Join The Joy Luck Café
and finally flow into your English.
Stress free.
The purpose of this Space:
Keep calm, and speak English fearlessly.
Our main goal is to help you go from feeling lost and a little nervous when using English to speaking with no fear and lots of joy, thanks to regular practice & training, the power of having your gang of friendly people to speak with, and genuine exchange, with other people like you.
We are all in the same boat! Trust me!
Make English work for you.
Here are some areas this space can help you excel in:
👉 Speaking fearlessly, with ease & joy
👉 Practice as freely, frequently and regularly as possible
👉 create an English habit and become responsible for your own learning (so you don't have to pay people for this forever)
👉 Play with the 4 language skills, for an actually holistic approach
How do we do that? What do I get inside?
LIVE Events
A LIVE community event,
twice a month:
Gain clarity, share, get inspired, make mistakes, laugh & learn from others.
Why only twice a month?
Because... You are busy, friends.
I want to make sure you can make time for this, and show up.
Debunk your fears and get playing.
In a word?
Communicate!
Build your English habits
Find joy in your learning
What you get if you join us:
*Speaking prompts to practice as often as possible, whenever and wherever you are, on your own schedule.
*An invitation-only digital space, with no distractions, because we are all so tired of social media. (So, no. Not another social media group you'll forget to visit, distracted by 17 other notifications.)
*A space for mindset work & discussion. Half of the problem is having space to practice, which is why I built the café. The other half of the problem is the way we approach things. It's my job to help you figure out if there are any stories you might be telling you that are holding you back. (Are you...?)
*A Telegram channel & group, to keep in touch on the go and share your audios, also in the weeks with no meetup!
*Writing prompts, to engage with the language from a new place. If you want to.
*Uniquely designed materials. With you, for you.
*A supportive group (your tribe!)
*Ask The Hive Mind: got a problem? A difficult presentation? Reserve a 15-minute hot seat during the weekly live session to ask questions or practice with the group's support, in a safe space. Just let me know beforehand.
*A monthly on-demand private coaching session (limited spots. Must be booked in advance)
*A place to find like minded tandem partners for even more speaking practice, if you want to
A place to ask questions about any language mechanics or grammar things that confuse you. There are NO stupid questions!
Community
Speak English regularly, finally!
Have real conversations with real people, about the real world, in a place where making mistakes is only judged as welcome and useful.
Make new friends. Help others.
Let others help you.
Stop working for your English.
Make English work for you.
the time is now!
Join as one of the first 10 members and become a founding member.
Access everything you've read about here for a special price.
I'll raise it in a bit, so...
Get in now?
Who This Community Is For:
Busy adults who want to FINALLY improve their spoken English, practice regularly, and normalise speaking English in their daily lives.
For you who:
⇝ want to express your ideas clearly and assertively in front of others. No more feeling like THAT one person at the meeting who can't speak English "properly"
as was the case for marketing manager Gabriele, in Milan.
⇝ want to get regular, supervised speaking practice... You just don't know where or how to get it. You want a solution, and you have little free time, too.
like Alejandra did in Barcelona, with two kids & NO TIME to go to onsite language exchange or classes
⇝ want a friendly place to practice, play, make mistakes, learn from them, and blossom!
If you only ever speak English in high-stake, stressful environments, you end up keeping quiet... and never progress.
This was Anna's case, in Vienna.
And in a safe space, blossom she did!
5 Common Cases:
You have zero problems when reading or watching Netflix, but you just never get a chance to speak English with anyone. So when you suddenly have to talk... It's kinda scary.
Or words just don't come out!
You have done all the courses. Studied all the grammar. Done all the exercises. And yet, when you have to speak... You can't do it. So frustrating, right?
You only speak English at work, where making any mistakes will make you feel ashamed, so you don't speak naturally and freely. You don't get good sleep the night before a presentation or a meeting in English.
You need a safe, relaxed place to practice!
You are a highly competent professional and you feel a huge gap between your native language self, and your English self. You hate this feeling of inadequacy. You say things like
"I feel stupid if I try to speak English."
You are a professional in your field and you want to start offering your services in English, too, but you're not sure you can handle talking to clients, or how to pitch your services.
The idea of talking about your business or your projects in English makes you feel insecure and like "you will sound silly".
Why Not Another Free group?
Because... Intention, my friend.
We are all part of free groups on social media we don't care about:
We care so little we don't even leave those groups when they aren't relevant to our lives anymore.
We don't want that.
We want to build a tribe of motivated people who have direction and purpose.
You hardly ever get excellence for nothing in life:
you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
This is a high value community.
I have years of expertise and education,
a plan to get you speaking, live events,
a supportive & welcoming network,
an exclusive space,
and regular chances to practice.
Live. With real people like you.
This is where English can become second nature for you.
We're launching a beta version now for a privileged access price of €50 monthly.
Cancel anytime,
as a founding member.
The target price will be between 90 and 100€/month after pre-launch.
Join us, look around, only stay if you like it!
You will get self-confidence, boldness and fun in return.
As you deserve.
FAQs
How is a group space more helpful for me than 1:1 personalised coaching?
4 reasons:
A. Speak with other real people (not just your coach)
B. Lower cost, less stress, real results
C. Go beyond language: have a safe space for practice and for discussing what might be holding you back.
And finally, D: Being part of a group is a lot more similar to real life speaking situations. It's just more realistic.
Plus... It's more fun for everyone! (And brain-friendly -- you won't feel as tired as you do after 1:1 classes.)
What exactly am I getting if I join the Joy Luck Café, then?
The purpose of this community is help you own your English: stop being afraid & anxious, start speaking fearlessly, having fun.
Live meeting twice a month to practice, connect & chill together
New speaking prompts every week, to practice on your own time in the weeks without a live meeting
A Telegram space, to send your voice notes to the group on the go, just like when you talk to your friends, and to hang out during Implemenetation weeks.
An invitation-only online space, away from social networks, to visit with intention. No bells, no distractions, no brain fog.
Monthly 1:1 coaching, on-demand and by reservation, for extra clarity or questions
Writing prompts, if you want to approach language from a quieter place, on your own
Mindset work with an International Coaching Federation-qualified Coach
Tailored materials, adapted to your interest
Access to your coach and community in your own exclusive online space, away from social media
A judgement-free space to make mistakes in, and ask any questions (no silly questions here)
A chance to finally lose your fear & accomplish your goals. In English.
All of this for a fraction of the investment you'd need to make to access 1:1 coaching... and just as effective. It's just a different way to solve the same problem. Getting you regular practice and a safe space to speak, and find your voice in English.
Can you actually help me get speaking after I've been to a million other courses?
I definitely can.
Are you willing to try something new?
How motivated are you to solve your problem?
And... How committed are you to your goal?
Our work will flow along three different tracks:
1) getting you to practice as often as possible, to help your brain build and fire up your neural connections (literally)
2) providing an environment that will make your brain relaxed, happy and receptive,
thanks to my multiple years of training as a language teacher, and in neuroscience-based language coaching.
3) while you are part of our space, you will often be asked questions to help you understand the way you and your learning work. Know yourself, and you will become the best lifelong learner possible.
If you can read and understand this website, but still freeze when you need to speak, my friend, I can guarantee to you that the problem here is DEFINITELY not that you haven't learned enough.
Let's explore, play and solve that riddle together :)
What does pre-launch mean, anyway?
It means we haven't officially launched The Joy Luck Café yet.
We are still fine-tuning our structure, our visuals, our communication, based on feedback from our first members... From you!
So, why should you care?
Here's why:
You get to shape the direction of the café as we create it, focusing on what members need most.
There are few of us here, for now... This means more attention for you.
It's affordable! 50 euro a month is a bargain for the amount of stuff you're getting!
The target price for this membership will rise to 90 or 100 euro soon.
My goal is to be known in the industry as the woman who can help people put the joy back into speaking English, drop their anxiety and help members know themselves better on the way,
so that they can one day become independent, confident, awesome polyglots,
and stop paying for a coach.
Become a founding member, and grow personally and professionally!
How do I cancel my subscription?
If you sign up as a founding member, you can cancel at anytime:
do it yourself, no questions asked, just like any subscription.
You will be able to do it from within our community space, automatically.
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