How to make the most out of your lessons?
Some of you I have known for years, and some for a week. This page brings everyone up to speed: how I work, how you can make the most progress, and where the real opportunity is in our lessons.
Over eight years I have taught students from 36 countries, and one thing has stayed true: people rarely come only for grammar. They want to say what they mean, understand themselves a little better, and be heard when it matters.
That is why I work in three roles.
Tutor
The language
I correct, explain and give feedback, so you build your English like a house: words are the blocks, grammar is the cement.
Guide
The person
I am your thinking partner. We can talk about anything, from small talk to the questions that really matter, and take the time to see where your thinking points.
The weather, networking, meeting someone new.
Your work, your role, the people around you.
What do you believe in? What is your mission?
Thinking styles
Sometimes what holds you back isn’t the English. It is a habit of thinking. We notice it together and choose a direction to move in.
Waiting until it is perfect before you speak or share.
Perfect doesn’t exist, but connection does.
Trainer
The performance
“Why should we give you the job?” This is the role that puts you under a little pressure. You think on your feet, say it, and we work on how it landed.
Start strong, end strong
Was that good enough?
Your final point. Then stop.
Making progress
Self-determination theory says we progress most when we feel in control, capable and connected. The goal is that, in time, you can rely on yourself.
Bring an idea to the lesson
Open any lesson with something of your own and leave with it ready.
This isn’t perfect, but we connected.