English Educator, Teacher Trainer, Digital Marketing Specialist, and Author, Co-founder of EdSkills Academy and Founder of EduMarketing Agency

Natassa Manitsa is an English Educator, Teacher Trainer, Digital Marketing Specialist, and Author with over 25 years of experience in language education. She is the Co-founder of EdSkills Academy and Founder of EduMarketing Agency, specializing in teacher training, educational marketing, and content creation.

She has trained educators worldwide and has held key roles in academic consulting, communication, and social media management. A published author, she has co-written books on literature, writing, and CLIL and has contributed numerous articles and essays to various academic platforms and magazines. Her academic background includes studies in School Psychology, Translation, British Studies, Marketing, and Communication, and she is currently pursuing an MA in Philosophy & the Arts. She is also Webmaster and Social Media Coordinator for IATEFL TEASIG, focusing on trends in language assessment.

Session Synopsis:

Beat Imposter Syndrome in Your Classroom Through Your Lessons: A Confidence-Boosting Experience Using Vocabulary and Communication Activities

“Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand brake on.” — Maxwell Maltz

What are these agonising self-doubts and dark thoughts that appear in the middle of the night? Does the fear of failing ever make you want to give up? Yet, sometimes just a little failure can become the foundation of success. After all, it all comes down to self-confidence, something that can be learned and built, even though the demanding world of business, studies, expectations, and life in general can easily deflate it.

In this workshop, we will explore the causes behind this growing “teacher/student self-doubt epidemic” and examine practical ways to boost self-confidence through teaching techniques that simultaneously enhance vocabulary development and communication skills.