stage, and across cultures.
Kara has worked in the United States, France, and China with clients from more than 20 countries, designing programs for Dassault Systèmes, Sanofi, Schneider Electric, and Lockheed Martin, and delivering coaching and workshops for MBA and EMBA programs at HEC and Kedge Business Schools.
Her clients consistently walk away with tools they use in their very next pitch.
Her methodology combines science-based coaching frameworks with embodied communication techniques drawn from her background as a professional performer: experiential, action-oriented, and designed to create lasting change.
🔗 Learn more at www.karalund.com
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