🙋🏻♂️Hello! My name is Kevin, an English teacher specializing in business communication.
▶️ Holds 990 score in TOEIC
▶️ Taught over 25,000 hours to over 1,000 business people in one-on-one lessons, both onsite and online.
▶️ Has professional experience in media, hospitality, medical and logistics industries.
🙋🏻♂️I provide courses in:
📍Basic business communication
▶️ Prepares you for engaging business partners in polite, professional English with confidence
▶️ Provides phrases for daily greetings, telephoning, emailing
▶️ I will provide personalized role play practice for your business situation to prepare you
📍Advanced business communication (discussion, meetings, negotiating, etc)
▶️ Conversation techniques for different styles of one-on-one and group communication
▶️ How to participate actively and lead meetings (onsite and online)
▶️ Phrases and strategies to use to be a more effective negotiator
📍International culture and etiquette (for business travel, relocation, etc)
▶️ Useful English phrases for travel situations (for use in transportation, hotels, in emergency, etc)
▶️ Advice on how to be a professional English communicator in international situations
▶️ I will provide personalized role play practice for your business situation
📍Telephone phrases and etiquette (for one-on-one calls, teleconferencing, online platform usage such as Zoom, Skype, Google Hangouts, etc)
▶️ Useful English phrases for non-direct communication
▶️ Advice on etiquette for tele and online communication
▶️ I will provide personalized role play practice for your business situation
📍Business writing skills (for resume-writing, proposals, etc)
▶️ Structured approach to writing any business documents
▶️Advice for stylistic editing to create more effective business documentation
▶️ I will provide proofreading in English (up to 2 A4 pages / 1 50-minute lesson)
📍Job interview skills (including role play practice)
▶️ Phrases and approach for English language interviews
▶️ I will provide personalized personalized job interview practice
📍Presentation preparation (creating presentation slides, transitional phrases, etc)
▶️ How to create powerful and effective powerpoint presentations
▶️ Advice and training on presentation English phrases and how to deliver effective presentations
📍Exam preparation for standardized English exams for business (TOEIC, IELTS, BULATS, etc).
▶️ Understanding how to raise your score on standardized business examinations
▶️ Provide tricks and tips on how to approach your next examination. .
🙋🏻♂️I have training and professional background in various areas of interest and business:
📍Education
▶️ Graduated from the Lifesaving Society of Ontario (Canada) with a Bronze Cross, a national accreditation for lifeguards. (2003)
▶️ Graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music with an associate's diploma (ARCT) in piano performance (2006)
▶️ Graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English (2007)
▶️ Graduated from the International Academy of Film and Television with a diploma in Performance Arts, with a focus on acting for stage and television (2010)
▶️ Completed coursework at Temple University Japan, towards a Masters of Education (M. Ed.) in Education (2013)
▶️ Officially licensed as an international Japanese sake sommelier 'KIKISAKE-SHI' from the Sake Service Institute (2015)
📍Professional background
▶️ Professional lifeguard with the City of Toronto
▶️ Classical piano instructor
▶️ Print journalist, contracted to various media outlets
▶️ Logistical support, working with Nippon Express (Canada)
▶️ Managerial position, working with Hilton (Japan)
▶️ Corporate business English instructor, working with students from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Nestle Japan, ROHM, etc. (onsite and online)