Six-Week Intensive Executive English Curriculum

Master High-Stakes Business Fluency in 12 Hours

Generic grammar drills do not move the needle in global business. This high-intensity sprint is engineered exclusively for international corporate managers, technical leads, and executives. You will eliminate language filler, project concise authority, and command respect in global markets.

Developed and delivered by K. Asher Karnes, MBA. This premium program blends ten years of classroom ESL expertise with advanced corporate strategy.

  • Total Duration: 6 Weeks

  • Weekly Commitment: two, 60-minute sessions (Tuesday and Thursday)

  • Format: 1-on-1 private virtual boardroom simulations

  • Prerequisite: Intermediate to advanced English proficiency

 
 

Premium Course Resources Included

Every session includes bespoke, professional assets tailored to your industry:

  • Sentence-Stem Toolkits: Bulletproof phrase templates for real-world corporate confrontations.

  • Bespoke Case Studies: Single-page business scenarios matching your exact operational field.

  • The Executive Mistake Tracker: A dynamic performance dashboard tracking your specific pronunciation slips and grammatical trends.

 
 

Secure Your Corporate Edge

Enrollment is limited to five executives per month to ensure absolute individual customization.

 

 

Weekly Operational Syllabus

Week 1: Strategic Presence & The Executive Elevator Pitch

Strip away language filler to project concise leadership authority from the very first sentence.

  • Session A (Theory & Case Study): The 3-Act Elevator Pitch framework. Eliminating passive sentence structures, bypassing wordy vocabulary, and deploying high-impact action verbs.

  • Session B (Live Simulation): The Boardroom Interrogation. Delivering a 60-second live personal value proposition under strict stopwatch limits, followed by aggressive executive cross-examination.

Week 2: Leading International Meetings & Remote Room Control

Command digital workspaces, manage fluid debate across time zones, and dictate the flow of remote teams.

  • Session A (Theory & Case Study): Advanced linguistic toolkits for virtual room management. Mastering exact sentence stems for polite interruptions, redirecting conversations, and summarizing critical action items.

  • Session B (Live Simulation): The Project Update. You chair an unstable, fast-moving remote project update featuring unexpected technical bottlenecks and uncooperative stakeholders.

Week 3: High-Stakes Negotiation & Boundary Setting

Set firm professional boundaries, handle pushback safely, and protect your operational capacity without breaking strategic partnerships.

  • Session A (Theory & Case Study): Guarded language mechanics and soft-pushback vocabulary. Learning how to professionally decline unrealistic client or stakeholder demands while maintaining diplomacy.

  • Session B (Live Simulation): The Contract Dispute. A mock live negotiation tracking your ability to defend profit margins, counter aggressive demands, and establish firm operational boundaries under pressure.

Week 4: Cross-Cultural Conflict & Persuasive Buying-In

De-escalate team friction and deliver direct, constructive feedback across diverse international business cultures.

  • Session A (Theory & Case Study): Rhetorical appeals and persuasive vocabulary. Structuring an argument around the metrics global executives care about most: ROI, capability building, and risk mitigation. [1, 2]

  • Session B (Live Simulation): The Performance Intervention. Delivering tough, direct constructive criticism to an underperforming team lead from a different cultural background while keeping them motivated.

Week 5: Change Management & Strategic Storytelling

Navigate sudden corporate transitions and communicate major structural updates to nervous teams with total clarity.

  • Session A (Theory & Case Study): Change management methodology and gap analysis frameworks. Developing a narrative that moves stakeholders smoothly from an operational problem to your proposed transition plan. [1]

  • Session B (Live Simulation): The Corporate Pivot. Delivering a live, unexpected company restructuring update to your department, handling immediate team panic, and addressing tough questions from the floor.

Week 6: Crisis Communication & The Boardroom Capstone

Formulate fast, accountable corporate statements under extreme public or internal organizational scrutiny.

  • Session A (Theory & Case Study): Brand defense frameworks. Formulating immediate corporate statements, taking extreme accountability, and explaining complex data trends clearly during an operational emergency.

  • Session B (Live Simulation): The Executive Capstone Defense. A comprehensive 45-minute live strategic presentation defending your 5-year vision and risk assessments, followed by a final investor cross-examination and vote.

 
 

Meet Your Coach: K. Asher Karnes, MBA

Hello, I’m Asher Karnes, an ESL professional and MBA with over 10 years of classroom experience. In this program I bridge the gap between global business strategy and elite language mastery. Instead of teaching basic grammar, I want to equip international executives with the concise, high-impact communication frameworks needed to lead global operations with absolute authority. I look forward to working with you.