Hi! Welcome to my “about me” page!
I guess you’re here because you want to meet the person behind the events and courses!
The professional answer is: I’m Kirsty Wolf and I provide support and training for multilingual professionals who want to develop their English, particularly freelancers and independent professionals who want to communicate in English.
But that’s more about what I do, not who I am!
- I love talking with people and discovering their stories.
- I love spending time in nature in the company of animals.
- My favourite animal is the dog and I love golden retrievers!
- The picture on some of my messaging platforms is when I met two wolves. They are real! Meeting and spending time with them was a day that I will never forget.
- Listening to running water calms me and I’m happy to be out in the rain, especially on a hot day! Snow is cool too!
- I’m a night owl and I need a good supply of coffee!
- Every day I want to have conversations that inspire me and to learn something new.
Languages have fascinated me since my school days and whilst I love my work supporting people with their English, my day is boring if I don’t have input in my other languages (German, Romanian, and European Portuguese). I know there will always be something new to learn about each of them and whilst fluency and confidence make communication easier, there’s always something new to discover. Language learning is an adventure, not a mountain to climb.
I enjoy working with people
I enjoy working with people and empowering them to grow in confidence and fluency when speaking or writing English. Seeing people using their new skills in their every day lives gives me a sense of job satisfaction!
I think this is also why I enjoy working with translators – they are people who are as passionate about languages as I am!
I know how it feels to be a language learner
I am a language learner as well as a teacher. I am confident using my German skills now but I remember times when I wrote lengthy emails so that I didn’t have to pick up the telephone, or times when I sat quietly in a social gathering, wishing that I had the confidence to say more or constructing the perfect sentence, only to realise that my opportunity to use it had passed! I know how difficult it can be to feel confident about using another language, but my personal experience also shows that it is possible.
I am adaptive and creative
I don’t use textbooks in my language and communication training sessions. My individual training sessions and the language consultancy services for trainers are designed to meet the customers’ specific needs. My speaking skills course for freelance translators and my mentoring course do follow a structure, but they are my own materials that I have written so that people have clear information and many opportunities to practise English in ways that are relevant to their specific needs.
I have first-hand experience in a role where effective language is essential
I enjoy my work
Let’s start a conversation!
If you want to find out more about what I do and what my customers have to say about working with me, you can have a look around the site.
Then, if you have any questions or you want to talk about working with me, you can send me a message (in English, German or Romanian) using my contact form.
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