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Nicholas
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Japanese
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Japanese
From United KingdomLiving in Bournemouth, United Kingdom (21:46 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 13, 2017Me 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.
✱ Medical English – GMC PLAB2 OSCE Clinical scenarios for doctors.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Articles and news
- Image files
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Homework Assignments
- Text Documents
Work Experience
1983 - 1984
teaching assistant Bristol SEMERCAssisted teachers in demonstrating various technological aids for physically and mentally handicapped students.
1984 - 1985
trainee computer programmer Alum SoftwareLearnt 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 officer Department of employmentClaims 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) Cylex companyTravelling 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 manager Auckland PackagingResponsible for five staff and the daily running of a die cutting section in a box manufacturing company.
1995 - 1999
Specialist in Invalidity benefits Department of Work and IncomeResponsible for assessment and entitlement to benefits. Worked closely with doctors and social workers in determining the severity of their condition.
1999 - 1999
English teacher Eikaiwa FlemingTaught students of varying ages.
Kindergarten through to high school.
Adult general classes, business and test preparation
1999 - 2014
Headmaster, Founder and CEO Gee CorpoarationFounded 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 - Present
Founder NCG EnglishFreelance English teacher online and MBA admissions consultant.
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
Certificates
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 uploaded
5.0
Rating
240
Students
980
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
141 lessons completed
USD 6.50+
MBA Admissions Interview Coaching
B2 - C2Business10 lessons completed
USD 40.00
Package with 15% off
Job Interview Coaching and Practise - Ace your next interview
A1 - C2Business35 lessons completed
USD 28.00
Package with 10% off
Conversation Lesson
A1 - C2Conversation Practice690 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 5% off
Speaking for IELTS, TOEFL, EIKEN and Cambridge Exams CPE, CAE, FCE, PET and KEY
A1 - C2Test Preparation24 lessons completed
USD 25.00
Package with 8% off
Medical English Course including OET OSCE PLAB MSQ Post graduate level and Case studies
B1 - C2Business1 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 6% off
Offline Proofreading 1000 words or less
A1 - C1General0 lessons completed
USD 25.00
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
84 Reviews
Mahmoud
4 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Nicholas is an awesome teacher. I have enjoyed the lesson with him. His accent is what I am searching for.
Jul 26, 2017
Koyuki JLPT
3 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
ニコラス先生はとても話しやすくて、初めて会ったのにあまり緊張しませんでした。プロフェッショナルで経験豊か、とても明るくて優しいです。英語もクリアでとても聴き取りやすいです。またよろしくお願いします。
Jul 11, 2017
Anastasia
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Nickolas helped me a lot in enhancing confidence and imrpoving my language skills. I can advise him for everybody who strives to achieve their goals in English. Great teacher! Thank you so much, Nickolas. It was a real pleasure to have conversations with you.
Jul 7, 2017
Orest
1 English lesson
Everything good!
Thank You!
Apr 13, 2023
rinoa1988
1 English lesson
Thank you very much for your time, Nick! It was a pleasure meeting you and I think I will be more confident speaking English in the interview now and I will try to implement your tips. Thank you very much! :)
Mar 4, 2023
Haruko
6 English lessons
Great lesson ! Thank you so much Nick :)
Jun 21, 2022
Trial Lesson
USD 6.50
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