Perfect Phrases for ESL Everyday Situations: About the Author

Perfect Phrases for ESL Everyday Situations

About the Author

Natalie Gast (Hollywood, Florida) founded Customized Language Skills Training (CLST), a full-service language-training company in 1986. CLST provided tailor-made on-site training programs, including English as a Second Language (ESL), Accent Modification, Presentation Skills, and Writing Skills for the Foreign Born in business and industry. She also developed train-the-trainer programs for ESL instructors. Gast codeveloped “Supervising and Coaching Multicultural Workforces,” cultural diversity materials and instructional sessions for several industries. She is the author of Perfect Phrases for ESL: Everyday Business Life and Perfect Phrases for ESL: Advancing Your Career. Gast earned her undergraduate degree at Boston University; her master’s degree work in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) was done at Kean University, New Jersey. She moved from New Jersey to Hollywood, Florida, in 2010, where she consults in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages), as it is called in Florida. Gast also conducts selected coaching and training programs.