Maura Garau
CyberItalian Founder and
Italian Language Coach

TAKE A BREAK IN YOUR BUSINESS AND PERSONAL LIFE!

 

Explore the Italian genius and creativity, learn the secrets of the Italian culture, get inspired and improve your life.

 

Do you feel as though...

1. You don't speak Italian and somehow, somewhere, you feel cut out from the Italian culture (and in part from yourself)?
2. You have little or medium knowledge of the Italian language, you have been to Italy, but you still struggle and feel the barrier is too big for you to experience the Italian essence at the level you want?
3. You are an advanced speaker of Italian but would like to take the next step toward a full enjoyment and comprehension of the Italian culture?

 

Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci (ca. 1475)
by renown Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli.
They say Simonetta is the woman who inspired
the famous painting 'Nascita di Venere'.

The Italian Coaching Program is an intensive and life touching experience that develops through the analysis of some Renaissance masterworks, humanistic milestones, and other aspects of the Italian culture: how they are related to ourselves, how they can inspire us, how we can apply their brilliant insight to our daily life and work.

 

In the Italian Coaching Program, you practice the language and the culture intensively, and you interact and create a bond with your Coach, CyberItalian Founder and Head Teacher, Maura Garau. The program can be conducted in Italian, English, or both (when you don't understand something in Italian we'll speak English).

 

The Italian Coaching Program includes: full access to all CyberItalian educational materials, 8 coaching sessions available 24/7, 8 hour online private meetings with CyberItalian founder, Maura Garau, a virtual tour (with Maura visiting museums and other places online) and possibly a lunch together in Rome.

 

Testimonial: Maura Garau has a strong desire to enhance the quality of life of others, and that desire is the basis for her unique approach of teaching the Italian language and culture through her company, Cyberitalian. Her creativity, her strength of character, her world-class skills as a teacher, her passion for life, her dedication to her family, her life's pursuit of her own continuing education, her personal understanding of the essence of life and of human interaction, her genuine concern for others and her contagious sincerity are all qualities that make Maura so much more than a "Renaissance Woman". I guarantee that if you have a relationship with Maura, it is one that is not only mutually beneficial, it is one that you will always cherish. Charles T. Chiarello

 

Key facts - Course content - A note from Maura and bio - Registration

 

 

Coaching sessions:	8 Session, available 24/7, with paintings, educational materials and assignments to be reviewed and discussed during your online private meetings with Maura.
Online meetings:	8 online 60 minute private meetings with Maura via Skype.
Virtual tour:	Take a walk online with Maura! Be ready to visit a virtual museum or other places online. The tour is usually on weekends and other students might participate. Duration depends on the place to visit and number of students participating (usually it is about two hours.)
Lunch in Rome:	Optional. Subject to availability. Maura would like to take you for lunch at one of her favorite places in Rome, Villa Borghese, and take a walk after lunch to the famous little lake of Aesculapius. If you happen to be in Rome during or after the Coaching Program, please consider this possibility.
Schedule, dates, duration:	The schedule and dates for the online meetings with Maura have to be agreed upon. Virtual tours have a fixed schedule, usually on weekends (students are notified in advance). CyberItalian membership duration is 6 months - it maintains access to all educational material included in the Coaching Program (lessons, activities...) and it can be renewed.
Includes:	Access to all CyberItalian interactive lessons (beginner, intermediate and advanced levels), audio files, videos, pronunciation guides, exercises, grammar, glossary and activities, plus additional material provided in the Coaching Program.
Technical requirements:	Broad-band (DSL or Cable) Internet access - Recent browser (IE, Firefox, etc.) with Flash 6 or later - Skype - Headset with microphone.

 

Testimonial: The greatest benefit I have derived from Cyberitalian, has been from my several years' association with my teacher, Maura Garau. Maura pursues the teaching of language as a calling, in the sense that one was "called" to one of the three traditional learned professions of medicine, law or theology. She is a consummate teaching professional who clearly takes great pride in her work, and has helped me begin to realize some of my Italian language goals. Michael F. Skolnick

 

 

• Session 1 - Meaning and use of portraits during the Renaissance. Selection of portraits and works by different artists. Your presentation. How to start the creative process.
• Session 2 - The Annunciation - works by different artists. Concept of individuality. The individual versus society. Our own limits and borders. Automatic reactions in front of unexpected news.
• Session 3 - How to observe a work of art. The work of Michelangelo. Nourishing ourselves versus eating.
• Session 4 - Italian brain drain. The work of Leonardo. Alignment between actions and values. Our deepest internal values and actions. Making the right choices.
• Session 5 - Raffaello. Balance in the work of art. Balance in our life.
• Session 6 - Tiziano and Botticelli. Sacred and profane love. Freedom to let emotions "circulate". Protection.
• Session 7 - Caravaggio. The rage and the ability to choose.
• Session 8 - Meaning and use of self-portrait during the Renaissance. Your true self. Selection of self-portraits and works by different artists. How do artist know when a work of art is over?

Testimonial: This is truly a very special and unique program. It's not like the rest of Italian courses the Internet offers. I have never found such a high quality course. Andrew

 

"I've always been mesmerized by the richness of Italian creativity and humanism. For many years I've been thinking about a course to help my students get the 'ultimate experience' about Italian language and culture: how could I extract the most important values of Italian culture, creativity and humanism and include them into a well designed and interesting language course? How could I have my students apply their creativity and insight during the course? The Italian Coaching Program is the answer to these questions, and has the highest personal value an online program can offer. I do hope you will enjoy the Italian Coaching Program. It is a journey into the Italian language and culture, and into your 'Italian persona'. Buon viaggio! I am looking forward to sharing precious moments with you." Maura

 

Please find here Maura's bio

 

Testimonial: Teaching is an art form and Maura is a master of the art. If your passion is to explore the beauty of Italy's language and culture, you will be in the hands of a teacher who has a profound understanding of Italy's humanistic heritage. And for the diligent student, she can offer you the keys to open that treasure using the most beautiful language in the world. Gerald Vincent

 

 

To qualify and register for the Italian Coaching Program, please contact us to discuss the schedule and review technical requirements. Also, please include reply to the following questions:

• Are you of Italian descent?
• Why do you want to register in the Italian Coaching Program?
• What do you feel you are missing about Italy? (You can reply to this question even if you haven't been to Italy yet).
• What do you consider a typical Italian trait?

 

 

Testimonial: Maura is a fantastic teacher! Prior to finding CyberItalian I had seen a few different tutors and also attended group lessons so I have experience of different styles and methods of teaching and have to say that for me the lessons with Maura are by far the best. I love the structure the Cyberitalian lessons give to the class - it keeps the lessons fresh and interesting. The lessons are really a pleasure. Also, unlike group classes where sometimes I would hide at the back and not get involved I always get a fantastic learning experience out of my lessons with Maura - there is nowhere to hide - in a good way! Lisa

Testimonial: My lessons with Maura have helped me become more confident when speaking Italian.  She is extremely good at making conversation, keeping the conversation at a pace that is appropriate for my level, correcting me without being critical, explaining grammar and encouraging me to continue practicing.  When I have tried lessons with other teachers, there were many awkward moments, but I never feel that way with her. While dining in a restaurant last week, I sat next to an Italian couple vacationing in Miami and I had a very pleasant conversation with them - I would have never had the confidence to do that before my lessons with Maura. Jennifer