Guides to speaking with confidence
Practical guides for speaking a new language at work and in life: interviews, small talk, pronunciation, and the mistakes your first language causes.
Common English mistakes Indian speakers make, and fixes
Articles, word order, -ing with state verbs, isn't it tags and v/w sounds. Common English mistakes of Indian speakers, why they happen and how to fix them.
English mistakes Brazilian Portuguese speakers make
False friends like pretend and actually, I have 25 years, dropped subjects, extra vowels and th. Common Brazilian mistakes in English, with clear fixes.
How to practise English speaking alone, every day
Practical ways to practise speaking English on your own, with a 15-minute daily routine, a 7-day plan and a checklist to check yourself without a teacher.
IELTS Speaking practice with AI, a 4-week plan
A 4-week daily plan for IELTS Speaking using an AI chat partner, with the three test parts, the four band criteria and an honest look at what AI can't do.
Small talk at work in English, phrases that sound natural
How to start, keep going and politely end small talk at work in English, with phrases by register, safe topics, culture notes and a short practice plan.
Spanish pronunciation for English speakers, a guide
Spanish pronunciation for English speakers. Pure vowels, tapped and trilled r, b and v, soft d, stress and written accents, with drills to practise each sound.
How to stop translating in your head when you speak
Why you translate from your first language when you speak English, the mistakes it causes, and seven techniques plus a 3-week plan to start thinking in English.
Tell me about yourself, how to answer in English
A simple present, past, future structure for the interview question, three sample answers (engineer, nurse, sales) and the mistakes non-native speakers make.