I’m Jake D’Rocha, and I’m a human.

A description of who we are might include several different things, so I’ll try to be as broad as I can.

I’m a social communicator, by trade and by nature. That’s the degree that hangs on my wall: TV and Radio. That’s part of the reason why I’m good at storytelling.

What makes me a good listener is my interest in psychology and all the small courses I’ve taken on the subject.

When I was 19 years old, I found myself in the terrible situation of having to pay the bills, so I started teaching English as a second language. That was well over a decade ago, and it feels like an entirely different existence. To look back at myself at that age — before marriage, before fatherhood, before the eight different countries I’d go on to live in… Life has taught me a lot, but none of that matters if I can’t share it with anyone. I have too many stories to tell, and I need the world to hear them.

I guess that’s part of my character.

Professionally, I call myself a Conversation Coach. Have you heard that one before? I’ll tell you what it means:

After years of working as an English teacher at English academies and with private clients, something dawned on me: these people aren’t learning anything. Which is a bit harsh if you think about all the money people spend in English classes around the world. It’s a hefty industry.

I started paying attention to the ones doing all the exercises and following every method… and the ones who weren’t. You know what I found? Grammar exercises and vocabulary drills do not help you at all. They’re just a waste of time and energy.

Some students were, in fact, learning English. But they were the ones hanging out in the hall with teachers between classes. Or the ones I would have a beer with on the weekend, as a friend, not a client. Those were the moments when English got absorbed.

So I decided to capitalize on that.

When a global pandemic got us all locked inside our houses, I thought it was time. The world was ready.

What Is a Conversation Coach?

Don’t pay for “English Classes” anymore.

Forget about all those “English Teachers” out there, native or not. Try finding yourself a friend.

Try someone who’s a good listener and has good stories to tell.

Try someone who will make you forget you’re trying to learn a language.

Try me.