Talks, events & conferences
As an educator, my preferred medium is speaking face-to-face.
María’s speaking experience includes:
- Appearance on multiple podcasts internationally.
- Public speaking experience in English and Spanish, both in online and in-person events and conferences. See full list here.
- 10 years experience of speaking and lecturing for groups.
Speaker's Bio
María Ortega García is an embodied language coach, a certified Spanish as a foreign language teacher, writer and poetry therapy practitioner, with a background in Humanities and applied languages.
She has over 15 years of experience teaching languages and 10 running her own education business. This business has pushed her to keep growing and acquiring skills in the realm of personal development, embodiment, creativity, leadership and business.
She believes the current language learning world is lacking heart, what is more, it’s lacking body and the experiential expression that comes with it. She believes language is cultural and social, but also personal and political.
She is an advocate for facilitating a language that fosters empathy, connection and understanding, rather than separation.
Speaker's Fees
Speaking fees for schools, organisations or corporates are charged on a case by case basis.
Reduced or negotiable rates are available for sole traders, community organisations, charities, and organisations focused on social change and impact.
Speaking Topics Include
- Trauma-informed language education.
- Neuroeducation
- Creativity and learning
- Poetry Therapy
- Translingualism
- Language Learning Decolonization
- Nervous system in Learning
- Embodied Language Learning
- Cyclical Learning