Further Help & Resources
(Articles, sample lessons, exhibition reviews)
English for Creative Careers
Help yourself to this collection of resources to help your creative career.
Each article is written to make your English learning journey simpler – or to provide rich vocabulary or discussion topics for English for Art Purposes. However, they are not written as ELT resources (dumbed down or fake).
They contain real topics we consider useful for your studio practice and art and design career.
When Test Don’t Work | English for Art Schools
When Test Fail Art schools need to decide if and how to evaluate their students in English. The obvious option is to integrate English testing in...
English Coach for Artists and Designers
Behind-the-Scenes | English Coaching for Artists I'm Ruth, an English coach for artists and designers. I am one half of True Voice English. I help...
Artist Interview Fiona Jappy | English for Art Careers
A Day of Remembrance In this post, we focus on English for Creative Careers with an interview with Scottish artist Fiona Jappy. We’re speaking to...
What is English for Creative Careers?
Why Does Everyone Get 'Business English' Immediately? But can't imagine what English for Creative Careers is? Everyone can imagine an important deal...
Artist Interview | Johanna McWeeney
Artist Interview with Johanna McWeeney As part of our, Creative Talk series, we talk to artist Johanna McWeeney. In this interview, we discuss the...
Which Creative Type Are You?
In creating publicity for our Amplify Festival I thought of 7 different creative ‘types’ that Amplify would help. These are professional creatives...
A Story of a Film | English for Creatives Class Plan
A Story of a Film This page is part of a series of examples of ways to write about Art & Design. It can be used as part of an...
How to Use Storytelling in Your Artist Statement
Storytelling in Your Artist Statement Use this Artist Statement in English for Art Students as one example of presenting the ideas and processes of...
Book Shares for Art School English
Book Share Ideas to Get Art Students Reading in English Today I'm sharing two book initiatives easily adapted for international Art and Design...
7 Tips for Second Language Presentations
How to improve your English for Presenting Work, Projects and Artist TalksA Quick SummarySeek specialist one-to-one English coaching to refine your...
The Alone With English Podcast
Alone with English is a free podcast for anyone learning English independently — whether you’re currently in a class, between courses, or have stepped away from traditional lessons altogether.
Hosted by experienced English coaches Ruth and Jennie from True Voice English, the six-part series offers support and fresh perspectives for adults who want to reconnect with English on their own terms. If you’ve ever felt left behind by classroom learning or unsure where to go next, this podcast is for you.
Listen Your Way
Start with Episode 1 or choose the topic that speaks to you most.
No pressure. Just one gentle shift at a time.
You’ve tried everything.
Now try a way in — into English that feels like yours.