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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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4:13

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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5:00

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...

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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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9:58

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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9:34

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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5:22

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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11:16

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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10:54

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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7:20

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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22:08

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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22:56

38. How to publish your own English textbooks in Japan

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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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10:46

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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10:13

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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17:26

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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6:47

34. Why I like this time of year, and something to...

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2023/12/29

AI-generated transcript: I like this time of year.I'm not a big Christmassy person, although we have it, we have the tree and the advent calendars and everything, but that's for the kids.But I do like this time of year because it's, well I like the Japanese approach.Yeah, they have Christmas, but it's not over the top.You give you one present, all done and dusted.December 26th, Boxing Day in England.The Free Talk StaffroomIt's a nice time because it's a holiday, right?And it's thinking about the new

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6:06

33. The Sherriff theory of value, AKA the shepherd’s...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/12/22

An AI-generated transcript: Hello, this may be one of my stupider ideas but I'm getting ready, getting the Christmas dinner ready for a party and I thought I'm not going to get a chance to record something so I'm going to do that now.So killing two birds with one stone which is kind of the topic maybe, if I can stick to it, for today.So I don't know if you can hear this.This is probably a terrible idea but we'll have a go.Yes, so my topic really is teaching and to be successful, forget about

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11:02

32. How to get teens to enjoy reading books in English

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/12/15

Where to download the books mentioned in the video: An AI-generated transcript of the video: Hello I'm going to give you the secret to how to get kids to read, well in fact how to get teenagers interested in reading.That sounds impossible right?Maybe it is, but this week I had a pretty good week.I introduced my new Hana Walker mysteries to the kids.A mixed result, but there was some, a few victories and I'm going to talk about that.By the way, I'm just attempting a new thing.I'm recording with a

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9:45

31. All the best ideas come in the shower

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/12/08

AI-generated transcript: So last week I had the pleasure of speaking at Gaijin Pot Expo 2023 and it was quite a learning experience for me.I've never been to a business conference, certainly not as a featured speaker.That makes it sound more grand than it really was.I wasn't actually a featured speaker, I was just sort of like one of fouron a panel but the whole program only lasted 20 minutes so it was quite a lesson in trying to get my point across in as short a time as possible.I wrote about this

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5:02

30. Who am I? And why am I here?

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/12/01

AI-generated transcript: Hello, well this is exciting, I wasn't expecting to do a video, I was expecting to just do apodcast, but apparently this is a new thing that Substack's doing, so why not try it out?Especially because tomorrow I'm going to be speaking at the Gaijin Pot Expo 2023 Jobs Fair.Amazingly, they've asked me, one of the organizers has asked me to speak, so I'm going to use this as an opportunity to practice what I want to say.I'm going to be on a panel to talk aboutChanging Jobs in

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9:36

29. Could you 10x your English teaching business?

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/11/24

AI-generated transcript: Hello, just listen to me and today I will teach you how to 10x your English teaching business.Imagine making 10 times more money than you do right now.It's easy if you follow me.Yeah, right, something like that.Actually, of course it's not as easy as that, but in a way maybe it is.What am I talking about?I don't know.I'm talking like this because I just got an audiobook called 10x is easier than 2x.I haven't finished listening to it because it's kind of annoying.It does have

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