👑 This is My Story 👑 👸🏻 I was born in South Africa, English is my native language AND I love animals🐾 👸🏻 I'm passionate about developing people & I promise to exceed your expectations. 👸🏻 30+ years’ training & working experience in the Corporate World working with global clients. I'm on the interview panel too - recruiting & testing; preparing people for promotions too.(Worked in UK, Netherlands-@Nike; worked with corporate clients in USA, Europe, Asia, etc) 👸🏻 Partnered with students that were accepted into Yale University & many students accepted into their dream business schools. 👸🏻 Partnered with young students preparing for school interviews & school exams with great success. (HKDSE etc) 👸🏻 99,6% 🆙success rate with Business & Student Interviews. ✈️I see life as a journey, success is a continuous process of learning. 👸🏻 Empower you through a mindset life changing journey. 👑 An Abundance Mindset brings positive results. 👸🏻 Trained | Coached 15 000+ CEOs, Business Professionals, Consultants, Brokers, Doctors, Police Force, Flight staff (including Flight Attendants), Financial Advisors, Managers, Leaders, Assistants, Secretaries, Tutors, Trainers and more... 👸🏻 My Students are from: Asia, USA, S America, Middle East, UK, Europe, Africa. My highlight comment for 2023 from a student: "Miss Lydia, you're a keeper!" and we had a good laugh ❤️Invest in your future❤️ ❤️Free lessons for regular students❤️ 👏Why Connect with Me👏I'm a qualified Executive Business and Life Coach 🎖I'm happy when every student I meet, leaves my lesson better - than when they joined the lesson. 👍Mistakes are ok🤓 (Lessons learnt) - Reframe how you see mistakes and keep speaking.... more and more.... 🎖I ❤️seeing my students smile …especially when they have that special Aha Moment. 👑Excellence is achievable! Start to level up and make an impact when you speak. 👑Tips to learn to speak like a native. 👑Speak confidently in English (meetings/small talk/interviews/giving feedback etc)? 👑Reduce speaking anxiety and nerves - learn to deal with the symptoms 👑I empower you to use techniques that last. (mindset) 👑Improve your listening skills and improve communication with clients and customers. 👑Go for that dream job or promotion and Ace that Interview in just 1 lesson. 👑Meetings and interviews - is it a challenge to handle questions? Learn some Impromptu speaking tricks. 👑Planning to move abroad? We can start with idioms & slangs – I have many books to share too… 👑Powerful-English boost to master that Small Talk and Conversations in the office or at school/university. 💙I listen to you, understand your unique needs.💛 🤝 I would love to Connect with you 🤝 all English levels are welcome in my class🏰 Bonus: -Customised Development Plans / Lessons with your SMART Goals/Roadmaps -Customised lessons & teaching materials for you. -Regulars get free lessons. 👑 Course Offerings👑: Select Modules that suit your needs - chat to me for details... 🌟 Communication Masterclasses 🌟 ✨Module 1 - Verbal Communication: Interview Skills (Schools, universities, jobs) Exam preparation for Schools - all ages (HKDSE, PET, etc) Business English Public Speaking Conversational Skills Presentation Skills Leadership/CEO Communication Current Affairs ✨Module 2 - Non-Verbal Communication: Body Language, Facial Expressions Gestures and Posture Eye Contact ✨Module 3 - Interpersonal Communication: Conflict Resolution Building Rapport; Networking Building Trust Confidence and Assertiveness ✨Module 4 - Digital Communication & Social Media: LinkedIn - Stand out from the rest **Popular Course**. Create a new social presence for headhunters to find you :) - GREAT TIPS! Email Communication Video Conferencing Etiquette Netiquette (Online Etiquette) ✨Module 5 - Written Communication: Business Writing Email Etiquette Report and Proposal Writing ✨Module 6 - Listening Skills: Active Listening, Being Present Empathetic Questioning Effective Questioning Techniques Feedback and Response Techniques Clarifying and Paraphrasing ✨Module 7 - Cross-Cultural Communication: Cultural Awareness Intercultural Communication Cultural Sensitivity Overcoming Language Barriers ✨Module 8 0 Coaching & Mindset: Sales Coaching including sales process, etc. Abundance Coaching (Love, Joy, Health, Wealth) Relationship Coaching Business Coaching 🫶🏻 "Learn continually-Remember, there's always ‘one more thing’ to learn!" STEVE JOBS Do not try to be perfect; Make mistakes; Speak Speak Speak; Have fun; BELIEVE in Yourself. 🌟What are your goals?🌟 -What is your reason for learning English? Travel? Work? Study? -Need to grow your English and boost your confidence in the office or at school/university? -Want to be the best leader to your team? -Chasing after your dream job? -Preparing for a stressful presentation / want to boost Presentation and speaking skills? -Want to stand out from your colleagues? -Anything else? Let's connect and shoot through any questions you may have… - Together we prepare a Personal Development Plan that suits YOU = Learning journey! 🤓 Short goals and Long goals 😎 ✨ Professional Learning Materials and special students pack's just for YOU ✨ Google Docs - student folder for all your lessons and homework. 👸🏻 Book a Trial Lesson and let's connect - I would love to meet you. -I will assess your English ability - and understand your learning goals. -I will then give you feedback and Personal Lesson Plan - designed for YOU. -Looking forward to this journey with you...and we will see this transformation together.😃 -25 min & 50 min lessons available. 💫 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Reviews from My Happy Students🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 💫 😍This makes me smile......😊 🙏 I have the best students 😁 🌻Gratitude🌻 🌻I learn so much from my students - Win-Win🌻 Some comments: “Best Tutor I’ve ever had”; “Love her”; “Encourages me to learn more”; “I don’t miss a lesson, so I ‘take’ Lydia camping with me.”; “She’s empathetic and listens to me – the most caring tutor I’ve ever met.”; "My 11 year old sister is too shy to speak English, and with Teach Lydia - she is not shy. She felt ok to speak English with Teacher Lydia. Thank you."; “Lydia always goes the extra mile."; "I ❤️ learning English with Lydia"; "Learnt so many new idioms today, love my classes!". “I get excited for my lessons with Lydia.” 🥇E from Taiwan. "My colleagues were very impressed by my English communication transformation."🥇J from Spain. “Teacher Lydia is great teacher full of passion. Her interview preparation class was the best one I have ever taken in Amazing Talker. Thank you, Lydia”. 🥇G, Dallas, USA. “Lydia is very patient - she makes sure I understand everything before we end the session. I love the way she recapped from the previous lesson. (Because I needed that refresher). I’m so grateful. Thank you Lydia.” 🥇 Mary, Portugal “Teacher Lydia is professional and friendly and prepared a great lesson. She gave opportunities for practice and ensured the student understood. Our lesson was about the job interview process, some great tips and role plays. I highly recommend Teacher Lydia!” - Debra, 2021 🏰 Classroom Rules & Important Information for my classes in the 😃Castle🏰 -Be on time for every lesson – Life happens, let me know if there’s an emergency. -Always be polite, friendly and give me feedback to improve so that you get the most value from every single lesson. -If a student does not arrive within 15 minutes after the class is due to begin the student can be charged in full for the lesson or let me know about the emergency, etc. -All lesson cancellations must be made 12 hours or more before the class is due to begin. ⚠️The “completed” button will be pressed if there is no news from you regarding the “no show”/ cancelling the lesson. Thank you for reading my profile and taking time to get to know me. 👸🏻Lydia👸🏻