Anna Machura is a passionate, experienced university language teacher, teacher trainer, linguist, lecturer, educational consultant and course creator based in Ireland. She is a UK Standards Office CPD accredited international speaker, neurolanguage® coach (accredited by International Coaching Federation) and neuroscience coach (accredited by IPMH) as well as chair of TEFL Kuwait Neurolinguistics SIG. Anna is a proud winner of the Global Teacher Award 2024 by AKS Education, also nominated for Cambridge and Pearson Awards. She is a professional, registered therapist, specialist in neurodiversity-informed practice (accredited by ICAP), practitioner of CBT, SFBT, NLP and mindfulness, and a pioneer in novel teaching methodologies including therapeutic techniques. Based on her research in neuroscience, neurolinguistics and cognitive education, she has created a novel teaching method: Teaching with Therapeutic Techniques.

Anna creates educational materials and writes articles on holistic education, neuro-inclusive learning environments, metacognition, well-being and leadership in ELT, sharing her board expertise in six specialisations. She believes that sharing is caring, authenticity and belonging are key to success for all, and creating opportunities for learners to shine is the way to go. With inclusion and diversity in mind, Anna often organises international projects or campaigns uniting educators and students from all over the world, inviting them to share their unique experiences to inspire others.

She has been invited to deliver educational talks or presentations at multiple, prestigious events as a keynote speaker, subject matter expert and leader in ELT innovations (e.g., conferences organised by BBELT British Council, Trinity College London, Regent's University, University College Cork, University of Lucerne, University of Malta or Cairo University). Anna continues to empower both students and educators globally as an esteemed mentor, lecturer and educationalist.