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25.01.2022 This will be interesting to listen to! https://www.accentricity-podcast.com

24.01.2022 Happy to see one of our Speak Better English teachers, Meryl, on an SBS program. You can see it here: https://www.sbs.com.au//Werribee-farmer-growing-her-workfo

23.01.2022 This applies to almost all clients of Speak Better English... Here's to you and your families, and all you bring to Australia....

22.01.2022 Henny Penny was a hen who ran about saying, "the sky is falling!"

22.01.2022 I have been told so many times how brilliant Sharon is in helping students with pronunciation challenges. And just heard it again today: "I come from Hong Kong and I have been in Australia for 22 months. I work as the technical director at an engineering consultancy, and I have studied for 10 sessions with my SBE tutor Sharon Duff. What I enjoy most about my work with Sharon is she can immediately correct my wrong pronunciations and habits. Her tutoring has significantly improved my spoken English and helped me a lot in expressing myself. Now I still want to study more with Sharon and focus on speech and presentation English. Sharon is very good and expert in English pronunciation." CK, engineer from Hong Kong, June 2020

22.01.2022 This might explain the frustration many of our Speak Better English clients feel when seeking promotion. I hope it provides some helpful insights for you.

22.01.2022 Face to face lessons are a bit of a no-no at the moment, so Speak Better English has decided to offer some online classes - three classes to start with. Our super-fabulous teacher Hazel is going to offer a Zoom class on Workplace Communication for upper-intermediate and advanced EAL speakers, starting on Tuesdays early in July. There will be a maximum of five students in the class, and you can read more about it if you go to our website at www.speakbetterenglish.com.au ... or call me on 0401192097 to find out more about it. This class will provide a unique opportunity for you to work with an expert teacher to build your workplace English. Keep an eye for our other classes, soon to be announced! Marianne

21.01.2022 Our office will be closed until January 8. We welcome your inquiries after that date. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Marianne

21.01.2022 Some nice feedback about one of the fab teachers who works with Speak Better English: "Sharon has been wonderful, you were right at the first place, she is nice and experienced. And I love her accent, elegant and eloquent.... I come from China and I have been in Australia for two years, working in Finance. I have done 11 sessions with Sharon, and I really enjoyed her flexibility and focusing on pronunciation, and she also showed me some wonderful English-learning websites. W...orking with Sharon I will personally benefit from the skills to speak softly and more politely. Just conveying message is not enough, the way to convey it also matters. Sharon is passionate about her job and always on time. She will confirm the class time every time. She also makes great efforts to find online resources which are very helpful. I am afraid I wont have more classes this year because I already run out of my training budget. I will think about it next year. If I do any sessions in future, it will still be mainly on pronunciation." HC, in Finance role, from China, November 2019

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20.01.2022 "I would like to share my story for who seeks better adjustment and settlement in Australia. Before I came here in mid 2014, I had graduated in Medical Imaging or Radiography from my home country Iran. I had very basic English skills, but once I was introduced to Marianne and her team, I achieved much improvement in the skills areas. It is my pleasure to recommend you guys (OET candidates) to join with Mariannes team, and especially Lauren, who is an amazing teacher to let y...our dreams become true . I really enjoyed working with Lauren in every writing session. She is a well prepared teacher and provided me lots of samples and updated slides which really worked. Moreover, I loved the way that she was working with me, she always recognised my weaknesses and the areas that I needed to improve, not just teaching me a typical lesson. I highly recommend her to help you pass OET and I have an unforgettable memory. I just got 4 Bs in all skills areas at one test sitting! Thank you Lauren and Marianne for all your support. Regards, Viva , Radiographer from Iran, June 2017

20.01.2022 Great feedback for new SBE tutor Tricia from her first SBE student! Welcome Tricia!! "My background is Lebanese, but I was born in Australia. I work as an IT Project Manager and I have recently had three 90-minute private sessions with SBE tutor Tricia. Tricia was awesome. She opened my eyes and mind to mistakes that I was making in my writing. She taught me simple steps to communicate clearer in my emails. I now focus on my audience and write in a more positive and direct f...ashion. I also re-read my writing prior to sending it off. This program has completely changed the way I write and communicate over email." Abbas, IT Project Manager, Australian, December 2018

18.01.2022 Susie's work, really making a difference: "I come from Iran, and I have been in Australia for four years. I am a nurse, and I had 8 sessions with my tutor Susie. What I enjoyed about her tutoring was she was so passionate and honest in teaching me how to go for the OET test. She had given me the most important hints that I needed for OET test. I have been provided some OET material that helped me a lot while I was practicing. I really appreciate her. Now I have passed OET, and this has had a great effect on my life in Australia. I feel more secure in my life. I just wish Susie all the best. She is so wonderful. And I want to thank you Marianne for organising everything for me. Everything was great. I appreciate all your efforts." Massy, Nurse from Iran, October 2017

18.01.2022 Nice words from one of Sally's students: Sally is very professional. She is the most awesome English teacher that I ever met. My name is Anne Powell and I come from Thailand. I have been in Australia for 13 years. My area of study is education/teaching, and I have had 4 sessions with Sally. What I like about working with Sally is she is always encouraging and supporting me to feel self-confident and she also point out my mistakes, so that I can improve my English competency.... It makes me aware of my grammatical mistakes. It immensely helps improving my speaking skills. Therefore, I have gaining confidence when I engage in conversation with native speakers. I want to keep working with Sally on all skills, but especially writing and speaking. You already do a great job administrating Speak Better English. Thank you. Anne Powell, teacher, from Thailand See more

15.01.2022 "Oooh!! Guess what.... I just had call from V....., the Iranian Radiographer I was working with last month. She just got her OET results..4 Bs...all skill areas!!! Am so proud of her!!" from lauren Tyrell, SBE OET tutor, June 2017

15.01.2022 Hot enough today? Climate change is real, and causes damage. Speak Better English just donated $100 to the Greens to help them push the (soon-to-be) Federal Labor Government to go all the way to put the brakes on the Climate Emergency. You could too.... https://my.greens.org.au/civicrm/contribute/transact

14.01.2022 So excited to be attending the kids action on climate change! What are you doing at 12 noon today? Sitting on your bum or supporting them? Are you the frog boiling slowly, or can you see what is happening? These kids have their eyes open - politicians have failed to shake themselves free of the fossil fuel industry, so let's hope these teenagers can do it. For your children and their children and the creatures that we haven't wiped out.... See you in front of the Old Treasury Building at 12. https://theconversation.com/the-terror-of-climate-change-is

13.01.2022 Do you really want to see how good SBE tutors are?? Have a look on this page! https://www.speakbetterenglish.com.au/testimonial

12.01.2022 Sally's student can begin her career as a nurse in Australia, now that she has passed the OET! "I am originally from Sri Lanka and I have been in Australia for about 12 years. I am a nurse, and I worked with Sally for 7 sessions to help me prepare for the OET test, especially writing. I did several classes with her. She was very easy going and very patient with me. She would encourage you, guide you in the right direction and let you know which areas you need to concentrate m...ore. At first I wasnt sure what mistakes I have been doing in the writing test, but she managed to point me in the right direction and gave me different strategies to overcome those barriers. Also she was constantly giving me positive feedback rather than being negative, and it made me believe in myself that I can pass the test and I DID PASS! Samantha from Sri Lanka, September 2017" See more

11.01.2022 Punctuation can make all the difference...

10.01.2022 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1909201245820539&id=163164813757533 Nyadol is absolutely right!!

10.01.2022 Great news!! This student drove to Northcote from Traralgon to work with Susie on her OET, and passed!! "Dear Susie! I am glad to tell you that this time I passed my OET exam with 4 Bs : )) Thank you for you great lessons and wise advice " OF, from Greece, June 2017

09.01.2022 More great feedback from SBE students... "I am from China, and I have been living in Australia for 10 years. I work in Career Development, and I have been studying with Liz for more than 20 sessions. Liz is a very kind, patient and helpful teacher, and always have the best strategies to help me improve my grammar and pronunciation. She is always considerate for my needs, and collects news about my interests. Liz is flexible to suit my time and learning needs. She is also very... knowledgeable about culture and history, often sharing with me a lot interesting stories. Liz is also a great musician. Yes, she is so versatile, but most importantly, she is very professional in teaching and tutoring English. I enjoy every lesson learning with her. Working with her has helped me be more confident in using English in my work and in my social life in Australia. In my next lessons, I would like to continue with what we have been doing so far..." XX from China, July 2018 ***** "Hey Susie, I just want to tell you i got the B in speaking,listening and reading and they gave me C+ in writing but it doesn't matter (Because I have B already in writing) i hope i wont need to see them again . Thanks Susie for your sincere efforts to enlighten and guiding me through the pass way to success in just 3 classes you are a legend. Thank you so much again and God bless you." ZS, Doctor from Sudan, July 2018 *****

07.01.2022 "Hi Marianne, Thank you for giving me this opportunity to give feedback. I come from China and I have been in Australia for 9 months. I work as a Software Engineer and I have had 20 sessions with my Speak Better English tutor, Claudia. By this chance, I would like to say thank you to Claudia for all her tutoring in the last couple of months, and here are my comments to her:... Claudia is the best teacher I have ever had. She corrected my grammar mistakes, changed my pronunciation, most importantly, she taught me a lot of new words and expressions. Claudia would send me a note every week to help me review our class. During the class, I really enjoyed the fact that I could choose the topics I was interested in, like politics, education system or hot issues happening. Claudia had her opinion on a specific topic, and I could express my opinion as well. We argued if we had different opinions; I argued a lot with her during classes, which she encouraged me to do, and by doing this, I learned faster than other ways. Through this experience I have gained more confidence communicating with my colleagues at work as well as more confident to express myself when I was looking for a new job. I happened to look for a new job at the time and she gave me some useful tips to help me gain more confidence for job interviews. With her help, I found a new job very quickly. She was my tutor, and she is now my friend. If you want to learn English better, Claudia is the best choice. If you want to learn how to argue, go find her. Also, thank you Marianne for setting up the platform and bridge for Claudia and me, which I really appreciate. Best regards, Leo Leo, Software Engineer from China, May 2019

07.01.2022 "We finally found Speak Better English on the internet after researching a number of language schools in Melbourne. We didnt find it appealing to the language schools but we could feel something good to Speak Better English. Marianne was quick to respond to our repeated request. She s very professional and takes care of the students kindly. She looked for a teacher, Michele, who seemed to be suitable for us. Michele has a very different character than any English teacher we... met. She searched for newspaper articles that seemed to match us every day and we studied on that basis . Not only studying English conversation but also raising social problems with an international sense. Our English was not good, but we were full of desire to speak our thoughts. Every lesson was very exciting and we had a great time with Michele. We want to study English again with Michele someday. Thanks to Marianne for making such an encounter." Yoichiro & Rie, Business people, from Japan, December 2019

07.01.2022 Great Materials For You!! Aussie accent and useful every day vocabulary!! You can buy them easily by going on the website: urbanlyrebirds.com.au I think they are great materials for teachers or for you to listen to while you are doing the housework or on the train on the way to work or ANYTIME!! https://youtu.be/vTFhgk0OBBQ

06.01.2022 Melissa's happy client!! "I am an ICT Business Analyst from Brazil, and I have been working in Australia for six months. I worked with Melissa for 8 sessions, and found the conversations very useful. It gave me confidence to understand that I have a good level of English, and to know my limitations as well. I feel much more confident in my communication skills, feeling more fluent and able to listen and speak better. I also worked with pronunciation, which I found really goo...d and I could adjust many different mistakes I was making. I really liked my sessions with Melissa and how we adjusted our way of working through the classes. In future I would like to do more work on pronunciation and grammar accuracy, and on presentation skills." Gabriel Vailati ICT Business Analyst From Brazil July 2017

05.01.2022 Although the pandemic means it is hard for people to consider paying for tutoring when things are so uncertain, we are getting a lot of calls from teachers preparing for the ISLPR test - they need to get 4 x 4s for VIT Registration to work in Victoria. In fact, we are getting ISLPR candidates from all round Australia. This student has just taken on her second package, and clearly she is very happy with the support Susie has been giving her to help her prepare for the test: "...I come from Singapore and I have been in Australia for five years. I am a LOTE language teacher, and I have had three sessions with Susie. What I enjoy most about working with her is that she has always marked my writings before the lesson starts, and I really appreciate her effort. She is very patient explaining complicated words and sentences, and she is knowledgeable in her area of expertise. This has strengthened my ability at work because I corrected a lot of my mistakes in writing, and now I have more confidence in writing letters/emails to my colleagues and parents." TNS, teacher from Singapore, April 2020

05.01.2022 Dear Marianne, N. did get a "C Pass" for his English test so now he can stay in Australia and study his course. Thank you very much for all your effort coordinating the English classes for him. Please convey this to his tutor Cathy too.

04.01.2022 Speak Better English works with many students preparing for English tests like IELTS, OET and PTE. It can be tricky deciding which test is going to give them the best chance to pass. Changing from IELTS to OET certainly worked out for this student, (although perhaps Sally could have helped Mary get through IELTS as well!) "I am a nurse from the Philippines and I have been in Australia for 2 years. Before finding Speak Better English, I worked with another tutor on Skype to pr...epare for IELTS, but I could not score well in writing - even though I had high scores for everything else - so Marianne encouraged me to change to OET. In just three sessions with Ms Sally Landers, she shared her knowledge to enhance my writing skills and helped me to regain my confidence to tackle the OET test in a better and effective way. I really liked her calm nature. Thank you Marianne for organising my lessons with Sally and I am glad that I listened to you and Sally to take the OET, as it is more inclined with my profession. Thank you Sally for your patience in guiding me to ace this test (three Bs and an A for Reading!!) Please continue to share your knowledge and be a blessing to other candidates to pass their English test. You have a beautiful soul. Cheers!" MJ Chambers, Nurse from the Philippines, May 2017

04.01.2022 Adrian is retired and only works with one student at a time, but here is the feedback from his current student: "I come from China and I have been in Australia for ten years. I am a Registered Nurse, and I have had six sessions so far with Adrian Rice. He is very organised and prepared for the session. He took time to find materials that suited my learning needs. He is friendly and has good communication skills. Adrian taught me many communication skills that I can apply at ...my work. I can see the good result of those skills. It helps me build better relationships with other people. In future I would like to learn more about business English. Working with Speak Better English, you are being very helpful. You reply emails efficiently." SL, Registered Nurse from China, September 2018

04.01.2022 We work with a lot of professionals from overseas who just want to polish their English so that they can feel more comfortable in their work in Australia. This lady has just finished her first package with Susie: "I come from Colombia, and I have been in Australia for 5 years. I work in Human Resources as a Recruitment Administrator. I have worked with SBE tutor Susie for 10 sessions, working on my specific language needs. I have enjoyed this whole experience and it has helped me to be a bit more confident in my work and in my social life in Australia. Susie is a great teacher!" KP, Recruitment Administrator, from Colombia, February 2018

04.01.2022 Welcome to Claudia, a teacher just starting with Speak Better English, after several years working in London. Claudia will be working with students in the CBD, Kew, Hawthorn, Doncaster, Bulleen and Balwyn. Her quals: First BA Hons in Italian Language & Literature RSA TEFLA (Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults)... Ive taught English as a Second Language in Australia, Italy, Turkey and England, for over 12 years. Ive mostly taught European and Asian business executives and have helped many students pass their IELTS exam. For 11 years, I also worked as a Business Development Manager in various charities and I eventually became the Chief Executive of Love Is All We Need, a charity that supports AIDS orphans in South Africa. After 18 months in this position, I chose to go back to teaching because I find it more motivating, and Im now able to use my business experience in my teaching. I will create my lessons to suit your professional or academic needs and you can always request to practise specific language areas. Whatever the goal of the lesson is, I will aim to create a fun and relaxed atmosphere. When Im not teaching, I run a part-time global health business, manage my investment properties, watch films that make me laugh and enjoy walking in nature, as often as I can.

03.01.2022 Another happy customer: "Susie, dear Susie! I passed!" Tracy has passed her OET, with the help of SBE tutor Susie Orzech. Great work, ladies!

02.01.2022 Another happy customer! "Sally is an approachable teacher with a good sense of humour but without ceasing to be demanding. The fact that she enjoys what she does create an atmosphere in which it is easy for you to understand what she wants you to learn. Hence, I can say that her lessons were incalculably significant for me. Kind regards, Hector."... Doctor preparing for OET, from Cuba, October, 2017

01.01.2022 Here is a happy, articulate customer, happy to be working with Amanda to make his great English even better! "Hi, I'm a 27 french citizen living in Australia with my partner since December 2015. Learning a new language is never an easy task, some people say that you can become bilingual in a few months, but unless you're a genius, it's probably too ambitious. If you want to be fluent in a second language, you need to be committed. Working in an English speaking environment a...nd making English speaking friends is essential. By doing so, you'll make tremendous progresses. However, your colleagues and friends won't correct you every time you're making a mistake and you won't be able to figure out everything by yourself. That's why you may want to get a little help. I've been working with Amanda for a few sessions and I'm planing to continue. I enjoy our work together, we focus a lot on my oral expression. It's not too academic and she's very friendly and attentive. Everything flows naturally, we talk and whenever I come across some difficulties, she helps me to correct my mistakes. She also gives me some insight on the Australian culture and some tips to sound more local. My goal for this year is to make significant progress and overcome most of my weaknesses. I'm happy to be coached by Amanda for this and I'm confident that together we'll reach this objective." Guillaume, from France, March 2018