Language school is not just exercises and textbooks, it’s experienced and qualified teachers who have already opened the door to the world of English for many of our students. They are not only professionals in their field, but also interesting people, world travelers and unique personalities. Get to know them better with us.
Marco Talia is originally from Italy, but has spent much of his life outside his native country. In fact, before he started teaching English he worked in a completely different industry. However, he loves to develop his knowledge and is always looking to push himself further, which eventually led him to teach English with us. Read more about Marco and find out what he loves most about his current job.
I was born and raised in Naples, but I’ve spent most of my professional career in Rome, Milan, Paris, London, and Washington, D.C..
Honestly, I don’t miss Italy very much.
I worked as an international marketing and sales professional in the private sector for over 28 years. When I started to consider a bigger change in my professional life, I focused on just wanting to learn something new. And if you teach someone, you automatically learn too. So my decision-making was pretty simple.
I can answer both questions the same: a year, although I tried my hand at teaching during my last stint at a corporation where I trained managers.
I simply responded to an online lecturer position in March 2023.
As a sales manager, I worked mainly in Europe and North America. I started looking for something different because I was kind of stuck in my job, suddenly surrounded by people I had stopped respecting. And I realised that I wasn’t going to get any younger. I’m grateful to have been given the opportunity to join the team at The Bridge, because they take their mission of “sharing knowledge” seriously, but in a relaxed way at the same time.
The idea that it doesn’t matter how long you teach. If you are curious enough, you will always learn something new. In short: continuous development.
Nothing. If they don’t ask questions and remain passive during the lesson, it’s more like feedback to me. However, I must also add that so far I have only come into contact with adult students with a high level of intrinsic motivation who are in class because they want to be.
The pros are intellectual curiosity and diligence, the cons perfectionism and self-criticism.
Hiking and reading.
Do you want to improve your legal terminology in English? Email us at kurzy@thebridge.sk or call us on +421 948 104 916 and maybe one of our courses with our social and empathetic tutor Michele will suit you.
