How My Teaching Method Was Born (and Why I Don’t Teach Like a Teacher)
I’m not a native speaker (although I've gotten 9.0 in IELTS speaking).
I learned English myself, lived in the UK for years, and spoke it well.
But at 25, when I was first asked to help adults communicate in English, I froze.
Not because I didn’t know English — but because I didn’t know what to do in a real lesson.
I had no lesson plans.
No method.
No teaching experience.
Then I noticed something important.
Adults don’t come to be taught.
They’ve already studied English for 10–15 years.
What they want is a place to speak, think out loud, and feel safe making mistakes.
That realization changed everything.
I stopped “teaching” and started creating space.
I asked questions, listened, followed their thoughts, and helped them stay calm while speaking.
That simple shift became my method.
Over 10+ years and 20,000+ one-to-one sessions with professionals from 70+ countries, it hasn’t changed — because people haven’t changed.
Confidence doesn’t come from learning more.
It comes from speaking without pressure.
And there is a deeper layer - knowing how to handle pressure,
this is something (once learned) you can use for the rest of your life.
