Sound at ease.
We work on the sounds, rhythm, and useful phrases you need most. You keep your personality; your French becomes easier to understand and more natural to say.
Bespoke French Coaching with FrançoisEnter the room.
The language of a life well livedEnter the room.
Find your French.
For the meeting, the dinner, or the journey ahead. We work on the words, the nuance, and the ease of making someone feel at home while sounding entirely like yourself.
Find Your SessionAn invitation
The language is only the beginning.
There is a moment when French stops feeling like a subject you studied and starts sounding like you. Your wit. Your point of view. Your unmistakable presence.
I'm François. I believe the best conversations feel like a beautifully hosted evening: attentive, alive, and never rehearsed. My private French lessons online are shaped for executives, expatriates, and travelers who have places to go, people to meet, and something worth saying. We begin with the life you already lead, then make room in it for French.
No borrowed persona. No rehearsed perfection. Just the pleasure of being entirely yourself in another language.
Meet François
A face, a voice, a way of seeing the world.
Before we meet across a screen, here is a short visual portrait of the spirit behind this studio: French warmth, a little mischief, and an enduring curiosity about people.
The real introduction happens in conversation. Bring me your story, and we'll begin there.
Explore private sessionsA portrait in motion
The methodology
French that feels like you.
Private coaching built around three things you can hear and feel in every conversation.
Find your way in.
Practice the exchange, not a script. Ask a good question, follow an unexpected answer, tell your story, and know how to keep the conversation moving.
Read the room.
Modern French etiquette lives in the details: when to say vous, how to disagree with warmth, and how to make an invitation feel effortless.
L'art de vivre
A table is an invitation.
The best French is the French you can live in.
Picture arriving for lunch and knowing how to greet your host. Asking a question that turns small talk into a story. Finding the words to stay a little longer. These are the moments we practice together.
Our sessions draw from your own plans and interests: a trip, a friendship, a first meeting, a professional dinner. Language becomes part of the occasion, never a performance you have to get right.
What we can work on
French for the moments that matter.
The arrival
Introduce yourself with warmth. Put a guest at ease. Move past the first exchange and into a conversation worth having.
The long lunch
Ask for a recommendation, tell a story, share an opinion, and follow the lively turns of a table.
The next chapter
Prepare for an interview, a journey, a new home, or a relationship that makes French part of your everyday life.
The person behind the studio
Presence begins before the first word.
The way you arrive changes the way a conversation begins.
Training has taught me to pay attention to small things: how I stand, how I breathe, and when to slow down. I bring that same care to a table. A thoughtful greeting, a well-timed question, the confidence to give someone else the floor.
French is part of this story. In our private sessions, we practice the language for the moments you actually live, along with the cultural instinct to make another person feel welcome.
The First Date
The right words are rarely the whole story.
A first date begins before anyone says a word. You notice the room. You make someone feel welcome. Then you find the kind of conversation neither of you wants to end.
That is the part I love: chemistry, presence, the confidence to listen closely, and a little humor at exactly the right moment. French has its own way of making all of it possible.
That is how I want you to feel when you speak French.
I'm French, gay, and entirely myself at the table. I want the same ease for you. We work on the language, of course, but also on how you enter a conversation, make someone feel seen, and leave them looking forward to the next one.
— FrançoisPrivate sessions
Choose the moment you want to be ready for.
A business dinner. An introduction. A conversation you have been putting off. Every private Zoom session begins with your occasion and is paid for when you book.
The First Conversation
Bring one moment you want to handle in French. We will speak together, improve a phrase you can use, and decide where your attention will make the greatest difference.
$50 per session
20 minutes · One-to-one Zoom
- A personal conversation about your goal
- One useful expression refined together
- A clear recommendation for what to practice next
For you if you want a clear direction before committing to a longer session.
Reserve the ConversationThe Private Studio
For the exchange coming up in your life. Rehearse it in French, find words that sound like you, and try it again with greater ease before we finish.
$150 per session
60 minutes · One-to-one Zoom
- Practice one real meeting, dinner, introduction, or personal exchange
- Receive direct feedback on language, rhythm, and cultural nuance
- Leave with a few useful expressions and one short practice to take away
For you if you have a specific conversation ahead and want to prepare for it.
Reserve the StudioThe Signature Session
Give an important presentation, meeting, dinner, or personal milestone the time it deserves. We shape your language, rehearse the encounter, and make a final pass before you leave.
$225 per session
90 minutes · One-to-one Zoom
- Work with your own occasion and material
- Rehearse with detailed, personal feedback
- Receive a focused written recap afterward
For you if the stakes are higher or the occasion calls for a fuller rehearsal.
Reserve the Signature SessionBefore we meet
Just bring the occasion. You can email a few lines about the conversation you want to have to contact@francoisdagomet.com after booking. For a presentation or speech, sharing your material in advance is welcome, never required.
Inside a session
Bring me a moment. We'll find the words.
Tell me about a conversation you wish you could have in French. We begin with the way you would say it today, then refine the phrases, rhythm, and cultural details that help it feel natural.
Before we finish, we try the conversation again. You leave with a few expressions that belong to your life and a small practice to take into the week.
Find your session
Beyond the lesson
The best host knows when to listen.
A memorable encounter is never a performance. It is attention, timing, and the courage to be present. French gives you another way to bring all three to the table.
Insights from the studioBusiness & etiquette Language & presence Visit the Insights journal
A little more to bring to the table.
The French business dinner begins before the first course.
How to greet, listen, and find your place in a French-speaking room.
Read the essayHow to sound like yourself in French.
A practical way to prepare for the conversation you actually want to have.
Read the essayYour invitationCome as you are.
Come as you are.
Leave with more to say.
Tell me what draws you to French. I'll read your note personally, and we can decide whether the studio is the right place to begin.