How one Italian friar learned English
This is a guest post by my online friend Lorenzo from Milan, Italy, whom I met via Facebook two years ago. He´s made incredible progress in English and he is a living proof that learning without coursebooks works. I’m Lorenzo from Italy. I’m a friar and I’m living in a friary in Milan. About two [...]
Student testimonial – online coaching
I received a beautiful testimonial from a student I coached for 2 months. He wanted to activate his English language skills before entering a British university. Thank you, Martin Nevídal, it was lovely workng with you and I wish you all the best!!! “I must say that Nina´s coaching (as she named it) was very [...]
Practise English with Toastmasters!
I have recently invited one of my students, who I coach individually, to join our Toastmaster meetings. Say what? Toastmasters? What is that? Toastmasters is a non-profit educational organization with local clubs around the world. It´s one of the best places to gain confidence when speaking English. Listen to what the members of this club [...]
EnglishBrno Pub Nights 2011-2012
If you´ve been following my blog for a while you´ll know that one of my goals last year was to start my own regular meetings for my students of English where they could practise their speaking skills. I announced my intention in a post called “Where to practise English in Brno“. Since then I´ve managed [...]
