ALTI 000: Introduction | What to Expect | What’s an ALTInsider?

The first episode of The ALT Insider Podcast is here!   To check it out, you can either listen to it on the blog OR check it out on Itunes.   Since this is is the first episode, I go over a little bit about me, what to expect from the show, and a short explanation as to what being an ALT Insider means.   Future shows will have a more focused format, covering a topic or two about the ALT game in more detail.   Information about the episode such as links mentioned during the show and things to do will usually appear below, along with a transcript.   Right click here to download the MP3   Things Mentioned in This Episode: Your Guide to (sometimes) Leaving Early Dealing with your JTEs One Piece Nintendo   Thing to do: Leave a review or rating. This podcast is brand new so it needs your help. Click here to leave an honest review!   Transcript: Expand to Read Transcript What’s up guys this is James from ALTInsider.com and welcome to the first edition of the ALT Insider Podcast. Before we get things started today let’s get that introduction music. [Introduction Music 0:00:11.1] Welcome to the ALT Insider Podcast Dedicated to making you have the most fun possible while living or dreaming about living in Japan. Whether you have been here for years or just starting to consider it we have got you covered and now your host broadcasting from somewhere in Japan James. Okay guys once again this is James from ALT Insider.com I thank you so much for joining me here on the ALT Insider Podcast. This main voyage of ALT Insider Podcast will be all about what this show is going to be. The format and how I think it will help you as an ALT whether you are just starting out or a long year veteran or just thinking about the job. To get things started let’s talk a little bit about me. I am James the creator, owner/manager of ALTInsider.com blog. I came to Japan seven years ago I started as a Eikaiwa teacher and did not like that very much at all and quit about two months later. Then found a job as an ALT and have been doing it ever since. Of course there have been some bumps along the road but I am still doing it and having a great time doing it. One thing you should know about the show is I do not want to chit-chat; I do not want to have the wasteful fluff talking that a lot of podcasts have and it makes me turn off right away. I want to give you the straight stuff; the information you want to get to make you have more fun in Japan and that is it. I do not want to waste your time so if I ever do waste your time please let me know and I will make sure I get right back to giving you the great information that you need to be from ALT. Okay so first question today is ‘what is an ALT insider?’ So an ALT insider for me in my definition, your definition might be different is someone that has earned the respect, the trust and has built the relationships to do the ALT job the way they want to do it by having as much fun as possible. So let’s go through that again part by part. What I mean by building trust means you have done your job so well for a certain amount of time that everyone trusts that you can do it and there is no question in their mind that you will then perform that job at a high level. Number two: You have built the relationships it takes to do things how you want to do them. So building relationships is again just like building trust. They know how you work, you work together with them to do things how you want to do them more than maybe let’s say a sub ALT that comes into that school. They do not have any relationship with the teachers so it is harder to do what they want to do, right? They have to do things by the book; the ALT insider is the opposite of that, they have built up the relationship it takes to do things more how they want them to be done. That is the place you want to be as an ALT. Let’s give you an example: Most junior high schools and ...