Maura Garau
CyberItalian Founder and
Italian Language Coach

• Who you are
  You are a lover of Italy, you want to deeply connect to the Italian language and culture and you wish to enhance the quality of your life and your relationships.
  
• What your issues tend to be
  You speak the language (a tiny bit or pretty well) but, somehow, you feel cut out from the Italian language and culture (and in part from yourself). You are very attracted to Italy and you wish you could connect to your "Italian persona". You feel embarrassed and hesitant when speaking Italian, you feel you are not good enough.
• What you need most right now
  You need to relax into an Italian experience, discover your Italian persona, become self-confident about Italian and feel in control of what you know and what you don't know. You need to take a journey through the Italian language and culture and be a part of it.

 

 

Take a significant step toward breaking the barrier between you and the Italian language and culture!

 

ITALIAN COACHING PROGRAMS:
Your Renaissance	Are you ready to experience the Renaissance? Do you want to discover how Italian Renaissance and Humanistic values are related to you? How they can inspire you? How you can apply the brilliant insight of Italian Renaissance and Humanism to your daily life and work?   Enjoy Renaissance masterworks and explore the Humanistic values embedded in the Italian daily life.   Recommended for all language levels, from beginner to advanced.
Life the Italian Way	Do you wish to better understand the backbone of the Italian culture (something that Italians know deeply because they were born and raised in Italy)? Can the Italian lifestyle help you to improve your life? Have you ever heard the expression: 'Italians work for living, they do not live for working'?   Practice the Italian language and be part of the Italian culture. Enjoy Italian cinema and understand how Italian cinema has marked the growth of Italian society and lifestyle after World War Two.   Recommended for intermediate to advanced language level.
The Opera of Love	Do you want to explore the idea of what is 'Love'? What about the myth of the Latin lover and the charm of the Italian woman? What is 'il fascino'? What happens after people get married and 'live happily ever after'? How can we enhance our relationships?   Answer all questions through the most famous operas. You don't have to be an opera lover to enjoy this program but certainly, at the end of it, you'll love and understand opera.   Recommended for intermediate to advanced language level.

 

Key facts - A note from Maura and bio - Coaching approach - Registration

 

	Individual Coaching	Group Coaching
8 online sessions, available 24/7
Educational materials and assignments to be discussed with CyberItalian founder Maura Garau
Movies and Opera CDs (depending on the chosen Coaching Program)
8 online 60 minute Skype meetings with CyberItalian founder Maura Garau
8 online 90 minute Audio/Video Group Classes with CyberItalian founder Maura Garau with transcript and recording (max. 12 participants)
Bonus: Access to all CyberItalian interactive lessons (beginner, intermediate and advanced levels)
Bonus: Access to all CyberItalian activities
Written, personalized corrections and feedback
Online Progress report
Lunch in Rome Maura would like to take you for lunch at one of her favorite places in Rome. Be our guest! If you are in Rome during the Coaching Program or later, please consider this invitation (upon availability - meeting schedule is flexible and will be discussed and arranged.)

 

Technical requirements:

Broad-band (DSL or Cable) Internet access - Recent browser (IE, Firefox, etc.) with Flash 6 or later - Skype - Headset with microphone.

 

 

The Italian Coaching Programs are an intensive and life touching experience.

 

In the Italian Coaching Programs, 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. Programs are conducted in Italian. If you are a beginner or low-intermediate practitioner we suggest that you start with Your Renaissance, as this program can be conducted both in Italian or in English (when you don't understand something in Italian we'll speak English).

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

"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 course? How could I have my students apply their creativity and insight during the course? The Italian Coaching Programs are the answer to these questions. I do hope you will enjoy the Italian Coaching Programs. They are 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

 

"There are many different coaching approaches (goal oriented, directive, PNL, value based, solution based, etc.) Sometimes different coaching approaches might overlap. I do not use PNL or goal focused approaches, I use a mix of non-directive, content and solution focused approaches, but I prefer to define my style as a humanistic approach, where I am very interested in the 'percorso' (the journey) a person takes. The outcome (the goal, the solutions) in the Italian Coaching Program might be different from person to person, as each participant in the Program has different needs and goals to reach. The best journey is the one that allows each person to explore the external (e.g. the landscape), the internal (e.g. the soul) and express the best of her/him self." Maura

 

 

The Italian Coaching Programs are a very special and unique educational experience where you will bring your Italian language and culture to a superior level, and you will also explore how the Italian Humanistic values can help enhance the quality of your life and improve your relationships.

 

To qualify and register for an Italian Coaching Program, please contact us. Also, please include a reply to the following questions:

• Are you of Italian descent?
• Why do you want to register in the Italian Coaching Program?
• What's your Italian language level? (take a placement test if you need)

REGISTER NOW (choose the Coaching - Individual or Group - that better fits your needs):

 

	Individual Coaching	Group Coaching
Upcoming Coaching dates	Anytime - to be agreed upon	Starting date for next Coaching Program Your Renaissance: May 6, 2013   Online meetings with Maura: May 11 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 22 June 29 July 6 July 13   at 1:30 pm EST
Tuition fee	$1,400 (20% discount available until May 5, 2013)	$349 (20% discount available until May 5, 2013)
Duration of the Program	8 weeks or more depending on the participant needs (e.g. online meetings might be held every other week)   (6 months membership included)	11 weeks   (6 months membership included)

 

• Imagine feeling at ease with the Italian language and culture, and having full enjoyment and comprehension of your 'Italian persona'. Imagine enhancing the quality of your life and improving your relationships.
• How would THAT make a difference in your life?
• How would THAT make a difference in the lives of people around you?

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