My name is Anna Popova
I am an English teacher, corporate trainer, non-fiction translator, and specialist with experience in IT. In my work, I help adults speak clearly, confidently, and to the point: in interviews, work meetings, presentations, conferences, and public speaking.
My professional path brings together several fields: language education, translation, course design, corporate communication, musical theatre training, and work with technical teams. This allows me to approach public speaking not only as polished delivery, but as a practical skill: structuring ideas, adapting delivery to a specific audience, holding attention, working with the voice, and explaining complex topics in simple words.
Education
Anna’s linguistic background helps her quickly see the structure of a speech: where an idea gets lost, where a phrase sounds heavy, where an argument lacks logic, and where the text needs to be simplified for the audience. This is especially important when preparing speeches, self-presentations, interviews, and presentations in English.
Her musical theatre training gives Anna practical tools for working with the body and voice. In speaker preparation, she uses breathing exercises, articulation drills, and work with pace, pauses, intonation, and emotional expression. These tools help speakers sound more confident, speak more clearly, hold the audience’s attention, and feel more comfortable in front of an audience.
The Modern RP course helps Anna work more precisely with the pronunciation of speakers who want to sound more natural and authentic in English. In preparation, she can help with individual sounds, intonation patterns, rhythm, stress, articulation, and overall clarity of speech — without putting pressure on the speaker or expecting them to “speak perfectly”.
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A strong linguistic foundation, with work in English, German, and Italian, as well as translation, text, and intercultural communication.
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Studies in an international academic environment, with deeper work in language, culture, literature, and live communication.
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Practical training in voice, breathing, intonation, articulation, stage presence, and acting techniques.
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Additional methodological training focused on the Russian language, text structure, meaning, style, and precision of expression.
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Practical work with pronunciation, articulation, intonation, the rhythm of English speech, and contemporary British pronunciation.
Work Experience
Anna’s teaching experience helps her build preparation not around abstract “confidence”, but around a specific task: passing an interview, speaking at a conference, presenting a project, defending an idea, explaining a complex product, or preparing for a conversation with an international team.
Her corporate training experience helps her understand the real context of busy adults: limited time, workplace pressure, fear of making mistakes, and the need to speak not perfectly, but effectively. That is why preparation is practical: through scenarios, rehearsal, feedback, and gradual improvement.
Exam preparation has given Anna the skill of quickly diagnosing weak points and turning a large goal into a clear plan. This applies directly to speaker preparation: a talk is broken down into structure, content, language, voice, delivery, answers to questions, and stress management.
Her translation experience helps her work with the content of a speech on a deeper level. Anna knows how to preserve meaning, change form, adapt a text to the audience, and find precise wording. This is especially useful when a speaker needs to sound natural in English without losing their own voice.
Her experience in IT and B2B SaaS helps Anna prepare technical specialists for interviews, demos, conferences, and internal presentations. She understands how technical teams work and how to speak about a product, quality, user problems, and complex systems in a way that is clear not only to fellow engineers, but also to managers, clients, and a wider audience.
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More than 15 years of experience teaching adults in individual, group, and corporate formats. Her work focuses on professional communication: meetings, negotiations, presentations, emails, interviews, client communication, and international teams.
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Preparation of students, including English teachers, for Cambridge B1 Preliminary, B2 First, C1 Advanced, IELTS, and TOEFL. The work is based on clear structure, goals, feedback, and measurable progress.
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Creation of interactive materials and 12-week courses, as well as support for students building individual learning paths and sustainable learning habits.
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More than 35 translated and edited books, as well as songs, musicals, short films, and video subtitles.
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Work with web applications, technical documentation, user issues, bugs, requirements, developers, product teams, and support.
Side projects
Public talks give Anna first-hand experience of being on stage: how to prepare material, hold attention, explain complex ideas, and deal with nervousness in front of an audience.
Educational projects help her turn preparation for a speech into a clear process. Instead of chaotic rehearsals, the speaker gets a system: a goal, a structure, a preparation plan, exercises, feedback, and concrete steps before the event.
Work with musicals, songs, and audiovisual formats helps Anna work not only with text, but also with the sound of speech. That is why preparation focuses not only on words, but also on voice, rhythm, pauses, intonation, emotional shape, and contact with the audience.
Her personal experience of learning languages helps Anna work with care. She knows how vulnerable a person can feel when speaking a foreign language or going on stage in front of an audience. That is why her approach combines structure, practicality, and support.
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Talks on effective language learning, “false beginners”, multilingualism, and learning strategies. Speaker at the Moscow and Minsk International Language Festivals.
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Creation of practical learning resources for adult students: from basic programmes to materials for confident professional communication.
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Projects at the intersection of language, sound, performance, meaning, and live speech.
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Anna continues to study languages herself, including Greek, so she understands what it feels like for an adult to step outside a familiar language environment and start speaking again.
