01 - CONFIDENCE
Take the floor with confidence
Prepare and rehearse the interventions you genuinely need to make.
Speak with confidence. Be understood.
Communication coaching for
fisheries professionals
One-to-one coaching for scientists, delegates, chairs, compliance officers and other professionals working in international fisheries meetings.
Practical, personalised preparation for real interventions, presentations and meeting situations.
The challenge
Your expertise deserves to be heard clearly.
Many fisheries professionals have excellent technical knowledge and a strong command of written English. But speaking under pressure in an international meeting is different.
The concern is often not, “Is my English good enough?” It is: “Will everyone understand exactly what I mean?”
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You hesitate before taking the floor
You know what you want to say, but worry about how it will sound.
You know what you want to say, but worry about how it will sound.
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You are asked to repeat yourself
Your intervention loses momentum and impact.
Your intervention loses momentum and impact.
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You speak too quickly under pressure
Delegates and interpreters struggle to follow important details.
Delegates and interpreters struggle to follow important details.
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You worry about being misunderstood
Your scientific, legal or policy point may not reach the room as intended.
Your scientific, legal or policy point may not reach the room as intended.
The Fisher-Ease promise
Not generic English lessons. Meeting communication that works.
Pronunciation is part of the process. The real outcome is greater confidence, clearer interventions and less risk of misunderstanding.
02 - CLARITY
Make your message easier to follow
Improve pace, emphasis, pronunciation and structure without losing your own voice.
03 - IMPACT
Be understood the first time
Help delegates and interpreters grasp your intended meaning, nuance and recommendations.
Who it is for
Built specifically for the international fisheries community.
Fisher-Ease is intended for non-native English speakers who work in RFMO and other international fisheries settings, particularly where English is their principal meeting language.
ScientistsPresenting assessments, methods, advice and uncertainty.
DelegatesMaking interventions, negotiating text and defending positions.
ChairsGuiding discussion, clarifying decisions and maintaining pace.
Compliance officersExplaining evidence, procedures and sensitive findings.
Secretariat staffPresenting documents and communicating across diverse memberships.
Technical expertsTurning detailed expertise into an intervention people can follow.
Observers and NGOsMaking concise contributions that carry weight in the room.
Future meeting leadersPreparing for rapporteur, convenor or chairing responsibilities.
Why James Christie?
A perspective from the best observation point in the room.
For years, James Christie has worked from inside the interpreting booth at international fisheries meetings. He has listened closely to interventions from scientists, delegates, chairs, legal advisers and observers across a wide range of accents and speaking styles.
That experience provides an unusually practical understanding of what makes a speaker easy to follow,and what causes an important message to lose clarity, confidence or impact.
Fisher-Ease combines communication coaching with genuine knowledge of RFMO terminology, procedures and meeting dynamics.
Fisheries-specific
Practice built around real RFMO topics, terminology and interventions.
Interpreter-informed
Feedback shaped by what delegates and interpreters actually need in the room.
Personally tailored
Sessions based on your role, accent, meeting and immediate communication goals.
Practical and discreet
A supportive professional space to prepare, practise and improve.
The coaching
Work on the communication situations that matter to you.
Each programme is tailored. Possible areas of work include:
Interventions and statements
Structure, rehearse and deliver concise contributions with confidence.
Presentations
Make technical content easier to follow without oversimplifying it.
Pronunciation and intelligibility
Target the sounds, stress patterns and habits that most affect understanding.
Pace, pausing and emphasis
Give listeners and interpreters enough time to process your message.
Questions and spontaneous answers
Respond clearly when discussion moves away from prepared material.
Chairing and facilitation
Open items, summarise discussion, test agreement and explain decisions.
Negotiation language
Express agreement, reservations, alternatives and proposed wording precisely.
Working through interpretation
Adapt delivery so interpreters can preserve your meaning, tone and nuance.
Trusted in international fisheries
What fisheries colleagues say about James.
These comments relate to James’s interpreting work and demonstrate the specialist knowledge, clarity and understanding of meeting dynamics behind Fisher-Ease.
“James is able to interpret not only the content of our interventions with precision, but also the tone and intent of our statement.”
“James’ clear pronunciation, adequate speaking rate and precise interpretation of fisheries terminology are really helpful for non-English speakers to understand the content without confusion.”
“He consistently delivered accurate, clear and contextually appropriate interpretation… His ability to interpret nuanced legal and scientific discussions with accuracy and composure greatly contributed to the effectiveness and inclusiveness of the sessions.”
How it works
A focused, practical coaching process.
Initial discussion
Clarify your role, meeting context and the communication situations you want to improve.
Personal diagnosis
Identify the small number of pronunciation, pace, structure or confidence issues with the greatest impact.
Targeted practice
Work with your own interventions, slides, terminology and likely meeting scenarios.
Meeting-ready delivery
Leave with practical techniques and rehearsed material you can use immediately.
Start a conversation
Your knowledge is already strong.
Make sure the room hears it.
Contact James to discuss individual coaching, preparation before an upcoming meeting, or a tailored programme for your organisation.