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Nicholas
Professional TeacherTeaches
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BusinessMedicalKidsTest PreparationHi, I'm Nick, a professional British English teacher. 26 years experience. Customised lessons.
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Japanese
Specialties
BusinessMedicalKidsTest PreparationHi, I'm Nick, a professional British English teacher. 26 years experience. Customised lessons.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in Bournemouth, United Kingdom (09:08 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 13, 2017InterestsBusiness & FinanceFilms & TV SeriesTechMedical & HealthcareFood
OET • IELTS • Business English | 25+ Years Experience
Hello, I’m Nick — a TEFL-certified British English teacher with 25+ years of experience helping professionals and motivated learners achieve real results.
I specialise in OET preparation (speaking, writing, and roleplay) for healthcare professionals, IELTS coaching (Band 7+), and Business English for interviews, presentations, and workplace communication. My lessons focus on fluency, exam strategy, and building confidence.
My journey began in New Zealand and later took me to Japan, where I ran two successful conversation schools. Now based in the UK, I teach online with structured, supportive lessons tailored to your goals.Me as a Teacher
All lesson materials are carefully selected to suit your needs.
My lessons make use of lots of different materials, such as videos, audio recordings, songs, articles and textbooks, so we can build all your skills.
Development of fluency and confidence through conversation practice in a relaxed setting.
I am very patient, and you can ask me all the questions you want, as many times as you want, until you understand very well.
Let me know what you need and how I can help you, and I will be here for you.
I will do my best to help you achieve your goals of becoming fluent in English.
On a personal note, I currently live in Bournemouth in the UK. I enjoy mountain biking, swimming and running. My lessons & teaching style
✱ Customised 1 on 1 Professional Course or lessons simply to improve fluency.
✱ Speaking lessons – relaxed and easy to learn quickly!
✱ MBA applications – Extensive experience in preparing applicants for the top Business Schools.
✱ ILETS – Academic and General- Get band 7 and beyond.
✱ Business English – Any Industry
✱ Medical English – OET GMC PLAB2 OSCE Clinical scenarios for doctors.
As a qualified and certified OET Instructor, I specialise in delivering professional, tailored courses to help healthcare professionals achieve success in the Occupational English Test (OET). With my in-depth knowledge of the test format and its requirements.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
OET Teacher Training - OET - 2024I have completed all modules of the OET teacher training achieving 100 Points.
I am certified to create OET courses through the organisation.
I also have extensive experience in my own medical studies.
There is no singular certificate for the OET teacher training so I have uploaded one of the module certificates. I can send the others if required,
Certificate verified
TEFL Certificate - Online Oranges TEFL Training - 2012This certificate has enabled me to take up some online teaching positions and has given me an alternate perspective in teaching. Having taught for the best part of two decades the information wasn't anything new.
Certificate verified
Experience - Nick's 英会話 - 1999Industry experience of teaching kids of all ages since 1999 both in person and online.
Certificate verified
Experience - Nick's 英会話 - 1999Industry Experience since 1999 and TEFL 150 hours
Certificate verified
Experience - Business and Technician Education Council - 1984Completed a course in business studies at college. Separately studied commercial law, accounting. I have also been a self employed businessman since 1999 generating an income of around $320,000 per year with a staff of 12 people.
Certificate verified
Education
2017 - 2018
Master's - MBAExpand my knowledge of business and provide some status to my recent business of admissions consulting.
Planning for the 2017 intake.
1994 - 1995
Bachelor’s - Bachelor of business major in commercial lawSwitched to massey university after one year of study.
1995 - 2019
Bachelor’s - computer science and Electrical engineeringThe focus was on improving my technical skills and get some up to date experience coding in C++.
I wanted to have the expertise from electrical engineering to pursue a dream of owning a computer manufacturing company. At present the degree is incomplete
2017 - 2020
Doctorate - Medicine
Work Experience
1983 - 1984
teaching assistantAssisted teachers in demonstrating various technological aids for physically and mentally handicapped students.
1984 - 1985
trainee computer programmerLearnt Basic and machine code. Helped in developing educational software for the BBC micro system. Primary use in schools at that time.
Demonstrated the software in schools and prisons to small groups of students.
1985 - 1987
clerical officerClaims officer and enquires clerk. Assisted in special projects where mass unemployment had occurred. invaluable experience in learning conflict resolution.
1987 - 1989
Computer sales consultant (Northland area)Travelling sales representative for the Northland area of New Zealand. A large territory that subsisted of mainly agricultural clients. Sales positions in general test your people skills and although a hard job, many lessons were learnt.
1990 - 1994
Die cut managerResponsible for five staff and the daily running of a die cutting section in a box manufacturing company.
1995 - 1999
Specialist in Invalidity benefitsResponsible for assessment and entitlement to benefits. Worked closely with doctors and social workers in determining the severity of their condition.
1999 - 1999
English teacherTaught students of varying ages.
Kindergarten through to high school.
Adult general classes, business and test preparation
1999 - 2014
Headmaster, Founder and CEOFounded two conversation schools in Tokyo and Chiba. Employed around 10 staff both foreign and Japanese. Designed and developed an original curriculum that was highly regarded in the areas we resided. We Serviced a customer base of approximately 400 students. Gained experience in management, teaching, curriculum development. Probably I had completed sufficient work for an MA in Education. Qualifications generally don't matter so much to me. I only value how knowledge can be applied.
2015 - Current
FounderFreelance English teacher online and MBA admissions consultant.
5.0
Rating
409
Students
2,007
Lessons
98%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
237 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Job Interview & MBA Applications - Business English
A1 - C2Business40 lessons completed
USD 32.00
Package with 7% off
Conversation Lesson
A1 - C2Conversation1,032 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 10% off
Speaking for IELTS, EIKEN and other English Tests
B1 - C2Test Preparation37 lessons completed
USD 27.00
Package with 12% off
Medical English Course including OET OSCE PLAB MSQ Post graduate level and Case studies
B1 - C2Medical69 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 10% off
Kids English Ages 3-12
A1 - C1Kids410 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 12% off
Availability
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104 Reviews
Mawa Yoshida
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Nick led the class very smoothly and gave clear, concise explanations about strategies for improving IELTS Speaking scores. His way of conducting the lesson was excellent. ニック先生はIELTSでスコアアップするための戦略の立て方を分かりやすく説明してくれました。授業の進め方はとても良いです。
May 7, 2025
Milena
11 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
The best teacher ever !!!! My son is very happy taking his classes :)
Jan 17, 2025
Juho-Antti Rissanen
4 English lessons
Enjoyable lesson as always!
Feb 16, 2026
Dammy
1 English lesson
Teacher’s pick
Thank you for the helpful and focused session. I appreciate your clear guidance and the way you explain strategies for the OET speaking tasks.
Apr 22, 2025
Aria咿呀哟~
2 English lessons
Nick is an amazing teacher, he is so professional at medical field, and gives me lots of good advice and even helps me to figure out the question for the Q&A section of my presentation.
Thank you, Nick~!
Feb 27, 2026
Timoshenko
15 English lessons
My daughter (6 y.o.) loves her lessons with Nicholas. That's a very patient, calm and professional teacher, who understands a child and makes the lessons interesting and productive.
Dec 25, 2025
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