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[madowlspeaks]

Ok so I have seen these 1:1 Executive Classes advertised on some websites and am thinking of applying. But these guys seem like bigwigs and I am just wondering how one goes about these 'executive classes.' Are the people generally friendly? Is it uncomfortable being 1:1? What are the benefits/disadvantages of these classes? What kind of material do you use?

Thanks!

[Captain Corea]

They are usually friendly, but often have specific demands/needs. Ask them.

[denverdeath]

Yeah, ask. That said, have something for day 1 anyway, just in case - I'd suggest a lower-intermediate topic along with an upper-intermediate topic - dumb up or down as necessary. One of the places I worked for asked for a syllabus at first. It was never followed, basically at their request - if they had've followed what I planned, their ability would've been far better than it is now. However, they were, more times than not, interested in just sitting and shooting the *beep*, often asking for corrections and or alternative expressions related to various situations, which most likely ended up being quite useful for them. Be prepared for class cancellations and/or reschedulings. If your plate is somewhat full already, make sure you get paid up front, and require a couple of days' notice for a change - maybe telling them only one change is allowed each month. Having said that, flexibility can help and allow you to keep fairly lucrative classes going for a long time, if they like you.

[Captain Corea]

Yeah, CEOs are BUSY. Meetings all over the place. Get a cancellation clause in place.

[Jarome_Turner]

I taught a VP of KT for about a year straight in this style. It was easy cash for sure. His English was already at an intermediate level - for the entire year all I would do was send him 2-3 newspaper articles the day before we met. When I arrived at his office the next day, he would read me the article and I would correct his pronunciation and answer any questions he had. Usually there'd be a few idioms and expressions buried in the article that we would spend some time discussing (I usually tried to find articles that contained them purposely).

Dude had a hot secretary who would bring us tea and snacks. He'd take me to dinner about once a month. Paid 60,000 an hour, and was probably the easiest dough I made in Korea.

[cdninkorea]

[Captain Corea]

I'm guessing Korea Telecom

[yodanole]

For the cash and fringe benefits that you usually receive, you are very cooperative. If the man wants you to eat kimchi, sing and dance, then that's what you do....

[madowlspeaks]

Thanks. I know all classes are different with regards to each person but running the classes gets so ambiguous. I know people (mostly women) who say they hate teaching those classes because 1:1 gets too personal. On the other hand, it IS kind of strange to stand up at the white board and 'teach' these guys who already know how to speak so well and need speaking for retaining their language rather than hard teaching on the white board.

[Troglodyte]