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Advice for the self-employed English teacher in Japan. Drops every Friday. freetalktefl.substack.com
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How to prepare a trial lesson (opens the original)
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I show how I got a trial lesson ready for a new prospective student yesterday. Spoiler alert: after the lesson, her Dad said she would join our school next week. So, all that prep worked out! More thoughts on teaching English for yourself in Japan in my book here: https://freetalktefl.substack. com/p/the-tower-english-way-how-to-start This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com
Teaching English doesn’t have to be the centrepiece of your life (opens the original)
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More power to you if you love teaching, but don’t worry if you have other things going on in your life that sustain you. In fact, the beauty of being a self-employed English teacher In Japan can be in the self-employed bit. Why? Because you are free to indulge in your other passions. Here’s one of mine: publishing thrillers. And for the next few days, you can download for free my novel Year of the Talking Dog, a thriller set in pre-COVID Japan. You can download from any Amazon site, but here are
The decision that saved my life, and could save yours (opens the original)
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The headline sounds like clickbait, but it’s actually true. More thoughts on teaching English for yourself in Japan in my book here: https://freetalktefl.substack. com/p/the-tower-english-way-how-to-start This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com
Don’t take it personally… (opens the original)
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Sure, be friendly, but the secret to success is professionalism, not personality. More thoughts on teaching English for yourself in Japan in my book here: https://freetalktefl.substack. com/p/the-tower-english-way-how-to-start This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com
Lessons from a walk down Yasukuni Dori (opens the original)
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Lessons a plenty from businesses old and new in Tokyo. More thoughts on teaching English for yourself in Japan in my book here: https://freetalktefl.substack. com/p/the-tower-english-way-how-to-start This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com
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