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Award-winning English teacher seeks Chinese students

My name is John McGory of the American Speech Company.  I am an experienced English instructor and author has who has room for a few Chinese students wishing to improve their spoken English skills. My background included teaching spoken English at Jianghan University in Wuhan, China for 6 years (2014-2020). I received the university’s Foreign …

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Talking with young essential in age of Covid-19 isolation

Continual isolation from humans can negatively impact the long-term communication skills of young adults and their ability to be happy, according to John McGory of the American Speech Company. “Unhappiness is clearly growing worldwide the longer social isolation continues.  Parents and friends need to make a concentrated effort to make sure the young adults in …

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Does your freedom trump my life?

“Do Americans really think that freedom trumps everything, even life?” My friend, Qiong Zheng, asked me this perplexing question this morning on WeChat, China’s omnipresent social media platform, along with a photo of Americans holding guns while congregating in front of Michigan’s state capitol to protest that state’s lockdown. Jane (her English name) teaches accounting …

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A CGTN virtual town hall meeting with John McGory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1KTRX-neVQ%20 A 50-minute virtual town hall meeting from CGTNs Front Line on CCTV. The program discusses Wuhan and its struggles while John McGory discusses dealing with the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. Facebook Twitter Linkedin

John McGory’s CNN April 9 Interview

Here is John McGory’s April 9 interview on CNN’s Headline News. He discusses the impact of living in Wuhan and the United States during the coronavirus outbreak and gives advice on surviving the pandemic.  Facebook Twitter Linkedin

“Get over it”

Life’s been tough lately.  My family got the old one, two combination last week as the coronavirus showed its teeth and my 49-year-old sister, Kelly, died suddenly in her sleep on Thursday. The two blows to the head rattled me.  My reality spun out of control like the punch-drunk fighter taking an eight count on …

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Coronavirus: Comparing the Hubei Province and Ohio

China’s Hubei Province and Ohio joined the Sister Cities Program as partners in 1979 through the efforts of Governor James Rhodes. The two areas have shared cultural and business opportunities through the years.  Now we share the coronavirus. How do Ohio and the Hubei Province stack up against one another in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak?  …

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