David Alexander Palahnuk

Teaching Experience

I structure lessons around role play and reading/shadowing using real articles and materials tailored to your career or industry. Every 50-minute session pushes you forward without filler — no boring pronunciation drills or time wasted on small talk. I correct you on the spot so mistakes become learning moments right away. I work with everyone from kids to adults, beginners to advanced learners, whether you're prepping for exams, business meetings, travel, or just building conversation skills. Whatever your level and goal, I adjust the pace and content to fit you. In your first lesson, we'll map out exactly what you need to improve your speaking fluency and accent so we can start there. After 6-12 lessons, you'll recognize the real progress happening — improvement comes quickly when lessons are focused and you're pushed to actually use the language. I use a combination of high-power pronunciation training mixed with intense shadowing practice, providing instant feedback and training to help students build their listening acuity and imitation ability. My teaching method, which I have been perfecting for nearly 10 years, is powerful, exciting and effective. I record all my lessons so students can listen to everything that transpired in the class to help with retention of what they learned in class and so they can hear their own voice and mine and make the necessary comparison to adjust their speech to match mine. There simply isn't another trainer that can bring about more and faster substantial and profound improvement in how close to a native speaker a non-native can sound, in the shortest amount of time possible.

Credentials

• English Teaching Certification — Preply Teaching Certification, 2026