Abbreviated CV of Bill Drake
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Winter/Spring 2022
Excellent Health, Flexible Working Schedule
Strong Interpersonal, Teaching & Communication skills
Modest Spanish, French literacy; fluent native English
Computer Literate: Adobe CS, MS Office, Google, WordPress, HTML, Zoom, Hangout
Strong Writing, Speaking/Presentation/Cultural Diversity Training Skills
Internet Presence
Teaching Website: Culture Studies & ESL Teaching
Blog: https://panaceachronicles.com
Recent Cross-cultural Publications
Managing Culture Shock In America: An International Student Guide
Effective Multicultural Communications In American English
Understand World Cultures Through American Eyes. Seven-volume series. Examples: Netherlands, Thailand, Japan
Writer/Editor 2019 - Present
Senior editor/writer for https://www.worlddebatingforum.com Portland, Or.
Interview authors & informants, research, write, layout and publish multiple full-length books; write long-form content, produce graphics for
and maintain two blogs and three websites.
Example of books: “Answers to: Where Do We Go From Here?”
“High School Formal & Classroom Debate”
Video example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMvVhE-DWok
Websites: https://www.nohatenoviolence.com
Online Business English Teaching 2014 – Present
Online Business & Professional English teaching. My teaching website is:
https://internationalstraighttalk.wordpress.com/business-professional-english-lessons/
I specialize in working with young adult and mid-career professionals to help improve spoken and written English language skills that are relevant to their individual interests and goals.