University Professor in Semiology, Semiotics, and Culture of Design, Architecture, Urban Planning, and Communication.

From 60 € /h

My teaching methodology is unique because it focuses on discovering and developing your own learning methods. With over 30 years of experience in academic and professional education, I provide tailored support adapted to your specific needs, whether you are an undergraduate, graduate, doctoral student, or a professional looking to deepen your knowledge.

Personalized Approach: Each course is designed to meet your individual interests and goals. I adapt to your learning style and help you develop your own analytical and critical skills, which are essential for excelling in the fields of semiotics, architecture, urban planning, geography, and communication.

Ongoing Support: I am committed to monitoring your progress throughout your educational journey, providing regular feedback and personalized advice to ensure you stay on the path to success.

This personalized learning journey is designed to transform you into an independent and well-informed professional, capable of conducting research and carrying out projects with confidence and competence. Get ready to explore new ways of thinking and to discover the deep connections between semiotics and spatial disciplines, all while developing a working method that is truly your own.

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Hello!

My name is ISABEL.

I am an Architect, Urban Planner, and Semiotician.

I am a mentor, teacher, researcher, author, and consultant. I earned a PhD in Semiotics in 1996 from Aarhus University (Denmark). Semiotics is a lesser-known discipline that allows us to understand essential aspects such as the meanings of images, spaces, language, sounds, colors, and gestures, all of which can signify or make sense (anything that makes sense can be analyzed by this discipline). Semiotics provides a toolkit for accessing the meanings of the world we live in.

Want to know more about me and what my students think of me?

Location

Online from France

About Me

Hello!

My name is Isabel. I am an architect, urban planner, and semiotician. As a mentor, teacher, researcher, author, and consultant, I earned a PhD in Semiotics in 1996 from Aarhus University, Denmark. Semiotics is a fascinating and not widely known discipline that allows us to explore and understand the meanings of images, spaces, language, sounds, colors, and gestures. It provides a valuable toolkit for deciphering the complex world we live in.

Throughout my career, I have had the honor of teaching and conducting research in various countries, collaborating with institutions and universities across Europe, America, Africa, and Asia. I have guided numerous students through workshops in architecture, lectures in semiotics, bioclimatic architecture, and urban planning, as well as directed studies in various related fields.

My teaching approach is personalized and tailored to each student, focusing on discovering your own methodological approach. This method, developed over more than 30 years of experience, aims to enhance your critical thinking and your ability to interpret and create meaningful and communicative spaces.

I invite you to discover how I can help you deepen your understanding of semiotics and apply its principles to your personal and professional projects. Together, we will explore the semiotic dimensions of architecture, urban planning, and communication, enriching your academic and professional journey.

I look forward to collaborating with you to explore the riches of semiotics and beyond.

Best regards,
Isabel

Education

Educational Background and Qualifications

Bachelor of Architecture with a specialization in Urban Planning
Institution: Technical University of Lisbon
Year: 1989
Final Grade: 17/20

Master of Advanced Studies (D.E.A.) in Social Anthropology and Sociology
Institution: University Paris V Sorbonne
Year: 1991

Master II (C.E.A.A.) in Architectural Design Sciences
Institution: School of Architecture of Paris–La Villette
Year: 1992
Distinction: Very Honorable with Congratulations

PhD in Semiotics (Architecture and Urbanism)
Institution: Aarhus University (Center for Semiotic Research)
Year: 1996
Distinction: Very Honorable with Congratulations (publication unanimously recommended by the jury)

PhD in Communication Sciences
Institution: Faculty of Human and Social Sciences – New University of Lisbon (FCSH – UNL)
Year: 1999

Professor of Universities (qualified to direct research HDR in France)
Qualification: Qualified by the National Council of Universities (C.N.U.), France
Since: 2016
Sections: 7th and 71st sections of the CNU (France)

These credentials highlight your ongoing commitment to university teaching and research, as well as your expertise in leading advanced research projects in architecture, urban planning, and semiotics.

Experience / Qualifications

Professional Experience
Consultant, Trainer, Mentor in Semiology, General Semiotics, Design, Architecture, Urban Planning, and Communication
Since: 1996 to present

Professor in the Doctoral Program in Urban Planning
Institution: Lusophone University of Lisbon
Since: 2008 to present

Consultant, Trainer, Mentor in Ecological Design
Since: 2022 to present

Director of Research
Institution: Centre for the Philosophy of Sciences (CFCUL), University of Lisbon
Since: 2022 to present

Director of Research
Institution: Faculty of Human and Social Sciences – FCSH, New University of Lisbon – UNL
Period: 2005 to 2022
Details: Research team in Socio-spatial Modeling and Planning.

Lecturer
Institutions: Departments of Communication Sciences and Architecture, Autonomous University of Lisbon – UAL
Period: 2001-2005

Temporary Teaching Assistant in Semiology
Institution: University Paris 3 (U.F.R. Sciences of Communication)
Period: 2000-2001

Postdoctoral Research Fellow FCT
Institutions: Centre for Semiotic Research at Aarhus University, Denmark and CICTS, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Period: 1996-2000

Semiotic Communications Analysis for Municipalities and Architectural Firms
Since: 1996
Details: Design of territorial or architectural communication policies, development of communication grammars, and analysis of images from Municipal Master Plans.

International Visiting Professor and Researcher
Details: Teaching and research at various academic institutions worldwide, across all continents.

Contributions and Engagements
Elected Member and Leader of Various Semiotic Networks
Role: National Representative of Portugal for the World Association of Semiotics IASS (2009-2024) and Vice-President of the International Association for Visual Semiotics A.I.S.V. (2010-2022)

Guest Editor and Permanent Member of Scientific Committees
Journals: Semiotica, Degrés, Estudos Semióticos, Springer, Harmattan, Aracne, etc.
Since: 2011

Keynote Speaker
Detail: International invitations as a main speaker at well-known conferences.
Since: 2004

This list highlights my influential role as an academic and professional leader in the fields of semiotics, architecture, and ecological design, as well as my significant involvement in the international academic community and research networks globally.

Age

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

60 minutes

The class is taught in

English

French

Portuguese

Skills

Architecture

Communication skills

Culture

Availability of a typical week

(GMT -05:00)

New York

Online via webcam

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

00-04

04-08

08-12

12-16

16-20

20-24

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SUMMARY DESCRIPTION (IN BRIEF):
➤ Objective
Take control of your communication and transform your public speaking into powerful tools of influence. Whether it's to persuade in public, negotiate, manage conflict, or capture attention, it's not just about self-confidence... but about precise techniques and measurable impact.

➤ What you will learn
-Perfect your rhetoric, wit and public speaking skills (voice, breath, diction, emotions, gaze, gestures, charisma).
️ -Develop clear, impactful communication adapted to each context (meeting, telephone, presentation, negotiation, interview).
- Decode and apply the techniques of great leaders: body language, storytelling, persuasion.
️ -Transform your emotions and hypersensitivity into communication assets.
-Managing delicate situations: conflicts, objections, unexpected questions, negotiations.
️ -Strengthen your leadership, image and charisma.

➤ Methodology
Each session is based on:
️ -Practical scenarios inspired by your real experiences.
️ -Simulations filmed, commented on and analyzed together to progress faster.
️ -Concrete tools (non-violent communication, NLP, emotional intelligence, persuasion techniques).
️ -A personalized approach tailored to your goals and obstacles.

➤ Result
️From 2 to 3 sessions (2025 study):
-️More confidence and ease in front of an audience.
-️A structured, impactful and memorable speech.
-️An increased ability to convince, persuade and inspire.
-️The pleasure of speaking... rather than apprehension.

➤ In short: Turn your words into a formidable asset. Go from stress to impact, from hesitation to charisma. Ready to take your communication to the next level?

DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
➤Take control of your communication and make a lasting impression!
Do you want to be more convincing in public? Manage your personal and professional interactions with ease? Transform your public speaking into real levers of influence and persuasion?
Whether it's for negotiating, arguing, improvising, managing conflicts or capturing attention, it's not just about self-confidence, but about techniques and impact.

➤Improve your public speaking skills, better manage your personal/professional communication and the resulting conflicts, master negotiation techniques (...): your communication goals may be diverse, and the aim of these sessions is precisely to support you in achieving them. So, how do you deliver a clear message, be impactful, stand out, and leave a lasting impression?

➤ Whether your objective is personal or professional, speaking is a predominantly physical activity, relying on a body, a voice, a breath, a rhythm (diction), an emotion and above all techniques, tools, a method, a know-how, reflecting the speaker's involvement in his speech.

➤ On the telephone, in a meeting, in front of a client, his family (...), relevant and successful speaking must always be effective and efficient, with clear, simple and impactful messages, creating a balance between the message received and message sent. Coherence between form and content. The important thing in communication is not the confidence we have in ourselves, but the appearance of confidence we exude. It’s also not about being structured or coherent but simply about appearing to be so. And to do this, there are targeted tools.

➤ So, how do you listen and be listened to, convince/persuade and be impactful, challenge and leave an impression, enhance your content, address your audience relevantly and optimize the quality & clarity of the exchange/message? It is precisely a question of going through, applying and deploying practical and effective techniques of oral presentation, simple intervention or 'one to one' exchange, aiming to challenge one's audience or interlocutor, taking care of both the content and the form. , all in a professional or personal setting. Here again, there is a range of precise verbal and non-verbal communication techniques which, once modernized and brought up to date, will be put to the service of your reality. Allowing you to move from fear to pleasure in front of the public.

➤ Thus, mastered, the practical method allows, through a set of simulations and scenarios based on your daily experience supporting pragmatic & concrete techniques, to improve self-confidence, self-assurance, ease by overcoming discomfort and controlling his emotion in public. But also to work on your leadership & charisma, in a context where empathy and emotional intelligence are at the service of communication.

➤ So, in this context, after having precisely defined your objective and reviewed the obstacles encountered, here are some examples of themes covered through concrete techniques and a targeted methodology:
✓Practical tools to perfect your rhetoric/repartee
✓Decode and use the practical communication tools of great leaders
✓Fundamentals (practices) of eloquence but also of oratorical art (intonation, gaze, gestures, elocution, range, emotions, pronunciation, development of one's own style of charisma, etc.) to ensure consistency between content and the form
✓Fundamentals of Body Language to support and not interfere with the speech while being convinced & convincing.
✓ Highlighting their speech & promoting their speaking to arouse interest, by building on their strengths.
✓Creation of a coherence between the message emitted & the message received in order to improve its speech and in fact, its professional/personal relations.
✓Management of Q&A sessions & external reactions during an intervention or an oral exchange.
✓Practical tools to put your interlocutor at ease and appear friendly/interested.
✓To succeed in a negotiation/mediation.
✓On the one hand, learning to say 'no' simply in three steps AND on the other hand, getting people to say 'yes'.
✓To turn sentences into positive AND constructive.
✓To manage conflicts (eg 'assertive' communication techniques, eg CNV techniques - Non Violent Communication).
✓To put NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) at the service of communication.
✓To adopt effective, simple, fair and engaging language.
✓To use sentences, turns of phrase & expressions allowing to be precise, simple, effective & challenging.
✓To manage your personal & professional relationships with, for example, the preparation of your ratings.
✓Make your hypersensitivity a strength to tame your abilities.
✓Listening proactively and expressing / conveying ideas / message clearly.
✓ Avoid letting your emotions show through and propose a constructive solution to problems, while drawing on your own relational skills.
✓Be better equipped to recognize and immediately remedy situations that weaken their authority and affect their ability to communicate effectively.
✓Enhance their potential for expression and creativity (often underestimated until now) and 'apparent' sociability
✓Develop not necessarily self-confidence, but the 'appearance' of self-confidence, refine one's listening to respond adequately, open up to the resources of the imagination, free oneself from the rational to then structure one's speech.
✓Relate their communication objectives (project, institution, values, ideas, demands, etc.) to the form of their expression.
✓Learn and put into practice persuasive communication techniques and better understand the perception that others have of oneself. In order to improve his skills of 'self-presentation' and conveyed image.
✓Practical techniques to foster the engagement of the other party.
✓Strengthen the structure of its communication and develop a convincing argument in order to sell its ideas and projects.
✓ Optimizing internal and external relationships are professional fundamentals, so the structure of meetings, dialogue within the company, and mastery of change communication are invaluable.

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➤ In addition, you will leave with concrete and immediately useful tools, developed in the form of practical lightning modules: learning to say no, getting a delicate message across, selling an idea, expressing disagreement with an authority, getting a "yes" without upsetting someone, resisting the pressure of a too-quick "yes", calming someone who has taken your words badly (...).

➤ In short, public speaking skills are now an essential cross-functional skill for asserting oneself, informing, negotiating, and persuading. However, to master the keys to successful public communication, it is necessary to enhance the impact of one's own speeches: by structuring one's interventions and taking into account the circumstances and the audience's expectations; by making a lasting impression through storytelling; by integrating the psychological and emotional factors of effective oral communication; by incorporating emotions into the preparation of the message and arguments; by anticipating objections and delicate situations; by preparing and structuring an engaging and convincing presentation outline; by experimenting with the rules of improvisation; and by appropriately managing difficult situations (...).

➤ In short, each session combines techniques & practical exercises adapted to your everyday situations (filmed with your agreement in order to be reviewed, commented on, decoded together live, to have an external perspective and areas for improvement) , so that you will be able to apply them immediately, and from the first session.

➤Progress following these sessions is noticeable from 2 to 3 sessions (*study 2026).

➤ Make your words a formidable asset. Ready to take things to the next level?

➤ THE TRAINER - TEACHER CONSULTANT
A graduate of a prestigious French Grande École and an Ivy League university in the United States, he combines academic rigor with modern teaching methods. With over 18 years of experience in Europe and North America, he has taught at prestigious international institutions (both public and private), and regularly speaks in Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Canada, as well as at various forums and conferences.

A recognized specialist, he offers personalized and accessible support (for lawyers, doctors, executives, business leaders, politicians, and more generally, any individual), based on active listening, a proven methodology, and tailored training. Whether through one-on-one sessions, workshops, or group training, his approach combines personalization, efficiency, and professionalism for rapid, visible results.

➤ LOCATIONS, TIMES

✓ Areas of intervention:
-Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg, Zurich, Neuchâtel, Lugano, Basel, Bern, Lucerne)
-Belgium (Brussels, Antwerp, Charleroi, Liège)
-Luxembourg
-On request: France (Paris, Lyon) and Canada (Montreal)

✓ Currently: sessions are primarily conducted via videoconference – a format favored by almost all participants, as it combines the same high-quality interaction with great organizational flexibility. All content, notes, and recommendations are provided directly through the dedicated chat. Advantages: time savings (no travel), flexible scheduling, comfort, and eco-responsibility.

✓ Fees: reduced and stable fees, designed to remain affordable without compromising on quality.

✓ Languages: French / English.

✓ Results: noticeable progress from 2 sessions (2025 study).

✓ Special offers: gift vouchers available all year round – an original and useful way to please your loved ones.

✓ Schedules to be defined together, adjusting as best as possible to your constraints.

✓ 100% tailor-made program, adapted to each need.

✓ Why choose this training?
-Because you benefit from international expertise at the service of your objectives.
-Because each session is personalized and you will leave with concrete tools.
-Because the approach is not theoretical: it is lively, interactive and results-oriented.
-Because you benefit from a motivating, supportive and stimulating environment, which promotes confidence and rapid progress.
-Because in just a few sessions, you will already notice a tangible difference.

Ovan

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Colonial cities in Indonesia were shaped by political, economic, and cultural imperatives of empire. This course combines rigorous historical analysis with in-situ field learning, inviting international learners to experience colonial urban history through direct observation of city form, heritage architecture, and spatial organization.

Rather than abstract narratives or rote memorization, our approach treats cities as living texts. Students study how colonial authorities designed urban space for trade, governance, and control, and how these spatial logics endure in the modern city.

The class offers a hybrid blend of classroom discussion, archival interpretation, and guided urban walks in historically significant sites such as old town districts, port precincts, colonial administrative centers, and transportation infrastructure. Participants will explore heritage buildings, street patterns, canals, and rail alignments—observing how power was inscribed into the urban fabric.

Learning resources include historical maps, planning documents, photographs, and Dutch-language sources, combined with structured field observations to enhance analytical skills. Field sessions are designed not only to illustrate concepts discussed in class but to immerse students in the material realities of colonial urbanism.

By engaging with both documentary archives and urban environments, students will gain a deeper appreciation of how colonial spatial strategies were implemented and how their legacies shape contemporary Indonesian cities. This course is ideal for students, researchers, heritage professionals, and culturally curious travelers interested in urban history, architecture, and colonial studies.

Huang

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Unlock the beauty of the Chinese language with a fun and engaging learning experience! This course is designed for English speakers who want to start speaking, reading, and understanding Mandarin Chinese confidently. Through interactive lessons, practical conversation practice, and cultural insights, students will build a strong foundation in Chinese while exploring its fascinating culture. Suitable for beginners and those looking to improve their language skills, each session focuses on real-life communication, pronunciation, and essential vocabulary. Join now and start your journey to becoming a confident Mandarin speaker!