Olly Richards on Starting, Scaling, and Marketing Your Company for Success
Today’s guest is Olly Richards. Olly and I talk about his background and how he got started in entrepreneurship. Olly also gives invaluable advice on how to scale, position, and […]
Jenny Dooley on Running a 500-Person ELT Publishing Company
Today’s guest is Jenny Dooley. Jenny chats about her company, Express Publishing, and where and how she’s found success in entrepreneurship, management, and leadership. Bio Jenny Dooley, President of Express […]
From Building a School in Bolivia to “Entrepreneur in Residence” at Twinkl
Today’s guest is Miranda Criowhurst. She talks about her journey from Building a School in Bolivia to Entrepreneur in Residence at Twinkl. Bio Miranda Crowhurst has taught English in the […]
How to Launch and Run English Schools in Japan
How to Successfully Launch and Run English Schools in Japan with Ian Simpson In this episode, Ian Simpson tells us how to successfully launch and run English schools in Japan. […]
Book Review: Discussions Volume 1
Discussions Volume 1 by Adrian Wallwork and Liz Hoeppner. In the late 90’s, Cambridge University Press (CUP) released two books titled Discussions A-Z (Intermediate and Advanced) that were highly original and […]
Some Ideas and Resources for Your Online Teaching
First, there was a delay. Then, there was a decision to go online for two weeks. Now, it looks like I may never actually meet my students at all this […]
Teaching Paraphrasing to ESL Writing Students
Teaching Paraphrasing to ESL Writing Students Learning to write academically in English is a huge challenge for second language students. While they must deal with complex syntactical structures and academic […]
How to Publish a Book (and How NOT to!)
Every teacher dreams of compiling their best teaching ideas into a solid book at some point in their career, I suspect. It might be to use as a textbook for […]
Language Coaching in the 21st Century
Language Coaching in the 21st Century This article aims to provide an overview of language coaching today and clarify its role in EFL. There is a buzz in the EFL […]
Teaching Grammar Through Theater
Teaching Grammar Through Theater At first glance, teaching grammar and theater might seem at odds. A grammar-focused lesson generally aims to clarify a decontextualized rule such as how to use […]