A Random EFL Teacher Muses

Teachers' StandUp 07.06 Reflections

We did it! Again, yes, but that doesn’t diminish the accomplishment in the slightest.

It was an amazing evening, we talked, laughed, spilled lemonade down our dresses (well, that was just me) and enjoyed ourselves in a very warm, cozy atmosphere.

It was the highlight of my year as I was the one to organize it all, as well as host it. Was it a challenge? Indeed. But I do thrive when challenged.

But why was it difficult, might you ask. Here is the answer:

1️⃣ Finding the right place. I visited 4 different venues before I finally settled on the one I liked best.

2️⃣ Finding the right people. The speakers’ list changed 3 times! Some colleagues agreed to join the event and then dropped out for various very important reasons (no sarcasm at all here, the reasons were legit). I did have to scramble in a mad dash to find the people who performed yesterday, but it was all worth it!

3️⃣ Finding the audience or the bane of my existence – marketing. This time I was pretty lazy so we had about 20 people, speakers included. Do I regret it? Not much. I had a chance to talk with everybody, which is a huge plus in my book.

Here is my sincerest thanks to the amazing speakers who graced me and the event with their presence yesterday.
Alena @alena_cpe
Yulia @svet_yulia_elt
Andrey @AAAAAAndy
Kostya @yoteach
Malika @Hton_nesusvetnaya
Kate @franglais_navesele

By the way, would you like to play the game we had for warm-up?

Yes – 🔥
Not really – 💅

Yours,

Yulia ❤️

P.S. The next Teachers' Standup will be in September, probably closer to the end of it. Let me know if you want me to PM you the deets when the time comes - @julie_bond_365 or put a + in the comments,

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Teachers' StandUp 07.06 Reflections

We did it! Again, yes, but that doesn’t diminish the accomplishment in the slightest.

It was an amazing evening, we talked, laughed, spilled lemonade down our dresses (well, that was just me) and enjoyed ourselves in a very warm, cozy atmosphere.

It was the highlight of my year as I was the one to organize it all, as well as host it. Was it a challenge? Indeed. But I do thrive when challenged.

But why was it difficult, might you ask. Here is the answer:

1️⃣ Finding the right place. I visited 4 different venues before I finally settled on the one I liked best.

2️⃣ Finding the right people. The speakers’ list changed 3 times! Some colleagues agreed to join the event and then dropped out for various very important reasons (no sarcasm at all here, the reasons were legit). I did have to scramble in a mad dash to find the people who performed yesterday, but it was all worth it!

3️⃣ Finding the audience or the bane of my existence – marketing. This time I was pretty lazy so we had about 20 people, speakers included. Do I regret it? Not much. I had a chance to talk with everybody, which is a huge plus in my book.

Here is my sincerest thanks to the amazing speakers who graced me and the event with their presence yesterday.
Alena @alena_cpe
Yulia @svet_yulia_elt
Andrey @AAAAAAndy
Kostya @yoteach
Malika @Hton_nesusvetnaya
Kate @franglais_navesele

By the way, would you like to play the game we had for warm-up?

Yes – 🔥
Not really – 💅

Yours,

Yulia ❤️

P.S. The next Teachers' Standup will be in September, probably closer to the end of it. Let me know if you want me to PM you the deets when the time comes - @julie_bond_365 or put a + in the comments,