Alan

Kevin T. from Brooklyn, NY

This guy is a great tutor! Easy to work with and has a good sense of humor. Also, he is very patient.

Dong Z. from New York, NY

Alan is by far the best speech coach that I have had. My line of work demands a high level of communication skills, often requiring me to deliver presentations at client and internal meetings. Yet giving presentations has always been a daunting and stressful task for me. I can't begin to tell you how much heartburn it has caused me over the years. I have attempted a few executive training and workshops at my company, only to find little progress being made in my presentation skill. I am glad that I've found Alan. Right off the bat, after the initial diagnostic Alan helped me identify the specific issues and speech patterns that required attention. He then designed a bespoke program for me that aimed to hone all these areas. I have been genuinely surprised by how effective some of the exercises and skits have been. Another pleasant surprise is Alan's ability to combine his knowledge of the financial market and decades of experience in designing exercises that closely simulate some of the day to day situations that I need to face, allowing me to apply some of the techniques at work the very next day. I highly recommend Alan for anyone seeking help with communication skills.

Grace H. from Fort Lee, NJ

Alan is a gentle and sensitive tutor to meet each student's need; he helped me reduce my accent and gain a more fluency in use of American English. He has a great personality and would never mind spending a little bit more time in order to cover his material. I look forward to continue to work with him on enhancing public and formal speaking skills. I would highly recommend Alan to anyone who wish to refine your English regardless of your level and type of needs.

Jonathan H. from New York, NY

Simply put, Alan is an outstanding tutor. He has been working with one of our team members for the last several months and the results we’ve seen have been nothing short of astounding. In a relatively short period of time, our team member’s writing has improved tenfold, and they are now able to catch themselves before returning to their “old way” of writing. Where writing was choppy and disjointed, it now flows seamlessly and is concise without being curt. This person is now able to hone in on the issue they are writing about and convey their thoughts in a tight, organized manner. Throughout our professional relationship, Alan has been courteous, prompt, flexible, and able to fit appointments into our tight – and ever-changing – schedule. I cannot recommend Alan highly enough. He is truly one of a kind.

Denis R. from West New York, NJ

I had been looking for an English tutor who could help me to improve my public speaking skills for my upcoming interview at dental school. I am glad I found Alan as a tutor. He helped me to define my own speaking style. I especially had difficulty expressing myself using the right vocabulary since I did not understand the nuance of many words. Alan was very patient, and he always gave me many choices of words and explained the nuances of each word until I felt satisfied. Within a couple of sessions, he taught me tips and skills that helped me for certain areas I struggled in. Each session was extremely productive! Alan is very knowledgeable, intelligent, calm, patient, and willing to teach his students. He is efficient and maximizes the time. I am very happy to be working with him and would highly recommend him to others. He worked with me every step of the way to help me in my goals. By the way, my interview was successful and I was admitted into dental school.

Oleg G. from New York, NY

I had an unbelievable experience working with Alan. I was able to schedule last-minute session with him. He was very prepared and had no problem tackling all the issues I had in preparing for my speech. Needless, to say, a day later I delivered a great speech in front of my class.

Liang Z. from Rego Park, NY

Alan is good to point out many problems with my speaking, and has many useful materials to practice on correcting them. Very patient to work on my intonation, and do not let any issues get by. Open to my feedback, and flexible to change accordingly. He is quite prepared and willing to discuss the need and approach. With the materials, techniques, and practices, I feel I am better at public speaking with more confidence. I can easily go over again and again after finishing our sessions in future. I feel it is a great deal with his rate and teaching.

Sal S. from Staten Island, NY

I needed a tutor to help me with a presentation that I needed to make, he was available to work with my schedule and meet with me to help me with the presentation. Needless to say that I made a great presentation and was able to present in front of a crowd of 100 people with confidence and without any stress. I definitely recommend him.

Daniel V. from New York, NY

I have used a variety of tutors and most have been very bright however Alan has been the best. He knows how to teach, how to listen to, how to correct you and how to get the most from the time you spend with him. He is specially brilliant in everything related with intonation, accent and pronunciation. If you are looking to really learn how to speak properly in American English, then Alan is your teacher.

Giovanny S. from Jersey City, NJ

Mr. Alan is always available and ready to work with me. He is very patient when we start tutoring. Best tutor ever.

Annie D. from New York, NY

Alan is amazing, he is an excellent tutor. I recommended taking English courses with him. He is very enthusiastic & loves to helps his students. You will miss out if you don't take him.

Vladimir T. from New York, NY

I took 3 hours lesson before having interview at Columbia business school. Alan's advices were of great use, he gave me some good ideas and helped to brainstorm. That was exactly what I've needed.

Vlada K. from New York, NY

I had taken several lessons, which probably ran for around 3-4 months. From the first lesson, Alan recommended to get a book, which comes with a CD and is extremely helpful, We spent a lot of times doing class walk-through from the book which was very helpful. Additionally the class sessions were very diversified and we spent time going through plays, speech read outs, short stories, etc. All the classes were very well prepared and super helpful. I would highly recommend Alan!

Esther J. from New York, NY

Alan has gone over interview questions and gave me some feedback which were helpful. We mainly focused on my writing skills and discussed areas that needed improvement. He had me write different types of response for the interview questions and pointed out grammar errors. This was extremely helpful where he gave me an explanation for the errors and I was able to fix them at the end of the session. Thank you for your help!

Sophie Z. from Brooklyn, NY

Alan was very patient and gave me a lot of helpful suggestion to make my interview answers sound more professional. I love the way he taught me. He first asked me interview questions, then I answered. After that he gave me suggestion and help me to answer question more professionally. When I repeated the answer, he would correct my pronunciation and grammar errors as well. I am expecting to get improvement with his help.

Gulfem K. from New York, NY

I have been working with Alan for four weeks until now. Even in such a short time, I already could observe extremely tangible improvements in my accent and pronunciation of challenging words. In our first session together, he could understand my needs and improvement areas and we specifically targeted those areas one by one ever since. Alan is really good at picking the right exercises to push you out of your comfort zone and accelerate the time you see the results. Also, Alan is such a patient teacher that he lets you to take your time to get something right. So, I highly recommend working with Alan for your accent reduction efforts.

Wendy Z. from West New York, NJ

I am grateful to have a tutor like Alan. He is efficient, patient, and passionate to teach! I admire Alan's critical thinking ability and truly appreciate his excellent guidance! These classes have brought me a great deal of confidence and courage while I am presenting in front of large audience. I feel proud of myself, and I know, it's because of you, Alan.