Our Story
Since our founding in 2021, Verbalize Now has helped dozens of exceptional Brazilian tech professionals improve their English, upgrade their careers, and change their lives. Founded by two experienced teachers with professional backgrounds, our combined experience allows us to offer our students professional development along with the focused online business English training they need to thrive in an English-speaking office.
If you’re a talented tech professional, there’s absolutely no reason why you should be stuck in an unfulfilling job. There’s a whole world of opportunities waiting for you: all you need is the ability to speak English well. That’s where we come in!
Our Methodology
Let's get one thing straight: we're not like other online English schools. As our name suggests, our unique methodology is primarily focused on conversation. However, we have a special focus on building self-confidence so that you can overcome your fears and learn to communicate effectively and clearly in a professional environment. Our online business English classes are inspired by agile methodology, so we stay in constant contact with our students to ensure they are making progress and that our classes are adapting to their ever-changing needs. All of our materials and classes are developed by Verbalize Now and fully customized for each of our students.
The difference starts with our teachers!
Thalita Simon
A Verbalize Now é a criação de Thalita Simon, cujo entusiasmo pelo aprendizado de línguas é contagiante! Natural de Minas Gerais, Brasil, Thalita começou a aprender inglês aos 8 anos. Apaixonada por tecnologia e novas formas de aprender, ela decidiu criar uma escola que refletisse sua personalidade e jeito de ser. Com 17 anos de experiência no ensino de inglês, ela está pronta para ajudá-lo a atingir seus objetivos de idioma por meio de sua descontraída escola de inglês online, Verbalize Now.
Ryan Mason
Since I was a child, I've been fascinated by language. This fascination has carried me through careers in writing, marketing, and education, and more than anything, I love helping people build their confidence and learn to wield the power of charismatic, confident communication. Life is a series of negotiations, and the better you are at being charismatic and persuasive, the more success you will achieve. And yes, these are things you can learn to be! I want to help you become a naturally confident and memorable ambassador for yourself. This goes far beyond English abilities, but since I'm a certified teacher who specializes in business English, I'll be able to help you in that area as well. I've worn a lot of hats in my career, and I'm living proof that it's never too late to make a positive change. You can build anything as long as you have the right tools, and it doesn't matter what you or your past looks like, either. If you can harness the power of persuasion, the only limitations will be the ones you set for yourself.
Paula Luciano
Paula Luciano holds a PhD degree in Transcultural Studies from the Université Jean Moulin Lyon III in France, in cotutelle with the Universidade Federal da Bahia in Brazil. She equally holds a Master degree in Comparative and Global Cultural Studies from the Université Jean Moulin Lyon III in France. Her education background is in English Teaching and Translation Studies - Theory and Practice - at PUC-SP. Currently, she is a member of the Street Theatre and Popular Art Group named A POMBAGEM as an audiovisual artist. She is interested in filmmaking, script writing, pedagogies for liberation, and artistic expressions. In her perspective, English teaching has been an opportunity of helping people gain self-confidence as well as contributing to a connected and empowered world through the sharing of a common language. She is highly motivated by the learning process and one's ability to reach the best of their potential.
Débora Mocellin
Criada em Porto Alegre e hoje de volta à cidade, divide a vida e algumas pequenas aventuras com seu gato Alfredo. Dentre as grandes aventuras, já teve a oportunidade de morar em Nova Iorque, Londres e sua querida Florianópolis. Ingressou na carreira letiva de inglês depois de ter explorado o mundo profissional como fashion designer. Foi a sala de aula que a encantou e se tornou seu foco e prioridade. Ela redirecionou seu caminho acadêmico e hoje vive profissionalmente o seu propósito: aumentar o acesso ao mundo para todos através do inglês.
Simone Prado
Simone é graduada em Filosofia, tem especialização em Linguística aplicada ao Ensino de Língua Estrangeira e também faz uma formação em Business Language Coaching. Viveu por mais de 10 anos na Suíça, onde estudou francês na Universidade de Genebra. Já morou em Londres e em Palo Alto, Califórnia. Com mais de 25 anos de experiência no ensino de idiomas, Simone é uma profissional atenta às necessidades e objetivos de cada aluno. Seu compromisso é garantir resultados excelentes não apenas no aprendizado, mas também na segurança no uso do idioma. Utiliza a escuta ativa e estratégias personalizadas para cada aluno, garantindo um aprendizado ágil e eficaz. Seu objetivo é fazer com que seus alunos atinjam confiança e suas metas de comunicação no idioma. Suas grandes paixões são viajar a lugares inusitados, conhecer culturas diferentes e bater um bom papo tomando um bom café (ou um bom vinho).
