| Regardless of your English as a Foreign
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| | know what the other person may lead you
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| Language teaching area, with competition
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| | to, or who they may become down the road.
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| mounting it's becoming increasingly
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| | Return phone calls and inquiries
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| difficult to stand out and get yourself
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| | promptly. Use a system that will allow
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| and your teaching practices noticed. One
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| | you to maintain a schedule of
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| crucial, but often neglected area that
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| | TESOL-related events, appointments, calls
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| you can address immediately is your image
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| | and activities. Keep in regular contact
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| as an EFL or TESOL teaching professional.
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| | with other teachers, administrators and
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| Here are some key ways you can help raise
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| | former students. Be sure to make use of
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| yourself head and shoulders above the
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| | available tools that may help to grow and
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| rest of the teaching pack and increase
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| | expand your EFL teaching knowledge and
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| your chances of development, professional
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| | techniques. If you're not using internet
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| and personal success.1. Dress for
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| | tools as effectively as you can, read the
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| SuccessIncredibly, there are those who
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| | article "5 Essential Tools You Need for
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| give little attention to the image they
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| | Marketing on the Internet". It'll help
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| present. Any TESOL teaching related
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| | get you going in the right direction.
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| contact must be treated as an opportunity
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| | It's here: Conduct All Business Matters
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| to further your skills, knowledge and
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| | PromptlyAlways be on time for scheduled
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| professional interests. You should be
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| | appointments, meetings and other
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| groomed to the point of being precise
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| | business-related activities. Always meet
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| whenever engaged in teaching or when
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| | set deadlines for work or teaching you
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| giving presentations. Always be sure to
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| | are contracted to do - verbally or in
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| be properly attired for appointments,
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| | writing. Stick to EFL teaching contracts
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| meetings and conferences. Your TEFL
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| | faithfully on your part. Keep an accurate
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| teaching area or EFL classroom should
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| | clock visible during teaching / business
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| always be in presentable condition. How
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| | hours. Plan ahead. You must absolutely
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| does it look? How does it smell? Clean
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| | show respect for other people's time and
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| the floors, empty the trash, dust and get
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| | resources. Remember; do unto others as
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| rid of anything scurrying around with
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| | you would have them do unto you. It is
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| more than two legs, etc.2. Have well -
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| | said that "an elephant never forgets" -
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| prepared, precise EFL teaching
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| | neither do some key people you need now
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| materialsAny paperwork or materials
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| | and in the future. Be
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| related to your teaching must clearly
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| | professional.Working on these key areas
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| identify its purpose. You should have
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| | will help to get you, your ideas and
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| letterhead stationery for both online and
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| | teaching practice noticed, generate new
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| off line dealings. Other documents which
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| | leads and opportunities, as well as
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| must be well-prepared in advance of any
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| | helping you to stand out from the rest of
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| outside contact include envelopes,
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| | the herd. Many of your fellow teachers
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| contracts, invoices, receipts, flyers,
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| | may short-change themselves in some of
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| brochures, letters, folders and business
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| | these areas, but now at least YOU won't -
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| cards. (You DO have EFL teaching business
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| | right? We'll explore more key ways to
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| cards, don't you?) Keep your materials
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| | distinguish yourself as an EFL teaching
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| focused. Do not adopt a
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| | professional in part 2 of this series
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| one-format-fits-all scenario. It may be
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| | coming up soon.Prof. Larry M. Lynch is a
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| cheaper, but it just doesn't convey a
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| | bi-lingual copywriter, expert author and
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| professional image of you or your
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| | photographer specializing in business,
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| teaching. Double and triple check format,
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| | travel, food and education-related
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| spelling and grammar on all written
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| | writing in South America. His work has
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| correspondence before it goes out or you
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| | appeared in Transitions Abroad, South
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| may really be sorry. Ef U don't no how 2
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| | American Explorer, Escape From America,
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| rite oar spel do whut U hv 2 too fix the
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| | Mexico News and Brazil magazines. He
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| prablum.3. Be OrganizedWithout fail keep
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| | lives in Colombia and teaches at a
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| all appointments no matter how trivial
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| | university in Cali.
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| they may appear to be at first. You never
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