🌿 French Club Montréal — Informal French Get-Together (14 spots only) 🌿

☕ French Club Montréal — Informal French Meet-Up (16 spots only)

As part of the Montréal Immersion Experience, we are opening a special informal gathering to local members and visitors who would like to join us for a relaxed hour of conversation in French.

This is not a class and not a structured workshop.

Instead, this is a simple, friendly meet-up designed to create natural conversations — the way French is actually used in everyday life.

We will meet at Resto Végo St-Denis for an easygoing coffee-hour conversation.

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What to expect

• Relaxed conversations in French
• A welcoming, low-pressure atmosphere
• A mix of immersion participants and local French Club members
• Gentle guidance if needed — but no formal teaching
• Real interaction and spontaneous discussion

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This event is ideal if you want to:
practice speaking in a comfortable environment
meet other French learners and international participants
build confidence using French socially

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Who is this for?

Recommended level: A2 to B2
You do not need perfect French. Mistakes are normal and expected — participation matters more than accuracy.

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Location

Resto Végo St-Denis
1720 rue Saint-Denis, Montréal
Participants may order a coffee or drink if they wish. Everyone orders and pays individually.

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Time

11:10 am – 12:10 pm
Please arrive on time so we can enjoy the full hour together.

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Limited to 12 participants

We are intentionally keeping the group small so conversations remain natural and everyone has the opportunity to speak.

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Spirit of the event

The goal is simple: talk, listen, connect, and experience French as a living social language — not as a classroom exercise.

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Hi. Welcome. I’m François Normandeau, founder of The French Club.

We have over 8,000 members in 18 MeetUp groups around the world (New York, Paris, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Dallas, Montreal, Atlanta, Mumbai, Chicago, Sydney, Toronto, Washington DC, Tokyo, Vancouver).

If you want the same thing most adults want, a clear path to real, practical French you can actually use when speaking, then this is the right place!

And your free gift is ready: the full A1 French course (50 modules), now available on our platform. It’s the equivalent of 1,200+ pages of explanations, examples, exercises, and homework, with extras like audio and video to help you build pronunciation and real speaking reflexes. No catch, no gimmick, no obligation, no credit card needed.

Start here:
https://www.frenchclub.net/

To unlock it, two quick steps:
1. Create your account.
2. Enroll in the Free Plan (the A1 course is included in the free plan, but it requires enrollment).

Step-by-step guide (account setup + free A1 enrollment):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fSyoLZDxM2QdHXO0TnDh1UVFP_QjWTXA1Hj-qwcIIMM/

Once you’re in, begin with Module 1 right away.
The goal is momentum, not perfection.

What The French Club is

The French Club is a global community of French learners with live events on Meetup and a structured learning platform on frenchclub.net.

We focus on real-world fluency through:

• Structured courses from A1 to B2 (50 modules per level).
• Skill workshops that fix the real sticking points (pronunciation, listening speed, writing accuracy, confidence, etc.).
• Conversation events (A1 to B2), including practice sessions and student-led events.
• Small-group immersion experiences.

Meetup is where you’ll discover and join live events.

Our site frenchclub.net is where your learning path is organized in one place (courses, materials, and enrollment).

See you at an event soon !! ツ

— François Normandeau
Founder, The French Club

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Links

The French Club — Academic Program Spring 2026:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xKGaWnqk2GOAXTduhpj0etXgXU7DNE_eML2GFgP52VU/

Website + free A1 course: https://www.frenchclub.net/

Meetup hub: https://www.meetup.com/pro/learning-speaking-french/

Welcome video: https://vimeo.com/1148335419

Substack: https://substack.com/@frenchclub