Tutoring with Julz of Life

Online tutoring with Julie Ford of Julz of Life is a customized experience. During the first meeting, we outline each client’s goals and needs and make a plan to move forward. Tutoring and coaching with Julie is fun and fulfilling. See what others are saying.

Teens and Young Adults

  • Communications Coaching and Tutoring – Communication happens in both inward and outward directions. Idea generation is a very personal process facilitated by a combination of coaching and tutoring.
    • Essay Writing – academic, college/program entrance, scholarship, research projects
    • Public Speaking – class presentations, toasts, graduation speeches, and more
    • Difficult Conversations – speaking up is hard, so we make it easier

  • “Adulting Readiness”– Knowing where to go and what to do next can be terrifying for young adults. Julie takes the sting out of the scary bits and helps her clients build concrete but flexible systems and plans for the journey.
    • Career Exploration and Job Search – Resume creation and updates, interviewing, networking, and negotiating a great job offer
    • Study Habits – organization, planning, calendaring

Adults

  • Career Exploration and Transitions
    • Career transition planning/exploration
    • Resumes – highlighting transferable skills in transitions, accomplishment-based revisions
    • Cover letters that stand out
    • Networking, interviewing, and negotiating preparation and practice
  • Communication Skills
    • Writing/speaking anxiety mitigation
    • Writing for professionals (emails, proposals) and adult students (proposals, research, curriculum creation)
    • Difficult conversations from confrontation to persuasive information sharing
    • Public Speaking – large or small audiences from the board room to the ballroom.
    • Special occasion toasts and acceptance speeches
    • Conversational English for ESL or painfully shy native English speakers