Bonjour,

Je m'appelle Claude Convers and I have been a French coach and teacher specializing in increasing joy, curiosity and creativity through the French language for 20+ years. ​

Originally from Switzerland, I never was talented for languages, not even French which is my native tongue. Being dyslexic, grammar was my pet peeve and my spelling was terrible, but I keep at getting better :-) But, as often, life has its own twists and I learned and became fluent in German and English and began to teach French.

Prior to teaching and coaching I had a career in graphic design in Berlin and New York City. My personal creative endeavor has been through the visual arts, poetry, dance and expressive movement. Those and my studies in meditation, clinical imagery, yoga, holistic health, reiki and psychosynthesis have deeply informed my work. I have been based in Oakland, CA since 2013.

Out of my experience with languages, communication and cross-cultural interaction, I developed a teaching methodology focusing on conversation and creative writing to reflect natural life's interaction and allow for expansion, curiosity, ease, authenticity and fun.​

As a coach, my work focuses on life transition, fear, stress management, and the integration of who we are as human beings. I believe that coaching is a journey to reconnect with our heart and soul and the French language is one additional tool to blossom into ourself and our life—in any languages.