tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post9180255799424546581..comments2024-02-25T02:00:04.601-03:00Comments on Qualidade de Vida: All work and no play makes Jim a dull boyJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post-38380974398535540692011-04-19T23:42:14.778-03:002011-04-19T23:42:14.778-03:00Thanks Jim!
Sounds like a plan...funny, that is ...Thanks Jim! <br /><br />Sounds like a plan...funny, that is exactly the expectation that I want to set that there has to be a level of English already..of course with an hourly rate and my level of Portuguese I could make some serious money taking time to explain things...lol...I hear so much a about a demand for qualified workers that speak English..I'm surprised no company has scooped you up by now, but I have been in corporate America for just 5 years so far and i can understand how someone might not want to jump back in that rat race :)forheverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365352508672497041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post-71896969722076357022011-04-17T06:39:32.312-03:002011-04-17T06:39:32.312-03:00Thanks Fernanda!
forhever - I started by putting ...Thanks Fernanda!<br /><br />forhever - I started by putting up flyers with tear-off tabs with my phone number at the universities. I emphasized that I was a native speaker from the USA. I also made up business cards and gave them to everyone who would take one (friends and all the doctors/lawyers/dentists I came across) - told them to pass it along. Everyone knows someone who wants to practice/improve their English.<br /><br />I am clear with people that I am not an English grammar instructor. They must have good enough English for us to speak entirely in English and do not require me to explain in Portuguese when we get stuck -- although this happens anyway.<br /><br />I pretty much work with professionals preparing for a career change, interview, trip abroad, conference presentation, graduate thesis, etc.<br /><br />Good luck.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post-54577159391241399492011-04-17T00:20:21.768-03:002011-04-17T00:20:21.768-03:00always enjoy your post..me and my wife are going t...always enjoy your post..me and my wife are going to be living in Curitiba sometime in the near future...how do you usually drum up clients...just online/newspaper ads? Also do your clients usually already have a good level of English?..Just curious....forheverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365352508672497041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post-18590988063564407632011-04-14T16:47:20.059-03:002011-04-14T16:47:20.059-03:00Nice! I hope that I can contribute to make your da...Nice! I hope that I can contribute to make your days even more busy by telling friends about your classes, teacher! rsss<br />FernandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post-81155852625530078022011-04-14T14:15:09.523-03:002011-04-14T14:15:09.523-03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346687833675750566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post-14347022676579504142011-04-14T14:14:55.568-03:002011-04-14T14:14:55.568-03:00congrats!! All is going super awesome for me, jus...congrats!! All is going super awesome for me, just on the up and up. <br /><br />Most schools pay so crappy that it's not worth it at all. Sadly in Campinas good paying schools are not associated with English.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346687833675750566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post-37853898192528628502011-04-13T12:44:16.986-03:002011-04-13T12:44:16.986-03:00Jim,
I think you are totally on the right trac...Jim,<br /><br /> I think you are totally on the right track.<br /> Brazilian managing styles creep me out as well...ai, ai, ai... I hear you... I am afraid I grew too Americanized on that field... I better adapt quick or find a way to be my own boss just like you did... ;)American Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.com