In this trial lesson, we will talk about your goals with English (For example, Business English?  Travel?   Job Interview preparation?  Meeting new people?).  We will also talk about my teaching style.  As a college professor, I have a wide variety of teaching methods and tools, so we can decide the best approach to meet your English language goals.

I'm excited to be a teacher on italki, and to say a special welcome to my new students, I'm offered a 1-time only special discount to my new students.  This can be for English Conversation, or Business English.  All levels are welcome.

Special Offer for New Students

This lesson draws from my extensive experience as a business consultant focusing on IT installations, and teaching business as a college professor.  This is for students who want to improve their English for use in a business and workplace environment.  This course is ideal for people who use English when communicating with clients or international colleagues and want to sound professional.   We focus on preparing and making presentations, everyday office English, writing effective and persuasive emails, English sales and negotiating, and other areas that are essential for succeeding in a workplace in English.  We use business books, videos, and examples from other work situations to give you English techniques you can use immediately.

Business English for IT Professionals

These days interviews are more competitive than ever.  This is for those students who want to focus on interviews and learn to sound professional and qualified.  As a business consultant, I have interviewed hundreds of people.  You will benefit from my 15 years of professional insights into how to set yourself apart from others.

Interview Preparation | Behavioural Interview Answers | Confidence with English

This lesson draws from my extensive experience as a business consultant focusing on Customer Service and Customer Service Leadership.  This is for students who want to improve their English for use in a Customer Servicer workplace.  This course is ideal for people who use English when communicating with clients or international colleagues and want to sound professional.   We focus on preparing and making presentations, everyday office English, writing effective and persuasive emails, English sales and negotiating, and other areas that are essential for succeeding in a workplace in English.  Like all of our other courses, we will use business books, videos, and examples from other work situations to give you English techniques you can use immediately.

Business English for Customer Service Professionals

As per the FAQ in the knowledge base, this letter from Forbes can confirm my business qualifications, which can be used to allow me to teach using the "Business" category in iTalkie.  Thank you!

In this 2-year post-graduate teaching certificate program, we focused on language acquisition for adults, adult learning strategies, prescriptive and descriptive English grammar, among many other things.

In this program we studied all aspects of both English language, with a focus on literature and communication

As a business consultant, I work with executives, sales professionals, and other business leaders to help improve their business through creating effective websites, marketing, and sales strategies.  My clients have included Scotiabank, Tommy Hilfiger, and other well known brands.

As an On Air Radio Announcer, I hosted a weekend morning program on a popular Toronto radio station.

As a podcast host for a variety of podcasts, I interviewed business leaders, educational leaders, and others, ensuring that my podcast episodes were always entertaining and informative.

movies

marketing

finance

music

tech

In this International Business Program, I taught Business and Technology.  This included sales negotiation, marketing, as well as technology used in launching and running a business.

As a business consultant designing and delivering sales and leadership training, I trained  sales associates and leaders for clients such as Telus International, Scotiabank, and many others.  I also taught language-based leadership strategies (which I look forward to using with my students on iTalki)