ABOUT

My Story

I was born in the Philippines to military parents. After being raised in South Texas I moved to NYC at the age of 17 to go to St. John's University. As I have said in my introduction video above, I spoke very fast.

I started to travel around America and spent some time traveling outside of America. When I returned to America I forgot how to speak English. I was so focused on learning how to communicate wherever I was.

I had to start learning how to speak my own 'native' language of English all over again. It was terrible. I was stuttering. I was stammering. I was insecure. I destroyed many relationships because I was not communicating well.

Interestingly, I understood people. They did not understand me. I took sales jobs on the phone as well as selling cars to improve my speaking skills. From 2000 until 2012 I suffered. My personal and business life suffered as well. I was married and divorced. I started businesses I lost businesses.

Relationships were destroyed.

I finally took a speaking course and it changed my life. I paid $200 for it and did not expect to get much benefit. I was wrong. That $200 was the best $200 I have ever spent. I learned tips and tactics and more importantly, I learned how to think differently about learning and speaking.

By 2012 I had already traveled over 500,000 miles / 80,000 kilometers around America. This traveling forced me to adjust and adapt my speaking skills to wherever I was. I am also a man of color as you can see. My heritage is African, Mexican, German, Portuguese and Native American. I mention that because people of color in America are raised in America (I do not mean people who are from African countries who then come to live here... I mention this because one African man said the following statement is not true) are used to speaking 2 versions of American English.

We speak 'job interview' American English and 'street' American English. What I mean is we know slang and then we know how we need to adjust and adapt our American English for jobs and schooling.

After this course I realized that I have a very unique way of communicating and that is a mixture of how I was raised, my traveling, my ethnicity and my business experience. My English is very effective and clear no matter where I go or who I speak with.

I call this unique way of communicating:
DYNAMIC RESPONSE AMERICAN ENGLISH.

As of now I am an Author of 11 books (most of them fitness as I used to be a fitness coach for busy professionals), have a English Tutor Certification, over 15 years of English public speaking & presenting experience and over 20 years of marketing-sales experience.

I also have become proficient at improving pronunciation in learners of American English. This process is called: Pronunciation Modification Integration.

I have helped over 300 students from over 27 countries speak better American English!

I also have worked with over 100 companies such as Verizon, Chase & AT&T in customer service, marketing and conflict resolution.

These qualities enable me to teach American English in a unique way for effective results!

Sakani D'Angeles

"The lesson with Sakani was impressive! Sakani is smart, intelligent, tolerant, attentive, punctual coach: with his special teaching style. It was not just a basic ordinary conversation, it was an interactive lesson with Sakani's special tips, stories, and his language experience. The coaching sessions with Sakani give me more than English practice, namely they also give me new experience in business and life. I strongly recommend Sakani as a language teacher!"

Tetiana Trembovetska
CEO Goldmark IP
Patent Attorney
Ukraine

“Uczę się języka angielskiego z Sakanim już od ponad roku. Jego sposób nauczania jest niezwykle efektywny, poparty wieloletnim doświadczeniem w marketingu, wystąpieniach publicznych oraz komunikacji interpersonalnej. Jego wyjątkowe podejście do nauczania i cierpliwość połączone z poczuciem humoru sprawiają, że lekcje są efektywne i interesujące. Naprawdę nie można doczekać się następnej lekcji. Jeśli traktujesz naukę angielskiego poważnie, to szczerze polecam Ci Sakaniego jako nauczyciela. Ja na pewno będę kontynuował naukę właśnie z nim!”

Paweł Aremke
Poland

"Sakani a legjobb, csak ajánlani tudom! Nagyon intelligens és sok tapasztalattal rendelkezik az élet több területén is, ebből kifolyólag élvezet vele minden óra. Legyen szó bármiről, akár üzleti dolgokról, akár sportól, nagyon jól el lehet vele beszélgetni és kiváló ötleteket tud adni. Figyel arra, hogy normális tempóban, artikulálva beszéljen. Ha valami kérdés merül fel, akkor többféleképpen elmagyarázza, hogy biztosan választ kapjak a kérdésemre.
Sakani egy nagyon jó tanítási módszert dolgozott ki az évek során, nem egy hagyományos angol óráról van szó! Minden alkalommal hasznos tanácsokkal lát el. Amióta vele tanulok, sokkal magabiztosabb vagyok, amikor angolul kell beszélnem egy tárgyalás során." Köszönöm Sakani!

Csaba Vigh
Budapest, Hungary

"Thanks to Sakani I have learned how to understand and speak American English in a more effective way. He has his own method and it is unique. I have read many books, and listened to many podcasts, and watched many videos and his simple tips have been the most effective. I was able to speak better in different environments after only a few classes."

Jacopo Reale
Film Editor for companies such as Disney, Paramount Pictures & more.
Italy

"Fue la mejor la mejor clase que recibí en mi vida. Sakani es un gran profesional enseñando, en los negocios y motivándote para que consigas tus objetivos. Cómo profesor de español, sé lo difícil que es enseñar y organizar las clases. Sakani tiene un gran método para que el estudiante de lo mejor de él mismo y mejore tan rápido como sea posible. Te lo recomiendo al 100%. Muchas gracias Sakani."

Manolo Aguilar
CEO Planyts
Spain

"I have taken class with Sakani for more than a year. As a teacher as well as a supervisor of an education center in Taiwan,
I have experienced that Sakani is a teacher with not only good teaching skills but also passion for helping people with English problems. He is indeed a great teacher who I am happy to recommend."

Allen Tsai
School Direcor
Wright Education Center
Taiwan

"Thanks so much. I can advise him if you need to improve presentation skills, business communication, preparation for a job interview and other business related things. We had a good rehearsal of a public speaking. Thanks a lot for the preparation, tips and tricks for successful business communication."

Ekaterina
Russian Federation

"This was a blast! Interesting conversation, unusual topics, a lot of practice with a great teacher!"

Рекомендую Сакани! Отличный учитель и собеседник.

Nikita Zolotov
Software Designer
Yandex
Russian Federation

'I'm sure every student can agree with me, that the way we feel on a lesson can differ from day to day. Sometimes it's like you're on top of the world, sometimes you're the most stupid thing in the universe. But it seems that Sakani always knows how to deal with it and to channel any kind of your emotions into positive direction. In short, one more good lesson. Thank you Sakani.'

Tatiana Kudriashova
Russian Federation

'I really enjoy the class! Sakani is a excellent teacher, the time speed really fast because the conversation was very interesting. I liked that he has some rules for his students but I was afraid that he would be too severe. After some minutes he blew away that impression, actually, he showed to be very friendly and funny! Thank you for the lessons Mr.Sakani, I'm looking forward to out next class!'

Nayana Vale
Brazil

"Mein Name ist Jens und ich bin 30 Jahre alt. Ich habe lange einen Lehrer gesucht, der einen dort abholt, wo man selbst steht und mit dem ich zufrieden bin. Ich habe viele Dinge getestet und viel Geld ausgeben müssen, um letztlich Sakani zu finden. Sakani geht auf das Niveau des Schülers ein und versucht dich wirklich da zu unterstützen, wo du Hilfe brauchst. Er ist stets höflich, pünktlich, zuvorkommend und vorbereitet.

Klar muss auch Sakani seine Rechnungen bezahlen, jedoch steht für ihn der Erfolg des Schülers im Vordergrund und das merkt man.
Seine Stunden sind flexibel, d.h. er geht auf den Schüler ein, er motiviert und lacht mit dir, und kritisiert einen auf produktive Art und Weise. Gerne kannst du mich auch persönlich fragen, wie meine Erfahrungen mit ihm sind.

Ich bedanke mich vielmals bei dir Sakani!"

Jens Schubert
Master of Business Management CCI
Germany

For character reference feel free to contact:
Ali Hakeem
Law Office of Ali Hakeem
Experience in Civil Litigation, focusing on Business and Contract Disputes, Personal Injury, Employment Law, and Probate and Estate Planning.

University of Illinois College of Law