Three Tips for a 10 Rating at iTutorGroup with Joe Milne

[@adamvance8481]

Key Notes* Thanks Nikki and Joe! 1. Build a Rapport *Provide Name *Open/Close w/ an interesting question. * Don’t be Original Example: “What makes you happy/scared?” “If you had your own plane, where would you go?” “What is Rock N Roll?” 2. Making Em Laugh *Show your personality *Make jokes *Be silly *Stay Animated. 3. Teaching Rigorously *Find Mistakes *Find the areas to improve *Use whiteboard use: RED(Correction Needed) GREEN(Correct) -Students are looking/wanting/craving to better themselves, and DO NOT find corrections as a way to feel insecure but an opportunity to become secure in their education.

[@skillabration-school]

Thank you for watching and taking notes! :-) You are dedicated!

[@JoeMilneEnglish]

@@Floyd-w4t Hey thanks buddy!

[@newearthpouya]

Thank you ! :D

[@JulikaBryant]

I believe he was saying YES, BE ORIGINAL (because being the same is boring for kids)

[@sarahsherwood217]

Joe Milne has turned around my teaching experience at iTutor. He is so sincere and he gives the impression that he KNOWS how hard it is to start online teaching but his sincere interest in the students and his interesting unique ideas are totally different from the norm

[@Branka89]

I am learning German and all I ever want from teachers/friends/strangers in the streets is to just correct me if I'm saying something wrong! I usually don't need an explanation why, just to hear (and see) the proper way of saying it.

[@deborahmcalmont6115]

Thank you, Niki, feeling confident already. I really appreciate what you're doing!!!

[@MatthewNOBryan]

Thank you Nikki. I really appreciate you arranging to give us these tips!!

[@skillabration-school]

Matthew Bryan my pleasure!

[@juliegarthwaiteclark168]

I am rigorous, I ask good opening questions, I just have to work on "making them laugh". :)!! Yes they love being corrected. They always say, "Thank you"!!!

[@nayaracristina9957]

Thanks for the video Nikki and Joe! I am preparing myself to start teaching online and the video was very helpful! You should know that.

[@skillabration-school]

Great! Best of luck to you! Thanks for the feedback.

[@Francey4782]

Excellent ideas that can be applied to most teaching environments !

[@skillabration-school]

mark france Thank you! 😁

[@elizabethricks4195]

Thank you so much for this video. I needed to spruce up my intro. I have just subscribed so I can get more tips!

[@skillabration-school]

Great! Thank you! Happy to have helped. :)

[@daevencarstens2556]

This was so helpful!! Thank you. Quick question, did you ever encounter a situation where a student corrected you? After you had made a mistake? If so, how did you handle it? I’m new to online teaching and that happened to me today. 🙈

[@catherineargibay6712]

Great food for thought! Thank you!

What makes you happy? I love that!

[@skillabration-school]

James Hampshire - Create 2 Elevate I know, right?!

[@jwhmilne]

It really engages students right away!

[@chriswillans6776]

That was an awesome video, Great ideas, thanks for sharing them with us Nikki and Joe!

[@susansmith9694]

Joe, I really appreciate your comments. I have to say though, it is very difficult to type everything someone is saying. I am working hard to listen to them through their accent. Do you have any tips on how to handle this?..I find it difficult to give enough corrections.

[@andrewdgw6779]

Time management: are you left to sort of figure it out the first few lessons? Or any tips I am forgetting on how to properly manage time and not get off track?

[@skillabration-school]

Hi Andrew, I saw you commented on my time management video after posting this. Hopefully you got some answers, there?

[@susanlee4542]

Hi dear NIkki !,I 'm so happy to watch your video here ,so nice!looking forward your new works.a big thumb to you!

[@contentwithkirsty1258]

Hey. Really stupid question. I have a built in webcam on my mac which obviously doesn't work on googlechrome. Is it possible to just have a plug in webcam and use that or will that possibly interfere with slideshows and things?

[@skillabration-school]

Not a stupid question at all, but I've never used an external cam, so I'm not 100% sure. I'd go to a Facebook group and ask people how they do it. I do know that people use external webcams though.

[@contentwithkirsty1258]

Nikki Lubing thanks so much for your response I’ll check it out 😊

[@majabenic4601]

Nikki and Joe, you made me laugh, Tnx!!! The bought of you are awesome !!!!

[@skillabration-school]

Yay! Always nice to make people laugh.

[@michaelodonovan3732]

I have been working at Itutor for around 2 months now. I really enjoy it, I just think the rating system is a little weird. I have a 9.74 rating but also have a 51.4 percent no rating, which I think is kind of weird. I do remind the students to rate me politely and they usually all seem like they are going to. I'm just wondering if having more than half of student not rating you is common/ normal? Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks :)

[@skillabration-school]

Hi Michael, you're actually doing really well. It's totally normal to have around a 20 to 40% conversion rate for ratings.

[@wendyduma6028]

Hey Nikki.Do you have a video about how to use pens, highlighters and other things when teaching? I attended the training but a lot was in my mind I still need more lessons.

[@skillabration-school]

Are you talking about using the virtual whiteboard? I don't currently have a tutorial on that, but I'd be happy to make one.

[@wendyduma6028]

@Nikki Yes 👍 we would love to have one.

[@tanztube4011]

Hello, Itutor have put my account as “access denied “ why is this ? Also my account has been suspended and I can’t book sessions . I am Suppose to an IT test which I have done several times so why have they not reinstated my account

[@happydays9613]

Did you find out why the suspended your account?

[@jonathan3557]

Great video. Very useful. Thanks for sharing.

[@skillabration-school]

Thank you!

[@andreavonn30]

The sad part is you try to build a rapport, play games,make them laugh, do your best as a teacher, and suddenly there are connectivity issues or they are having a bad day, they will take that on you and will give you a 5 and leave misleading (lies) teaching quality feedback. And the worst part is you can't do anything about it. it's already there.

[@c.golden8280]

Do we have to have TESOL or TEFL certification to teach? If so, where is it best to get this (least expensive)?

[@skillabration-school]

This one is $19 www.offers.internationalopenacademy.com/nikkilubing/course/tesol-course

[@c.golden8280]

Another question I have is headsets. I have cochlear implants and need one that is over the ear. I'm looking for a headset that has a boom mic that works well and with a PC. Any suggestions?

[@skillabration-school]

Joe uses Microsoft LifeChat. I personally have never really found a headset that I love. A lot of them end up breaking or students complain they can't hear me.

[@hannahbarnes365]

Are you teaching \tutoring all grade levels

[@skillabration-school]

All ages. I've taught as young as 2 and as old as 70+

[@leemartin2059]

Can we leave notes in the end slide that they would understand in chinese ? google translate maybe ? Something like please leave us feedback. I don't know if they all understand about feedback/opinion.

[@christaglenn2367]

How can I get the background and these awesome images like Joe?

[@skillabration-school]

Here is the backdrop: consultanttest.tutorabc.com/manycam-src/logo.zip You can get it printed at a print shop. I sent mine to vistaprint.

[@JulikaBryant]

Wait a sec - how did you make that question pop up so dazzly-like? Was that a manycam trick / pop-up? The more flashy inbuilt popups, the better for A.D.D. :)

[@JulikaBryant]

Also, can you do more of these things with a macbook than a p.c.?

[@skillabration-school]

It was probably from FinalCut Pro. I don't use manycam and I don't think Joe was using it in this video either.

[@drale75]

Excellent, thank you!!!

[@deborahmcalmont6115]

Yes, Joe you can ask a 3-year-old what makes you happy.

[@magnoliaenglish5288]

How long does it take to get an interview?

[@mariankabenadie2785]

Hello Nikki and Joe! Thanks for the great video! Do you guys think iTutorGroup will ever move away from ratings? What are your thoughts on the rating policy :)

[@skillabration-school]

Marianka Benadie I’m not sure. We’ve discussed it with the Global Teacher Resource team countless times and they seem pretty stuck on it. They added the 3% thing where the worst 3% of your ratings are taken off every month but that only works if you get a certain number of low ratings. No one likes our rating system, lol!

[@mariankabenadie2785]

I 100% agree! Our rating system does suck... especially because they invalidate the 3% but it remains on your monthly overall rating :( so in actual fact, it’s not invalidated. Thanks for the wonderful videos though! Have a great day :)

[@user-vg8kb6ud7h]

​@@skillabration-school Will clients still be able to see that low rating after being "taken off"? Does it affect your booking potential? All of my ratings are 10, except for one 5.

[@joelledaddino9356]

Loved it!!!

[@helentenywa6624]

Do you hire people from African countries? I'm from Uganda, i'm fluent with my English because in my county it's the main language used, all education is taught in English. My application was rejected

[@owens7331]

Great video. Tutor ABC sucks though. There are much better companies out there that don't make your income dependent on how well or even if the student decides to rate you.

[@seadkolasinac7220]

Owens hi, can you give an example of any?

[@owens7331]

@@seadkolasinac7220 Open English pays a flat rate. $13/hr. Students do rate you but it doesn't affect your pay ever. Once a month, you'll only receive your overall percentage score. They also pay twice a month. They are very professional and make you feel like part of a family. Their lesson plans are far better than Tutor ABC's. Rarely do I ever see a lesson of that quality with Tutor ABC. Everything you need to ask the student is right there for you. The lesson plans are so engaging that you normally don't even get to the end of the lesson. If Tutor ABC spent as much time developing decent lesson plans as they do with their training and retraining of teachers to compensate for their horrible lessons, they'd be much better off. I don't know if Open English hiring though. You would have to check.

[@LM-lv8gb]

@@owens7331 how can I apply for open english?

[@charlieraswrites]

Hi Nikki, thanks for your videos, I find them very helpful! I have a question I don't know if you or anyone seeing this could answer; I'm applying to iTutor group and in the very first stage of the application it asks for an introduction video. I'm assuming I should film this as if it's geared towards the person assessing the video, and not potential students. Is this right? Do you have the opportunity to film a real introduction video if you're successful on interview?

[@skillabration-school]

Yes, my video is already uploaded on my channel here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4ixlqqafrBoaLs

[@whir4us]

I loved itutor but things have changed so much that it has become difficult to earn an income. I love teaching but having a degree and then not a wage to match it. Sorry and bye. I will miss the kids.

[@skillabration-school]

We made this video 2 years ago. I'm not working at iTG right now because of the changes.

[@loisrebeccabeck4564]

Wish I had never did the interview today with this company. The lady who did it was very unprofessional, she said she didn’t have time to finish the interview and would not follow the prompts given. It was the worst thing I’ve ever been through and was so excited about doing this so I am pretty sure thanks to this lady today I didn’t set the job.

[@janiceharding4963]

Talk, Talk, Talk. Please, just get to the point about it all.

[@rosedelarosa5226]

Just so lousy teacher kind a dirty sorry. But it showa but nice message.