"Whenever I’m in Prague, I’m too shy to speak."

One of my wonderful clients has been learning Czech for years. But whenever she visits Prague, she becomes so shy that she simply doesn’t speak.

“Whenever I’m in Prague, I’m so shy to speak that I just never get to practice.”

Part of the reason is that when she tries to speak Czech, people in her Czech family sometimes look confused or even laugh, and that makes her even more nervous to try again.

So when she joined my WhatsApp speaking group, her goal wasn’t perfect grammar.

Her goal was simply to say anything in Czech out loud.

Eight weeks later, she told me this:

“The WhatsApp course has been a good breakthrough for me. I got over a big hurdle just because I had to open my mouth and say something, and seeing that you actually understand me.”

And she added:

“At first, I was afraid to say anything in Czech. Now I’m not so afraid anymore. I say something, and I think a Czech person might actually understand me :) For me, this course is a big success.”

Are you in a similar situation?

Join me for an 8-week WhatsApp speaking challenge.

You’ll speak and listen to Czech every week in a structured, low-pressure way, get personalised feedback from me, and gradually stop freezing in real conversations.

If you’d like to join, send me a message, and I'll share the details. I'd love to see you there!

Eliška

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⭐ As a Czech language teacher and coach, I help expats in the Czech Republic speak Czech with confidence and joy, making them feel truly at home in their Czech community.

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