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Michel O - Tutor in Comptonville

Good day, My name is Michel Olver, I am 36 years old and stay in Johannesburg. I recently obtained my TEFL Certificate in teaching English and I am very exited to share my knowledge. My 18 year journey in the Hospitality industry provided me with great communication skills, easy to connect and a passion to motivate people. I love to inspire students to learn and improve their skills in a fun, open environment. It is important to understand, feel comfortable to ask questions and have discussions regarding topics if it is unclear. Curriculum and lesson plans are very important guidelines and learning it can be made very interesting. I am passionate, patient and open minded, in my teaching I like turning things up side down to make sense of it and memorable. My LIFE therapy… never too old to learn, always stay true and be passionate in everything you do. Looking forward to meeting you. Michel

Tutor basics
Teaching places

Students Home, Public Place, and Online

Travelling distance

Michel will travel 50km from Comptonville, Johannesburg South, Gauteng, South Africa

Languages spoken

Michel speaks Afrikaans and English

Experience
2011-11-07 - 2020-03-20
Food and Beverage Manager

Thaba Eco Hotel Running the day to day operation, Training waiting staff with the ability to upsell, product knowledge and communication skills.

2008-03-03 - 2011-11-07
General Manager

Primi Piatti Part of Head office trainers. Training Kitchen and Front of house staff to open new branches while managing the day to day operations.

2003 - 2004
Au Pair

Philadelphia America Looking after Jake that was 5 years old at the time. Assisting and monitoring his homework, teaching him about our culture, doing arts and crafts, motivating him during practice in outdoor activities.

Education
2020-03-16 - 2020-04-10
Certificate - TEFL

Below is an outline of TeachTEFL’s - 120 Hour TEFL certificate: Unit 1: Study skills Unit 2: EFL Methodology - Teachers and students Unit 3: Teaching a Language - Pronunciation and Phonology - Grammar and Parts of Speech - Receptive Skills Unit 4: Classroom management - Managing a classroom - Teaching tools - Correcting students Unit 5: Lesson planning - Understanding Lesson Plans - Submitting a Lesson Plan For any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@teachtefl.co.za

2005 - 2007
BSc Consumer Science - University of North-West Pukke

BSC. Consumer Science: Consumer Science is a 3 year Bsc. degree that consists out of Interior design, Fashion design and Food Technology. When you specialize in Food Technology, the following subjects are just to name a few: Hospitality industry with Food and Beverage management and Hotel management, Diets and specialized food requirements such as diabetics ect. Menu Planning and Food costing, Menu planning for bigger groups and Recipe adjustments. Each of the above can be explained in detail on request. Consumer behaviors with Customer SWOT analysis and questioners, Marketing of new products and Advertising on the market. Micro-biology and food storage and packaging there off. A few other subjects that was also a priority was, Tourism, how to market certain historical places or events. Planning a tour of a province in SA and marketing it to overseas customers, how long the tour will be, when it will take place, where you would do sightseeing and accommodation planning. Business management, from a Small business up to a fully working Corporation. Analyzing, Swot analysis, Marketing, Reviews, Human Resources, Finances, Budget Planning and Reviews, Keeping Journals up to date and planning ahead. Problem solving and making sure the business runs to its fullest potential. For any other or more information please do not hesitate to mail or contact me.

Subjects taught
  • TEFL

    Out of thousands of Languages in the World, English is one of the most communicated across the board, it is important to be able to understand, speak, write and read the basics and to improve your linguistic skills. With my TEFL Certificate, I have the skill and knowledge to teach and assist you through the Curriculum to succeed in a fun and safe environment.

    Michel teaches TEFL at High School, University/College, and Adult level(s)