Put the tools in people’s hands, and stay until they can use them.
Helping people is what brought Rikki to Brazil. The teaching began there, in a classroom, before the first lesson online.
The classroomRIKKI TEACHING A CAMERA CLASS · BRAZIL
THE CLASSES · FREE, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Free camera and photography classes for young people from the favela communities of Niterói and Recife. Hands on from the first class: the rig on the table, then in their hands.
It drew on London, where Rikki directed live broadcasts at Kensington Temple and trained new camera, sound and lighting operators.
RIKKI WITH THE STUDENTSTHE CLASS ROUND THE CAMERA KIT
03 · PULSO · BRAZIL · 2018–19
Os jovens falam. The young people speak.
A youth-voice show that went from the street to a book’s research to live television. Rikki produced, designed and directed it.
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The street
Vox pops across Brazil: young people stopped and asked.
E-BOOKOs Jovens Falam
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The book
Later, research for Os Jovens Falam ↗, by Colin Walter and Eliza Rinaldi.
PULSO
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On air
The opening of the live TV show. Rikki produced it, designed it and directed it.
THE STAGE · BUILT BY HAND · 2018From an empty hall to lights on.
01The empty hall02The mural03Lights on
WHAT IT GAVEGiving people a voice, and building the stage for it. The lessons keep it: every set ends with the student speaking.
English and communication coaching for people in tech: the language of your own job, practised out loud until it is yours.
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WHO IT IS FOR
People in tech
Developers, designers and product peopleMOST OF THE 750 STUDENTS
Professionals in tech and businessLEVELS A2 TO C2
Anyone with an interview aheadHELEN LANDED HER NEW JOB · 2026
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HOW IT WORKS
Live, one to one
A trial lesson first70% OF TRIALS BECOME REGULAR LESSONS
Live lessons online, booked on PreplySINCE NOVEMBER 2020
Every set ends in speakingOUT LOUD, ABOUT YOUR OWN WORK
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WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH
English that holds up at work
Your weak points, found and fixedA MISTAKE CLOSES AFTER THREE RIGHT IN A ROW
The words of your own fieldAI, DEVELOPMENT WORKFLOWS, AUTOMATION
A clear picture of your levelCEFR READINESS, A0 TO C2, IN ARTIFXN LEARN
ArtiFxn Learn · demo data
THE LIVE LESSON · DEMO DATA · STUDENT LEFT, TUTOR RIGHT, THE SAME MOMENT
IN PILOT · ARTIFXN LEARNA tutor that never forgets a mistake.
Rikki’s own platform runs beside the Preply call. The lesson happens in it, and so does everything between lessons.
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The live room
The student’s answer appears on the tutor’s screen as they type, graded on the server.
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The mistake bank
Every mistake comes back, inside new topics, until it is right three times in a row.
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The next set
Written from the student’s own level, open mistakes and what is due for review.
05 · WHAT STUDENTS SAY
205 reviews. Every one five stars.
Left on Preply by students since November 2020. Three of them, in their own words.
Rikki helped me prepare for interviews and land my new job by focusing on complex AI concepts, development workflows, and automation tools.HELEN · SEPTEMBER 2026
He was able to catch all my weaknesses in a simple conversation and turn it into really enjoyable lessons.MATEUSZ · APRIL 2025
I needed a great teacher with some background in IT and Technology that was familiar with the level of knowledge I need for my job. With Rikki I found an excellent teacher.A STUDENT · MARCH 2022
ONE SQUARE = ONE REVIEW · 205 OF 205 AT FIVE STARS
750STUDENTS, ONE TO ONE
9/9SUPER TUTOR CRITERIA MET
TrainerCHOSEN BY PREPLY FOR NEW TUTORS
AmbassadorDUOLINGO GLOBAL AMBASSADOR · 2021
THE NEXT STEPStart with one trial lesson.
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