The Free Talk Staffroom

The Free Talk Staffroom

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The Free Talk Staffroom episodes

  • Don’t underestimate the personal touch

    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
    4 min
  • Time off abroad is all part of the teaching life, now

    I’m off for a break in England, but that’s all part of the life of a self-employed English teacher in Japan — although it took me a few years to be in a position to enjoy this particular fruit of my labour.

    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
    4 min
  • Stop asking for permission

    By all means be polite and if you really must seek permission, ask after you’ve already started doing the thing. You’ll find it’s a key skill to leading a better life in business and pleasure…

    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
    7 min
  • What can English teachers in Japan do to protect our way of life from AI?

    I only ask, because I’m not sure what, if anything, we can do to keep our livelihoods as self-employed English teachers in Japan. I’d like to think that community and empathy will do the trick, but that may be wishful thinking. What do you think? Leave a message if you have any thoughts to add.

    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
    8 min
  • What do you teach your adult students?

    I only ask became it’s not as easy as it looks. Once you’ve gone through some greetings, the major tenses and a bit of chit chat, what’s next? And how do you keep going for a year of lessons?

    Well, my answer is 42 lessons on interesting, but 04timeless topics that I put together in a textbook, Free Talk Conversation, and you can download an ebook version of it for free right now.

    Just click here for Amazon.co.jp, or here for the Amazon.com site and click on the orange download button (¥0/ $0 option).

    Click here for more details. But it’s only available for free for the next couple of days, so download asap if you need help with your adult lessons.

    Patrick



    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
    9 min
  • It’s OK to ditch the lesson plan sometimes

    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
    7 min
  • How to prepare a trial lesson

    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
    7 min

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Advice for the self-employed English teacher in Japan. Drops every Friday.