Valia Piskopani has a BA (Hons) in Literature in English and an RSA Diploma for Overseas Teachers of English from Cambridge University, which she completed with a Distinction in the Project (needs analysis, syllabus design, course planning and assessment in specialist context). She has considerable experience and success in preparing students for Cambridge and Michigan Proficiency exams, as well as IELTS and TOEFL examinations. Over the last ten years, she has been training executives in numerous multinational companies helping them to improve their Business English competence either by preparing them for BEC Higher and TOEIC exams or by designing courses to develop their presentation and negotiation skills.