SERVICES

Improve your English Language Skills . . .

1. English as a Second Language (ESL) Teaching Services

“Storytelling Communications” is a communications company that teaches newcomer entrepreneurs how to improve their English language skills—listening, speaking, reading and writing.

As an ESL Teacher, I  have been certified by TEFL.org (in Scotland),  completed an ESL  practicum (in Toronto) and undertaken benchmark training from CCLB (Canada).  I have taught and tutored numerous newcomers to Canada in the English language.

Working in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, I focus on online—and selected off-line—classes that will improve your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

  • Are you a newcomer entrepreneur to Canada, trying to build your business or get a better job?
  • Are you falling short in client conversations or when getting interviews?
  • Do you want to move from surviving to thriving?

If you are a highly motivated entrepreneur who wants to impact our local business community; Or if you want to secure a better job, to help you build a better life . . . .

Trust your language skills to me, a highly trained and versatile teacher. . . . 

I can assist you in improving your skills in English grammar,  structure, pronunciation, accent reduction and conversation. 

"With Elizabeth, I [practice] conversation. She helps with vocabulary and pronunciation. She has a beautiful accent and is easy to understand. We use videos, music recordings, films, tv series, as well as opera, singers, actors and actresses, so we have a lot of material for particularly interesting conversations....The sessions are always planned ahead carefully, so the using of Zoom is made very easy....Elizabeth is very well-organized, very punctual, quite knowledgeable in a lot of subjects and in general, extremely pleasant, warm and empathetic....It is always a great pleasure to have a lesson with her. I highly recommend her. "
Eliane Gaume
Near Paris, France

I recommend in-person classes, when possible, especially for the first class.

Learners must bring/provide their CLB proficiency test results (from CLB 2-12)  from the Language Assessment Referral Centre (LARC), Global Gathering Place (or equal provider).

RATES for TEACHING/TUTORING* :

I teach individuals (one-on-one) or small groups (up to five students). Groups of students must have learners with comparable CLB levels.

  • One (1) student, for one hour, $60/hr
  • Three (3) students, for one hour, $150/hr
  • Five (5) students, for one hour, $200/hr

* For new learners, the first class is 50% off

*Fees include all preparation, marking, mid-week communication and consultations. 

 

Improve your written projects . . .

2. Editing Services

Do you lack the time or knowledge to edit your business or academic articles, resumes, essays and books properly?

I can help with that, as well.

Trust your business and academic documents to a skilled and professional editor, like me . . . Good business or academic writing needs to communicate specific points coherently, with well-structured paragraphs that demonstrate solid grammar and style.

"I read Elizabeth’s first ebook of interviews, which I found insightful, clear, connected to her subjects and written from a perspective of understanding."
Monica Kreuger
Founder/Chief Visionary Officer, Global Infobrokers, Inc.
Home of the Praxis School of Entrepreneurship and Praxis International Institute

With my assistance, as an editor who has prepared both business and academic documents, you will strengthen your ideas and expression.

Having completed training in copy editing from Editors Canada (EC), I am uniquely qualified to assist you by editing your business and academic documents .

I offer three levels of editing services, from the least to the most intensive:

  1. Copy Editing (correcting grammatical and punctuation errors, typos, etc.),
  2. Stylistic Editing (editing to improve flow, clarity and readability),
  3. Substantive Editing (responding to content and structure, demonstrating where to rewrite passages when necessary, to improve thought, clarity and meaning).

I edit documents so that they can be read and understood quickly.

RATES for EDITING* : 

  • $60/hr for copy, stylistic or substantive editing

* A preliminary cost estimate for editing is free of charge