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Business English and Communication (Writing & Speaking)
Joan C.

333 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $50
Response time: 42 minutes

About Joan


Bio

My specialty is helping you grow your career confidence through improved communication skills. I will help you deliver professional, polished reports, emails, and presentations. I will help you speak up in meetings and say the right things. My system works even if you feel nervous or English is not your first language. First, we focus on speaking and writing correctly. Then I help you express yourself with the confidence appropriate for your career goals.

I have a bachelor's degree in...

My specialty is helping you grow your career confidence through improved communication skills. I will help you deliver professional, polished reports, emails, and presentations. I will help you speak up in meetings and say the right things. My system works even if you feel nervous or English is not your first language. First, we focus on speaking and writing correctly. Then I help you express yourself with the confidence appropriate for your career goals.

I have a bachelor's degree in English, with a minor in Spanish from the University of South Carolina. I wrote and published my first book Change Point in 2020, and was previously published in Crossing Cultures with the Peace Corps. I am also a guest author for the online magazine Sixty + Me.

I developed my own speaking skills when I became an entrepreneur. I learned that public speaking was my most effective method to gain new clients.

I'm a certified TESOL trainer and love working with adults from many cultures.

I am the VP of Membership in Women's Empowerment Toastmasters Club, where we are dedicated to improving communication, public speaking and leadership skills.


Education

University of South Carolina
English

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $50
  • Rate details: The full fee will be charged if you do not show up for your lesson, and if you are late for your lesson. If you do not show up within the first 10 minutes, that is considered a "no show."
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required
  • No background check

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

English

English

I help my students communicate in English correctly, concisely, and confidently. First we work on grammar (structure), then word choice and vocabulary, and finally, practice to speak and write with confidence. I have a Bachelors of Arts degree in English and have published several articles and my own book Change Point. I love helping my students learn and succeed with their goals.
ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

I have taught ESOL/ESL to individual adults and groups since my work in the US Peace Corps 2002. I completed TESOL teacher training in 2005 with English for Life Academy.
Grammar

Grammar

I have an English degree, I’m a published author, and right frequently in my job. I love editing other people’s work, and helping them understand the reasons for the changes.
Proofreading

Proofreading

Improve your writing with a proofreading coach. I will teach you how to proofread your own work, so that you send professional emails and turn in polished essays and reports for school or work. I am a published author and experienced at helping you put your words in the right order, with the correct punctuation.
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

I help my students succeed in their careers through improved communication. I can help you give presentations and speak up in meetings with confidence. I grew my own speaking skills when I became an entrepreneur. I learned that public speaking was my best method for getting new clients. I am a member and officer in Toastmasters International, a club dedicated to improving public speaking, communication, and leadership skills. I can help you with PowerPoint, Google Slides, and organizing your thoughts to the present.
Spanish

Spanish

I was a Peace Corps volunteer for 2+ years in Honduras, Central America, where I spoke, listened, read, write, and dreamed in Spanish every day! I have loved and studied Spanish since 1993. I have a Spanish minor from the University of South Carolina and have traveled and studied in the Dominican Republic, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, and Spain.
Writing

Writing

I help my students write professional, polished emails, reports, and reviews for career advancement and graduate degree work. I have a bachelor’s in English from the University of South Carolina, and I have been writing in my professional career for over 20 years. I have published essays, articles, and most recently, a book titled Change Point.
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Ratings and Reviews


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Very knowledgeable and patient

I was struggling with English and presentation in the workplace since I am not a native speaker and just joined the company. Joan took time to get to know me and my struggle. She made a very specific plan according to my needs. She helped me improve my pronunciation, choice of words, and most importantly, she helped me gain more confidence when presenting my work to my co-workers. I definitely recommend Joan if you want to improve your public speaking skills.

Xiao, 5 lessons with Joan

Great listener and easy to speak with!

I want to learn beginner Spanish to travel and Joan listened to my needs and customized her lesson accordingly. We started with the basics to get me a good foundation and it was a very pleasant exchange.Great start, Thanks Joan!

Delphine , 2 lessons with Joan

Public speaking with knowledgeable and patient tutor

The goal of this training for me is to improve my communication skill. Joan has taught me the basic English pronounce skill that I need to continue to improve. For the public speaking, she taught me how to control the meeting with pause, short discussion and proper transition words and sentences. The most important is that she helped me to improve my confidence to speak publicly with others, especially for the current online meeting.

Xiangyang, 32 lessons with Joan

Excellent tutor!

Joan is excellent! She is kind, patient and encouraging! She is so easy to talk to, and she will is passionate about teaching. I’m so glad to have her!! Highly recommended!

Gloria , 27 lessons with Joan

Excellent tutor!

Joan is excellent! She is kind, patient and encouraging! She is so easy to talk to, and she will is passionate about teaching. I’m so glad to have her!! Highly recommended!

Gloria , 27 lessons with Joan

Excellent tutor!

Joan is excellent! She is kind, patient and encouraging! She is so easy to talk to, and she will is passionate about teaching. I’m so glad to have her!! Highly recommended!

Gloria , 27 lessons with Joan

Excellent tutor!

Joan is excellent! She is kind, patient and encouraging! She is so easy to talk to, and she will is passionate about teaching. I’m so glad to have her!! Highly recommended!

Gloria , 27 lessons with Joan

Great coach and great listener as well

Well Ms Joan is wonderful coach. I and her talk about my confident level and she taught me how to increased my confident and explain to me applying 3 keys while sharing is really great. I am looking forward for next week with her again to elevate my self development.

Mariajee, 16 lessons with Joan

Thank You!

Thank you for setting up a last-minute session with me! I really appreciate your patience and words of encouragement :)

N, 1 lesson with Joan

Very knowledgeable & patient

Some great tools to utilize, pointers and very thorough collecting and sharing information to enable the best speaking abilities. She used humor and suggestions to help to make it more light hearted. Felt very comfortable sharing with her.

Danita, 10 lessons with Joan
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