About me
My aim is to help individuals to reach their true potential by identifying barriers to their progress and removing them, building self-belief and self-confidence along the way, using a range of language skills. I have had a long career in education, leading two schools in England and Scotland as headteacher, working in school improvement and inspection, and lecturing in education, English linguistics/Literacy and academic writing in a local university. During the past ten years, I have supported individuals through preparations for IELTs, FCE, PTE/OET, and taught academic writing skills for Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees in a range of subjects. I also have extensive experience tutoring individuals preparing for higher level specialty exams in General Practice (AKT/RCA), Surgery (MRCS/FRCS), Medicine (MRCP) Anaesthesia (FRCA), Radiology (FRCR), Paediatrics (TAS/AKP) and Psychiatry (MRCPsych).
Using a mixed approach that includes building self-confidence and removing the fight or fight response to exam rooms, analysis of questions linguistically to help to identify clues to the answers and patterns of language that will trigger the memory to locate a solution, diagrams and mnemonics to improve retrieval, I will help the individual to recall information more rapidly under pressure. For oral exams, I work on performance and language skills, helping the individual to overcome nerves when faced with an audience, and this is also applicable to interview technique practice and preparation for auditions.
Communication skills coaching is a particular specialty, helping individuals to become more assertive and to become more effective communicators. I provide tuition in a range of techniques to improve diction, articulation and projection, in addition to breath work and improving confidence in singing and any presentations to an audience. I have recently delivered a series of webinars on Building Rapport, Non-verbal communication, Idiomatic and Colloquial language, Assertiveness and Presentation Skills to medical and dental professionals across the South West of England.
Using a mixed approach that includes building self-confidence and removing the fight or fight response to exam rooms, analysis of questions linguistically to help to identify clues to the answers and patterns of language that will trigger the memory to locate a solution, diagrams and mnemonics to improve retrieval, I will help the individual to recall information more rapidly under pressure. For oral exams, I work on performance and language skills, helping the individual to overcome nerves when faced with an audience, and this is also applicable to interview technique practice and preparation for auditions.
Communication skills coaching is a particular specialty, helping individuals to become more assertive and to become more effective communicators. I provide tuition in a range of techniques to improve diction, articulation and projection, in addition to breath work and improving confidence in singing and any presentations to an audience. I have recently delivered a series of webinars on Building Rapport, Non-verbal communication, Idiomatic and Colloquial language, Assertiveness and Presentation Skills to medical and dental professionals across the South West of England.
