LESSONS ONLINE, WORLDWIDE
Private English coaching built around your work, your studies, and the conversations you actually need to have.
- CELTA, Cambridge English
- B.Sc International Business, Deree
- 1,000+ Adult Learners Since 2020
ABOUT ME
CELTA
Cambridge English
B.Sc. International Business
Deree — The American College of Greece
Teaching English since 2020
Independently and through platforms
English & Greek
Native English, fluent Greek
Hello, I'm Maria.
I’m an English teacher based in Athens, working online with adults all over the world.
The moment a student stops translating in their head and simply speaks, that’s what I teach for. Every lesson I design is built to help them reach that moment sooner.
My way into teaching came through business. I studied International Business at Deree, The American College of Greece, and over the past several years I’ve worked with learners from different professional, academic, and cultural backgrounds. That experience taught me how differently English needs to work from one situation to another.
In 2020, I began teaching independently, and since 2022, I’ve also taught adults through online platforms, working with over 1,000 students. Alongside this, I’ve built my own private student base, working with professionals, university students, and adults preparing for interviews, exams, and presentations.
Earning my Cambridge CELTA gave formal structure to something I already loved doing: helping people find the confidence to communicate.
LESSON TYPES
Four ways to start.
Choose the kind of support that fits you now. Your lessons can evolve as your goals, priorities, and confidence change.
Business English Coaching
Practical English coaching built around the situations you face at work.
– Emails that sound natural and professional
– Meetings: contributing, interrupting, agreeing and pushing back
– Presentations, pitches and public speaking
– Professional conversation and negotiation
– Clear, confident communication with international colleagues
BEST FOR
Professionals who use English at work and want to communicate with greater confidence and precision.
Small-Group Professional English Training
Tailored English training for small teams who want to communicate more confidently and effectively at work.
– Colleagues rehearsing the conversations they have with each other
– Shared vocabulary for your industry and your company
– Meetings run in English, practised as a team
– Client calls and negotiation, with roles swapped around the group
– One plan for the group, tracked across the whole term
BEST FOR
Small teams and groups of professionals looking for English training tailored to their work.
Goal-Focused Preparation
A defined target with a deadline. We work backwards from it and rehearse until it feels ordinary.
– Job interviews
– IELTS and exam preparation
– University and college applications
– Corporate presentations
– Academic writing and seminar speaking
BEST FOR
Students and professionals with a date in the calendar.
General English
The full picture: steadier speaking, wider vocabulary, grammar that makes sense in context.
– Speaking and listening
– Vocabulary you’ll use
– Grammar
– Pronunciation and clarity
– Everyday situations
BEST FOR
Anyone building a solid, flexible foundation.
HOW I TEACH
Practical, purposeful, and built around you.
Good English teaching isn’t about choosing between structure and conversation. You need both: clear explanations when something needs to be understood, and plenty of meaningful practice so that understanding becomes something you can use.
Built around you
The first lesson is a conversation about where you are and where you need to be. Everything after that is planned around you specifically: your goals, your work, your vocabulary, and the areas where you can make the most progress.
Structure when it helps
Some things are best learned through conversation; others need a clear explanation, examples, and focused practice. I use grammar, vocabulary and language work deliberately, when they help you understand something, fix a recurring problem, or communicate more precisely.
You use the language
Lessons are designed to give you substantial time to speak, think and respond in English. I’ll guide the lesson, introduce useful language, challenge you and step in when you need support, but the goal is for you to take the lead in communicating.
Practice that reflects real life
We can rehearse the presentation you’re giving on Thursday, prepare for an interview next month, work through a difficult client situation, or practise contributing to meetings with confidence. Practice should have a purpose.
Feedback you can use
I’ll listen closely to how you communicate and give you feedback that is specific and useful. Sometimes I’ll correct you in the moment; sometimes we’ll review patterns afterwards. You’ll feel comfortable making mistakes, while still being challenged to improve.
What progress can look like
Speaking without translating
The words start coming more naturally, without mentally building every sentence before you say it.
Finding the words you need
You may not know the exact word, but you can still express what you mean.
Joining the conversation
Speaking up while the point is still relevant, instead of after the moment has passed.
Handling high-pressure moments
Giving a presentation or answering an interview question with your attention on the idea, not on the grammar.
Keeping up at full speed
Following a fast conversation, an unfamiliar accent, or a call where people talk over each other.
STUDENTS
In their words.
Studied with me?
GET IN TOUCH
Let's start with a
conversation.
A trial lesson is 30 minutes, free, and we use it to work out where you are and what would help you most. Tell me what you’re working toward, and we’ll start there.