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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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4:52

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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4:54

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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10:38

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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9:50

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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6:57

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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4:36

14. What to do when a student quits

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/08/11

Cry. Scream at the moon. Rip up their nengajo. And do this… 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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6:04

13. The secret to thriving as a self-employed English...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/08/04

And the secret is… well, you’ll just have to listen to the podcast, won’t you? It’s only six minutes, and I don’t fluff my lines much. 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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3:43

12. You just have to be a bit above average, that's all

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/07/28

Patrick Sherriff suggests that excellence at English teaching, or any other business activity, only requires you to be a little above average. 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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11. Why I don't give students homework

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/07/21

Patrick Sherriff argues that assigning homework is counterproductive in the English classroom. AKA homework sucks 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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8:55

10. The only 12 grammar rules you need for teaching...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/07/14

Patrick Sherriff spells out the most used grammar points all English teachers should know. 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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4:22

9. My three biggest mistakes as a self-employed...

The Free Talk Staffroom ·

2023/07/07

Patrick Sherriff discusses the three biggest mistakes he’s made as a self-employed English teacher 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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