I was born in New Zealand and moved to Europe after finishing my BA in Sociology and German. I ended up living, working and studying in Germany and completed my first Master’s there. The thesis was about management style, communication and productivity. Germany also saw the birth of my career in teaching and training. After 4 years in Bremen, I moved to Barcelona for what was to be a year doing what is now the DELTA under the guidance of John McDowell and Norman Coe among others. It was an exciting moment in TEFL and Barcelona was an exciting city to be in, so much so, that I ended up living there. I coach university students and professionals in presentation and other communication skills and also lectures in sociology, communication stratI was born in New Zealand and moved to Europe after finishing my BA in Sociology and German. I ended up living, working and studying in Germany and completed my first Master’s there. The thesis was about management style, communication and productivity. Germany also saw the birth of my career in teaching and training. After 4 years in Bremen, I moved to Barcelona for what was to be a year doing what is now the DELTA under the guidance of John McDowell and Norman Coe among others. It was an exciting moment in TEFL and Barcelona was an exciting city to be in, so much so, that I ended up living there. I coach university students and professionals in presentation and other communication skills and also lectures in sociology, communication strategy and PR, which I do in several languages. I also collaborate with the local Dept of Education in Teacher Development programmes. I have published several articles related to teaching, learning and effective communication (especially in business and organizations) and have presented at numerous congresses....more