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Advanced English Conversation Colloquium Basel / Zürich

– Improve your Fluency in discussions about news, work, etc. Advanced English Conversation Colloquium is for B2+ level speakers of English.

We will either meet in a café or restaurant, at or around Barfüsserplatz, Basel Stadt. The session runs about 1 hour and 20 minutes, so should be finished around 20.50.

Follow up articles, and longer Saturday seminars may follow in the future. The group is limited to 6 people to ensure quality speaking time.

This initiative is run as part of my business Richard English Teaching, the link can be found on the Details page.

Location

At teacher's location: Rheinfelden, Switzerland
At student's location: Around Basel, Switzerland
At student's location: Around Zürich (Kreis 1) / Lindenhof, Switzerland

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General info

suitcase iconSkills:
English as a second language (esl), English for adults
Age:
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Advanced
Duration:
90 minutes
The class is taught in:English, German

About Me

I would describe myself as a careful and enthusiastic teacher. I have worked for over 16 years in the Basel / Zürich region, with many of the major multinationals:

– among others: Banking – UBS, Credit Suisse, National Suisse, Bank Sarasin, Bank for International Settlements, Basel Kantonalbank; Pharma – Mepha, Roche, Novartis, Bayer; Design /Art Vitra Design Museum; Medicine – Medgate; Academia – Uni Basel.

Advanced English / Business: B1+ to C2. I offer speech formation and voice techniques to develop an accent free and strong speaking voice.

Education

2012 Diploma Fine Art, Neuekunstschule Basel, Switzerland.

2004 CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults) – Embassy Hastings, East Sussex, UK.

2002 –2003 Storytelling as a Dramatic Art; Creating the Word; Language Alive; Poetry; Speech Formation – Emerson College, forest row, East Sussex, UK.

2001 Graduate Diploma in the Care & Development of Children and Young People – University of Exeter UK.

1996 Historical Studies Ba (Hons) University of Portsmouth, Hants, UK.

Experience / Qualifications

2019 Self Employed

2004-2019 Referenz: Inlingua Sprachschule Basel / Zürich / BLS Sprachschule für Unternehmen.
PUBLIC SPEAKING, STORYTELLING I train you in the technics of public speaking to a large audience. For native and foreign speakers, with the arts of language we newly shape our character! Gain sovereignty in public speaking. Extend the lexical range of your expressions. Develop psycholgical insight with English literature and poetry. Fairy tales, myths and legends: Tell your story! Develop business skills for a range of careers: Social Media, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Human Resources. Learn to write engaging texts and speeches and note your progress. Build supportive teams. Give speeches that reach out, inform and inspire new audiences.

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