I’m an international student from Taiwan and studying for a Master’s degree in Sculpture at Academy of Art University. My English skills were not even on the average level before we started classes, and I could only barely keep myself alive in school. Kevin has been giving me a lot of advice and helps to improve my English skills. He also was very helpful in passing the Midpoint Review. We’ve been training my grammar, writing skill, pronunciation, accent, time management, and future career and work development in our class. Kevin has not only helped me to improve my English, but also taught me to integrate into American culture, and helped me to have ability to find a good job in the future. Now I can communicate with native speakers very naturally, and I can write essays that impress the instructor. All in all, if you want to improve your English skills and also try to find a job in the U.S, Kevin is the best option you have
Greetings!
Omni is about success and making the world a better place – but it’s also about enjoying a good laugh once in a while!
About Me
Kevin Corrigan is a professional English and intercultural coach serving international students and business professionals in tech, design, consulting, and the arts since 2006. Kevin’s undergraduate and graduate work was in English Literature, and he holds certifications in intercultural studies and ICF (International Coach Federation) coaching. He has tutored English at the university (grad and post-grad) level for most of his career. Kevin also works as an international Career Coach for Customize your Career https://yourcyc.com and Impact Group https://impactgrouphr.com. Kevin lives in San Francisco where he plays and performs music and enjoys the culture and natural beauty of the Bay Area.
I grew up in Texas but moved around a lot as a kid. Since my family was always moving, I got good at meeting new people and making friends. At the same time, my dad’s colleagues were usually from other parts of the world: Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. So I made friends with their kids! I got to enjoy the food and influences of their cultural background as I was growing up.
But I also saw the challenges my international friends went through due to discrimination and the communication and cultural differences they had to deal with. As a result, I wanted to help when I got older.
I started Omni English to provide students and professionals from other countries and cultures with the communication and soft skills they need to succeed.
The mission is simple: to help you as international student or professional achieve your dreams in the USA. No matter where you’re from or whether you’re in tech, finance, design, healthcare, UX/UI, marketing, data science, or the arts, I’m here to help.
Background in English and Culture
I offer over fifteen years of professional and academic teaching experience in university and ESL academies. I have deep expertise in English grammar, pronunciation, writing, speaking, and expression as well as business and cultural communication, American job interview skills, networking, and team dynamics.
I’ve traveled extensively and have worked closely with people from Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. I love getting to know people from different cultures and backgrounds!
I’ve also worked with international professionals at Google, Apple, Intuit, Salesforce, Pinterest, Samsung, Naver, SKHynix, and Charles River Associates as well as many small start-ups and local firms.
I believe in a more inclusive, multi-cultural world through collaboration and culturally-savvy communication, and I’m looking forward to talking to you about your career goals!
Currently I live in San Francisco, where I enjoy all the various cultures and foods the city has to offer! In my spare time, I’m also a musician and an artist and enjoy restaurants, reading, watching movies, and hiking.
I wanted to accelerate my career advancement at my consulting firm. Kevin’s coaching helped tremendously with my goals to convey more confidence and executive presence. With his holistic coaching approach, I didn’t just learn how to just sound like a confident professional – I learned how to genuinely become that person. My improvement was evident to others in my office as well based on subsequent performance reviews.
I would not have been able to achieve these same results on my own; Kevin’s coaching expertise and desire to provide value for his students is apparent from the start. He tailors unique lesson plans for each of his students by taking into account our communication goals, our natural speech, our writing samples, and perhaps most important of all: who we are as individuals (personality, attitudes/behaviors, cultural background and upbringing, etc). With this approach, Kevin helped me to pinpoint my communication weaknesses and understand their root psychological causes.
With customized activities and specialized techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy, I not only developed my technical skills with writing and oral presentation but also an improved and more conscious mindset to help me avoid succumbing to my negative tendencies in the first place. Kevin is also very easy to talk to and at times I felt he was more effective than my therapist in guiding discussions to help me understand myself.
In addition to helping my personal communication skills, Kevin was also able to help me brainstorm ways to effectively promote a new product/brand that I am currently developing outside of my usual 9-5. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Kevin. With his level of versatility and expertise, I highly recommend him as your coach for whatever your communication goals may be.
I am happy and lucky to have met Kevin. He helped me complete my higher studies here in the United States. He challenged me in an inspiring way. Kevin is a personal, approachable, and a great guy. My journey with Kevin began when he corrected all those bad habits I had when speaking English as a second language. At the same time, he works with my pronunciation reducing my heavy accent and making my English sound more American. Wait this does not end, Kevin also has been training me on how to face a professional life, teaching me how to take a job interview, do a resume, and how to improve my presence in social networks such as Linkin. If you are struggling with your English and you are about to throw in the towel call Kevin. He is going to change your life!!
I am a Civil Engineering major working in a construction company. I worked with Kevin for three months. He is professional and pays attention to the most subtle problems in my speaking and writing. I have become more confident and have learned to write and present in an audience-centered manner.
I’m a product designer from Japan. When I joined a company in the U.S, I lacked confidence in meetings and communication. As a senior-level designer, I was keen to improve my speaking skills and luckily found Kevin. I’ve been working with him for two years. We often role-play design meetings or brainstorming sessions. Through the sessions, I learned structures of conversations and many phrases which made my communication better and helped build confidence. His coaching style is unique – he communicated with my teammates and conducted a survey on me to figure out my current level, based on that, he tailored lessons to me.
He also taught me cultural differences between America and Asia beyond English skills. If you are from Asia: Japan, Korea, China, etc., and would like to take your English communication skills to the next level, he is the best coach.
Kevin supported me to improve my papers’ academic structure and also how to better support my arguments and make my points clearer. He has a background in university and graduate school and understands how professors think and what they want! Moreover, he helped me with my resumé and prepared me for job interviews. Thanks to him, I finished my M.A. with great grades, and I got the job I wanted. Highly recommended!
I work in construction industry where communication plays an important part. With English as my second language, I used to find it hard to express my idea explicitly and concisely. However, after spending 12 lessons with Kevin, I believe I’ve found the right way to improve my English systematically. Kevin’s class is very informative and he will customize the class based on each person’s situation. I highly recommend those who want to improve your speaking and writing English try Kevin’s class.
I work for an international company based in Korea. I hired Kevin to help train me in business communications with clients in Europe and the US. All of my written and phone communication with them is in English, so I needed some help.
Kevin has extensive experience teaching global business English. He has particular skill in helping non-native professionals “translate” their meanings into English. And for “paraphrasing” business concepts and information.
I learned the proper words and sentence structures to use in e-mail, meetings, and presentations. I also learned about how to adapt to cultural differences in international business.
Along with this, I learned global business manners by performing various situational role plays with him.
To anyone who wants to learn real professional English, I would highly recommend his guidance and instruction.
I have been a working in a field of residential architecture, design and construction for over a decade. I am fluent in English, but I contacted Kevin in order to improve my professional and client communication. Kevin is a great personal coach and outstanding English tutor. Kevin is very passionate about his work and he gets himself involved in the process.
Although construction is my main field, I am also a fine art painter and over the past couple years have been engaged in launching a second career in this space. As a creative person himself, Kevin has provided outstanding support and incredible help that made this endeavor more enjoyable for me. Highly recommended!
I was a master’s degree student in Graphic design at Academy of Art University. I’ve been studying with Kevin since Spring break 2018. If you need tutoring, I definitely recommend him. Even though I have studied with ESL assistants in Academy of Art, I sometimes need a lot of advice about English and my major’s study. Then, I found Kevin with many recommendations. He knows a lot about theory and research as well as design. Whenever I take his class, I get a lot of useful advice for my study from him. Finally, I have improved my grades and lessened the burden of my academic study. Kevin has also helped me with my job interview and job search skills. I was able to pass several phone interviews and was offered an on-site interview. I learned a lot about the job search process in America and feel more confident in my search. Anyway, you can do the first trial with him and you will know his professional tutoring skills.