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Douglas H.

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Conversational English and Vocabulary Enhancement

3 hours

$22.95
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6 hours

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9 hours

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12 hours

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Tutor Information

About

Hi, I am Tutor Douglas. My English-teaching career started during early childhood. Since my father was in the Air Force, every few years we moved from one Air Force base to another; consequently, my childhood friends from many different countries were interested in learning the English language. It became incumbent upon me to teach it to them. My exposure, at a young age, to many languages and language teaching incepted a lifelong English educational journey for me. It began with the acquisition of a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications-Journalism at a university in the U.S. I then hosted a nationwide radio show in the U.S. for two years where I received intense coaching toward the refinement of my accent and pronunciation. For nine years, I owned and managed a call center that serviced U.S. law firms. My daily correspondence with the attorneys was instrumental in my personal development of an advanced business vocabulary. For four of the nine years, my call center was based in the Philippines where I gained valuable experience teaching American English to Filipino employees. As you can see, my childhood English-teaching experience and subsequent English educational journey have prepared me to be where I am today, working with Tutor Ocean, one of the most prolific language-tutoring companies in the world. I assist Tutor Ocean clients with Conversational English, pronunciation, accent, vocabulary, and grammar.

Location

Davao City, Davao Region, Philippines

Language

English

Timezone

Asia/Hong_Kong

Levels

College/University
Professional

Education

Mississippi State University, USA

1973 - 1978
Bachelors Degree - Communications/Journalism, Spoken and Written English
Communications focuses on spoken English as well as public speaking. Journalism involves written English.

Work Experience

Debt Relief Advocates

October 1998 - April 2022
Owner and Manager
Hagen's staff constructed Evidence Files of Consumer Protection Violations by creditors and collectors. Attorneys litigated the files on behalf of consumers.

Direct Development Training

June 1995 - September 1998
Salesperson
To enroll consumers into educational seminar as taught by staff at Direct Development Training, Hagen performed live, interactive introductory seminars in front of large groups of employees, many of whom worked for Fortune 500 companies. Hagen’s introductory seminars were specific to memory enhancement, personal growth programs, and sales training.

Premier Industrial Corporation

January 1985 - March 1995
Salesperson and Sales Trainer
Hagen performed live, interactive demonstrations of industrial maintenance products in front of large groups of employees of industrial manufacturing concerns. Hagen's presentation and demonstration techniques became part of the company's training, thus allowing Hagen to teach and train all 80 of Premier's sales representatives.

Shaklee Corporation

June 1978 - December 1984
Sales Person and Sales Trainer
Founder/Principal, Legal Support Call Center, 10/1998 – 04/2022 Debt Relief Advocates, Nashville, Tennessee, USA and Davao City, Philippines Hagen performed live, interactive presentations and demonstrations of nutritional products in front of large groups of health-conscious consumers. Hagen's presentation and demonstration techniques became part of Shaklee's training for all new distributors, thus allowing Hagen to teach and train all incoming distributors nationwide.

Reviews

Highly Recommend!

As a native of the Philippines, I studied English as a second language in high school, but after graduating I lost my ability to speak it since it was not needed. With Douglas’ coaching, I relearned and became fluent in English which allowed me to take over as manager of his company that serviced clients in the US. I am now working for a prominent BPO/call center that services English-speaking clients throughout the world. I am thankful to have met Douglas who made it easy to learn proper English pronunciation and accent
By: Roselyn Baguio