LIVE MASTERCLASS: Why You Understand English… But Still Can't Speak (And How to Finally Fix It)

0:00 Yay.

0:03 [laughter]

0:03 I'll [clears throat] start by telling you guys my story.

0:05 What actually changes your English?

0:09 So, first let me introduce myself.

0:11 Obviously, I'm Tiyana, Tiyana Ortiz.

0:14 You guys know me as Miss Honey.

0:17 I've always taught English to online students from around the world

0:22 since since I turned 18, so for 5 years now.

0:27 What I noticed about most of my students and the same

0:30 problem that they had was that they would study English for years.

0:35 They would come to my classes and say "Teacher,

0:39 I've been studying grammar and going to English classes

0:42 for 5 to 10 years and I still have trouble speaking.

0:48 I can understand, but I can't speak." Um that was always the issue.

0:53 I don't know why I can't speak yet.

0:56 And it's because you're not speaking.

1:02 [laughter] It's always I've always said speaking is the only way to speak.

1:07 You can't speak if you don't speak.

1:09 There's no other way to reach fluency.

1:12 When you're learning to speak a new language,

1:14 you're going to make mistakes and it's the only way.

1:18 And I, in my English lessons, have always applauded mistakes.

1:23 So, this this particular student is very

1:26 interesting because she didn't speak very much English.

1:31 Um but she still spoke all the time.

1:35 She didn't know much English,

1:37 but she would just speak and speak and speak to the point where

1:42 she would make so many mistakes and I would correct her every time.

1:49 She would continue to make them and I would continue to correct her.

1:54 But instead of feeling down when she

1:58 heard those mistakes she would just keep talking.

2:06 [gasps] And I remember just after 3 months of speaking with her twice

2:10 a week and she improved faster than any other student that I've ever had.

2:18 But it's because she wasn't scared of making mistakes.

2:24 She went from level A2 to B1 in 3 months.

2:29 The biggest problems my students would encounter were

2:33 not having a safe space to practice feeling too

2:37 shy or scared to start not being able

2:41 to find the motivation to join lessons and speak.

2:45 And the biggest one, of course,

2:47 not having enough money to pay for weekly or daily speaking lessons.

2:53 I've always loved teaching English because my students

2:58 always felt so comfortable speaking with me.

3:01 And they always told me how grateful they were to have found me a very kind,

3:07 fun, patient teacher who doesn't focus on grammar rules and homework.

3:14 Someone who just focuses on speaking.

3:17 I would just speak the entire lesson and I

3:21 would correct them and I would connect with them.

3:25 Because that connection made the conversation so much more comfortable.

3:31 When I had my TikTok account, I started teaching online.

3:35 Um but I realized sooner or later that there are so many

3:41 of you and only one of me and I can't teach all of you.

3:47 I just don't have enough time.

3:49 And that's exactly how my community came to be.

3:54 Because I didn't just want another English course.

3:58 I wanted a place where you would speak.

4:02 All of these teachers, they sell courses.

4:05 They say this course is going to help you learn English.

4:07 You're going to learn English with this.

4:09 Which might be true, you might learn English.

4:12 But to speak English is very different than just learning.

4:18 [laughter] So, if you want to speak English, you need to speak it.

4:21 You need a safe space where you feel

4:23 comfortable speaking like my students had with me.

4:27 A place that feels human.

4:30 Not like a classroom.

4:32 A place where you don't feel judged or rushed

4:36 or overwhelmed where you just feel motivated to keep learning.

4:43 So, I wanted to create a space where English learners could have a safe

4:50 space to practice feel confident and comfortable

4:54 to start cuz it's hard to start,

4:57 like I said, when you're not good at something,

4:59 it's very difficult to be a beginner.

5:03 To find the motivation to join lessons

5:05 and speak even when you're feeling unmotivated or tired.

5:10 That's what this community is about, motivating each other.

5:15 Posting your wins, your achievements and sharing them with each

5:19 other to keep inspiring others to do the same.

5:23 And of course, I wanted them to be able to afford to pay.

5:28 Speaking and learning is for everyone.

5:33 This is for you, no matter where you're

5:36 from or how much money you have you belong here.

5:42 Um the only way you will ever become fluent in in English and get a higher

5:47 salary and more job opportunities and travel wherever

5:53 you dream in the world make international friends,

5:58 watch movies and series and YouTube videos in English it's by speaking.

6:04 So, I created just the place for you to do so.

6:08 Because conversation clubs are the closest thing to real life.

6:13 Where you're not memorizing you're using the language.

6:19 You're not studying alone you're interacting with real people.

6:25 And this method works because it's very simple.

6:29 Um you speak you make mistakes, you get corrected, and you improve.

6:35 Speaking English brings lots of opportunities and that's just the truth.

6:40 And the question is not if it brings opportunities,

6:44 it's whether you'll be ready or not.

6:47 A place where you're surrounded by other English learners [snorts]

6:55 teachers who guide you correct you and create a safe space for you to learn.

7:03 Daily, weekly, and monthly dynamics that keep you motivated.

7:09 And a place where speaking English is ex- is exciting.

7:14 It's not scary or boring.

7:18 It's very exciting.

7:22 [laughter] And of course, like I said earlier,

7:24 you would normally be paying $25 for a class.

7:29 Say one class per week.

7:31 In a month, that's $100.

7:34 And in a year, that's $1,200.

7:37 And yeah, that's very expensive.

7:41 So, now let me show you guys this community that I have.

7:46 Here in the community is where everybody interacts.

7:50 This is where the motivation and um getting inspired by other learners happens.

7:58 So, everyone in the community posts in here almost daily.

8:03 So, we have tips.

8:05 We have lots more to see here.

8:07 Now, inside of the classroom,

8:08 here you're going to find all the valuable resources

8:11 for you to practice your English with activities for each

8:14 of my videos and transcripts for you to translate

8:17 into your own language and the PDF, of course.

8:22 Then we have the calendar.

8:24 This is where we have all of our conversation clubs.

8:28 So, as you can see, there's a lot.

8:30 There will be more as more people join,

8:32 but this is how many we have at the moment.

8:35 Which is um I'm pretty sure it's 18 conversation clubs per week.

8:42 So, this is where you practice speaking with teachers

8:45 and other English learners from around the world.

8:49 And there's lots of different teachers,

8:51 lots of different topics and it's a really fun place to be.

8:55 Here.

8:56 All right, so these are the prices for the English

8:59 community that I am about to give you access to.

9:02 One quick note about pricing.

9:05 If you choose the annual plan it comes with a 50% or sorry,

9:11 57% discount compared to the monthly plan.

9:16 So, yeah, basically you're paying for 4 months, but getting 12.

9:20 This 57% discount equals to $16 per month,

9:24 which is so much better and so much cheaper than what we were mentioning

9:28 before for a normal regular speaking lesson

9:31 with a teacher weekly, once per week.

9:34 That ends up being $1,200 per year.

9:40 And for this one, $199 is just a steal for starting to speak English.

9:47 You get all the resources unlocked instantly and everything

9:52 in the monthly plan but with the best price for committed learners.

9:57 Also, with the annual plan, you get a a bonus.

10:00 Also, the platform automatically adds VAT

10:03 or local taxes for international members, depending on your country.

10:08 So, just be sure to check this before you pay the full price.

10:12 Check how much it adds in taxes for you.

10:15 And once you join, remember,

10:17 your price stays locked forever as long as you remain a member.

10:24 So, every time I launch, the price will go up.

10:28 It will keep going up every time I launch,

10:30 but if you join now, your price stays locked.

10:34 So, I know I have My community is from all around the world,

10:39 so I know you guys need to a little look at another price that isn't US dollars.

10:45 You can try it out for a month, and if you don't like it, you can leave.

10:49 Even if you don't like it, $39 is something that you would pay

10:54 for one or two lessons with an English teacher.

10:58 Now, this is what you pay for a full month of English speaking clubs.

11:04 Are they by levels?

11:06 So, no, the conversation clubs are not by levels because in real life,

11:11 you have English conversations with people who have different levels than you.

11:17 So, speaking to someone with a higher level

11:19 is going to improve your English, but also,

11:22 it's going to help the person with a higher level of English to help you.

11:27 I don't want to make mistake, but it is the only way.

11:29 That's right.

11:30 It is the only way.

11:35 [bell] Ooh, welcome, guys.

11:36 Let me say hi to you.

11:37 Okay.

11:38 Welcome, Ayhan.

11:39 You joined for a full year.

11:41 Welcome, welcome.

11:42 Thank you for joining.

11:44 Roicy de la Cruz, welcome, welcome.

11:47 Thank you for joining.

11:48 Brian Alcantar, welcome.

11:50 Thank you for joining, too.

11:52 I can't wait to meet you guys inside the community.

11:55 Oh, one more thing.

11:56 Sorry, I forgot to mention this.

11:57 It's super important.

11:59 So, on Sunday, when I'm closing the community,

12:03 I'm going to have a welcome call for all the new members.

12:06 So, I'll talk to all the new members who

12:07 are joining this week um on Sunday, April 26th.

12:12 All right, it's it's very And everybody's so sweet, guys.

12:16 I swear you're going to love them.

12:17 Amazing.

12:18 And what Like, these conversation clubs are just places

12:22 to connect and make friends and learn, and I absolutely love them.

12:27 Sel, Paola, Larima, bienvenidas.

12:32 Welcome, welcome.

12:34 I'm so happy to have you guys here.

12:36 All right, I have to go because I'm so hungry.

12:40 I have to go.

12:42 But, of course, thank you guys for joining.

12:46 All right, I'll see you guys later.

12:49 Thank you for joining.

12:51 Bye.