«Ideas worth spreading» shouldnt be limited by the belief that we must

all speak complicated, high-level English. Simple English can sometimes

be the most powerful. Ms. Yukiko Nakayama will show you how confident,

simple English opens up many more opportunities of communication than

uncertain, advanced English.

Ms. Yukiko Nakayama is the representative director of U-ENGLISH

corporation. She also works as a full-time lecturer at Japan Society for

Technical Communication (JSTC), and as a part-time lecturer in the

engineering departments of various universities in Japan, including

Kyoto University. She has passed the Grade-1 EIKEN Test in Practical

English Proficiency and the Level-1 English Technical Writing Test,

including an honorable mention award from the Ministry of Education,

Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Her job focuses on the revision

and translation of technical manuscripts as well as patents. She also

teaches technical English at various companies, universities, and

technical colleges, and has written textbooks on the subject.​

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