“Holy cr*p. Such a great background man👀 It’ll be a pleasure to take this course ⚡ Here we go!” This is a comment from Byran Hernandez in the first class of the English for Startups Course.
Are you curious? In this blog post you will meet Santiago GĂłmez and his great background.
Where were you born and where have you traveled or lived?
I was born in MedellĂn, Colombia and I have lived in Australia (mostly based in Sydney but travelled through the country for couple of months), Germany (DĂĽsseldorf), Switzerland (Zug, a small town near Zurich) & The Netherlands (Utrecht) and naturally, in Colombia (MedellĂn & Bogotá).
What is your favorite place in the world?
My favorite place to live is MedellĂn. However, my favorite place in general is the beach, it doesn’t matter where, but if there is a beach, I’d be happy!
What languages do you speak and how did you learn them?
I speak English and German. I learnt English cause I’ve been listening to rock music since I was born so I guess that was a lot of exposure to the language, then after high school I started traveling the world and all of that also helped me. Then in Australia I went to collage and that’s when I became fluent. I learnt German cause I moved to Switzerland, and I met somebody who had been in the second WW and I loveeee history, so I wanted to talk to him so badly (but he didn’t speak English) so I started learning through online courses and talking to people, after 2 months I was able to have a convo with him.
How has speaking different languages helped you?
I have met people from literally all over the world, and that’s thanks to speaking English. I got my last 2 jobs (which I loved) thanks to speaking English too. And I can go anywhere in the world with no fear at all, cause I know that I will be able to communicate.
When you were little, what would you say you wanted to be?
A business man
How long have you been a teacher and what is your favorite thing about being a teacher?
Over 4 years. My fav thing is to know that somebody’s dream to learn something became true and that I helped with it.
Tell us about your course and how was your experience recording a course in Platzi?
My course English for Startups, will teach you the basic (and most used vocabulary) in the entrepreneurial world. My experience was amazing! It was great to work with such an amazing team of production, edition, quality assurance and the Course Director, I also learnt a lot while recording. I strongly believe that by teaching we learn!
What are your top 3 tips to improve English speaking skills?
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Listen to music in English and watch videos in English with English subtitles.
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Talk to foreigners
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Take online courses
Would you like to ask Santi any other question? Tell us in the comments section below 🙂
I invite you to watch Santiago’s course as soon as possible.
Thank you for reading! đź’š
Curso para Startups en Inglés (2021)
