Let's set goals and get acquainted.  I will ask you questions to learn more about you.  Do you wish to speak, write or listen during the lessons ?  Do you want to have homework ?  Are you comfortable asking me questions - afterall it is also a skill to ask someone else questions.

Writing an email is easier than you think.  Until you start writing an email and you think, I need help sounding more professional.

How can I write clear and professional emails at work?

Being confident and acting confident when you are nervous or unsure what to expect can be more difficult.  Let's discuss how to overcome these scenarios.

How do I speak confidently in meetings and presentations?

Job interviews are full of uncertainty.   What you say or not say can say a lot about you.  Let's discuss and see how you can be yourself, within a difficult situation.

What should I say (and avoid) in a job interview in English

Ideas, phrases, words.  We need to string them together so that you can convey your message to the audience.

How can I explain my ideas clearly when speaking English?

Difficult conversations can happen at any moment.  You need to make sure you are ready for them.  A few I can think of is the performance appraisal, asking to work remote, asking for lengthy time off, and asking for flexible hours.

How do I handle difficult conversations at work in English?

You need to check in at the counter before you can board the flight.  Answering questions such as luggage, number of onboard items, passports, visas, baggage collection.  Let's practice these scenarios so that you can feel more confident.

What English do I need for travel, airports, and hotels?

I will adapt the lesson to your level.  Let's get to know one another's preferences, countries and food choices.  Learn to politely ask and answer questions.

Gesels in Afrikaans

This is a session where you have already decided what to discuss or ask me.  It can be anything from practicing for interviews, chatting about business related topics or just English in general.

Your chosen topic

Reading the prescribed book, weekly live lectures, assignments and practice

Case Study around EdTech company that became very successful during pandemic by expanding customer base to many different countries.

Finance, Operations, Accounting, Global Challenges, Entrepreneurship, Leadership

travel

environment_and_nature

food

finance

reading

Discussing financial, economics, marketing, IT, etc. in a lesson.  We cover idioms, phrasal verbs, daily conversation phrases and laugh when we say something incorrect.