Tarma Smith

Tarma

Verified teacher, moderated by the Classgap team
South Africa
10 10 1

5,0 (1)

10 lessons

English

+ 10 years of exp. teaching online classes

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About me

🌍 Empowering Global Professionals Through Confident Communication English isn't just about speaking. It's about communicating your ideas with confidence, leading conversations, building meaningful relationships and creating opportunities in your career. Many of my students don't struggle because they lack English. They struggle because they hesitate. They overthink. They search for the right words. They worry about making mistakes. If that sounds familiar, you're not alone. Hi, I'm Tarma. For over 15 years, I've had the privilege of helping professionals from around the world communicate with greater confidence through more than 5,000 personalised English lessons. I specialise in Business English and Workplace Communication because I believe English is about so much more than vocabulary and grammar. It's about communicating clearly, expressing your ideas with confidence and feeling comfortable using English in real workplace situations. Every student is different. That's why every lesson is personalised. Whether you're preparing for an important presentation, leading international meetings, interviewing for a new opportunity or simply want to communicate more naturally in English, we'll create lessons that are built around your goals, your profession and your communication challenges. Together we can work on: ✨ Speaking confidently in meetings ✨ Presentations and public speaking ✨ Professional vocabulary that sounds natural ✨ Workplace communication with colleagues, managers and clients ✨ Leadership communication ✨ Negotiation and difficult conversations ✨ Interview preparation and career development ✨ Building fluency and confidence ✨ Expressing your ideas clearly and naturally ✨ Thinking in English instead of translating ✨ Sounding more natural in professional conversations My lessons are practical, engaging and focused on authentic workplace communication. We'll use meaningful conversations, real business situations and personalised activities that you can immediately apply in your professional life. One of the most rewarding parts of my job is watching someone who once lacked confidence begin speaking naturally and expressing themselves with ease. That transformation never gets old. My goal isn't simply to help you improve your English. My goal is to help you become a confident communicator. Because when you communicate with confidence, you don't just improve your English. You change the way people experience you. Whether your goal is career growth, stronger workplace communication or simply feeling more confident every time you speak English, I'm here to support you every step of the way. I genuinely look forward to meeting you, learning about your goals and helping you achieve them. Let's build your confidence together. 🌍

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Artem Anisimov
★★★★★
Tarma is very professional teacher. All materials and lessons were individual and relevant to my goals. She helped me to improve my speaking, after every lesson I felt this improvement. Also she is an expert in business English. We've studied many idioms and common words and phrases, I am 100% sure it will help me in my future work

I teach

  • English
    • Informal English
    • Business English
    • Phonetics
    • Vocabulary
    • Conversation
    • Job interview preparation

Languages I speak

EnglishNative

Education

Tefl Business , Level 5, 300 Hours

Certification

Sociology

Certification

Business Studies

Certification

Ielts

Certification

Tefl

Certification

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