👨‍🏫 ITALKI INTRODUCTION VIDEO | Teaching ENGLISH ONLINE with ITALKI

[@davidostrowski679]

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[@neilpyper]

Thanks - this is a really helpful video. I started teaching on italki recently to supplement my income in evenings and at the weekend, and have been pleasantly surprised by how much demand I have had. I decided to price high from the start because I don’t actually need the extra money urgently, and want any extra work I do to be worth my while. I have met some great people, and really enjoy most of the conversations I have. Your video is classy - mine is not up to that standard, though it seems to do the job! I am grateful to you. Your videos were what gave me the idea of teaching on italki and nudged me to act on that idea!

[@Anna-el8iw]

This is SO helpful! Teaching adults online in really daunting, but you've made it seem like it's actually an attainable goal!

[@davidostrowski679]

Thanks Anna! I used attainable goal as an advanced collocation in a lesson yesterday!

[@lisavitale8410]

Your iTalki video is awesome. You rock!

[@davidostrowski679]

Thanks Lisa!

[@lucalakic7631]

Intro at 2:50

[@santana898989]

Thanks for sharing that David. Very interesting. You have me thinking about doing what you do. I'm in Los Angeles, and have become disillusioned with my job and this city. I hope to retire in six years, and move to Latin America. Teaching English would help with income. I'm so glad I found your channel. Take care. I look forward to future videos. Cheers.

[@davidostrowski679]

Sounds good! Latin America is where it's at!

[@JimGuevara]

Thank you for sharing! Watching your México videos has been really inspiring. I enrolled and start my 160 hour TEFL course this Friday!!! Mil gracias amigo!

[@davidostrowski679]

Awesome! I'm planning on setting up a teaching website over the summer, these companies take too much in commission!

[@miminyc8093]

I was impressed, it’s good

[@davidostrowski679]

Ah this one is really old

[@elsieroyal4752]

Great Intro Video!!

[@anjtv1115]

Hi sir David. I'm a Filipina teacher and got inspired about your video. I hope I could apply soon in Italki. Thank you for the motivation. New subbie here.

[@davidostrowski679]

Awesome! I had a new student from Manila the other day. I hope I can come back to the Philippines one day!

[@saralopezjulia2244]

Hi David! Great presentation! Thanks!

[@JimGuevara]

I’m enrolling in a TEFL course this summer. I was interested before, but after having found your channel, I’m way more inspired now. I’m going back to CDMX on the 15th of July. I’ll have to have some enchiladas in your honor! ;-) ¡Un abrazo fuerte amigo!

[@stefanmansukhani8797]

That's the first really helpful video on the subject that I've seen. All the others that I've seen are several minutes with slow talking and persistent and fake smiles, which is just so unnatural.

[@davidostrowski679]

Glad it was useful for you Stefan! This one is quite old, my up to date video is on my website and Italki profile. I absolutely agree, students want to learn how to speak naturally. I can understand slower speaking for a beginner, but a language learner is far from stupid and needs to be treated like a regular human!

[@bpugliano]

Great video David!!! What video editor do you use? It is amazing!!

[@davidostrowski679]

Thanks Barbara, I use Wondershare FilmoraX

[@CitizenMikeyYouTube]

Do you have a Celta David ? fisrt seen your channel while watching Vlogs on Mexico City , I have TEFL Certification and always looking at other options online . I have two friends' from Mexico here in Glasgow one from Mexico city and one from a small town about 25 miles outside , they are aviation engineers over here , showed them your vlog of the Mexican Independence day in Mexico city yesterday :)

[@SevenExousia]

Hi, really great presentation you did there. May I ask how you edited your video? Which software you used? And where can I find the information for those appearing texts you edited in? Also how did you make that animated opening and close?

[@davidostrowski679]

Hey thanks, I use Wondershare Filmora9 for all my videos. The text elements and the intro graphics are preset on Filmora so you can just add them in and edit the text.

[@SevenExousia]

@@davidostrowski679 Hi David. Thank you for your reply. I will check Filmora9. Is the opening animation something also done on Filmora with choices of Presets or is it something you made outside of the software?

[@davidostrowski679]

It's all readymade on Filmora. I think it was part of an effects pack i downloaded (there are loads, some are free)

[@SevenExousia]

@@davidostrowski679 Alright. Thank you very much for your replies.

[@sunflower260285]

I am procrastinating making a video,because I am camera shy and it's cringy!

[@davidostrowski679]

It's always cringy at first (i just have to watch my first ever KZbin videos LOL) but practice makes perfect!

[@Vegami]

Same here!!!

[@dccoulthard]

I have switched entirely over to Verbling for teaching. As a student, I still use Italki actually.

[@davidostrowski679]

Cool, what's it like? Still mainly Russians?

[@JobSalazar]

Great idea bud, never let your dreams fall apart . Me as an artist, try to be a perfectionist, and my mother always supporting me by saying this; you look wonderful my boy, but never quite your day job...Cheers

[@mohammedrashid2906]

Nice

[@louisegilbert2713]

thanks so much for this. what video editing software do you use

[@davidostrowski679]

you're welcome, Filmora9

[@buenosdias8556]

Super cool video! I want to record and submit my italki intro video for being a german tutor soon and your videos are of great help! I want to add english subtitles for my german and spanish speaking parts and add some effects. Could you recommend any free video editing programs? Saludos!

[@davidostrowski679]

Das ist fantastisch amigo! I use Filmora which you do have to pay for but something like Imovie or Windows Movie Maker would probably be good for subtitles

[@buenosdias8556]

@@davidostrowski679 Vielen dank! Keep going with your videos, they are awesome! :)

[@rociogarcia9852]

Nice! What would you recommend to a teacher who wants to start working in Italki? What tools do you use to make your video so attractive?

[@davidostrowski679]

Hola! I use the same editing software that I use for my travel videos. Filmora has an effects store where you can just download them and input text. There's a number of videos in the playlist that I did in Mexico City and Puerto Vallarta last year, they should answer some questions. The biggest thing for me is about being natural and relaxed. Online students do not want a 'strict' classroom style teacher in my experience!

[@xpunkchic]

@The Tao of David Have you ever taken courses to teach accent and pronunciation? I am currently looking for a course to train me in this. I notice a lot of the people I tutor are seeking my help on this.

[@dccoulthard]

So....I am currently in Montreal....and I am going to update my Italki video. What a coincidence!

[@davidostrowski679]

Ha! Classic!

[@volsski9520]

hi, the audio for your introduction video is quite clear, I would like to know what equipments did you use and/or how did you do it? Give me some tips please, thanks.

[@davidostrowski679]

Hi it's just my phone camera, no mic, nothing special!

[@DavinnaJo]

Thank. you for posting this! I'm about to create my iTalki intro video and found this so helpful. Would you mind sharing how you added those frames with the written text to your video?

[@davidostrowski679]

I use Filmora 9 to edit my videos, there are effects packs you can download and insert when editing

[@DavinnaJo]

@@davidostrowski679 Thank you for your fast response! It's refreshing to see a KZbinr who responds to questions on his channel, especially given so many subscribers!

[@adrianadavila6676]

Good morning,, David 🌍 Thank you so much great video full of information 👍 Have a wonderful week take care my friend 📽

[@mariariu8175]

Which program did you use to edit the video?

[@erikawoods8975]

Very professional, how do you know what language level you are capable of teaching?

[@davidostrowski679]

Good question Erika! To be honest it depends on the students you get. Most of mine have always been reasonably advanced so I've stuck with that. I rarely have beginners, but online teaching is more suited to B1+ level as you can already have a conversation. For example I'd probably be ok taking a lesson myself speaking German but there's no way I'd cope in Spanish as I've never studied Spanish grammar for example

[@رسلكلاب]

should we use computer or laptop to teach ??,?

[@se7ensavage707]

Greetings Dave! I apologise if you have mentioned it before, but do you have any suggestions about video editing?

[@davidostrowski679]

You just have to learn it from scratch! I use Wondershare Filmora, it's pretty easy to use for something basic. I don't mean to sound shitty but my name is David, not Dave.

[@se7ensavage707]

@@davidostrowski679 Thank you....David

[@davidostrowski679]

Haha. I'm writing an e-book about Italki, I wrote a section about editing. Will post about it when it's done!

[@se7ensavage707]

@@davidostrowski679 Keep it up, you're on to something.

[@sirnap694]

New subscriber here✨

[@indaygrasya-1228]

this is amazing..thank you🤗🤗

[@mitchells4963]

Hi David! A few days ago a made an intro video & applied to be a community tutor on italki, but my application was declined "due to the large volume of teaching applications". Do you know if there's anything I can do about this, or when I should try to apply again? Thanks again for making helpful videos like this one.

[@davidostrowski679]

Hi i think it's just a case of waiting and trying again. I think they've been inundated because of corona

[@mitchells4963]

@@davidostrowski679 ah i see. That makes sense. Thanks for the response! :)

[@pubgpcplayer]

Can I use phone to teach on italki?

[@davidostrowski679]

Yes but I wouldn't. It isn't professional

[@lisavitale8410]

Quick question for you... Do you have a lot of iTalki students requesting help with prepping for the IELTS & TOEIC exams? Just wondering because I found an online TEFL program that offers courses for IELTS & TOEIC exam specialization. I'm wondering if it would be worth it to add this specialization on to the 120 TEFL program.

[@davidostrowski679]

Tons for IELTS. I would say it's not worth it. Reading and listening are pointless to focus on over Skype (student can just do it in their own time, it's more about exam technique), writing can just be corrected via proofreading (with coaching on essay structure) then it's simply speaking practice. There are tons of part 2 and 3 topics in my ebook

[@lisavitale8410]

@@davidostrowski679, thank you for your thoughts on this topic. I'll skip on adding the IELTS & TOEIC exam specializations.

[@rafiqhilton8494]

How long did it take you to get enough students on the iTalki platform to make a living?

[@davidostrowski679]

Pretty much straightaway as I started with low prices. Italki isn't my only income so it just supplements my other incomes

[@rafiqhilton8494]

@@davidostrowski679 Thanks for the prompt reply! I'm finding your videos really useful! I'm trying to embark on a work/life situation that isn't location dependent, much like you have done. Do you mind me asking what sort of other income streams you have?

[@davidostrowski679]

No worries. I did a video about this recently in Belgrade which listed them. Italki is my primary income but there's also KZbin ad revenue, Patreon donations, money owed to me from people in the UK (not really income I guess), occassional sponsored videos and my videos are also on another platform called Roku. I'm writing an e-book at the moment all about online teaching which will hopefully be another income!

[@rafiqhilton8494]

@@davidostrowski679 thanks dude! I have checked out that other video now as well. I have submitted my profile/application to iTalki now so hopefully get started soon and figure out my pricing etc.

[@rootsraf]

Update: iTalki rejected my application! They have too many teachers apparently. Maybe I'm wrong but I find that hard to believe! I haven't taught for some years admittedly, but I have a degree, am a native speaker and am CELTA qualified with classroom experience, which I'd have thought would be sought after to some extent at least! My intro video was ok, not the greatest thing you'll ever see, but it ticked the boxes i think. Any similar stories/tips/advice on other platforms or directions to go in now? Reapply with iTalki? At a bit of a loss for the next step

[@tommyvictorbuch6960]

I'm contemplating teaching crappy English in Mexico, as a supplement to my photography. I believe that swearing is an important part of any language 😜 Greetings from Denmark, ol' bugger 😎 Y viva México cabrones! 😎

[@davidostrowski679]

Jaja swearing is a f**king essential part of any vocabulary. AHUEVO!

[@yosihabloespanol]

Hi. I've sent a video introducing myself. I applied as community tutor, but I have a question. If they accept my Aplication should I use only computer or can I use my smartphone too? Right now I received an email from Italki. It says, your italki teacher Aplication has been Pre- Approved but not yet accepted. I have to watch a series of Teacher success Videos and schedule a group video call. Is it a good sign?

[@davidostrowski679]

I use my laptop for typing and my smartphone on a tripod for the call. As long as it's stable. The group video call and videos are both quite new (I didn't have them). It's just some 'training' according to Italki, not an interview or anything. So it's a good sign yes!

[@yosihabloespanol]

@@davidostrowski679 thank you so much. Es muy amable en contestarme🙏

[@jameslee7549]

Hello David! It interests me to teach English as I'm a social worker (not employed) taking care of my mother. Earning some money from home would be a good plan. I've never been in front of a video recorder so I'll have to work through bashfulness... have wanted to ask you how to get started and I really appreciate your information. Love, Jim

[@davidostrowski679]

Sounds like a good plan sir. I used to do a lot of speaking in front of large groups in my job in the UK buf I was still nervous when I started talking on camera. Don't worry too much as most students will be equally if not more bashful!

[@marcarcoria7672]

I think when you say "talking to you soon" sounds like your talking down to the potential student , i think "talking with you soon " sounds more like an even level.

[@davidostrowski679]

Maybe it's a US/UK thing! I would always say to, it still implies a conversation, but I see what you mean!

[@davidostrowski679]

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