Author: Claire Maria Ford

• So what’s your story? Someone may be needing to hear it.

  John Koenig writes in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: It’s a calming thing, to learn there’s a word for something you’ve felt all your life but didn’t know was shared by anyone else. In my daily work as language coach, when a student confesses how overwhelmed they feel regarding a complicated situation with a colleague,…

  Claire Maria Ford

  December 10, 2022

  Uncategorized

  johnkoenig, marknepo, sharingiscaring, stories, story

• Covid blues? Let’s talk about it!

  

  “I think that guys are having a harder time with mental health during the Covid pandemic.”, my student asserted. “You think so? Why?”, I questioned. “We were talking over a glass of wine on Saturday night, and my boyfriend admitted he was finding it tough these days.”, she explained. In the end, our discussion wasn’t…

  Claire Maria Ford

  April 13, 2021

  covid-19

  emotional intelligence; conscious leadership; emotional agility; toxic positivity; covid-19; mental health, susan david; the 15 commitments of conscious leadership, the Hendricks Institute

• Disruptive English Classes?

  

  I sure hope so! That’s my goal! Since I arrived in Quebec City over 30 years ago, I have taught ESL in a variety of contexts: day camps, private adults classes, the public school system, the private school system, vocation training, tutoring, business classes… and one thing I learned is that people don’t want to…

  Claire Maria Ford

  February 7, 2021

  coaching

  authenticity, business English, coach, connection, development, ELT, ESL classes, learning, professional development, training