In our trial class I want to get to know you, I want to know why you are improving your English, what your goals are, and where you think the biggest challenges are when communicating in English.

This way we can build a plan of how we can work together to help you achieve your goals with the English language.

Conversation classes are a really natural and easy way to improve your confidence, fluency, grammar, and vocabulary. We do all of this in context, focussing on the grammar mistakes that you make most often and looking at new vocabulary that you will actually use! Conversation based calls/classes are great if :

👉  You want to improve your English conversation skills, for work or anything else.
👉  Your English is at a high level but you still want to improve.
👉  You're getting ready to work or live in an English speaking place.
👉  You used to speak a lot of English and now you just want to maintain your English level.
👉  You've been studying English for a while but you're not sure how to improve or what you should study next!

📌 These classes work best when we agree a topic or subject before class that you would like to discuss. This way I can bring materials and resources to class that can help you get the most out of our time. If you don't have anything in particular that you would like to discuss then I am happy to suggest a topic for us. 

Materials can include almost anything! However, I most often use:

📎 Videos (I keep a list of YouTube channels with great videos to build classes around).

📎 Articles (Articles from anywhere are great, and I keep a list of great article websites to get use started).

📎 My own conversation class documents, (I'll introduce you to all of the materials I've created during our first call).

📝 At the end of our call I will always send you the notes that I have made, including any corrections, recommendations, and new vocabulary. 📝

If you have any questions, feel free to send me a message!

CONVERSATION and CONFIDENCE building - Improve vocabulary, fluency, and grammar

In these classes we work on your ability to communicate in English at work. I always build classes around your needs and goals. If there is something in specific that you need help with please let me know. In the past I've helped people with:

📌  Preparation for presentations.
📌  Getting ready for job interviews.
📌  Role playing meetings
📌  Editing letters, slide decks, emails, etc.
📌  CV / Resume editing

My background is in sales management, and also technical planning for events. These days I work with professionals on their business English covering all industries and areas.

Business English, conversation based call/class are great if :

👉  You want to improve your English conversation skills, for work or anything else.
👉  Your English is at a high level and you just want to find out how you can make it better.
👉  You're getting ready to work or live in an English speaking place.
👉  You used to speak a lot of English and now you just want to maintain your English level.

📌 These classes work best when we agree a topic or subject before class that you would like to discuss. This way I can bring materials and resources to class that can help you get the most out of our time. If you don't have anything in particular that you would like to discuss then I am happy to suggest a topic for us. 

Materials can include almost anything! Most often though, I work with:

📎 Videos (I keep a list of YouTube channels with great videos to build classes around).

📎 Articles (Articles from anywhere are great, but Engoo is a great place to start - https://engoo.com/app/daily-news )

📎 My own conversation class documents, (feel free to request a list of what I have available. I'm always making new materials).

📝 At the end of our call I will always send you the notes that I have made, including any corrections, recommendations, or new vocabulary. 📝

If you have any questions, feel free to send me a message!

BUSINESS ENGLISH - Improve the way you communicate at work

I really enjoy job interviews. In the past I've interviewed people for jobs on HIGH PERFORMING, business-to-business, sales teams. Now I want to pass on the knowledge I have of how interviewers think and the best way to communicate your skills in a job interview.

Here are some of the things we'll do on these calls:

📌  We'll ROLE PLAY the most common job interview questions and analyse your answers. We'll consider both your English grammar, vocabulary, and the way you answered the question.

📌 We'll not only think about what the best answers are, but why those answers work. You will understand the theory behind giving great job interview answers.

📌 We'll think about questions that you found difficult in job interviews in the past and common job interview questions in your industry. Then we'll apply advanced job interview techniques and theory to make sure you're giving the best answers.

📌 We'll build a high quality library of useful stories from your experience that you can use to answer any job interview question.

📌 We'll think about the 2 MOST COMMON follow up questions to make sure that you're ready for any thing your interview brings.

📌 We'll talk about what to say when you don't know what to say. How to build longer, high quality answers, and what your interviewer REALLY wants to hear.

JOB INTERVIEW preparation - Learn the theory and skills to get the job

Preparing for the IELTS test can be a really big challenge, but working with an experienced, professional English tutor can make it a lot easier!

Here are some of the ways I can help you:

📌 I can help you find the mistakes you make most often and explain how to correct them in a relaxed and helpful way that helps you to learn. At the end of each class you will leave with all of the notes I've made for you including corrections, examples, suggestions, and new resources.

📌 We will work with actual questions from IELTS tests from our first class so that you have experience with real test materials.

📌  I can help you with the speaking, writing, reading, and listening parts of the test. If you know where you need the most help and which parts of the test you are most worried about then those are the parts that we'll focus on.

If you have any questions about how we can work together then please send me a message. I'm excited to help you on your IELTS journey!

IELTS test preparation - Need a 6.5? Aiming higher? Let's do this!

30 Hour online course. Certified by National Geographic as an educator who is passionate about empowering students to be informed decision-makers, equipped to solve meaningful challenges in their communities and beyond.

This certification is given for demonstrating the advanced knowledge, skills, and competencies needed
to implement and integrate Google for Education tools. This is the higher, level 2 certification.

This course included 5 days classroom tuition.

Incorporating 50-hr TEFL, 30-hr Grammar & Language Awareness, 20-hr Video & Observation, 30-hr
TEFL, 10-hr Teaching Large Classes and 10-hr Telephone Teaching Courses

This TEFL/TESOL certificate is presented to candidates who have satisfactorily completed the requirements of the course. They have learnt and
practised the skills of English language teaching and have shown that they have the ability to progress as an English language teacher.
40-hour Exam Preparation Course
1. Understanding English language exams
2. Analyse and assess a range of English language exams
3. Effective teaching of exam preparation lessons
4. Making interactive exam preparation

30-hour Teaching Business English course. Covering:
1. Theory and practice of teaching Business English
2. Needs analysis and course design
3. Effective lesson planning and preparation of Business English classes
4. Developing Business English materials (Authentic and published materials)
5. Understanding communication skills required by Business English Students.

Worked between three different schools through the week, designing, planning, and delivering in person English lessons. Over 3 years I worked with over 600 students.

Here I installed and maintained IT systems for lecture theatres and large events. This included working with visiting lecturers, politicians, and British royalty.

Provided AV and IT support for lecture theatres and large events, including working with industry leading companies in the aviation industry.

IT support and training for lecture theatres and teaching spaces.

In this role I hired and managed a high performing business-to-business sales team. I was instrumental in changing the way training, targeting, delegation, and day-to-day management worked within the team, along with changing how success was recognised and celebrated. Within six months I lead this previously failing department to recognition as one of the top ranked in the region for most KPIs, including sales volume, profit and new account acquisition.

Hired and managed a head office based business-to-business sales team. Working in a highly targeted and KPI driven environment.

Since I left public school teaching in 2022 I've been a full time Business English Coach and Tutor on iTalki. I help international English speakers, like you, to communicate better at work.