Ben Royston
Profession: I am currently teaching English part time at a Language school in Bristol (my home town) and I am also teaching English online.
Interests: My main interests are sport, in particular tennis. I belong to a tennis club and play at least three times a week. In addition to this, I love singing. I belong to a choir and have taken part in many operas and musicals during my life. I also like travelling and visiting new countries and cities and learning about the culture of these countries and cities. I speak French, Spanish and German quite well. I love teaching English as a Foreign Language and helping students to improve their English.
Education: I have a Batchelor of Education (teaching qualification) and I also have a Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. In addition I am a qualified life coach and a tennis coach.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Fluent), Spanish (Fluent)
Kevin Shea
Profession: Paraeducator
Education
Worked one-on-one with several students to improve their work ethic and grades for two years.
Journalist
Writing and Journalism
Covered local, state, and national news for 2 years.
Native English Teacher
English Language Instruction
Taught English to students of various ages and proficiency levels. Worked in South Korea for three years.
Interests: Enjoys soccer, hiking, reading, traveling, and writing.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Environmental studies and a minor in Environmental Communications. I have a TEFL certificate.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), French (Fluent)
sashamcdonald92
Profession: Bartender
Interests: I love to draw illustrations, take photographs, and I love to eat great food and watch films. I also love to travel and spend time outdoors, including hiking, playing football and going to music concerts with my friends.
Education: Bachelor or Arts in Film Production at Arts University Bournemouth
120 Hour TEFL Certificate
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Basic)
Paul
Profession: Small Business Coach
Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Marketing
For the past few years I've been working as a Business and Marketing Coach, I support small businesses with their online marketing. My areas of support include social media, email marketing, sales strategies, AI tools, and online course creation.
Membership co-ordinator
Non-profit
I previously worked for a flagship not for profit organisation in London UK. I co-ordinated the memberships of about 350 high profile member organisations. I had a key business development role in identifying new organisations to pitch membership to.
Assistant Film Festival Organiser
Non-profit, Visual Arts
I previously worked on the design and roll out of a national Film Festival. My roles and duties were varied and included project management, marketing and press, sponsorship research, VIP management, volunteers co-ordinator and customer service.
Business Analyst
IT
I previously worked as a Business Analyst and Deputy Team Leader on an IT Helpdesk in the financial sector. I supervised a large team of people, designed procedures, conducted staff training and prepared two departments for audits.
Interests: I have a wide range of interests including current affairs, health, fitness, music, film/TV, nature, travelling, history and the arts. To keep fit I enjoy running, the gym and hiking in the countryside. I enjoy meeting other people through volunteering and travelling. I'm also very happy to talk about topics that interest you. Professionally, I have worked in Business and Marketing for over 25 years. I also like technology and using the internet, keeping up with what's new.
Education: Diploma (Distinction) in Event Management with PR Module
Hospitality and Tourism, Advertising, Writing and Journalism
To enhance my skills as an Events Organiser I completed an Event Management training diploma on how to organise and promote events.
PRINCE2 Project Management training
Non-profit, Technology
Project Management training where I learned how to project manage projects for a not for profit organisation I worked at.
Digital Marketing training
Advertising, Internet, Technology, Writing and Journalism
I completed Digital Marketing training at the UK's only government-approved institute for the professional development of digital marketers. After this course I began to professionally offer my own Digital Marketing services to small businesses.
Cultural Cinema Exhibition Course
Visual Arts, Writing and Journalism, Hospitality and Tourism, Advertising
I completed an immersive training course at the prestigious British Film Institute, on how to programme and produce film festivals. This resulted in employment working on Film Festivals.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Conversational), French (Conversational)
Richard
Profession: Teacher
Interests: Sports: Yoga, swimming, archery, skiing, hiking & camping
Reading: History books, traveller’s tales
I.T.: Over ten years experience in fixing & upgrading computer hardware Music: Seven years of percussions (drums)
Education: BSc in Management - Royal Holloway University of London, Egham (UK)
TEFL Certificate - Samui TEFL, Koh Samui (Thailand)
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Native), German (Basic)
tomselbyy1
Profession: Senior Lifeguard
Interests: Travelling, current affairs, the outdoors, football, rugby, swimming, climbing, cricket, surfing and health and fitness.
Education: Bachelor of Business Management from Newcastle University.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Basic)
James
Profession: I am also a trained counsellor and worked for six years with migrants from all over the world helping them develop career pathways
Interests: Reading, writing, movies, travelling, languages.
Education: Bachelor of Arts: Melbourne University
Graduate Diploma of Information Technology: Swinburne University
Graduate Diploma of Counselling: Australian College of Applied Psychology
Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA): Monash College
Spoken Languages: English (Native: Australia / New Zealand), Spanish (Fluent), French (Basic)
Jeff Foster
Profession: Pro-shop Manager
Interests: I love to read, write, and spend time outside. My favorite book is Harry Potter and I love reading philosophy texts! I play golf a lot of the time but when Im not you can find me in my hammock reading. I currently attend university and I want to one day practice law.
Education: Currently studying for my Bachelors in Psychology.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), French (Conversational)
Jared J
Profession: I'm a lecturer in politics and economics at the moment. Before this, I was in research as an economist and political analyst.
Interests: I live on a tropical island (Mauritius) and try to get to the beach as often as I can. When there, I enjoy snorkelling or playing with my dog Morris. I also enjoy playing tennis and squash and hiking when it isn't too hot.
Education: I have a masters degree in politics, philosophy and economics - so if you like to talk about these topics, I'm your guy. I also have a TEFL certificate for English teaching.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Afrikaans (Conversational), French (Conversational)
Jon Stephenson
Profession: Currently an English Teacher in southern France.
Interests: I enjoy art, culture, travel, meeting people, music and nature to name a few of my interests. I am a native British English speaker living in the south of France for the past four years. I have three sons who now live in different countries across the world.
Education: Bachelor of Science Degree, Leeds University, UK
PhD in Geology, University of London, UK
CELTA qualified
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Basic)
Paul Kavanagh
Profession: Engineer and Service Manager
Interests: I love listening to music and play the guitar, ukulele and banjo. My favorite sport is football and I am a Liverpool fan. In my spare time I enjoy walking in the countryside with my dog.
Education: Qualifi Level 5 TEFL Certificate with additional certificate for Business English from the TEFL Academy.
MBA from Durham University
Master of Engineering degree from the Open University
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Basic), Spanish (Basic)
Tom - Talk Business
Profession: Computer programmer.IT Consultant
Finance and Banking, Government, Oil and Gas, Internet
From 1979 to 2012 I worked in a variety of industries as a programmer (Cobol) and consultant and finally as a project manager.
Interests: I am a published author and professional musician. I play several musical instruments although I mostly perform with saxophone. As an author, of Steam Punk books, my research topics are science related with quantum mechanics and philosophy as my favourites. My other interests are sailing and flying. I am currently developing AI software for a business venture. I have lived and worked in Turkey, Kuwait, Brazil, Spain, Holland, Ireland, Australia and USA.
Education: LLb (Hons)
Law, English Language Instruction
I read law and English at Cambridge
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Conversational), French (Conversational)
Benjamin Park
Profession: General Editor
Interests: I am interested in literature, theatre, movies, politics and contemporary culture. In my spare time I am a writer and the general editor of an artistic and literary magazine.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Sussex (2018), Masters of Science in Literature and Modernity from the University of Edinburgh (2020).
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Basic)
Cronan
Profession: Manager of a shop.
Interests: Psychology, computer games, climbing, archery, movies, tv shows, dogs, travel, going out, hiking, history, philosophy.
Education: Certificate in Psychotherapy and Counselling.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), German (Conversational), French (Basic)
jonathanmcc100
Profession: 30 years as a lawyer in financial services.- General Counsel of an asset management group. Trustee of a health and a music charity.
Interests: I have a wide range of interests and enjoy theatre, cinema, and concerts. I play the piano and the guitar. My partner and I are keen sailors and in 2019, sailed our boat from the UK to Valencia . We are both learning Spanish. I particularly enjoy discussing politics, human rights, the economy and business.
Education: LLB Hons University of Birmingham
Solicitor (College of Law)
CertTESOL at Oxford International Education Group
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Conversational), Spanish (Basic)
Bryce
Interests: I have a huge passion for playing musical instruments as well as learning languages and new cultures. In my free time I love to play sports and learn new things; I'm currently teaching myself how to cook (quite a late start)! I currently live in Mexico and have been for the past six months; I love it!
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Fluent), French (Basic)
tobycotterill
Profession: Teaching Assistant, Madrid.
Interests: I love learning languages and I really enjoy teaching. My main interests are sports, but I also enjoy reading, politics, and enjoying the outdoors.
Education: Bachelors degree in Business Management from Solent University (Southampton, United Kingdom). TEFL Certified and holder of a fellowship in Higher Education.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Spanish (Fluent), French (Basic)
Calder
Profession: Translator/Editor
Interests: I'm an avid photographer, hobbyist writer, dog person, and lover of language-learning.
Education: International Relations, University of Calgary
Certificate in Spanish, EAFIT University
Certificate in Arabic Language, Eton Institute
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), French (Conversational), Spanish (Fluent), Arabic (Conversational)
Richard Brummel
Profession: I am an English tutor in the US.
Interests: I speak several languages and I enjoy getting outside the US to experience other cultures. I have friends in many countries. I have worked on environmental conservation and I was a journalist in New York City. I enjoy playing guitar. I have also been a professional cook.
Education: I was granted a bachelor of arts degree in Economics from Yale University. I later studied some biology. I have strong experience law and civil procedure. I also am a professional line-cook.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), French (Conversational), German (Conversational)
ktb3exmth
Profession: Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
Interests: I love football. I support my hometown team, Plymouth Argyle and also Liverpool. I enjoy rock music (listening to and playing), cooking and travel. I run a weekly online quiz for friends with 50 to 60 people joining in! I've also been on two TV game shows - and won nothing!
Education: MA from Cambridge University in French & Spanish; Certificate of Education and CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults).
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), French (Fluent), Spanish (Fluent), German (Conversational)