You will have a consultation with an experienced, native English teacher. In this lesson, we will discuss your goals for your lessons so that I can plan the perfect course for you. We will also do some tasks to establish your level, so that I am able to see in what ways I can help you. This will be a great chance to get to know each other and see if I’m the right teacher for you.

As a qualified Business English teacher, I have been teaching classes both privately and in multinational companies for over seven years now. It is a pleasure to help students to reach their goals and advance in their careers. Whatever your profession or industry group, I can help you be more fluent, and feel more relaxed and confident working in English.

In these classes we will work together to prepare for a range of business situations, depending on your specific needs. Topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

📌  Small talk
📌  Presentations
📌  Negotiation
📌  Phone calls
📌  Culture in Business
📌  Dealing with difficult conversations
📌  Handling complaints
📌  Describing trends
📌  Participating in meetings
📌  Emails
📌  Diplomatic languages
📌  Business idioms

These classes work best when we agree on 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. 

As well as business topics, we can also focus on grammar and pronunciation to ensure that you are communicating as clearly as possible. Materials can include almost anything, and I often use slides to make lessons interesting and easy to follow. Most often though, I work with:

📎 Videos
📎 Audio files
📎 Articles 
📎 My own material, (as a course developer, I'm always making new materials).
📎 Interactive quizzes (Quizlet, Kahoot etc.)
📎 British Council approved textbooks 

📝 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, or if you are interested in a time that is not listed on my calendar, feel free to send me a message and I will see if I can accommodate your request!!

English for Effective Business Communication

Conversation classes are a really natural and easy way to improve your confidence, fluency, grammar, and vocabulary. We do all of this in context, focusing on the grammar mistakes that you make most often and looking at new vocabulary that you will actually use! Conversation based classes 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.
👉  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, subject or grammar point 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, and I often use slides to make lessons interesting and easy to follow. Most often though, I work with:

📎 Videos
📎 Audio files
📎 Articles 
📎 My own material, (as a course developer, I'm always making new materials).
📎 Interactive quizzes (Quizlet, Kahoot etc.)
📎 British Council approved textbooks 

📝 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, or if you are interested in a time that is not listed on my calendar, feel free to send me a message and I will see if I can accommodate your request!!

Conversation and confidence building - Improve vocabulary, fluency, and grammar

I participated in a 15 hour online course to enhance my knowledge of teaching business English. This has enhanced my ability to teach business skills such as how to give effective presentations, negotiation, writing emails, telephone communication and job interviews.

A study of Hispanic culture, including modules in Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan languages

Taught English to multilevel classes (primarily A1-A2) to support a government initiative to help to improve the English of students from poorer economic backgrounds
Managed two classes, each with 25 students. All my students studied health related subjects so classes were tailored towards their studies as their levels advanced
Planned English language classes appropriate for a mixed ability group and developed my own teaching materials

Taught one on one in-company classes in a company who design software for the construction business. Levels ranged from A2-C1. Gave general English classes to the intermediate students and business English classes to the advanced students.

Taught English to students levels A1-C2  (one to one and group classes) 
Business English classes to students in the oil and gas, marketing, finance and legal sectors
In-company classes (Tecnicas Reunidas, Taco Bell, Empresarios, ICA Group) Test and work interview preparation (TOEIC, Oposiciones, First Certificate)

Prepared and delivered English classes to students aged 11-18 of all levels
Prepared high school students for their IELTS exams with the goal of all final year students achieving a 6.0. Held optional Communication English classes for teachers at the school. Delivered online English lessons during school closures

Prepared and delivered classes to adults on business English, general English, targeted preparation for job interviews, presentations and negotiations, and language exam preparation. Developed three 12 week online business English courses for B1 and B2 level students, each consisting of 24 90-minute lessons, to be used by all teachers from the language school. This involved designing and planning the syllabus from scratch, and creating all related audios, worksheets, slides, assessments etc.