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"Make a decision about which direction you wanna head towards. Start walking and don't do anything else for 30 days" - John Healy

We chat with John Healy about education businesses, how indecision stagnates us, and what teachers can do to execute as entrepreneurs.

John Healy is the founder of My Speaking Score - an AI-powered platform that helps non-native English speakers prepare for the TOEFL Speaking test with confidence. From building a consulting business to teaching in Korea to now founding an edtech company, John's career in ELT is vast. He joins us to talk teaching and education businesses.

In our discussion, we dive into:

• navigating self-doubt
• analyzing risk - and why people should take more of them
• why people are reluctant to make decisive decisions
• outcome businesses vs hourly rates
• balancing passion and profit in education
• powering through early business struggles
• how ideas are easy and execution is difficult
• being obsessive over getting your customer their results

FOR MORE FROM JOHN HEALY:

1. Connect on LinkedIn

2. Check out My Speaking Score

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RESOURCES TO HELP YOU:

1. Connect with us on our Substack.

2. Book a free 1:1 chat with us to strategize your teaching business.

3. Follow the LYE YouTube Channel

4. Learn how to monetize your teaching skills with TAP

5. Download our free guides for teacherpreneurs.

Want to monetize your skills as a teacher? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help.

"So many people are out there doing great things and they aren't ready, either, so I asked myself: Why not me?"

We chat with teacher and entrepreneur Mariela Mondaca.

Mariela is an English teacher, teacher trainer, and entrepreneur who has turned her 25 years of classroom experience into an online business. She designs programmes that bring together speakers of English as a foreign language from around the world, creating supportive communities where wellbeing-based topics spark conversation and help learners achieve real English fluency.

She runs Fluent Connections.

In this episode, Mariela discusses:

• Overcoming Self-Doubt and Taking the Leap
• Believing in Your Own Path
• Dealing with Self-Doubt and Anxiety
• Starting and Growing a Teaching Business
• Finding Your Niche and Evolving
• Learning from Mistakes and Adapting
• Advice for New Teaching Entrepreneur
• The Turning Point: Strategy and Mindset
• A Week in the Life of a Teacherpreneur
• Starting Over: Key Steps and Lessons Learned
• Reflecting on Personal Growth and Transformation

FOR MORE FROM MARIELA MONDACA:

1. Connect on LinkedIn

2. Follow on IG: @profe_mariel

3. See her programs

Support Teacher Talking Time:

Are you struggling to find students as a teacher entrepreneur? Join the Elevate community via the We Are English Teachers community and gain visibility through their network of learners looking for a teacher.

We Are English Teachers: https://weareenglishteachers.com/

Thank you for listening. Your support has been overwhelming and we couldn't do what we do without you.

Collaborate with us:

Want to integrate your brand with our podcast in an effort to improve language education?

Reach out here: info@learnyourenglish.com

RESOURCES TO HELP YOU:

1. Connect with us on our Substack.

2. Book a free 1:1 chat with us to strategize your teaching business.

3. Follow the LYE YouTube Channel

4. Learn how to monetize your teaching skills with TAP

5. Download our free guides for teacherpreneurs.

Want to monetize your skills as a teacher? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help.

"How do we make research meaningful for the classroom? What really helps students acquire grammar? Can apps ACTUALLY support second language learning?"

These are some of the questions we tackled in our conversation with Dr. Shawn Loewen.

Shawn Loewen is Professor of Second Language Studies at Michigan State University, where he directs the doctoral program in SLS. His research focuses on instructed second language acquisition, the research-practice gap, and mobile-assisted language learning. He is the author of several influential books and serves as associate editor of The Modern Language Journal.

His new book, "Edited Volume in Instructed SLA" is out now.

In our discussion, we dive into:

• whether the explicit vs implicit debate matters
• if people can actually learn languages on "those apps"
• pattern recognition and why some learners “just get it”
• task-based language teaching vs. Instructed SLA
• why most institutions don't really know what their approach to learning is
• leveraging AI and technology for learning
• bridging the gap between researchers and teachers
• the limits and potential of communicative language teaching

FOR MORE FROM DR. SHAWN LOEWEN:

1. His book "Edited Volume in Instructed SLA"

2. Connect on LinkedIn

3. His publications

4. His website

Support Teacher Talking Time:

Do you help students prepare for the TOEFL test? Check out My Speaking Score - an AI platform with data-driven feedback to help students get 26 on TOEFL speaking. Trusted by over 100,000 TOEFL test takers.

My Speaking Score: https://www.myspeakingscore.com/

Thank you for listening. Your support has been overwhelming and we couldn't do what we do without you. We hope this podcast serves as an effective CPD tool for you.

Collaborate with us:

Want to integrate your brand with our podcast in an effort to improve language education?

Reach out here: info@learnyourenglish.com

RESOURCES TO HELP YOU:

1. Join our Substack community.

2. Book a free 1:1 chat with us to strategize your teaching business.

3. Follow the LYE YouTube Channel

4. Learn how to monetize your teaching skills with TAP

5. Download our free guides for teacherpreneurs.