Top tip: Use PowerPoint instead
Recently, I’ve started creating all of my own materials for the private classes I’m teaching, and in anticipation of co-creating a new language school for juniors. I have to say that I’m finding this process deeply therapeutic. Perhaps this is for...Top tip: Reverse image search
Ever wonder where that photo came from? Reverse image searching is one of those tools that has many applications, from checking to see if your Tinder date used stock photos in her profile, to digging deeper with your web research. Here’s an example of one of my...Free online tool to help you with pronunciation
Here’s a little known website and app that I recommend to many people who ask me how to pronounce a word: Forvo. Forvo provides crowd sourced pronunciation for tens of thousands of words across different languages, by speakers of different nationalities and...Little things, big differences
In my first job after university, I worked for one of my country’s leading investment banks. Year after year, they were making 20%+ return on equity (about 3 times the amount as their competitors), and profits were increasing each and every year. From memory,...Using virtual reality in the young and very young learner classroom
I recently discovered virtual reality / 360 degree view videos on YouTube. Similar to drone footage, I think these types of videos would make a wonderful way to introduce a new theme or topic. Simply search for your topic and virtual reality and/or 360...