世論 What Japan Thinks

I recently had the most good fortune to be contacted by Adam Beck, a private English teacher (amongst other things) down in Hiroshima, who has spent the last good number of years polishing and perfecting a method for premium English teaching, and who has now graciously decided to share his method with everyone, so I’d like to introduce it to you.

English teaching is not a commodity

The strongest message that his new ebook carries is that you can make your lessons valuable, thus charge more, in fact up to double the market value. Not just that, but by adopting a professional yet relatively straightforward attitude towards your instruction, you attract the right sort of clients who are looking for long-term training and will do your advertising for you. He supplies all the forms ready for you to use to instill confidence that you have a premium product, one that people will be happy to pay 8,000 yen an hour for, for many months or even years.

Dissatisfied with one hour of “this is a pen” in Starbucks?

Just about every time I visit these comfy sofa-equipped coffee shops I spot one or two lessons going on. What sort of students are they? Just wanting to chat with a foreigner in the hope that Japanese rubs off? Where do the serious students go? Or are they hoping for more than just a gossip over a latte? Adam shows you that there are people, lots of people, seeking decent one-to-one training and are prepared to pay, and he teaches how to get these people as your students.

Make money through satisfying instruction

Adam is obviously someone who loves his job, and while his course needs a little bit of preparation and commitment by the teacher too (although he shows how to change for the preparation for the first month), isn’t that what education is all about? Follow his methods and the little extra work you put in will be rewarded both financially and personally, a win-win situation for both you and your students. You get loyal students, so you can spend your time preparing and giving them your best, rather than spending it chasing new fly-by-night conversation partners. The thing that struck me most was that he has had almost no problems with people not paying, quitting their course early, or other such pupil-related issues.

Tricks of the trade

One section I particularly liked was how to save money! Free books, discounted books, and how to ask your students to pay for their own text books. Although this may sound like how to rip people off, it is actually about both ensuring that you are fairly compensated (his target of 6,000 to 8,000 yen per hour is a just reward for your efforts) and that your students feel they are making an investement, not just filling in an hour after work.

Obtain professionally-written materials

The first thing that struck me when studying his course was that it was a joy to read! I’ve read a good number of both free and paid-for ebooks before, with merely correct grammar being a rarity indeed. However, the English Coach System is written in highly-literate but easy-to-take-in English, free from hype, spelling out the reality of the situation. I’ve also talked to Adam through email, and he’s eager to help (within reason, of course!) people realise their potention through his system.

It’s not just teaching English in Japan

Adam has had experience teaching English in the USA and the Czech Republic as well as in Japan, and he has satisfied users of the method from all around the world, so the system works whereever you are. He supplies editable standard forms, so they can be tuned to your particular location. In addition, there’s no reason why the system shouldn’t work for French in Japan, or Japanese in France, or even English in England!

I’ve previously bought various ebooks on various subjects and considered recommending them to friends, but I couldn’t put my hand on my heart and say that I was recommending the material because I believed in it, rather I would just be recommending it for the profit potential. English Coach System by Adam Beck is different, it’s a clear, focused, tried and tested way to set yourself up either part-time or full-time, working for yourself on mutually-rewarding English language instruction. He even offers a 60 day money-back guarantee, should you still be not 100% sure this is for you!