I’m a highly proficient native English speaker. I’m fascinated by words; by their origins, their use and meanings. I have outstanding spoken and written communications abilities. I’m highly adept at both formal and informal English. I have excellent interpersonal relationship skills; I can carry on a deep or casual conversation with just about anyone. I’ve never formally taught or tutored before, but am almost always in “sharing” mode about things I’ve learned. I have two teenage daughters...
I’m a highly proficient native English speaker. I’m fascinated by words; by their origins, their use and meanings. I have outstanding spoken and written communications abilities. I’m highly adept at both formal and informal English. I have excellent interpersonal relationship skills; I can carry on a deep or casual conversation with just about anyone. I’ve never formally taught or tutored before, but am almost always in “sharing” mode about things I’ve learned. I have two teenage daughters (13 and 17) and taught them both to read at an early age. I have a large vocabulary and am always learning new words. I speak and understand a smattering of Spanish and Japanese, too.
My primary job is as the Corporate Secretary for a privately-owned development company. While I’m not an attorney, I write highly technical, formal and “legal” compositions on a regular basis. I also write short stories, poetry. For clarity and in the interest of both students and my time, I need to say I’m not well-versed in technical aspects of sentence diagramming, identifying and defining parts of writing like subordinating conjunctions, etc. My preferred role is to assist those looking to improve their speaking/conversational skills and writing composition, improving their English as a second language, and proofreading material for grammar problems and style suggestions.
I’m a fluent native English speaker (American English). I have an outstanding vocabulary and intimate understanding of the language. I have a great personal appreciation for spoken and written words, both formal and technical, and creative and expressive. I’ve written numerous short stories and poems, and had one story published in a teaching industry periodical.
I worked in the government sector for over 20 years, primarily in positions where I had to write correspondence, compose project descriptions and grant applications, and produce reports. I read a great deal of written news and invariably notice poor grammar, improper verb tense, and punctuation errors. I le
