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Business & General English

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IELTS band 7+ Coaching

English Fluency

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  • Business & General English Coaching

  • Healthcare English Coaching

  • IELTS Band 7+ Coaching

Professional English & IELTS Coaching

Wise Words For Life is a premium 1:1 online English coaching academy founded by Shannon Shepley, specialising in IELTS Academic and General Band 7+ preparation and advanced Professional English communication for international careers.

With over 15 years of professional teaching experience, Shannon helps ambitious learners overcome the barriers that keep many capable professionals stuck — unclear study priorities, recurring grammar mistakes, and a lack of detailed feedback and confidence.

Through personalised diagnostic coaching, you will learn how to:

  • Achieve IELTS Band 7+ through strategic, examiner-aligned systems

  • Speak fluently and confidently in work meetings, presentations, interviews, as well as everyday social settings

  • Learn industry-specific or context-specific vocabulary for any situation or topic of choice

  • Write clear, structured academic and professional documents

  • Eliminate recurring grammar mistakes and strengthen accuracy

This is structured, expert-led English coaching designed for serious learners ready to unlock global opportunities.

English Coaching Services

IELTS Band 7+ Preparation

Highly structured and personalised Academic and General IELTS band 7+ preparation.

You will receive:

  • Detailed writing correction and examiner-level feedback

  • Speaking fluency systems and real-time correction

  • Reading and listening strategies

  • Official British Council and Cambridge mock tests

  • A personalised Band 7+ roadmap from Day 1

Choose between a 6–12 week IELTS band 7+ Coaching Programme or flexible 1:1 IELTS band 7+ coaching.


Business English Coaching

Communicate with clarity, confidence, and authority in international environments.

This coaching strengthens:

  • Professional speaking in meetings and discussions

  • Presentation structure and delivery

  • Professional writing clarity and tone

  • Advanced vocabulary and collocations

  • Fluency and composure under pressure

Each session integrates speaking, writing, grammar, and strategic communication — aligned to your professional goals.

Grammar & Fluency Coaching

Improve your General English skills. Speak fluently and confidently in any social situation. Improve your writing clarity.

You will gain:

  • Clear sentence structure and tense control

  • Natural spoken fluency and pronunciation

  • Vocabulary for real-life and travel situations

  • Writing clarity for messages and everyday communication

  • Reduction of recurring grammatical mistakes

Receive integrated grammar, speaking, and writing skills development — not isolated grammar drills.

The Coaching Process

1. Book a Free Consultation

We start with a focused, no-obligation 15-minute call to understand your goals, current level, and what’s holding you back. You’ll leave with clarity and a clear next step.

2. Diagnostic Assessment

Your first session provides a detailed evaluation of your speaking, writing, grammar, and fluency. We identify recurring mistakes and the exact gaps preventing either IELTS Band 7+ or advanced-level professional English speaking and writing fluency.

3. Personalised Study Roadmap & Coaching

Based on your assessment, you receive a structured, tailored study roadmap aligned to your IELTS or professional goals, schedule, needs, interests, and current level. You receive expert and highly personalised 1:1 coaching, curated resources, targeted homework exercises, and effective self-study strategies.

4. Measurable Progress & Results

With expert feedback and ongoing support, you eliminate recurring errors, strengthen fluency, and develop confident, advanced-level communication for real-world workplace and social environments, as well as the IELTS exam.

Meet Your English Coach

I’m Shannon Shepley, Founder of Wise Words For Life, and I help ambitious professionals and IELTS candidates unlock global opportunities through precise, confident English communication.

With over 15 years of professional teaching experience, I bring deep expertise in grammar, academic writing, and advanced communication. I taught English as a First Language at secondary school level for 12 years (IEB and Cambridge), building a strong foundation in high-level writing and language structure. For the past five years, I have specialised in online ESL coaching for adult non-native English speakers. Through structured, diagnostic coaching, I have helped hundreds of candidates achieve IELTS Band 7+ and develop advanced-level fluency.

I hold a Bachelor of Humanities (cum laude), a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), a 190-hour TESOL certification, and specialist certifications in IELTS coaching and proofreading.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I book lessons?

Step 1: Click on the yellow 'Book' buttons found on each page. Don't accidentally book a free consultation unless that's what you want to do.

Step 2: On the next page, choose your lesson package. Then Fill in your payment details on the next page and click 'Pay' via Paypal.

If you see the guest checkout option, you can also choose to pay by credit card.

Step 3: After you pay, you will immediately be taken to the booking page to book your first lesson and you will receive a booking confirmation email, which contains the Google Meet link for your lesson.

Step 5: Save your booking event to your calendar so that you can find it easily on the day of your lesson.

Step 6: Read the second email you will receive, which will contain the booking calendar link for you to use to schedule any lessons remaining in your lesson package.

How do I reschedule lessons?

Click on the reschedule button inside your booking confirmation email at least 1 hour before the lesson to avoid losing your booking.

Where do I find the Google Meeting link?

It will be in the booking confirmation email. Save the booked event to your calendar for ease of access later.

What is my CEFR English level?

At the A1 (Beginner) level, learners make frequent errors with basic structures, such as

word order, subject-verb agreement, and simple tenses. Pronunciation is often unclear,

making communication difficult for native speakers.

At the A2 (Elementary) level, learners struggle with more complex structures, making

errors with verb forms, prepositions, and question forms. Pronunciation is still developing,

and more complex sounds or intonation patterns may be challenging.

By B1 (Intermediate), learners can manage routine tasks but still make errors with tenses,

articles, and word choice. Pronunciation is generally understandable, though occasional

mispronunciations may occur.

At B2 (Upper Intermediate), errors are less frequent but still occur with more complex

structures, such as conditionals, passive voice, and perfect tenses. Pronunciation is mostly

clear, though slight accents or occasional difficulties with complex words may remain.

By C1 (Advanced), learners rarely make mistakes, but occasional errors may happen with mixed conditionals, relative clauses, or advanced vocabulary usage. Pronunciation is very close to native-like, with only minor errors or slight accents.

At C2 (Proficient), grammar errors are almost nonexistent. Any mistakes tend to be with

very complex sentence structures or rare nuances, such as choosing between advanced

synonyms or subtle differences in meaning. Pronunciation is virtually identical to that of

native speakers, with no significant errors or accent.

The Ultimate Intermediate Grammar Quiz

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FREE personalised grammar study checklist (based on your results).