
To new prospective students:
I’ll be traveling in Japan from August 6th to September 4th, meeting some of my amazing Cafetalk students in person! I won’t be teaching lessons during that time, but I’ll be back (with stories and probably too many souvenirs) on September 6th. Thanks for your patience—I look forward to meeting you when I return!
Hello! I'm Manning, from Boston, Massachusetts. I lived and worked in Japan for 10 years. Students tell me I'm a good listener, relaxed, helpful, and have a good sense of humor. Be careful, I might make you laugh! I love learning about different cultures, accents, and dialects like Hokkaido-ben. I love sports, and I watch ice hockey, baseball, American Football, and rugby. I also love music, especially the Beatles, and sang in a Beatles cover band while living in Japan.
Teaching Experience
My teaching experience includes:
- Guest Lecturing at Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts
- Teaching EFL, Business English, and TOEFL/TOEIC test prep at a private language school in Tokyo to high school graduates, housewives, businessmen, and women from companies like Fuji Film, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, and Seiko Instruments
- Working as an Assistant English Teacher in Tokyo, teaching sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in four junior high schools
- Teaching High School English Literature and composition in the US at a small private boarding school
Business Career
I joined a multi-national publishing company in Tokyo as an educational consultant and traveled all over Japan and Asia, visiting international schools, colleges, and universities. I gave conference teaching seminars, wrote a learner's dictionary workbook, and sold ESL/EFL and subject matter textbooks for kindergarten to university-level students.
The publishing company moved my family and me to Boston. Since then, I've done sales and marketing at an Educational Technology start-up and a high-tech semiconductor company. I learned search engine optimization, search engine marketing, paid advertising, and demand generation. I shared Search Engine Marketing (SEO and Paid Search Advertising), Lead Generation, and Content Marketing with my colleagues. Mixing my teaching expertise with practical marketing strategies, I helped business units succeed in digital marketing.
My passion is helping students reach their learning goals. Whether you need help with English conversation, preparing for study/business abroad, taking TOEFL or TOEIC tests, or with business English, I'm here to support you every step of the way. Let's study and have fun together!
***ly J Teacher