Tim Hilario

My lessons are supportive, practical, and tailored to what you need most. I can help with conversational English, formal and corporate English, and public speaking. Whether you want to improve your confidence in everyday conversation, communicate more professionally at work, or become a stronger speaker in meetings or presentations, I aim to make lessons clear, encouraging, and useful straight away.

I previously taught English as a foreign language in Japan, working with learners across different ages and levels. Over the last 10 years, I have also worked closely with young people and adults in an organisation where communication, teaching, speaking, and people development were a major part of my role. This has given me strong experience not only in teaching language, but in helping people communicate with more clarity, confidence, and impact.

My lessons are usually conversational and interactive, but I can also make them more structured depending on your goals. We can focus on speaking practice, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar in context, professional communication, interview preparation, presentation skills, or public speaking. I like to understand what you want to improve, then build lessons around your level, confidence, and learning style. My goal is to help you feel more natural, more capable, and more confident each time we meet.

I also want to help students learn real, everyday English, not just textbook English. That means I will help you understand how people actually speak in daily life, at work, in social settings, and in natural conversation. We can work on common phrases, expressions, tone, rhythm, and how to sound more fluent, relaxed, and natural. This is especially important if you already know some English but want to sound less robotic and more like a real speaker in everyday situations.