I've got an impersonal and friendly approach to teaching, as I believe learning shouldn't be an intense assault on your head. I have found the most effective teacher is simply a connection between us, a keen enthusiasm shared between tutor and student, and willingness to try new approaches.

I have a fond love for English, reading, writing and analysis, and I like to think that enthusiasm can be contagious.
I make use of humour, stories and back-and-forth talk to really encourage the best I can get out of my students, and in return I expect an open mind.

Depending on the subject needed, I try to format my lessons similarly to lessons in school - typically a brief time spent talking about the subject, some back-and-forth, and then some one-to-one focused writing, where I may see myself the student's strengths or weaknesses. As time goes on I prefer to give the student more time to do their own work, and focus lesson my talking, but I may take extra time to demonstrate my own writing process or thought patterns during writing - or indeed during reading or analysis.

I have a patient outlook and do not expect big changes immediately, and I am sure that I congratulate even small successes, since they may feel mammoth to some students.

I try to ensure that a student's first thoughts when dealing with me are pleasant, rather than dread, and I can fondly say that many students look back on me very happily.