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ispeakuspeakGeneral Presentation
Michael HandforthBusiness Development Director
History
Nº 1. in corporate language training solutions in Spain, with offices in Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao.
More than 300 clients, 500 trainers, 30,000 students and 750,000 training hours p.a.
Giving service to learners in 131 countries with trainers in over 50 countries covering all time zones
Providing training in all languages
Specialization in virtual & blended programs (in-company F2F, telephone, tutoring, online and intensive/residential modules).
Based on the work of Training Express:
The Best of Man and Machine
Motivation
Personalization
Feedback
Fluency and Listening
Relevance
Discipline
Mobility
Structure
Tracking & Control
Self study
Reduced costs
Global Reach
ISUS is an revolutionary online platform that connects language learners to top trainers around the world.
Learners are assigned a dedicated trainer who analyses their needs, identifies their goals, and then guides and motivates them through a personalized one-to-one program that makes learning fun, engaging and highly effective.
ISUS is not traditional learning. ISUS is not e-learning. ISUS is technology-facilitated, human-driven learning. ISUS is eLearning 2.0.
The Solution
How does it work?
Learners prepare with a range of individually-assigned interactive online activities that cover all key skill areas.
Prepare
Learners connect with their trainer over the phone or online through Skype for 25 minutes of live 121 speaking.
Connect
Learners consolidate their learning with a follow-up activity and a personalised feedback report that’s prepared by their trainer.
Consolidate
Prepare Connect Consolidate
Prepare Connect Consolidate
Interactive activities which develop:
Grammar
Vocabulary
Listening skills
Writing skills
TELEPHONE
Prepare Connect Consolidate
Speaking sessions of 30 minutes with your personal traineror
60 minutes in Group Sessions
Prepare Connect Consolidate
Class Report and Tracking Tools
On-Demand Class Re-Scheduling
Need to change your class? You can re-schedule by either viewing your preferred trainer’s availability or by selecting a new trainer based upon your preferred class time.
Why ISUS?
Anytime, Anyplace
Top trainers
Guaranteed quality
Personalised programs
Real language, real-time
Needs Driven
Fresh Weekly Content
Built for Business
Multiple languages
Dramatic Results
Learn when and where you want, with:
Anytime, Anyplace Flexibility
16 global interface languages
Automatic time zone management
Compatible with traditional phone, online with VoIP, and even by mobile*
100% flexibility, 100% attendance, 100% ROI
* supplements apply for mobile calling plans
With no geographic limits, ISUS is able to employ the best trainers around the world. Staff are subject to a rigorous recruitment, training and certification procedures. Key characteristics include:
Native-speakers
Business experience
Teaching qualifications / experience
Strong communication skills
Positivity and warmth
Availability + Flexibility
IT literate + well-connected
Top Trainers
Quality 100% Guaranteed
ISUS includes a real-time monitoring system that provides up-to-the-minute statistics and proactive alerts on class quality levels, trainer performance, activity effectiveness and a range of other key performance indicators.
This enables our pedagogical support team to take proactive steps to address any potential problems guaranteeing maximum quality at all times.
Personalized Programs
ISUS programs are 100% personalizedso every minute is spent on interesting and relevant topics.
Classified by language, level, type, sector, author and date, trainers use advanced search tools to hand-pick activities from a sophisticated library of >7000 core curriculum activities.
Students work on their own specific needs and job related requirements at their own individual pace.
With powerful ‘mashup’ capabilities, ISUS links with up-to-the-minute content across the web, including video, news, podcasts, and journals, opening-up more than 20 billion exciting learning opportunities.
Forget text books!
This is real language,in real time!
Real language, real-time
Needs Driven & Open Source
Preparing for an important presentation? Need to deliver a report before the end of the week?
No problem. With needs driven activities, trainers build the class around the task a learner is working on, helping them deliver the best possible results and develop some key skills at the same time.
ISUS also comes with a full suite of authoring tools, so our pedagogical teams can create client-specific activities in less than a day.
Heute in Sport
Current Events
Kino, Musik, Kultur und Unterhaltung
English for Executives
Fresh Weekly Content
300+ hours per year
• Dedicated team of specialist multi-lingual program managers around the world.
• Powerful suite of workflow management tools that ensure smooth, easy launches of thousands of students at a time.
• Invaluable experience from more than 1,000,000 online training sessions.
• Sophisticated real-time monitoring and reporting systems that provide detailed data across all key performance indicators.
• The choice of top companies around the world.
Built for Business
ISUS is not only about English, but also many other global languages. ISUS programs are currently available for the following languages:
English
Spanish
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Multiple Languages
We also provide on-demand programs in many other languages with recent projects in Catalan, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, and Czech.
Additional Benefits
ENVIRONMENTALNo travel
No paper
No packaging
HASSLE-FREENo software
No plug-ins
No special setup
FUNDING-FRIENDLYCompliant with
standard subsidy and funding programs
The ISUS method is unique in its proven ability to give learners a dramatic breakthrough in their confidence and ability to speak.
Learners report immediate improvement with:
listening comprehension
comfort and fluency on the phone
stronger relationships with colleagues, clients and suppliers
Dramatic Results
Return on Investment
ISUS has consistently demonstrated an unprecedented return-on-investment by delivering the optimum balance of online and trainer-led learning, with:
• Individual learning plans
• Outstanding attendance levels
• Unparalleled fluency improvement
This is the power of technology-facilitated, human-driven learning. This is what’s possible with the perfect blend of man and machine.
Who’s using it?
What next?
See for yourself with a trial program
1
Conduct a free language audit with one of our experts
2
Conduct a controlled pilot program
3
Find your voice with ispeakuspeak!
Anytime, Anyplace flexibility - Top trainers - Guaranteed quality - Personalised programs - Real language, real-time - Needs Driven & Open Source - ‘Blended Learning’ enabled - Individual feedback - Intuitive design -
Multiple languages - Built for Business - No Software or Setup - Dramatic Results - Unprecedented ROI