🧠 Guided English Practice - Online, Only for Serious Learners

UPDATE - IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ BEFORE TOMORROW'S LANGUAGE EXCHANGE

I'm so happy you signed up for this event!

We're ~600 attendees and, as I already mentioned in the description of this event (below), Zoom limits the room at 100 people.

So, only the first 100 who join will get their seats!

If you don't get in no worries, please sign up for the other options I published:

1. Sun 6 Sept, 11:00–12:30 - https://www.meetup.com/language-exchange-learning-only-for-serious-learner/events/316406873/
2. Fri 11 Sept, 12:00–13:30 - https://www.meetup.com/language-exchange-learning-only-for-serious-learner/events/316406879/
3. Fri 11 Sept, 15:00–16:30 - https://www.meetup.com/language-exchange-learning-only-for-serious-learner/events/316406885/

Also, until now, everything happened only during the sessions. That's changing.

After many requests from people we met, we just started a community!

I've just opened two places where you can find us between events:
1) WhatsApp - announcements only. Things like when the next session is or other important updates.
https://chat.whatsapp.com/CmaIu3qXTIH3SgXvTSyxKc

2) Discord - where the practice happens between sessions: writing exercises organized by topics and level (A1–C1) and a place to find a practice partner:
https://discord.gg/wKZKWx5Ex

Both are brand new, so they're small right now.

You're early so you get the chance to build this together with us!

See you there

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I've tried the online language exchanges.

Twenty people in a call, three of them talking, everyone else a black square pretending their microphone is broken. Or a Discord server where you're supposed to "just jump in" with strangers and nobody ever does. Forty-five minutes in, I'd said maybe nine sentences.
I didn't need another call. I needed to actually get better in the language.
So I built the format I wanted 👉:

1. No big room. You're never in a group of twenty. You're in a breakout room with one person, and that's it.
2. Only one language: English. You sign up with your language and your level. Everyone around you is learning the same thing.
3. In pairs. New partner, new energy. No closed groups, nobody drifting off. You talk for the full hour.
4. Materials and setup. Prompts and materials are provided for the speaking parts. For the writing part we provide a free mobile app that supports your practice - downloading it is completely optional and you can attend without it.
5. You leave with your cheatsheets. During the session you'll use tools that correct what you couldn't say, so you can review it afterwards. You finish with a written record of a real practice session you can actually read back and learn from.

Why online is better for the writing part: in person, typing on your phone is awkward.

Here you've got a keyboard and both hands. This is where most of the real correction happens.
This is not a social call. It's for people who are serious about learning and tired of talking into the void. If you're here to learn, you'll fit right in - if you're not, this probably isn't for you.

Warning ⚠️:

• Cameras on. This is conversation practice. You can't practise talking to a black rectangle, and neither can your partner
• Use headphones: without them the echo makes pair work painful for whoever you're talking to
• Intro and setup can take about 10 minutes: so expect a full hour of actual practice after that.
• Please only RSVP if you'll come

Logistics 🗺️:

• Zoom - link goes out to confirmed attendees one hour before we start
• Join from a laptop if you can. Phone works for speaking, but you'll want a keyboard for the writing section
• Somewhere reasonably quiet, so your partner can hear you

At the end of the event, there will be a promotion of the app we're building. Optional for those that are interested.

Zoom limit room: 100 people.