Scored Self-Assessments
Two scored self-assessments — the Leadership Communication Self-Assessment and the Business English Working-Use Self-Assessment. Each is computed only from your own answers, against a rubric stated in full below.
The Leadership Communication Self-Assessment scores how you handle five recurring situations of leadership communication: staying clear under pressure, listening before advising, holding difficult conversations, occupying a room you don't chair, and making a decision land. The Business English Working-Use Self-Assessment scores how confident you feel handling five common professional situations in English — it is a confidence self-assessment, not a language test. Both use the same transparent rubric, stated before every set of questions.
Four questions per dimension, each describing a concrete, observable behaviour — not a self-flattering statement. Answer as you actually behave in these situations today, not as you would like to.
1. When the stakes are high, I keep my sentences short enough that others can follow without asking me to repeat myself.
2. I notice within a minute when I have lost the room, rather than realising it only afterwards.
3. Under time pressure, I state my main point first and add detail after — not the reverse.
4. When someone interrupts with a hard question mid-explanation, I can answer it and then pick my point back up, rather than losing the thread entirely.
5. Before offering a recommendation, I ask at least one question to check I have understood the real issue.
6. I let people finish their sentence before I respond, even when I think I already know what they will say.
7. I can repeat back what someone just told me in a way they would recognise as accurate, not just as agreement.
8. When someone's stated concern doesn't quite add up, I ask what's underneath it, rather than answering the surface question.
9. I deliver critical feedback directly to the person concerned, not through a diluted or indirect route.
10. I can say no to a request without over-explaining or apologising my way out of it.
11. In a disagreement, I state my position clearly before looking for a compromise, rather than avoiding the position altogether.
12. After a difficult conversation, I check that the other person left with an accurate understanding of where things stand, not just less tension.
13. In a meeting I don't chair, I contribute at least once without being invited to.
14. My tone stays even whether the news is good or bad, in a room that is watching how I react.
15. I hold a pause after making a point instead of filling silence with extra words.
16. Senior people in the room address questions to me directly, not just to whoever else is speaking.
17. When I announce a decision, I state the reason for it, not just the decision itself.
18. I explain what changes and what doesn't for the people affected, before they have to ask.
19. When a decision is unpopular, I say so plainly rather than dressing it up as good news.
20. After announcing a decision, I check that people can explain it back accurately, not just that they have stopped objecting.
Overall Communication Score
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Communicator Profile
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The weakest dimension is identified only by comparing your own five scores against each other — never against an external figure. This is an indicative self-assessment, not a certified diagnostic.
Four questions per working situation, describing concrete moments of using English at work. Answer as you actually experience these situations today, not as you would like to.
1. In an English-language meeting, I jump into the conversation without waiting for a natural gap that never comes.
2. When someone interrupts me mid-sentence in English, I can hold my point and return to it, rather than dropping it.
3. I interrupt politely in English when I need to, using a phrase for it rather than just talking over people.
4. I can follow a fast-moving English discussion between native speakers without asking for it to slow down.
5. I can deliver a short presentation in English without reading from a script word for word.
6. When someone asks a question in English I didn't expect, I can answer on the spot rather than asking for it in writing.
7. I use figures and specifics in English presentations, not only general statements I'm more sure of.
8. After presenting in English, I can handle a rapid back-and-forth of follow-up questions without losing precision.
9. I can disagree with a counterpart in English without the disagreement sounding more aggressive, or more timid, than I intend.
10. I can make a counter-offer or push back on a number in English without switching to French to work it out first.
11. I recognise when English small talk is expected before business starts, and can hold it.
12. When a negotiation in English stalls, I can propose a way forward rather than waiting for the other side to.
13. I can adjust the tone of an English email between a first contact and an established client, so it doesn't read the same way.
14. I can write a short English proposal or summary without translating it in my head from French first.
15. I catch it myself when an English email I've drafted reads more bluntly, or more vaguely, than intended.
16. I can proofread my own English writing for the errors I know I tend to make, before sending it.
17. On an English phone call with no video, I can follow the conversation without the other person's face to read.
18. I ask someone to repeat themselves in English when I've missed something, rather than guessing and moving on.
19. On an English conference call with several voices, I can tell who's speaking without seeing them.
20. I stay engaged for the full length of an English call, not just the first few minutes before concentration slips.
Overall Confidence Score
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Working-Comfort Profile
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The weakest dimension is identified only by comparing your own five scores against each other — never against an external figure or a CEFR level. This is an indicative self-assessment, not a language test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Each of the 20 questions describes an observable communication behaviour tied to one of five dimensions: clarity under pressure, listening and questioning, difficult conversations, executive presence in the room, and decision communication. You answer Often, Sometimes or Rarely for each; those answers are worth 2, 1 and 0 points. The four questions for each dimension are added together for a score out of 8, and all five dimension scores are added together for a total out of 40. Everything happens in your browser, from your own answers — nothing is compared to any other person’s figures.
The 40-point scale is split into three bands: 0–13 is Reactive communicator (the conversation happens to you, rather than being shaped by you), 14–26 is Situationally effective (strong in familiar settings, less reliable under pressure or in conflict), and 27–40 is Deliberate communicator (consistent across pressure, conflict and unfamiliar rooms). Your total score places you in one of these three bands.
The same Often / Sometimes / Rarely rubric (2, 1, 0 points) applies to 20 questions across five working situations: meetings and interruption, presenting and being questioned, negotiating and disagreeing politely, written register, and telephone and video without visual cues. Four questions per situation give a score out of 8, and the five scores add up to a total out of 40.
No. This tool does not test, certify or determine your English proficiency, and it does not establish a CEFR level (A1–C2). It only reflects how confident you say you feel handling specific professional situations in English — nothing more. It is not a language test.
0–13 is Avoids English situations (English-language situations are minimised or handed off whenever possible), 14–26 is Manages, with effort (gets through most professional situations in English, at a real cost of effort), and 27–40 is Works comfortably in English (handles most professional situations in English without it being the limiting factor).
No. Both tools score only the answers you enter, against the rubric stated on this page. There is no external dataset, no industry average and no comparison to other people anywhere on this page.
No. Both tools are indicative self-assessments, not a validated diagnostic, a scientific instrument or a certification of any kind. They do not constitute professional, psychological or regulatory advice, and a high or low score does not certify, validate or predict any outcome, including of any training or coaching programme, ours included.