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James F.

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"I strongly endorse James Feuer as an educator of standardized tests, English, history, public speaking, and interview skills. James is a thoughtful, diligent, and sensitive tutor who can quickly sense a student’s strengths and weaknesses and quickly adapt his engaging teaching methods to his students’ particular learning styles. James is skilled at discovering what motivates students, including a student who saw his ISEE test scores rise substantially. James is an excellent tutor and I...

"I strongly endorse James Feuer as an educator of standardized tests, English, history, public speaking, and interview skills. James is a thoughtful, diligent, and sensitive tutor who can quickly sense a student’s strengths and weaknesses and quickly adapt his engaging teaching methods to his students’ particular learning styles. James is skilled at discovering what motivates students, including a student who saw his ISEE test scores rise substantially. James is an excellent tutor and I highly recommend him to anyone seeking an enthusiastic, caring, and highly skilled educator. "
--Brennan Kelly, Director of Tutoring, Greenwich Education Group

I'm an SAT, ACT, Reading, Writing, English, Grammar, Literature, Poetry, Shakespeare, French, History, Acting, Improv, Interview, and Presentation coach. I'm also a corporate coach, and a professional actor.
I have been replacing my students' fear with confidence and skill, whether they are executives preparing for a presentation or interview, college, high school, or middle school students preparing for a test, paper, or college interviews, or lower school students wanting to improve their reading, writing, test prep or even acting skills.
Education:
--MFA from CSULA, where my 3.91 GPA earned the Graduate Equity Fellowship, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Award and the State University Grant.
--Post Graduate Diploma from DRAMA STUDIO LONDON.
--Certificate of Study from the British and European Studies Group at CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, where I studied drama, literature, and Shakespeare.
--BA in drama from KENYON COLLEGE, home of the famous Kenyon Review, where I studied English and won the Paul Newman Award.
While attending prestigious BRUNSWICK SCHOOL in Greenwich, CT, I won the Vassar Book Award for Excellence in the Humanities, the French Award, and the Acting Award while addressing the Upper School weekly as Student Body President.

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Education

Kenyon College / Cambridge University
Drama, English Minor
Drama Studio London
Graduate Coursework
CSULA School of TV, Film, and Theatre
Masters

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $75
  • Rate details: Pay for 5 up front and get 20% discount. Acting Lessons and public speaking are $150
  • Lesson cancellation: 36 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 10/24/2014

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

See my stellar review from Naheed S. As an MFA student and teacher of human behavior who studied acting and directing in London, I have had great success improving the lives of children and adults with autism spectrum disorder with conversational skills and relaxation techniques. At Camp Playland the paraprofessionals used to bring me their autistic kids to work with because I alone could reach them.
Career Development

Career Development

INTERVIEW / PRESENTATION SKILLS: As a professional TV and stage actor and corporate communication coach, I edit, streamline, and improve the wording of your message, whether your describing yourself or your pitch for a project. I teach you relaxation through humor, stretching, breathing, and rehearsal techniques from British Drama Schools. I teach you how to enter a room and introduce yourself with confidence through eye contact, physical presence, and declaratory (not interrogative) inflection. I help you command and win over your audience.
College Counseling

College Counseling

The hardest thing on Earth is talking about yourself and facing rejection--which is precisely what we professional actor learn to overcome every day. I use humor and relaxation, breathing, and rehearsal techniques I learned from British drama schools to remove your fear and help you describe yourself with confidence. I also help you intensify the language and streamline the impact of your essay.
English

English

I've been a writing tutor for about ten years. I teach students to ascertain what they want to say, crystallize and streamline their message, structure it properly in an essay format, properly use an outline, and adjust their nuance and tone. I studied AP English and grammar extensively at The Brunswick School, in Greenwich, CT, where I won the "Vassar Book Award for Excellence in the Humanities". I also studied English at Cambridge University, Kenyon College, home of the literary criticism journal, "The Kenyon Review." Grammar is my specialty.
French

French

When French people hear me speak French, they think I am French. I studied for seven years at Kenyon College and Brunswick School, where I won "The French Award." When I was only sixteen, my intensive study included a week-long immersion in Bretagne, living with a French family who spoke no English. More recently, for six years, I worked for Daniel Boulud at Feast and Fetes, where everyone is French. Pronunciation is my specialty.
Grammar

Grammar

I studied English at Kenyon College, home of the literary criticism journal, The Kenyon Review. I studied AP English and grammar extensively at The Brunswick School, where I won the "Vassar Book Award for Excellence in the Humanities".
Literature

Literature

I won the Vassar Book Award at Brunswick and studied English at Kenyon.
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

Testimonial: "Speaking publicly was always my greatest fear until I had an opportunity to be coached by James. In just 5 one-hour lessons, my fear of public speaking was eliminated. James was able to convey that my fear of public speaking was irrational, and with several key preparation techniques I would be able to overcome this lifelong challenge. All true! Thanks James!" --Senior ranking administrator in a private educational institution INTERVIEWING/PUBLIC SPEAKING: Relaxation through stretching, breathing, positive imagery, and compassion. How to enter a room and introduce oneself with confidence through eye contact, physical presence, declaratory (not interrogative) inflection. Formulating and crystallizing ideas about passion. Discern unique personality strengths and work preferences using writing and personality exercises. MFA (UK) from Drama Studio London. Brunswick School, I weekly addressed the Upper School as Student Body President.
Reading

Reading

I studied English at Kenyon College and won The Vassar Book Award at Brunswick School.
SAT Reading

SAT Reading

I minored in English at Kenyon College. While a high school student at Brunswick School, I won The Vassar Book Award at Brunswick School. I am an eloquent wordsmith. I am very patient and empathetic.
SAT Writing

SAT Writing

Focus, meditation, time management, reading comprehension, critical thinking, formulating and crystallizing ideas, structure, order, outlining, format, spelling, grammar, & vocabulary. I studied English at Kenyon College and won The Vassar Book Award at Brunswick School. Writing Sample: That summer, I would not hear the Final Four, that culminate in the reverberation of gentle humming all around and through me, nor the honeyed trumpet's mellifluous "Taps"--oddly accompanied by the crackling, playful jig of the fire's flame, or the baffling waltz of the fireflies, or the fluttering jitterbug of the bats, but always, always, the distant, whispered march of the Lake...
Theater

Theater

My television credits include The Sopranos, the BBC and A Crime to Remember. Theatre includes Off-Broadway and Deaf West's American Buffalo with Oscar winner Troy Kotsur and Oscar nominee, Paul Raci. I have been featured in the NYT and Time Out NY for my starring role in "Accomplice: NY" produced by Neil Patrick Harris. I earned my MFA from CSULA and my PGD from Drama Studio London. I earned my BA from Kenyon College, where I won the Paul Newman Award for Best actor. I also studied Shakespeare, Acting, Movement, and Stage Combat at Cambridge University with The British and European Studies Group.
Writing

Writing

I studied English at Cambridge University, Kenyon College, and won The Vassar Book Award at Brunswick School. My studies focused on time management, reading comprehension, critical thinking, formulating and crystallizing ideas, structure, order, outlining, format, spelling, grammar, and vocabulary.
GED
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Great ideas to work with our autistic son!

James was super creative in his approach to tutoring our Michael. With level 2 ASD and ADHD Mike has always struggled with learning... also how to present himself, who to model and even how to speak clearly. James was patient, adaptive and kept Mike engaged for a full hour. Would highly recommend and look forward to continuing to work together on team Michael!

Melissa, 1 lesson with James

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

My son got a full score (100%) thanks to super talented James’ last minute help with writing, Shakespeare as literature, oral presentation skills, and coaching Shakespeare acting performance. Don’t hesitate to book a lesson with James. He is very dedicated to his teaching and is very responsible.

Grace, 1 lesson with James

EXTRAORDINARY tutor. A gift.

We had the very good fortune of being able to hire James as an acting coach for our 17 year old son last Summer, specifically to help him prepare for and navigate his taped audition monologues for his college applications. It is difficult to put into words just how much a lifeline James was for us during that time- and continues to be! We were all new to this process and James handled it all so beautifully. He is incredibly thoughtful, patient and passionate about helping kids/adults reach their full potential. Hudson was immediately at ease with James and they developed a shorthand right away. James just instinctively knew how to best communicate with him during such a stressful time and it was a huge relief for us as his parents to be able to step back a bit and let James take the reins- which he did to perfection. We just knew we could trust him implicitly. James started the process by curating a very thoughtful list of monologues for Hud to peruse and choose from. My husband who has been a prolific television writer and producer for over 40 years was impressed right off the bat by his instincts and choices for Hud. They worked hard together to choose the right monologues for each college he was applying to- no easy feat- and then began weeks and weeks of practicing them. Hudson was highly stressed- naturally- during this time but he always looked forward to James' visits and they worked beautifully together. James worked diligently on the timing of the monologues as the schools had very specific requests for timelines. He also brought over all of his own equipment and began taping Hud during each session. Slowly and meticulously over the next few months they created several taped monologues that were incredible- even Shakespeare which Hudson had never even attempted. After finishing the rough tapes James even edited the videos as well as reached out to some schools with questions he had- he was determined to give them exactly what they wanted. My husband and I truly could not believe how invested he was and we were so grateful. James had a way of keeping Hudson calm, making him laugh and boosting his confidence. Once the monologues were finished we asked James if he would write one of Hud's recommendation letters for the colleges. We had many choices but it was clear to us that James would write the most eloquent, articulate and passionate letter about who Hud was as a person and what he had to offer. I am happy to say that Hudson has received offers from many of the schools he applied to, and this is definitely very much due to James' hard work, dedication and determination! We look very forward to working with him again in the near future!

Blair, 1 lesson with James

Autism spectrum disorder tutoring services.

James is an excellent tutor and compassionate. He helped with communication skills and how to develop rapport with others. Very creative in how to initiate conversation. He has very good conversation starter skills and highly recommend him to others. Ted-Alexandria

Naheed, 1 lesson with James

boost of confidence

James is an amazing interview / acting / public speaking coach. He calmed my child down and focused on using humor, rehearsal, and relaxation techniques from his British Drama School training to remove anxiety and have fun in a high pressure school interview situation, where he also taught my child strategies to put best foot forward and feel confident!

Michelle, 1 lesson with James

Helpful tutor

James coached my son for college interviews. He is expressive. He wrote down all the details and demonstrated the talking, which is helpful. He also has wonderful ideas that are motivative. We highly recommend him!

Na, 5 lessons with James
Tutor responded:

So fulfilling to give Bailey confidence for his HARVARD INTERVIEW! Good luck!

Very Patient And The Class Is Fun

My 5.5 year old daughter had an hour session with James today and she really enjoyed it. James was very patient and kept encouraging her all the time. He has his way to let my daughter stay focused and also feel relax enough to do what he taught. Most importantly, she was having fun and learning things at the same time. I saw my daughter learning many new acting skills in one hour. Even though James said that he had no experience of teaching acting with young kids around my daughter's age (I like his honesty), I think he is doing a great job. Because of his past experience in the theater industry, he is able to see what kids need to improve with their acting skills. Good job and thanks, James!

Yung, 1 lesson with James

Passionate kid's public speaking/etiquette tutor.

James is a wonderful, fun tutor. My two boys have been working with James on their public speaking and general etiquette. James was very patient with them and taught in a way that really sparked their interest. He rehearsed different situations and introductions with them and gave them tips on handshakes, eye contact, posture and conversation. He also gave them great tips on making presentations at school and different relaxation techniques. They both enjoyed their lesson with James very much. James' passion for what he teaches really shows and the kids loved that.

Jennifer, 4 lessons with James

Writing is possible with James.

James gave my son very good lessons on focusing and formulating ideas before starting to write. Something that seemed impossible is now possible with his writing techniques. Very reliable and flexible teacher.

Elena, 4 lessons with James

Just what we needed

My daughter was changing schools. She had French from 2-4th grade, then Mandarin for 5th and 6th. She was transferring to a school that did not offer Mandarin and she decided to go back to French since she had enjoyed it before. My daughter has an ear for language; however, I thought that she would potentially be a year behind in middle school French since she had not had French in 2 years, and it was important to us that she enter the 7th grade going into 7th grade French. We set up a tutoring session with James. James arrived promptly and worked from the text book that we had borrowed from the school district. He was friendly, pleasant and flexible. He was an effective and competent tutor. We booked him for an hour and he was able to stay longer as it turned out that my daughter had the stamina for up to three hours of French tutoring at a time. We thought James was perfect for the job. My daughter made it into 7th grade French and will probably be in honors French next year. The teacher said that my daughter was more technically advanced than her other students since the teacher had spent 6th grade more on an intro/conversational class. We highly recommend James.

Siobhan, 4 lessons with James
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