Ian Stanford has a degree in adult education, a graduate certificate in TESOL, a diploma in training assessment, and 2 Certificate 4s in TESOL. He specialises in IELTS and pronunciation.  He is also a Toastmaster and teaches public speaking.

Originally he ran multiple travel agencies and was in the top 20% in Australia. He is now a teacher and has been for 15 years and has been teaching public speaking for 10 years.

Ian's passion in life is interacting with and discovering different cultures worldwide. As a travel agent, he traveled all over the world to discover different cultures. As a teacher, the cultures come to him in the classroom and online.