We are happy to feature Shyam Sundar, an experienced tutor from Chennai. He holds 20 years of experience as a tutor for Spoken English, Personality Development, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Tally Software, MS Office, IELTS and Web Designing. Shyam is a passionate tutor and his extensive teaching experience in various subjects helps him to understand student needs, interest and ability to grasp things.
Shyam started his career way back in 1993 as a computer instructor and gradually shifted his interest in teaching different languages like English, Hindi, Marathi and Tamil. He has his own set of course materials in the form of books, links and pdf. Shyam believes that to become a successful tutor one should first understand the students’ needs and teach them based on their level of understanding.
According to one of his students – “Shyam has a knack of making you comfortable with complex learning, he has very good knowledge and the skill to impart that knowledge in a very effective and graceful way.”
Our heartiest congratulations to Shyam Sundar!
Here is her experience & teaching journey in her own words:
1. When and why did you choose to become a Spoken English tutor?
Ans: Although I started my career as a computer instructor in 1993 I got involved later in the garment export industry. In 2015 I was working with a politician in Chennai as a Marathi Translator. He had an extra room, so I requested him if I could take up tutoring activities in that place. After advertising on different websites, I started getting students who wanted to be trained in various languages and hence I began tutoring for Spoken English. I enrolled myself in UrbanPro as a tutor and started getting students from nearby areas who came to my home to study. Currently, I am taking online classes and I am happy to say that I am enjoying it.
2. What skills are required to become a Spoken English tutor?
Ans: Apart from good vocabulary and grammatical skills, the ability to engage the student for 1 hour is a required skill.
3. How did you come across UrbanPro.com?
Ans: I was referred to UrbanPro by a student.
4. What distinguishes you from other Spoken English tutors?
Ans: I am not aware of other tutors’ methods, but as for me I have excellent course material in the form of books, links of sites and pdf books, which I share with my students via online. This is not only for Spoken English but also for other categories I teach on UrbanPro.
5. What percentage of your students do you typically get from UrbanPro?
Ans: I get 90% of students now from UrbanPro.
6. What are your top recommendations to tutors who want to get more students?
Ans: Please invest not just in buying UrbanPro Coins but also in conducting impressive demos, understanding the students’ needs, and tutoring them in basic, intermediate or expert level, considering their current requirement.
Shyam Sundar has been conducting classes for Spoken English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Tally Software, MS Office, IELTS and Web Designing for the past 20 years. He completed his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Osmania University in 1995. Shyam also holds a Diploma in Garment Export from India Institute Trade Centre, Mumbai in 1994. Shyam resides in Chennai and can take classes at student’s home, his place and online.
