General Notices from Tutor Manning

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  Thank you for your honest feedback

  2026年10月5日

  Hi everyone, Thank you very much to everyone who completed my anonymous student feedback survey. I really appreciate the time you took to tell me what is working—and what I could do better. I receive...
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  A Small Cafetalk Update — New Prices, Clearer Lessons, Same Manning

  2026年9月30日

  Dear Students, First, thank you. Whether we’ve had one lesson together or a few hundred, I genuinely appreciate the time you’ve spent learning, talking, laughing, occasionally wrestling with English ...
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  Quick reminder — anonymous student feedback

  2026年9月25日

  Hi! Just a quick reminder about the anonymous student feedback survey I sent recently. If you haven’t had a chance to complete it yet, I’d really appreciate your feedback. There are only three questi...
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  Subject: Manning 2.0: Better Lessons. Lower Prices. More Jazz.

  2026年9月21日

  Hello everyone, About a year ago, I raised my lesson prices. I had good reasons. I was spending a great deal of time preparing individualized lessons, coaching students, and writing detailed feedback...
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  Could you give me some anonymous feedback?

  2026年9月15日

  Hi! Every few years, I like to ask my students how I’m doing as a teacher and what I could do better. I’ve created a very short, three-question anonymous survey. It should take less than one minute, ...
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  9/10 ~ 9/13 - A Brief Boston Holiday

  2026年8月25日

  Dear Students, I’ll be taking a short holiday from September 10–13 because a Japanese friend is visiting Boston, and I have once again been appointed Official Boston Tour Guide—a position for which I...
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  An Obon Gift — and an Invitation to Meet Manning 2.0: Jazz

  2026年8月11日

  ============================ Coupon Name: OBON Gift — and an Invitation to Meet Manning 2.0: Jazz Code: ccda991f Discount Rate: 100% For Lesson: Any lesson except for lesson packs Effective for lesso...
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  Vacation Notice June 2–7

  2026年5月18日

  Dear Students, Just a quick note to let you know that I’ll be taking a short vacation from June 2 through June 7 (inclusive). I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. I will still keep lesso...
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  The Annual Time-Travel Event (Daylight Saving Time) and Updated Lesson Hours

  2026年3月8日

  Dear Esteemed Students, It is that magical time of year again when the United States collectively decides to move all the clocks forward by one hour and pretend this is perfectly normal. Yes—Daylight...
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  A Thank You + A Slightly Embarrassing English Confession

  2026年1月29日

  Dear Esteemed Students, I hope this message finds you: Curled up beside a crackling fire, wrapped in a blanket burrito, sipping cocoa topped with a suspiciously architectural amount of whipped cream...
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  Six-Year-Olds Would Love Your English

  2026年1月21日

  Hello Esteemed Students, I’d like to invite you to take part in a small, completely optional, and slightly heart-warming English activity. A relative of mine is a first-grade teacher in Massachusetts...
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  Oops! A Minor Temporal Adjustment (and an Apology from your Teacher)

  2026年1月20日

  Dear Students— (Or: Honored Time-Travelers and Patient English Adventurers), It appears that in the festive whirlwind of 2025, I may have been a bit too optimistic with my calendar. While I initiall...
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  Consistency Is Key (and I finally put it in a lesson pack)

  2025年12月28日

  Hello everyone, First, as 2025 comes to a close, I want to say thank you—truly!  I’ve appreciated teaching all of you more than I can say, and I’ve genuinely enjoyed every minute of our lessons toget...
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  You have a new coupon! - Ho-Ho-Ho! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! (From Manning)

  2025年12月11日

  Subject: A Very Merry Christmas (and a Slightly Overconfident New Year Greeting) Dear Students— (or as certain very serious people might insist: Esteemed Learners of the English Tongue, but let’s no...
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  New Lesson Descriptions and Pricing Rollout

  2025年9月29日

  Dear Amazing Students, Thank you for your incredible support—after two years and 3,000 lessons, it’s time for an upgrade. Effective immediately, I’m rolling out refreshed lessons, descriptions, and m...
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  Shall We Zoom So I Don’t Have to Scribble Like a Squirrel?

  2025年9月26日

  To All New and Returning Students: A humble request from your ever-dedicated English instructor: Whenever possible, please book our lessons using Zoom. Why, you ask?   I pay for the deluxe version—w...
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  Subject: Temporary Teaching Pause: August 7 – September 4

  2025年7月5日

  Dear Students, I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to let you know that I will be pausing all lessons from August 7th through September 4th while I travel around Japan. I truly apologize for...
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  Unexpected Lesson Availability - Wednesday Morning

  2025年2月24日

  Dear Students, Due to a small scheduling error, I have some unexpected lesson availability tomorrow morning (Wednesday, February 26th, your time). If you'd like to take advantage of this opportunity ...
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  Upcoming Changes to English Lessons

  2025年2月2日

  To My Fellow Word Wranglers,   I hope this message finds you well! Can you believe I've been teaching on Cafetalk a year and a half and almost 2,000 lessons? I’ve enjoyed every minute of our lessons ...
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  Happy New Year! Subject: Jury Duty Canceled – Let’s Learn Instead!

  2025年1月6日

  My Dear Students (and Future English Superstars),   Guess what? I thought I had jury duty tomorrow, but it got canceled. So instead of deciding someone’s fate, I’m free to teach lessons—much more fun...