All right guys! Can I get you to moving closer, please? All right,
so this is what you've all been waiting for,
the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. Wait-- Thiago, please, don't touch that! Please, don't touch it!
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ever been to a volcano? If not, you should totally come here. Oh my god!
Okay, how can I help you? Sorry, sorry, do you speak English?
Oh yes, I do. Do you have available rooms here for tonight?
Yeah, we do have a couple rooms available. Is it just for the two of you?
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Hey what's up? So we here at RealLife English truly believe that being a confident and natural
English speaker can literally change your life. For example, it could open up a whole new career
path for you. So in today's lesson we are going to be looking at 10 possible future jobs that you
could have as a fluent English speaker. But before we do if you're new here, well every week we make
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So you probably already know that English is the global language. And this is amazing
because if you become a fluent English speaker, it opens up all sorts of opportunities for you
basically anywhere in the world. Just imagine you could be working in a job with people from
many different countries. And nowadays since the pandemic, it's become more common than
ever to be able to work remotely online with people from all over the world. Just like we
do here at RealLife English. And so we'll be looking at some jobs that you can do online and
other ones that maybe you can find in your city or by traveling abroad. And finally it's probably
something that you already have on your mind, it can be a huge benefit to be making money in
another currency, like the Dollar, the Euro or the Pound. So let's get started with our list.
First up you could become a tour guide and this is a perfect job if you love things like History
Art or culture. And nowadays it's become easier than ever with different services like AirBnb
Experiences. You could even get started just giving a tour in your city for free volunteering
so that you can get a little bit of experience and oftentimes with these kind of tours (I know
at least here in Barcelona) they offer some of these and they're completely based on tips. So
if you do a really good job, if you go above and beyond, then people are going to want to give you
money. Even though you're just volunteering to start out with. And many fluent English speakers
gravitate towards the tourism industry, so this could be a great place for you to get started,
if that includes you. And you could maybe start out with this in your own city and then even look
for opportunities abroad, so it could be a great way for you to get some traveling experience.
And continuing in tourism you could work in the hospitality industry. You could of course become
a restauranteer, you could be someone who works as a waiter or a busboy or bus girl in a restaurant.
That's the person who cleans up the plates after people are finished eating. A really great thing
if you're able to do this in a country like the United States is you would even get tips again.
But if you live in a big city it can be even just great to look for restaurants that are in
more touristic areas and, you know, maybe the pay isn't that great, but you're really looking for
that experience to start developing your English with people who are traveling so that you're using
your English out there in the real world. You're gaining some more confidence with your speaking.
And, of course, you could also be working in a hotel or in a hostel as a receptionist and
this gives you tons of opportunities to meet people from around the world. And actually I
have some friends who have incredible English speaking and guess where they got their start.
They worked as a receptionist in a hostel and this even allowed them to meet travelers and
to even make some friends that they have until this day. Something else that you could do is
organizing events, which is something that we used to do at RealLife English. We would have these
really great big English parties where, you know, we'd be in Brazil or here in Barcelona and a bunch
of locals get together and speak English with some drinks. It's really fun. So, I used to love
going to other events too here in Barcelona. This would be a great thing to look for for improving
your English in your city. But even if you don't have these in your city, then why don't you be
the person who organizes it? Even if it's just a few people getting together to have some fun
speaking English, it can be a really great way to make connections and, again, you're getting
some valuable experience that you could then use to apply to a future job. Or maybe you're already
working in a multinational company but you just have not had many opportunities yet to use your
English in your job. If this is the case, then I highly recommend that you have a conversation with
your boss and you tell him or her that you would be really open to any opportunities like this
where you could use your English. So this might look like traveling
which can be really great because, you know, a lot of people have families, they don't want
to be away from them, so if you show that you're interested in this, maybe because you're younger,
or you're single, or your partner is really open to that, then maybe those opportunities
can pop up and they will think of you and send you on that plane to that other place.
Some of these don't even have to necessarily be that you're going for a meeting or something like
that. A lot of times companies will promote their employees going abroad for different learning
experiences, so maybe it could be attending a conference at your company's headquarters or
something like that. So I highly recommend that you look into if your company offers
any benefits like this or even if your company is offering these kind of opportunities digitally
to attend some sort of webinar or digital event. I highly recommend again that you jump on it because
getting this kind of experience will give you the skills that you need then to be considered for
future opportunities. And it can just look great on your resume that you've attended
these kind of things. Eventually maybe even you can apply for a job in another country,
so if that's something you have as an objective in your life, then make sure that you're taking
advantage of any opportunities that you already have where you are right now. And,
you know, depending what career you're in or what you're studying, what you studied at university,
you can find so many opportunities to be working remotely. Especially since the pandemic,
lots of companies are going online, they're finding that it's much easier to find talent
from anywhere in the world than just limiting themselves to the city where they are physically
located. So you should definitely consider looking into this if it's something that you're
interested in. And again it's just great for getting that experience of working with people
from other countries and using your English in the workplace. There are tons of different
ways that you can do this. Obviously you can be directly hired by a company to work for them,
but you could also be a freelancer who works with different companies or entrepreneurs.
So if you have some sort of skill that could really help other people, then you might want
to check out some websites like Upwork or Fiverr where you can display these skills. And you can
already be getting paid for doing those things. If you get enough clients maybe they'll even
give you the opportunity to travel abroad or to do other things that you're really passionate about.
And if you have really fluent English, one of these potential jobs could be being a translator.
You could get hired by a company to do this. You know, people always need to translate
documents and websites and things like this into English and a lot of times they will even have
a person on their team who does that. You could start your own translation business and work with
different companies, or work as a freelancer with people who are just working on projects that need
to be translated. If you get really good at this, then you could even specialize in it, you know,
get some sort of certification and even become a live interpreter. Just imagine being at some sort
of event where you're listening and you're having to translate as it's going. It would be pretty
exciting, right? You know, if you are looking for job opportunities, one of the most priceless
things that you can have is a really stellar network of different people, so you obviously
want to build the people that you have connections with on Linkedin and one great way for you to meet
people from around the world is with the RealLife App. Because this is the only place where you can
download it, log in press a button and instantly be connected to another English speaker in
another part of the world. So just imagine all the different people that you can meet with these fun
and dynamic conversations. Snd who knows what opportunities it might bring you?
It can be a really great way for you to start practicing your English which is exactly what
you're going to need to do if you actually land any of the jobs that we're talking about today.
So I highly recommend that you give it a try, get out of your comfort zone,
try something new. You can download it now by clicking up here or down the description
box below, or you can just look for RealLife English in the Apple App or Google Play Store.
Okay so maybe you don't have so much confidence when it comes to speaking yet, but you're a really
great English listener, so if this is the case, have no fear. There are still opportunities for
you. You could become a transcriber. Now if you've never done this before, you definitely
are going to want to get some practice, because it requires really fast typing, but once you get the
hang of it, then this can bring you all sorts of opportunities. You can connect with people online
on websites like I mentioned earlier like Upwork or Fiverr. And this could open up a whole new
job for you. You could even become an entrepreneur having your own transcribing business.
Now I'm a bit biased but I think this is definitely one of the coolest options that we have
here on the list today. So I'm not sure if you've been following us for very long, but if you have,
then you might know that over on our Learn English with TV Series channel, I used to actually film
videos on my old iPhone. It wasn't even this one, it was a much worse one. And so you having a phone
nowadays gives you so much power, because you can become a content creator, so lots of businesses
hire people to create content for their social media or for blogs. You could even just create
your own content. Maybe it could be around English learning or something else that you're skilled
or passionate about. A lot of people nowadays can make a whole career out of becoming an influencer.
Or maybe you're really into travel and if you're having some plans to backpack around Europe,
for example, you could actually document the whole thing on your phone and trying to do it in a high
quality way and then you can actually take all these adventures that you're having and turn
it into tips for other people. So you can be a travel vlogger or a travel blogger, if you prefer
writing. And even just doing this as a hobby just for yourself or maybe for your friends or maybe to
connect to a few close fans. Then this can be a really great way to practice your English by
recording yourself and watching yourself. Trust me, when I first started out doing this I felt
super awkward seeing myself on camera, hearing my voice but you get used to it and it's a really
great way to build your confidence to identify different mistakes you're making and to improve
your English a ton. Maybe you're like me and you have an entrepreneurial spirit,
you want to start your own business or perhaps you already have started your own business.
Knowing English and being fluent can help you to expand your operations to other countries.
Really if you don't know English, it's really difficult to do that, you know.
You can start doing marketing in English, so that people from other countries can discover
what you're up to. Or maybe you're a more creative type, maybe you're an artist of some sort. So
many famous actors like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Cruz, Sofia Vergara would not be where
they are today if they didn't know English and if they hadn't worked really hard at getting to a
really high level of confidence with their English speaking. Even with some mistakes or even with a
bit of an accent. Or maybe you're a musician. If you start making some of your music in English,
it doesn't have to all be in English of course, it can again help you to gain fans from other
countries. People like Anitta wouldn't have gotten her huge fame that she has acquired recently,
if she didn't start creating some of her music in English as well as in Spanish and in her native
Portuguese. Or maybe you're a writer and, once again, you could of course have someone translate
your writings. But why not just try writing in English yourself and acquiring first hand that
audience? And of course this last one is near and dear to my heart. You could become an English
teacher. And there's so many different ways that you can go about this. You can, you know,
get a proper degree and you could teach at schools in your country. You could get a job at a language
school maybe if you're still studying, then it's something that you could do to make some money.
On the side you could teach privately, you know, either online or by having people come to your
house or going to students house. You could tutor people, even. Maybe if you don't have any official
degrees yet but you still want to try it out to see if you like it, or just get a little bit of
that initial experience, then you could, you know, ask any of your friends if they know anyone who
needs a good English tutor. And tons of people need someone to help them with their English.
So you can really use your skills to help people out and make a little bit of money on the side.
Or you could even volunteer to help people in your community who can't afford to learn English.
So it was actually my case that I got started teaching English as a tutor. So when I was living
in Mallorca when I was 21, I got some jobs just teaching younger kids, tutoring them at their
homes. And this got me a little bit of experience in learning, you know. How to make it engaging
especially for young people and then after university I decided to get my teaching English
as a foreign language certificate. And I moved to Brazil and I got my first job officially teaching
English as a certified teacher at a language school in Belo Horizonte. From there I was able
to acquire my own private students and then as RealLife English grew up, I didn't even depend
on the income from teaching English anymore. So if it's the case for you that you're a bit curious
about it, you could just start small trying out tutoring and then you could get the certifications
that you need later and you can build your way up. And who knows what opportunities it'll bring you?
You might start your own business or you might even start your own English learning school.
But remember it's really important that you absolutely love teaching, that you're going to
become really passionate about it, because you're not doing your students any service if you're not,
It's really important that you learn about different methods, even if you just start out
tutoring, you need to get better and better. As a teacher you need to be passionate about learning
languages and, of course, you need to continue working on your own English and perfecting it.
All right, so now I'm really curious to hear from you: which of these career paths did you find
the most interesting? Which one do you think you would be most interested in pursuing? Or maybe we
missed one, why don't you let me know down in the comments below? And probably it's the case
that if you want to get a job in English, at some point you're going to need to actually
perform an interview and I know this can be super nerve-wracking to do in another language,
so if that's the case for you, then you might want to check out next this lesson
which will give you some helpful tips. So let's check out a clip from that now.