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The Free Talk Staffroom

Patrick Sherriff

Advice for the self-employed English teacher in Japan. Drops every Friday. freetalktefl.substack.com

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54. Alternative ways to make money when you are a...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/05/17

It’s not just teaching, you know. As a self-employed person you are free to try your hand at any number of things that use your unique set of skills. Turn on your inner Liam Neeson. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com

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5:56

53. The secret to teaching English as a foreign language

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/05/10

And the secret is… well, you have to listen or watch the video to find out, but it’s something that we can all do at no cost beyond the time involved to practice this essential skill. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com

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52. Do you need a TEFL certificate?

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/05/03

Patrick Sherriff, a self-employed English teacher in Japan for 16 years, weighs up the pros and cons of getting a TEFL certificate. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com

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51. Do you know when to call it quits?

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/04/26

Patrick Sherriff talks about a bloke he met in a bar, when to retire and the dangers of working too long or not long enough as a self-employed English teacher in Japan. It’s complicated. Kinda. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com

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50. You're better off saying 'yes'

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/04/19

Here are a few thoughts in reaction to my own video where I suggested you have to say ‘no’ sometimes. Well, it’s complicated… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freetalktefl.substack.com

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49. Do you feel trapped teaching English in Japan?

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/04/12

AI-generated transcript: Do you ever feel trapped?I ask that because I'm not sure that I ever felt that.Well, maybe.I certainly felt trapped in a job, and that's one reason why I became a self-employedEnglish teacher in Japan, but you may find yourself thinking you're a little bit stuck, or you get into a bit of a rut.Maybe that's middle age, I don't know.But especially if you are a foreigner living in Japan, applying your trade as an English teacher, you can sometimes feel a bit trapped or a bit

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48. Age discrimination? Don’t box yourself in

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/04/05

AI-generated transcript: I saw a message on Facebook from a guy who was complaining about age discrimination in teaching.He said he was struggling to make enough money for food or rent or something and he said he had a job but he wanted a Saturday work and he was looking for Saturday work and he couldn't find places and every time he had an interview he wasRejected and he thinks it's something to do with being older.He's older than I am.So in his late 50s I Thought yeah, well, that's pretty tough

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47. Sometimes you have to say ‘no’

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/03/29

AI generated transcript: Probably a crazy idea to record this in the middle of a bike ride.Just taking a break just before it gets dark.Maybe just enough light to see me.I wanted to make a quick video about something that happened to me this week.I had to say no to a new student.Two new students actually.Sometimes you have to.In the earlier part of my career I would have said yes.TEFL TalksYou can get a little bit bent out of shape.I thought about it because, OK, the deal is a lady sent me a message

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9:28

46. What are the pros of teaching English in Japan...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/03/22

AI-generated transcript: What are the pros of teaching English for yourself, being a self-employed English teacher in Japan?I can think of quite a few good reasons, but they all come down to the basic point, which is DIY, do it yourself.I think it's a philosophical position that you haveI mean I feel very comfortable doing things for myself and I've got used to it after doing this for over 16 years and maybe it takes a while to get used to that way of thinking but once you get used to it you know

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45. Is it racist to prefer to be taught a language by...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/03/15

AI-generated transcript:I was just on Facebook now looking on a forum talking about native versus non-native speakers of English teaching and who makes a better teacher and all that kettle of fish and I'm sort of reluctant to wade into it because very quickly ityou know like all discussions on Facebook it kind of descends into the lowest common denominator and somebody starts accusing somebody else of being racist and then they're Hitler and then it's like what?So I don't want to go there and I will

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44. What’s life really like as a self-employed...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/03/08

AI-generated transcript: Hello, I'm recording this on my way home, and I wanted to do sort of like a day in the life, but I don't have time for it, and it may be a bit absurd to be recording this.It's now 11 o'clock at night, I'm just after, and really I've done a 12-hour day.So, filming on the way home in the dark, lit up a bit by streetlights, maybe not very...I'm maybe not selling the life of a, what am I, a very tired, not freelancer, self-employed English teacher.But in Mitigation M’Lud, I

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43. What to do when a new student says they just want...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/03/01

AI-generated transcript:Do you ever get students coming to you and asking for something specific to learn English?For example, oh I'm going to be sent to Singapore for six monthsThe Free Talk Staffroom featuring Patrick SherriffSo I don't need to tell you how to do that.The problem comes when you get somebody, and this happens quite often, there isn't an obvious need for their English.And you say, why are you interested in studying English?And they say, I want to improve my conversation.Okay, you

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42. Who are your best students?

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/02/23

AI-generated transcipt: hello welcome back to this weekly chat i'm in front of the lake as usual and just in the middle of a bike ride and i just thought i would make a recording where i don't disturb anybody at home or in the office or at the school whatever so today's topic who are your best studentsthinking about this really will turn your business into a success if you manage to get attract your best students let me give you an example for myself it doesn't necessarily follow for you you may

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41. Career progression for the self-employed English...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/02/16

AI-generated transcript:I wanted to talk about something that maybe is an obstacle for people who want to become self -employed or are thinking about becoming self -employed and think, I don't want to.And that is the idea of a career progression, that if you're self -employed, you don't really have a career.And this is true, but the whole subject kind of bores me because I'm going to talk about it.But, you know, for much of my younger years, perhaps I was more, not obsessed, but I was more conscious

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40. Why you shouldn't be a self-employed English...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/02/09

AI-generated transcript: Hello, I'm going to give you a couple of reasons why you shouldn't be a self-employed English teacher in Japan.There are a few, and you probably have considered these, but let me just mention them, put them out there in the open.Number one, you can't quit.Once you become self-employed, it's not an issue of, oh, I don't like this, I'm going to quit, I'm going to get a new job.It just doesn't work like that.Once you're in the game,Bit like the Mafia, there's no leaving.Partly

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39. How to upload your completed textbook to Amazon

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/02/02

AI-generated transcript: Okay, hello.Are you ready for some exciting times at freetalktefl.substack.com?Today, tonight, it's kind of late.I've just finished teaching all day.I'm going to upload a file for a book.This is actually an older book.I've got the book here.100 English Phrases.But I wanted to update it.There are a few little things on the inside that I wanted to update.Now, as you know, as I've said before, any file that you update to Amazon, any book has two files.There's a cover and the

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38. How to publish your own English textbooks in Japan

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/01/26

AI-generated transcript: Happy Friday.I just wanted to make this video.Well, actually I was approached in the comments section by a chap called Alan, who's in Okinawa.Hello, Okinawa.Who said, hey, tell us more about your publishing and self-publishing.And I guess he's interested in how you go about publishing your own textbooks and so on.And so that's quite a big topic.but I'm happy to talk about it because it's something I've been doing for the last 10, more than 10 years.So I guess I know a bit

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37. A different future as a self-employed English...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/01/19

AI generated transcript:I don't want to spend every video that I make talking about myself or my business and how wonderful I am, but you could hear a but coming, couldn't you?I will make one last video like that for the moment, maybe in the future I'll talk about this again, but from next week I'm going to talk about the basics, the very basics that you needto succeed as a self-employed English teacher so back to basics that will be on Wednesday so if you're feeling oh how could I be as successful

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36. A tour of a self-employed English teacher's...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/01/12

AI-generated transcript: Hello.Happy Friday.I just wanted to make this video because I'm thinking about concluding the story of how we got where we are.my school developed and if you've been following on the blog I wrote a few pieces and next Wednesday I'm going to complete the series with talking about how we bought our own English school but I thought I would show you rather than just tell you about an English school this is our English school when I say our I mean my wife and myself we own this

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35. How do you teach an online English lesson?: 10...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2024/01/05

AI-generated transcript: Hello, I'm going to give you some tips, 10 tips, in fact, for how to teach an online lesson.And so I thought I would do it like an online lesson.So I've got 10 points.The first point, first tip, just teach it like this.Just start your program and you start talking.I'm using Zoom.Uh, but you could use, uh, what is it?Microsoft, uh, is it meetings, um, or Apple FaceTime?Even I do some lessons with line because some people don't, can't work, can't work out how to use zoom.So I

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