Business Communication & Negotiation Coaching

Say it like you mean business.

I coach client-facing tech and sales professionals to negotiate, present, and close in English with real confidence — live, one-to-one, over video, from a timezone that actually overlaps with yours.

Before → After, in one client call

I think maybe we can to discuss about the price, if is possible for you.

↓ same meeting, five weeks in

I'd like to discuss pricing — is that possible on your end?

SAST → CET

Hours that overlap

South Africa's timezone sits almost exactly on Central European time — live sessions during normal EU business hours, no early mornings or midnight calls.

20+ yrs

Built on real sales experience

Coaching shaped by an actual B2B sales and account-management career, not a generalist ESL curriculum.

1:1 live

Real-time, not recorded

Every session is live video coaching, adapted to what came up in your last client call — not a fixed video course.

Team-ready

Built for L&D, not just individuals

Programs designed to be commissioned by a company for a team, with outcomes an L&D sponsor can point to.

Programs

Two ways to work together

Individual

1:1 Coaching

For sales engineers, account managers, and client-facing professionals who need to sound as capable in English as they are in their own language.

  • Weekly live video sessions
  • Curriculum built around your real calls, emails, and deals
  • Direct feedback on negotiation and presentation language
Enquire about 1:1 coaching

Corporate

Team Programs

For L&D and Talent Development teams investing in client-facing communication across a cohort, not just one hire.

  • Cohorts of 6–10 professionals, run in quarterly cycles
  • Cross-cultural sales communication curriculum
  • Progress reporting an L&D sponsor can share upward
Enquire about a team program

Process

How a program comes together

01

Discovery call

A short conversation about your team's — or your own — current communication challenges and goals.

02

Needs assessment

A structured assessment identifies the specific gaps in business communication and negotiation language.

03

Program design

A curriculum built around real scenarios — your industry, your deals, your calls — not generic textbook English.

04

Live coaching

Weekly video sessions, fully remote, scheduled in CET-friendly hours.

05

Outcomes review

Progress is checked against concrete outcomes — leading a call solo, closing a deal, presenting to a client — not just attendance.

Dieter Nel
  • MBA + Master in Sales Management & Marketing — ENEB, Barcelona (Distinction)
  • MSc Team Management & Leadership — in progress
  • TEFL Diploma, Cambridge/ITO
  • ECBA — IIBA

About

From closing deals to coaching the language of closing them.

Before coaching, I spent over 20 years in B2B sales and key account management — building client portfolios, negotiating high-value contracts, and leading sales teams. I hold a dual MBA and Master's in Sales Management and Marketing, completed with Distinction, and I'm currently completing an MSc in Team Management & Leadership.

This practice is built on one idea: the language of business and the language of sales are the same skill. Fluency isn't the goal on its own — confident, persuasive communication in front of a client is.

Who this is for

Coaching professionals at technology companies across Europe

Current and past work includes client-facing and sales-engineering professionals at global technology companies, predominantly based in Spain.

90+
Professionals coached to date
6–10
Professionals per corporate cohort
0hr
Timezone friction — CET-aligned scheduling

Get in touch

Let's talk about your team, or your own goals.

Direct

Based in East London, South Africa — coaching clients in Spain & the EU