ABOUT SPEAKCHARLIE
5 languages.
One mission: helping people feel at home at work.
SpeakCharlie is an international team of language coaches, cultural trainers, and communication specialists helping professionals build confidence across Swedish, English, Mandarin, German, and French.
We began in Stockholm in 2014 as Swedish for Professionals. Today, we help global teams communicate with more clarity, context, and confidence.
2014
founded in Stockholm as Swedish for Professionals
10K+
expats and professionals trained
5
languages taught across teams and markets
9/10
course satisfaction score
OUR BEGINNING
We built language training around real working life.
For many expats in Sweden, the need was clear: language learning had to connect to the situations they actually faced, from meetings and feedback to small talk, emails, onboarding, and everyday life outside the office.
Swedish for Professionals was created in 2014 with a simple idea: teach useful Swedish in a way that supports adult learners, professional goals, and the reality of moving to a new country.
Language is not just vocabulary. It is access, belonging, confidence, and being able to join the conversation.
OUR JOURNEY
From Swedish for Professionals to SpeakCharlie.
As our clients became more international, our work expanded beyond Swedish. Companies needed support with language, culture, collaboration, and the invisible communication gaps that show up in global teams.
2014
Started in Stockholm
Founded as Swedish for Professionals to help expats and international professionals learn Swedish for working life.
10K+
Thousands of learners later
More than 10,000 expats and professionals have trained with us across language, culture, and communication programs.
2024
SpeakCharlie launches
The new name reflects what we had become: a broader partner for international teams, not only Swedish courses.
TODAY
A wider mission
We help global professionals communicate with more confidence across 5 languages and many cultural contexts.
OUR CULTURE
International, practical, warm, and deeply human.
SpeakCharlie is built by people who understand what it means to live, work, and communicate across cultures. That experience shapes how we teach, how we support learners, and how we design every program.
5 LANGUAGES
We teach language for the moments that actually matter.
SpeakCharlie supports learners across Swedish, English, Mandarin, German, and French. Each course is shaped around real goals, real contexts, and the confidence people need to participate fully.
5
languages taught with culture, context, and confidence built in.
Swedish
For international professionals in Sweden who want to handle meetings, fika, emails, small talk, feedback, and everyday life with more confidence.
English
For professionals and teams who use English at work and need stronger communication in meetings, presentations, emails, negotiations, and global collaboration.
Mandarin
For professionals working with Chinese-speaking clients, partners, or colleagues who need practical Mandarin and cultural context for stronger business relationships.
German
For teams and professionals working with German-speaking markets, colleagues, or clients who need useful language for meetings, travel, relocation, and daily collaboration.
French
For professionals working with French-speaking clients, partners, or teams who need clearer communication for business, relocation, and everyday workplace interactions.
The learning experience is built around people.
Our coaches are language experts, cultural guides, and confidence builders. They bring professional structure, but also curiosity, warmth, and real sensitivity to what learners are navigating.
Coaches who understand adult learners.
We build lessons around professional goals, roles, confidence levels, and real communication needs.
A team shaped by international experience.
Many of the people behind SpeakCharlie understand relocation, accents, cultural adjustment, and the courage it takes to speak before it feels perfect.
Training that feels useful from day one.
The aim is simple: make communication easier in the next meeting, email, conversation, or presentation.
WHAT OUR LEARNERS AND CLIENTS SAY
More than a decade of helping people communicate with confidence.
SpeakCharlie has supported professionals and teams across technology, manufacturing, finance, education, and professional services, including major Swedish employers.
9/10
Course satisfaction from learners and teams who value training that is practical, human, and easy to use in real situations.
Language training is a win-win for both employees and the company.”
Paulin Agerbjörk
Head of Learning and Development, Tre/Hallon
