WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.759 Lucia Dorr, welcome to Vision Pros Live, and 00:00:03.759 --> 00:00:08.300 tell me about your vision. Now, what we would 00:00:08.300 --> 00:00:12.560 like to do, we are co -founders, that's my colleague 00:00:12.560 --> 00:00:15.699 and I, of Scriptus Publications, under which 00:00:15.699 --> 00:00:21.600 we have an online business English course, and 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:25.000 we have Teaching the Teachers Business English, 00:00:25.079 --> 00:00:29.239 a course for that as well. as teaching the International 00:00:29.239 --> 00:00:32.179 Baccalaureate. Our vision would be to go into 00:00:32.179 --> 00:00:36.159 all the countries and offer that as an opportunity 00:00:36.159 --> 00:00:40.140 for people to scale up, to become better, and 00:00:40.140 --> 00:00:48.640 to become more... They can work in other countries, 00:00:48.719 --> 00:00:54.840 in other sectors, and they can grow personally 00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:57.939 through that. I love it. And this is huge because 00:00:57.939 --> 00:01:02.200 a lot of people focus, rightfully so, on learning 00:01:02.200 --> 00:01:04.959 English. But learning English and learning the 00:01:04.959 --> 00:01:07.939 art of speaking business English are two very, 00:01:07.959 --> 00:01:10.079 very different realities. So you're the co -founder 00:01:10.079 --> 00:01:12.840 of Scriptus Publications. You guys have the program 00:01:12.840 --> 00:01:15.959 Learn Business English. And I was like, well, 00:01:16.140 --> 00:01:18.900 that's pretty neat because we focus on teaching 00:01:18.900 --> 00:01:22.450 people. leadership traits to help them become 00:01:22.450 --> 00:01:25.430 great consultants and to learn how to assess 00:01:25.430 --> 00:01:28.890 and use comprehensive analysis skills. But you 00:01:28.890 --> 00:01:31.109 have an entire program built around helping people 00:01:31.109 --> 00:01:34.049 understand the nature of the language itself 00:01:34.049 --> 00:01:37.450 associated with business. Do you mind revealing 00:01:37.450 --> 00:01:39.290 some secrets? What have you learned along the 00:01:39.290 --> 00:01:44.890 way? What we've done is looked at issues like 00:01:44.890 --> 00:01:49.349 ethics. from a western perspective from um things 00:01:49.349 --> 00:01:52.069 like negotiation skills improving your negotiation 00:01:52.069 --> 00:01:55.250 your marketing skills and the language what sort 00:01:55.250 --> 00:01:57.650 of language you would use in a corporate environment 00:01:57.650 --> 00:02:01.409 and if you want to fundraise as somebody who's 00:02:01.409 --> 00:02:04.670 perhaps potentially an entrepreneur now there 00:02:04.670 --> 00:02:10.659 we ask people to do business tasks as well in 00:02:10.659 --> 00:02:12.979 english as well so you have to have a certain 00:02:12.979 --> 00:02:17.740 level of basic english to go up to understand 00:02:17.740 --> 00:02:21.479 so our job is not teaching people the basics 00:02:21.479 --> 00:02:24.400 of english it's teaching people to understand 00:02:24.400 --> 00:02:30.259 the use of english in certain environments to 00:02:30.259 --> 00:02:35.039 make it yeah so that's what we uh that's what 00:02:35.039 --> 00:02:42.060 we aim to do We have, as I say, we've got a number 00:02:42.060 --> 00:02:46.659 of courses to do that. And my background, I'm 00:02:46.659 --> 00:02:49.979 a financial journalist as well. And I have taught 00:02:49.979 --> 00:02:53.539 too. But I'd be interested in also, and some 00:02:53.539 --> 00:02:55.639 people have expressed interest in having lower 00:02:55.639 --> 00:03:00.520 level journalism skills. For example, I would 00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:03.360 write the difference between social media and 00:03:03.360 --> 00:03:06.939 journalism. What is the difference? And the difference 00:03:06.939 --> 00:03:12.270 really is in sourcing. Do you believe what you 00:03:12.270 --> 00:03:16.150 read on social media? Or, you know, why you should 00:03:16.150 --> 00:03:25.610 believe proper sources? That, you know, like 00:03:25.610 --> 00:03:33.030 some of the, like the BBC, for example, or some 00:03:33.030 --> 00:03:35.689 of the newspapers like the Guardian, and the 00:03:35.689 --> 00:03:38.629 Financial Times, because of the way it is sourced. 00:03:40.490 --> 00:03:43.289 I think is a big opportunity for a debate on 00:03:43.289 --> 00:03:45.889 that, on when you should and when you shouldn't, 00:03:45.889 --> 00:03:48.650 you know, because there's there's all sorts of 00:03:48.650 --> 00:03:50.490 opportunity to exist there. But I think that's 00:03:50.490 --> 00:03:52.530 the key to what you're talking about, providing 00:03:52.530 --> 00:03:54.889 that course, right, is the ability to look at 00:03:54.889 --> 00:04:00.610 and decipher what is what is relevant and the 00:04:00.610 --> 00:04:04.340 value within context. and what may not be so 00:04:04.340 --> 00:04:07.259 there's a lot to explore regarding that today 00:04:07.259 --> 00:04:09.659 to stay focused a little bit more on on what 00:04:09.659 --> 00:04:12.240 you're actually doing for those with learn english 00:04:12.240 --> 00:04:15.780 uh you know learn business english and your initiatives 00:04:15.780 --> 00:04:21.040 what can uh what can these individuals that go 00:04:21.040 --> 00:04:23.939 into these corporate or marketing programs or 00:04:23.939 --> 00:04:28.139 negotiation skills um classes what can they expect 00:04:28.139 --> 00:04:30.060 to get out of that what are they hoping to get 00:04:30.060 --> 00:04:33.009 what are you hoping to see them achieve Well, 00:04:33.269 --> 00:04:36.470 I hope that they have better career prospects 00:04:36.470 --> 00:04:41.009 as a result of learning business English, of 00:04:41.009 --> 00:04:43.689 being able to work in a business environment 00:04:43.689 --> 00:04:46.509 and you learn the language. It helps with networking. 00:04:46.930 --> 00:04:53.009 It helps with negotiation, with everything. Learning 00:04:53.009 --> 00:04:58.149 the language of business just helps you in your 00:04:58.149 --> 00:05:02.319 career and you can show people that. I think 00:05:02.319 --> 00:05:04.779 it's huge, especially in relation to negotiations. 00:05:05.019 --> 00:05:08.519 I'm glad you've hit on that twice because while 00:05:08.519 --> 00:05:12.620 it may seem small to our average listener, negotiating 00:05:12.620 --> 00:05:18.300 a contract of $4 an hour to $6 an hour, that's 00:05:18.300 --> 00:05:21.339 a big difference economically for the majority 00:05:21.339 --> 00:05:25.490 of the world. It's a very big difference. and 00:05:25.490 --> 00:05:28.870 people can learn whether it's at a smaller level 00:05:28.870 --> 00:05:31.529 or at a higher level they still have to the same 00:05:31.529 --> 00:05:36.029 skills come into play being able to put forth 00:05:36.029 --> 00:05:40.250 what you want to achieve and what the other side 00:05:40.250 --> 00:05:43.470 wants to achieve and come to a compromise that's 00:05:43.470 --> 00:05:45.569 really neat I'm going to ask one final question 00:05:45.569 --> 00:05:48.310 today and then I'd be happy to extend our interview 00:05:48.310 --> 00:05:50.569 for another time. I'm grateful to, by the way, 00:05:50.629 --> 00:05:54.310 Lucia is calling in all the way from New Zealand 00:05:54.310 --> 00:05:57.290 and I'm coming in from Ecuador right now. I'm 00:05:57.290 --> 00:05:59.170 a bit cold. I don't have my ring light today. 00:05:59.829 --> 00:06:01.930 So things look a little bit darker than normal, 00:06:02.029 --> 00:06:03.870 but, you know, and it's a little bit later for 00:06:03.870 --> 00:06:06.699 me, but we wanted, I understand the value. But 00:06:06.699 --> 00:06:08.800 this particular episode serves for people to 00:06:08.800 --> 00:06:10.879 find out about the resources where they can learn 00:06:10.879 --> 00:06:12.600 how to improve their lives. That's really what 00:06:12.600 --> 00:06:14.720 the show is all about. So visionaries, those 00:06:14.720 --> 00:06:16.920 of you listening in, remember that when you're 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:18.939 trying to find virtual assistants and people 00:06:18.939 --> 00:06:21.600 to work with, it's also a really good idea to 00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:23.680 reach out to people like Lucia and say, hey, 00:06:23.699 --> 00:06:25.339 who do you have in your deck, in your lineup 00:06:25.339 --> 00:06:27.680 that might be interested in working? Because 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:31.519 we tend to be connected to lots of people who 00:06:31.519 --> 00:06:34.519 we can't employ everybody. um you know we just 00:06:34.519 --> 00:06:37.060 can't i can't provide a job to every single virtual 00:06:37.060 --> 00:06:38.839 assistant that comes through our training programs 00:06:38.839 --> 00:06:41.220 and no i don't think lucia probably can either 00:06:41.220 --> 00:06:44.079 but you guys can tap in our network and use us 00:06:44.079 --> 00:06:45.819 kind of like a recruiting agency that exists 00:06:45.819 --> 00:06:50.279 for helping you so there's so many ways so my 00:06:50.279 --> 00:06:54.120 question for you lucia is why do you personally 00:06:54.120 --> 00:06:58.439 care about this market why do you do this oh 00:06:58.439 --> 00:07:03.569 i care about it because well i mean basically 00:07:03.569 --> 00:07:08.949 i taught some english in vietnam um and i believe 00:07:08.949 --> 00:07:11.149 that there are many people who want to step up 00:07:11.149 --> 00:07:13.350 in the world and learning english isn't enough 00:07:13.350 --> 00:07:15.769 for them the basic they want to go further than 00:07:15.769 --> 00:07:21.050 that and i learned that there so and i believe 00:07:21.050 --> 00:07:24.290 i have the skills and knowledge to do that i 00:07:24.290 --> 00:07:27.009 for my sins i also lived in the middle east a 00:07:27.009 --> 00:07:32.360 long time so I'm aware of how everybody wants 00:07:32.360 --> 00:07:35.379 to scale up and how some people, and the reason 00:07:35.379 --> 00:07:39.540 it's online is that in some countries, women 00:07:39.540 --> 00:07:44.720 are not allowed to go out and work, and it gives 00:07:44.720 --> 00:07:48.420 them an opportunity to learn and upgrade skills 00:07:48.420 --> 00:07:53.399 without upsetting the rest of the family. I love 00:07:53.399 --> 00:07:56.100 that. I love that you mention it. I got chills 00:07:56.100 --> 00:07:59.459 and shivers. thinking through that reality and 00:07:59.459 --> 00:08:03.160 how i'm just i am so blessed not to have that 00:08:03.160 --> 00:08:06.180 challenge in my life and there are so many who 00:08:06.180 --> 00:08:09.660 do and we can do so much for them and i think 00:08:09.660 --> 00:08:12.819 that the west needs to understand why they have 00:08:12.819 --> 00:08:16.920 the challenges it isn't as simple as what people 00:08:16.920 --> 00:08:20.160 wear or do it's not as simple as that there's 00:08:20.160 --> 00:08:22.779 a there's a whole and it's not religious it's 00:08:22.779 --> 00:08:26.800 a whole culture around all these things I'm glad 00:08:26.800 --> 00:08:28.199 you brought it up, and I'm glad you're helping 00:08:28.199 --> 00:08:30.800 with the process. So those of you who are interested 00:08:30.800 --> 00:08:33.820 in finding out more, of course, you can find 00:08:33.820 --> 00:08:37.039 Lucy Adore online, just like all of us. We'll 00:08:37.039 --> 00:08:38.960 put some information out about her programs, 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:41.360 as well as her relationship continues to develop. 00:08:41.860 --> 00:08:44.600 And at the same time, if you would like to come 00:08:44.600 --> 00:08:46.360 share your vision on Vision Pros Live, in the 00:08:46.360 --> 00:08:48.259 top right corner, you'll see a button. It says, 00:08:48.279 --> 00:08:50.460 be our guest. Come be our guest. You don't have 00:08:50.460 --> 00:08:53.080 to have 6 ,000 students already in India. You 00:08:53.080 --> 00:08:56.120 don't have to have a global program blessing 00:08:56.120 --> 00:08:58.379 people's lives that can't find education through 00:08:58.379 --> 00:09:01.080 other means. There's a lot of different types 00:09:01.080 --> 00:09:02.500 of visions that are out there and we want to 00:09:02.500 --> 00:09:06.279 explore and help you establish the visions that 00:09:06.279 --> 00:09:08.059 are going to help this world move forward. And 00:09:08.059 --> 00:09:09.840 Lucia, thank you for being a great, shining example 00:09:09.840 --> 00:09:12.320 of that. I look forward to meeting Valentin very 00:09:12.320 --> 00:09:15.539 soon as well. We'll go from there. I'm going 00:09:15.539 --> 00:09:17.059 to give you the final word, though. Any final 00:09:17.059 --> 00:09:18.360 thought of wisdom you want to share with our 00:09:18.360 --> 00:09:21.600 audience? I just think you have to have a vision 00:09:21.600 --> 00:09:26.840 and you have to try and achieve that, whatever 00:09:26.840 --> 00:09:30.399 it is, and helping others maybe pass with that 00:09:30.399 --> 00:09:34.019 vision. I love it. We'll see you guys on the 00:09:34.019 --> 00:09:35.889 next show. Take care, everybody. Bye -bye. Thank 00:09:35.889 --> 00:09:37.850 you for being here today. I'm really happy that 00:09:37.850 --> 00:09:39.889 you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. I'm looking 00:09:39.889 --> 00:09:43.149 forward to seeing your reactions as these episodes 00:09:43.149 --> 00:09:44.929 continue to move forward. This is going to get 00:09:44.929 --> 00:09:47.549 more and more fun. We'll have more and more engagement 00:09:47.549 --> 00:09:49.649 as well. We'll invite people to participate in 00:09:49.649 --> 00:09:51.830 the show. And thank you for giving us your time 00:09:51.830 --> 00:09:54.110 and attention. Have an excellent time building 00:09:54.110 --> 00:09:56.450 out your vision and becoming a vision pro yourself.