I help international professionals overcome accent and pronunciation barriers, build speaking confidence, and deliver powerful presentations. Whether you're leading meetings, giving talks, or advancing your career, I'll help you speak English with clarity and impact.
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About
I founded Thorn in 2023 to bring together my passion for language and my diverse business experience. I have a background in Linguistics, working primarily in instrumental and acoustic phonetics. While writing a PhD, I taught phonetics and sociolinguistics at undergraduate level, and was lucky enough to present research at international conferences and to have peer-reviewed papers published. I also had the opportunity to be part of a consulting team undertaking linguistic assessment and guidance for overseas-trained psychologists and psychiatrists operating in Australia.
​Over the past decade I have worked in the executive search and management consulting space, most recently as CEO for a group of global businesses providing a range of strategic services to international organisations.
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I have TEFL certification and professional training in proofreading and editing. Additionally, I am a Fellow of the Institute of Training and Occupational Learning, and a Member of the International Phonetic Association.
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In both my business and academic lives I've seen how powerful language can be in achieving aspirations, and this drives my philosophy with Thorn.
