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Doug

English

Native

French

From United States

Living in Chicago, United States

The Fun Way to Learn! A creative teacher with years of experience teaching all ages at all levels. I believe when you’re learning something new, if you're having fun doing it, it makes EVERYTHING so much easier. When tackling a big goal like learning a new language, a positive mindset is key. For me, no matter how big my goal or adventure is, I tell myself, "Sure, I'll give it a try! Why not? Who cares if I'm not good at it yet?" The best way of learning something new is to dive right in and trust you're going to be fine. After all, you never know how much you might surprise yourself. Personally speaking, I love travel, learning about different cultures, sports, theater, cooking and goal-setting. I believe we ALL have an amazing capacity to succeed at big challenges! I have a couple decades of experience teaching in many different settings--college students, corporate executives, lawyers, children, and more. I've worked with multiple different clients from varying cultures. My students describe my personality as easy-going, motivating, engaged, friendly and encouraging. No doubt. I know first hand how difficult it is to learn a new language. As your teacher, I'll make it a high priority to make our language lessons together interesting, interactive and fun! I am a great conversationalist. As a professional life coach, I'm trained to keep conversations moving along with ease and enjoyment. Knowing how to ask really good questions is important. My relaxed teaching style makes me approachable which means my students progress quickly. With language learning, I know how import...

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English

Trial Lesson

593 lessons completed

USD 16.00+

Conversation Practice

A1-C2

Conversation

4,646 lessons completed

USD 20.00+

10% off

English Conversation and Word Games for Kids: Ages 5 to 13

A1-C1

Conversation

1,073 lessons completed

USD 20.00+

5% off

Job Interview Coaching

A2-C2

Language Essentials

237 lessons completed

USD 22.00+

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miriam

15 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Doug is an excellent teacher ! My daughter really enjoys the lesson with him and is very excited to have lessons with him again❤ Thank u so much!

Артем Сагайда

1 English lesson

Teacher’s pick

I had a great conversation! It was really comfortable, Doug is supportive, and has a lot of exercises to do and topics to discuss. Thank you, Doug!

CN2801

12 English lessons

I really love Dough teaching style, I will choose him as my teacher for long time

Carlos Almeida Junio

8 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Doug is an awesome teacher. I've not only learnt lessons of english with him, but leadership, how to be a better person, coleague, how to present myself better. If you'll have an interview I can't imagine anyone better then him to help you!

erez d

3 English lessons

The lesson with Doug was fantastic. I realy enjoyed chatting with him. Doug listen, sak questions, and corrects when needs. An excellent teacher. Im looking forward to the next lesson with Doug.