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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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6:47

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

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

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

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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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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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4:52

28. How badly do you want it?

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/11/17

AI generated transcript: How badly do you want it?How badly do you want to be a self-employed English teacher?I think if you answer that honestly, if the answer is very badly, or very much, I think that will be a marker of your success.Or put it this way, how much do you detest the situation that you're in right now?Are you in a lot of pain?Do you absolutely detest your work?Do you detest the life that you've found yourself leading because of the nonsense that you have to put up with at work?I'm not

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5:47

27. A trip back to Britain, and what it taught me...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/11/10

AI-generated transcript: Hello, Patrick Sherriff here with the Staffroom, the podcast for freetalktefl.substack.com, and I just want to very briefly say I'm exhausted.I just got back from England.I came in yesterday, half past ten in the morning, into Haneda, so I don't know what time it is now.I don't know what time my body thinks it is.but I'm flagging, so I'll try and keep this short and sweet and just tell you the basics.This is all about a trip back to Britain and what it taught me about

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8:44

26. How can you use social media to get more students?

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/11/03

It’s a trick question! You can’t… or at least I haven’t had much luck doing that. Leave a comment if you disagree.(AI generated transcript): Hello, Patrick Sherriff here with the Staffroom podcast on behalf of the, what the heck is it called?freetalktefl.substack.com Anyway, today I wanted to talk about something that I think many people obsess over and get it wrong, and that's how to use social media to get more students.I should say I'm no expert in this.These are purely my personal opinions.You

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6:44

25. Should you make friends with your students?

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/10/27

Do you make friends with your students? Is it a good idea or best avoided? What do you think? Leave a comment!AI-generated transcript:The last time the Bulletin, the newsletter that I write every Wednesday, I think it's number 24, the Bulletin 24, I talked aboutHow to Team Teachfriendly, I think, and less clinical, which I think is a personal bugbear of mine.I think we are far too clinical, especially when teaching children.So it's an element of sort of amateurism that I quite embrace, I

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24. Mr Shiawase and the 50-50 rule of teaching

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/10/20

Patrick Sherriff tells the story of the valuable lesson he learnt from teaching English to Mr Shiawase. 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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23. Finding your own way in teaching

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/10/13

Patrick Sherriff talks about how finding a good place to rent set his teaching English business up for success in Japan. 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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8:53

22. The mindset you need to be a self-employed...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/10/06

Hello, I'm Patrick Sherriff for freetalktefl.substack.com.And today I'm going to talk about a word that I don't like to use because I think it's a bit silly or it's a bit of a buzzword.Um, but I can't think of a better one.And that is mindset.The mindset, having the right mindset to be a self-employed English teacher or actually to be a self-employed anything.It does require a certain mindset.I don't like that word because as I say, it's just too, too buzzy.You see so many podcasts and video things

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21. Teaching English in Japan - my origin story

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/09/29

Hello, Patrick Sherriff here for freetalktefl.substack.com.I'm going to tell you a little story about how we ended up in Japan and teaching English.Back in the day, 2007, I was living with my family in the UK, in Derby.I was working for a local newspaper.My wife was working for a local Japanese company.and we were just basically making ends meet but we had two daughters and my mother-in-law to look after and we thought how on earth can we make a go of this and we didn't really see much of a future

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7:43

20. How many weeks do you have off a year?

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/09/22

Auto-generated transcript:Hello, Patrick Sherriff here with the Staffroom podcast and you might be able to hear it's a bit windy where I'm recording this.I'm sitting on a bench drinking ice, not ice, but a cold coffee can, canned coffee from the machine while looking out on the, I guess, beautiful Teganuma.It's a big sort of marshland just on the outskirts of Abiko.Anyway, I'm on my bike ride and you may wonder, what?Riding your bike on a Friday afternoon?Aren't you busy teaching?No, I'm not.I took

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11:53

19. The most dangerous number in a teaching business

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/09/15

Transcript (auto-generated):Hello, I'm Patrick Sherriff and I just wanted to talk a little bit more about what I wrote last for Free Talk TEFL.substack.com for the bulletin which is number 19, which if you go to the website you can find it all written out.I don't want to rehash that.What I was talking about was why I'm a self-employed English teacher and why I believe it's the best way.Basically, like a good communist, you should own the means of your production.If you do the work, you should get

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8:29

18. Why I use a textbook to teach English

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/09/08

Transcript (auto-generated):Hello, I'm Patrick Sherriff and I'm going to talk about why I use a textbook for teaching English.You may think that textbooks are old-fashioned and a bit fuddy-duddy.Maybe you have a memory, like I do, of secondary school and very tedious textbooks that you go through line by line.Certainly that's how they do it in Japan.066some of the more boring teachers just go through a textbook line by line or read it out and that's not what I'm talking about if you have a good

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17. Thoughts about business models and teaching

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/09/01

Patrick Sherriff talks about funnels, business models and business mindsets for the self-employed English teacher. 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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16. Thoughts on just because it's easy, doesn't mean...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/08/25

Patrick Sherriff talks about taking pride in teaching English, even if you don’t think it’s much to brag about. 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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15. Thoughts on why your school needs a newsletter

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/08/18

Patrick Sherriff speaks off the cuff about why your school, or any business for that matter, needs a newsletter. 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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