Oh, and from today and through the weekend, you can download Free Talk Business 1: Get your dream job for free as a Kindle ebook. Hurry though, the link reverts to paid only from Monday. Get it here for free from Amazon.co.jp:https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Patrick-Sherriff-ebook/dp/B0FNQS99KT

Get it here for free from Amazon.com:https://www.amazon.com/-/en/Patrick-Sherriff-ebook/dp/B0FNQS99KT Get it here free from Amazon.co.uk:https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/en/Patrick-Sherriff-ebook/dp/B0FNQS99KT

If you find it useful, I’d really appreciate 5 stars or a nice review in exchange.

All the best,Patrick

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Not so weird, maybe, but certainly not covered in the textbooks. Here’s a related post about my three biggest mistakes — it’s not just students who mess up, you know —

https://freetalktefl.substack.com/p/my-three-biggest-mistakes-as-a-self

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Yeah, origin stories are all very well, I hear you say, but how can I get more students to sign up with me? I found out accidentally what marketing chaps already knew: exude “with or without you” energy. Details are here: https://freetalktefl.substack.com/p/the-secret-to-getting-more-students

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Two opposite tips actually, but they kind of work together. More advice here:

https://freetalktefl.substack.com/p/your-secret-weapon-as-a-self-employed

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And that simple idea is… lesson planning. But more than that, do it right and you’ll never have to plan a lesson again. If this video resonated with you, you might find these links interesting too:

How to write your own textbook: https://freetalktefl.substack.com/p/how-to-write-your-own-textbooks-working

How to set up your own English school: https://freetalktefl.substack.com/p/the-tower-english-way-how-to-start

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From the POW camps of Borneo, to the backseats of a minivan tearing through the suburbs, there’s a bit of variety in the life of a self-employed English teacher in Japan.

More basic tips on teaching English to Japanese kids here:

https://freetalktefl.substack.com/p/a-few-little-things-you-might-need

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I don’t want to cancel America, but Trumpism tests more than just my patience. By the way, I made a lesson plan to teach about Murder on the Orient Express, as mentioned in the video, here:

https://freetalktefl.substack.com/p/murder-on-the-orient-express

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Find yourself still getting entry-level pay but you’ve been in the teaching game for years? One solution might be starting your own school. Yeah, there are pitfalls, but there are also great opportunities.

Speaking of opportunities… fancy popping out to a South African cafe bar and looking at some oil paintings? (That’s what I do when I’m not teaching). My show is on until the end of the month at Sun Beam terrace in Mabashi, on the eastern edge of Tokyo. It would be lovely to see you if you can make it.

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In which I talk about hiring our first employee, and how we found her. There’s not much else I can say as I’m in new territory here myself, but watch this space.

Speaking of new dawns and such, I’ll be at Sunbeam Terrace in Mabashi on the eastern edge of Tokyo this Saturday night (July 5th) for my art show “Here comes the sun”. Come along if you want to meet me, look at art or just chill. Details here: http://artbypatricksherriff.substack.com

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It’s not about your marketing plan and certainly not about discount fees.

More thoughts on the business of teaching in Japan here:

https://freetalktefl.substack.com/p/the-tower-english-way-how-to-start

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