First of all you are to determine 1 question, which apartment rental in Paris will be the most appropriate for you, furnished or unfurnished one. You are to think carefully about these things. If you came to Paris for several months it will be better to have a furnished accommodation, it will relieve your headache about purchasing different things and you can freely install yourself in a new place. But if to look at it from the other hand, for example you are to live here for a few years, it will be much more economical to rent unfurnished apartments. You can go to a market of used things and furnish your flat with furniture you prefer most.
So, you have only two ways to find an accommodation in Paris, they are: the “do-it-yourself” method and the “agency” way. But bear in mind that selecting the second way you should pay an extra month rent for the agency services. There is no other mode to find apartments rent Paris.
The agency way is simpler, you just need to find some English speaking agencies, and you got plenty of service providers who speak that minimum English to converse with you, at least enough to rent you a flat. First of all you are to find in yellow pages the part “immobiliers” (French translation for real estate) and then phone in the agencies that you will see. You can start with the phrase 'Bonjour, parlez vous anglais?' ('Bojho, parley voo angley') question which stands for 'Good day, do you speak English' and if the answer is affirmative, begin talking business. You have to remember that the payment for Paris short term apartments can be from one month term to a full month.
The next “do-it-yourself” way can be the same easy as the preceding one. Only here you will be preserving quite a lot of funds. The problem what you might have here is to converse with the lessor. It will be better to have some help. You may request for it one of your acquaintances or to meet somebody on the net, for instance. In the situation when you do not have such possibility, the quantity of the accommodations for you to visit will surely lessen. But don't despair you will have a lot of possibilities to find an English speaking lessor. And the basic benefit that you will have is that French lessors are willing to give the apartments for native English speakers.
Your search would start from the American church of Paris, a great area to meet other English speaking individuals and for other English resources. Start by selecting the magazine 'FUSAC', you will see it just near the main gateway. (Till nowadays the greatest printed source for English speaking people who need info in France). And short term apartment Paris may be also receive with the help of online pages.