Gab Frediani

Most people and in particular professionals assume that when they lose confidence in a foreign language, the problem is vocabulary.

It rarely is.

My speciality lies in bridging the identity gap that appears when professionals—senior leaders and young professionals alike—switch into a second language.

The symptoms are consistent across career stages:
– A flatter or restrained personality
– Reduced authority in meetings, seminars, or group work
– Discomfort in presentations, interviews, or spontaneous conversations
– Mental fatigue that intensifies sharply under pressure

What changes is not intelligence or potential, but who you are able to be when you speak.

This issue often emerges early. In universities and graduate environments, students may be fluent on paper yet hesitant, over-formal, or muted when speaking. The pattern, if unaddressed, follows them into professional life—amplified as stakes rise.

Language does not merely transmit information. It carries identity, confidence, social positioning, and presence. When these elements fail to transfer, capable individuals can appear less convincing than they truly are.

This is why traditional language instruction frequently falls short for advanced learners. Vocabulary alone does not restore comfort or credibility.

Through targeted one-to-one work, I help individuals identify the personal, cognitive, and behavioural constraints that surface specifically in a second language. Once identified, these can be trained and stabilised.

This approach is formalised in the L2L1 Methodology: not language teaching, but identity transfer—designed for professionals and institutions committed to long-term impact.

The objective is simple:
To enable people to sound like themselves, with clarity and confidence, from university to executive level.