Rob Howard is the owner of Online Language Center and founder of EFLtalks - teachers teaching teachers. Having run successful businesses in the United States and Brazil, he adds a different focus on the business of Business English. He has taught in companies such as Petrobras, Vale, Odebrecht, PWC, KPMG, CVM, over 50 of the largest and most prestigious law firms and financial institutions in Rio de Janeiro, as well as to university professors at UFRJ, UERJ and FGV. He is a speaker worldwide on Teacher Development, Continuing Professional Development, Online Business Retention, image presentation and a member of the IATEFL BESIG. He has authored and coauthored several books for EFL. He was nominated for the 2016 British Council’s ELTon Award for Innovation in Teacher Development.
APPEARANCES
IATEFL Poland ESP/BESIG National Conference - Poland - January 2018 - Present Perfect(ly) - Rethinking the Image
EFLtalks - BELTA & EU - January 2018 - host and organizer with 15 countries for EFLtalks online conference
EFLtalks - Central America - December 2017 - host and organizer for EFLtalks online conference
IATEFL BESIG National Conference - Malta - November 2017 - Present Perfect(ly) - Rethinking the Image
IATEFL Hungary National Conference - Budapest - October 2017 - Closing Plenary - Present Perfect(ly)
IATEFL Hungary National Conference - Budapest - October 2017 - EFLtalks
BELTA Online Webinar - September 2017 - Present Perfect(ly) - Rethinking the Image on the Screen
EFLtalks - TESOL MTNG - October 2017 - host and organizer with Northern Greece EFLtalks online conference
IATEFL Poland National Conference - September 2017 - Present Perfect(ly): Rethinking the Image on the Screen
IATEFL Poland National Conference - September 2017 - EFLtalks
EFLtalks - LATAM - September 2017 - host and organizer with 15 countries for EFLtalks online conference
IATEFL BESIG Weekend Workshop - August 2017 - moderator Malta Conference preview BESIG & ReSIG
BRAZ-TESOL Curitiba Chapter - July 2017 - Plenary - Present Perfect(ly): Rethinking the Image on the Screen
Moodle MOOC Virtual 17 (MMVC17) - WizIQ MOOC 2017 - EFLtalks
BRAZ-TESOL SIG SYMPOSIUM - Sao Paulo, Brazil - July 2017 - How to secure your status as a BE professional
IATEFL BESIG ONLINE SYMPOSIUM - June 2017 - Anchor presentation for Brazilian BESIG
BETA Conference - Varna, Bulgaria - June 2017 - EFLtalks
ELTA Conference - Belgrade, Serbia - May 2017 - EFLtalks
BELTA Conference - Brussels, Belgium - May 2017 - IMAGout - Rethinking the Image on the Screen
EFLtalks/BRAZ-TESOL/Virtual Round Table - May 2017 - Host - BRAZ-TESOL with Jeremy Harmer
SP4CE Workshop Gdansk University of Technology - April 26st, 2017 - IMAGEout - Rethinking the Image on the Screen
IATEFL Conference - Glasgow, Scotland - April 5th, 2017 BESIG PCE - How to secure your status as a BE professional
NCE Conference - Ede, Netherlands - 2017 - EFLtalks: Building and Sharing a Legacy
TESOL Macedonia-Thrace, Northern Greece 24th Int. Convention - Thessaloniki, Greece - 2017 - EFLtalks
Moodle MOOC Virtual 17 (MMV17) - WizIQ MOOC 2017 - Present Perfect(ly)
EFLtalks - ECUADOR - December 2016 - host and organizer with ECUATESOL/EFLtalks online conference
ENGLISH STUDENTS worldwide - November 2016 - web party host to celebrate 10,000 Facebook members
Image Conference Malta - October 2016 - Show It Right or Don’t Show It at All
Malta EFL Conference - October 2016 - Cut it out to sync it in
BRAZ-TESOL International Conference - July 2016 - EFLtalks: teachers teaching teachers
ECUATESOL Guayaquil, Ecuador - plenary 2016 - EFLtalks: teachers teaching teachers
1st IATEFL BESIG Online Symposium - June 2016 - You have no business teaching Business English, or do you?
BRAZTESOL Curitiba Chapter - plenary 2016 EFLtalks: PLN+
Virtual Round Table - May 2016 - ELTon Award Nominees Presentation
50th IATEFL International Conference, Birmingham UK - 2016 EFLtalks: The Talks Continue
IATEFL BESIG Weekend Workshop - April 2016 - Moderator -You have no business teaching Business English
Moodle MOOC 8 (MM8) - WizIQ MOOC 2016 - cohost - EFLtalks: What have you done lately?
BrELT - 2016 EFLtalks: Building and Sharing a Legacy
EFL Magazine Online Summit - 2015 Steps to Keeping the Business Alive
BRAZ-TESOL - 2015 EFLtalks: What have you done lately?
APPEARANCES
IN PRINT
IATEFL BESIG newsletter - Summer 2017 - How to secure your status as a BE professional
IATEFL BESIG newsletter - Summer 2017 - IATEFL BESIG Facilitator Scholarship winner 2017
Who knows but she would tell - eBook contributor
EFLtalks: The Companion Guide Vol. 1 - Amazon eBook
EFL Magazine - March 2017 - “Sailing the Sea of CTRL C + V”
Prepping Clients for Conference Calls - eBook with Phil Wade
EFL Magazine - January 2017 - “An interview with Rob Howard”
Teacherpreneur - December 2016 - “An interview with Rob Howard”
Better English pronunciation - 27 experts share their top tip - contributor
And That Has Made All the Difference - eBook contributor
How to Make Study a Habit - Amazon eBook with Stephen Greene
How to Teach the TOEFL iBT Speaking Test - Amazon eBook
PARSNIPS 3 - by Phil Wade 2016 Chapter Author (Suicide)
ELTAF - Spring 2016 - EFLtalks: Teachers teaching teachers worldwide.
PARSNIPS 2 - by Phil Wade 2015 Chapter Author (Religion)
BRAZ-TESOL Magazine - 2016 EFLtalks: “Building and Sharing a Legacy”
EFL Magazine - December 2015 “The Good, the Bad and the Online”
British Council Shortlisted Blog of the month - November 2015 “Fluency: Fact, Fiction or Farce”
Teaching English Online - November 2015 “How to Deal with Learners Who Want Everything for Free”
EFL Magazine - November 2015 “The Bee’s Knees”
BrELT - October 2015 - “An interview with Rob Howard”
Weekly English Workout - 2015 34 “Experts offer their tips for English Fluency”
Smashwords - 2015 Review of “Presentation Lesson Hacks” by Phil Wade
British Council Shortlisted Blog of the month - May 2015 “34 Idioms for Class”
IATEFL Poland ESP/BESIG National Conference - Poland - January 2018 - Present Perfect(ly) - Rethinking the Image
EFLtalks - BELTA & EU - January 2018 - host and organizer with 15 countries for EFLtalks online conference
EFLtalks - Central America - December 2017 - host and organizer for EFLtalks online conference
IATEFL BESIG National Conference - Malta - November 2017 - Present Perfect(ly) - Rethinking the Image
IATEFL Hungary National Conference - Budapest - October 2017 - Closing Plenary - Present Perfect(ly)
IATEFL Hungary National Conference - Budapest - October 2017 - EFLtalks
BELTA Online Webinar - September 2017 - Present Perfect(ly) - Rethinking the Image on the Screen
EFLtalks - TESOL MTNG - October 2017 - host and organizer with Northern Greece EFLtalks online conference
IATEFL Poland National Conference - September 2017 - Present Perfect(ly): Rethinking the Image on the Screen
IATEFL Poland National Conference - September 2017 - EFLtalks
EFLtalks - LATAM - September 2017 - host and organizer with 15 countries for EFLtalks online conference
IATEFL BESIG Weekend Workshop - August 2017 - moderator Malta Conference preview BESIG & ReSIG
BRAZ-TESOL Curitiba Chapter - July 2017 - Plenary - Present Perfect(ly): Rethinking the Image on the Screen
Moodle MOOC Virtual 17 (MMVC17) - WizIQ MOOC 2017 - EFLtalks
BRAZ-TESOL SIG SYMPOSIUM - Sao Paulo, Brazil - July 2017 - How to secure your status as a BE professional
IATEFL BESIG ONLINE SYMPOSIUM - June 2017 - Anchor presentation for Brazilian BESIG
BETA Conference - Varna, Bulgaria - June 2017 - EFLtalks
ELTA Conference - Belgrade, Serbia - May 2017 - EFLtalks
BELTA Conference - Brussels, Belgium - May 2017 - IMAGout - Rethinking the Image on the Screen
EFLtalks/BRAZ-TESOL/Virtual Round Table - May 2017 - Host - BRAZ-TESOL with Jeremy Harmer
SP4CE Workshop Gdansk University of Technology - April 26st, 2017 - IMAGEout - Rethinking the Image on the Screen
IATEFL Conference - Glasgow, Scotland - April 5th, 2017 BESIG PCE - How to secure your status as a BE professional
NCE Conference - Ede, Netherlands - 2017 - EFLtalks: Building and Sharing a Legacy
TESOL Macedonia-Thrace, Northern Greece 24th Int. Convention - Thessaloniki, Greece - 2017 - EFLtalks
Moodle MOOC Virtual 17 (MMV17) - WizIQ MOOC 2017 - Present Perfect(ly)
EFLtalks - ECUADOR - December 2016 - host and organizer with ECUATESOL/EFLtalks online conference
ENGLISH STUDENTS worldwide - November 2016 - web party host to celebrate 10,000 Facebook members
Image Conference Malta - October 2016 - Show It Right or Don’t Show It at All
Malta EFL Conference - October 2016 - Cut it out to sync it in
BRAZ-TESOL International Conference - July 2016 - EFLtalks: teachers teaching teachers
ECUATESOL Guayaquil, Ecuador - plenary 2016 - EFLtalks: teachers teaching teachers
1st IATEFL BESIG Online Symposium - June 2016 - You have no business teaching Business English, or do you?
BRAZTESOL Curitiba Chapter - plenary 2016 EFLtalks: PLN+
Virtual Round Table - May 2016 - ELTon Award Nominees Presentation
50th IATEFL International Conference, Birmingham UK - 2016 EFLtalks: The Talks Continue
IATEFL BESIG Weekend Workshop - April 2016 - Moderator -You have no business teaching Business English
Moodle MOOC 8 (MM8) - WizIQ MOOC 2016 - cohost - EFLtalks: What have you done lately?
BrELT - 2016 EFLtalks: Building and Sharing a Legacy
EFL Magazine Online Summit - 2015 Steps to Keeping the Business Alive
BRAZ-TESOL - 2015 EFLtalks: What have you done lately?
Global Learning Conference - 2015 EFLtalks: Building and Sharing a Legacy
Moodle MOOC 7 (MM7) - WizIQ MOOC 2015 - EFLtalks: What have you done lately?
EFLtalks - Host and presenter for 10-hour worldwide webathon
Global Learning Conference - 2015 Interview with the Founder of EFLtalks
Moodle MOOC Virtual 15 (MMV15) - WizIQ MOOC 2015 - Student Engagement
Moodle MOOC 6 (MM6) - WizIQ MOOC 2014 - Online Student Retention
Moodle MOOC 6 (MM6) - WizIQ MOOC 2014 - Student Engagement
Teachers Teaching Online (TTO) - WizIQ MOOC 2014 - Online Student Retention II
Teachers Teaching Online (TTO) - WizIQ MOOC 2014 - Online Student Retention
BRAZ-TESOL International Conference 2014 - Active Online Student Retention (what the teacher must do)
BRAZ-TESOL International Conference 2014 - Advanced Teen Activities
Alumni, CTJ, IBEU 2nd TEFL Conference 2013 - Awakening Advanced Adolescents
69th IBEU Conference for Teachers 2013 - Awakening Advanced Adolescents
BRAZ-TESOL National Conference 2012 - Why Aren’t They Speaking? Giving a New Voice to Adolescents
BRAZ-TESOL National Conference 2012 - Producing Student Produced Films for Productive Production
9th CTJ TEFL Seminar 2012 - Why Aren’t They Speaking? Giving a New Voice to Adolescents
9th CTJ TEFL Seminar 2012 - Producing Student Produced Films for Productive Production
68th IBEU Conference for Teachers 2012 - Why Aren’t They Speaking? Giving a New Voice to Adolescents
68th IBEU Conference for Teachers 2012 - Producing Student Produced Films for Productive Production
64th IBEU Conference for Teachers 2008 - Lights, Cameras, Production… Student Movies in the Classroom (part II)
IBEU Workshops 2007 - Lights, Cameras, Production… Student Movies in the Classroom (part I)
IN PRINT
IATEFL BESIG newsletter - Summer 2017 - How to secure your status as a BE professional
IATEFL BESIG newsletter - Summer 2017 - IATEFL BESIG Facilitator Scholarship winner 2017
EFLtalks: The Companion Guide Vol. 1 - Amazon eBook
EFL Magazine - March 2017 - “Sailing the Sea of CTRL C + V”
Prepping Clients for Conference Calls - eBook with Phil Wade
EFL Magazine - January 2017 - “An interview with Rob Howard”
Teacherpreneur - December 2016 - “An interview with Rob Howard”
Better English pronunciation - 27 experts share their top tip - contributor
And That Has Made All the Difference - eBook contributor
How to Make Study a Habit - Amazon eBook with Stephen Greene
How to Teach the TOEFL iBT Speaking Test - Amazon eBook
PARSNIPS 3 - by Phil Wade 2016 Chapter Author (Suicide)
ELTAF - Spring 2016 - EFLtalks: Teachers teaching teachers worldwide.
PARSNIPS 2 - by Phil Wade 2015 Chapter Author (Religion)
BRAZ-TESOL Magazine - 2016 EFLtalks: “Building and Sharing a Legacy”
EFL Magazine - December 2015 “The Good, the Bad and the Online”
British Council Shortlisted Blog of the month - November 2015 “Fluency: Fact, Fiction or Farce”
Teaching English Online - November 2015 “How to Deal with Learners Who Want Everything for Free”
EFL Magazine - November 2015 “The Bee’s Knees”
BrELT - October 2015 - “An interview with Rob Howard”
Weekly English Workout - 2015 34 “Experts offer their tips for English Fluency”
Smashwords - 2015 Review of “Presentation Lesson Hacks” by Phil Wade
British Council Shortlisted Blog of the month - May 2015 “34 Idioms for Class”