Fluency School — Is It Right for You?

Answers to FAQS

Is Fluency School the Right fit for you?
I believe you should feel 100% confident in your choice to join Fluency School™️.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When is Fluency School available? I want to join.

Fluency School is an 8-week program offered 2 times per year.

You can find the upcoming course dates and get all the details by joining our Fluency School Waitlist.

 

Important Details:

The program includes 6 learning modules, 2 weeks of review practice, live workshops, and more throughout the live experience.

Our All Access and VIP programs have a limited number of spots available. As a result, these programs sell out quickly.

👉 These programs are limited to keep your Fluency School experience intimate and meaningful. In Fluency School, you are not one of the thousands… we know your name, we know your story, and we know what you need for support.

 

If you have limited time or cannot join our All Access / VIP Programs, we also after our Essential Program with the core learning content, weekly progress journals, and weekly group coaching with Annemarie

Joining our waitlist is not a guarantee that you will have a spot in the course. When you join the waitlist, you’ll receive updates about the next course and will receive a notification the moment registration is open.

How does Fluency School work?

Fluency School is an 8-week online program.

We have 6 core learning modules with videos you can watch at any time and downloadable worksheets to personalize what you learn.

Every week, we open a new learning module. We do this to provide a step-by-step approach so you can learn and practice without overwhelm.

Within these 8 weeks, we also include 2 implementation or review weeks. We want to make sure you have all the time you need to master the confidence and fluency-building skills you’ll learn in Fluency School.

Throughout the program, we include a variety of live practice sessions including:

  • Hot Seat* Coaching with Annemarie (All Students)
  • Workshops with Fluency Coaches (All Access & VIP Only)
  • Conversation Practice (All Access & VIP Only)

*In the Hot Seat Coaching with Annemarie, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and get feedback if you sign up for a hot seat.

This means you’ll get to ask your question and practice with Annemarie for 10-15 minutes during the coaching session.

Other students will be present in the workshop.

Questions/requests for hot seat practice can be submitted in advance using our Hot Seat Question Form. ✍️

Even if you don’t submit a question or don’t get a hot seat during the session, there is a lot you can learn from watching Annemarie work with fellow students.

The Hot Seat Coaching sessions are 60 minutes long, which means 4-5 students will be selected for Hot Seats during each session.

These sessions are recorded so students can rewatch as needed.

Is this course live? What if I can't join live sessions?

As a Fluency School student, you have lifetime access to all the learning modules including training videos, worksheets, and our Fluency School bonus materials, including the Resource Library.

 

All Students

Weekly live coaching with Annemarie happens during the 8-week program, which we offer 2 times per year.

All coaching sessions are recorded. These are available inside the course so you can watch them at any time.

👉 If you have limited time or prefer self-study, our Essential program would be an ideal fit for you!

 

All Access & VIP Students

In addition, to live coaching with Annemarie, you can join 

  • Workshops with Fluency Coaches* (2 per week)
  • Casual Conversation practice (weekly)

*All workshops are recorded. These are available inside the course so you can watch them at any time.

What is the live session schedule?

You can view the most current live schedule here: Fluency School Live Schedule

Will I get feedback in Fluency School?

All Students

In Fluency School, you can join Annemarie for Hot Seat Coaching every week, which includes the opportunity to ask questions or practice with feedback.

The Hot Seat Coaching sessions are 60 minutes long, which means 4-5 students will be selected for Hot Seats during each session.

You also have weekly Progress Journals that teach you how to track your progress + identify mistakes and opportunities for improvement. Plus you can ask questions in our discussion forum any time.

 

All Access & VIP

Our All Access and VIP students will also have the opportunity to join 2 live workshops with our Fluency Coaches every week.

During these workshops, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and practice in small groups with your peers. Our coaches spend time with each small group to provide guidance and feedback.

Although the standard Fluency School program does not include personalized feedback, your weekly Progress Journals teach you how to track your progress + identify mistakes and opportunities for improvement.

Plus you can ask questions in our discussion forum any time.

VIP Students

If you are looking for weekly personalized feedback + small group classes with Annemarie, please review our VIP Fluency School Program.

This includes everything in the All Access program PLUS

  • 2 small group classes per week with Annemarie (limited to 5 students per class)
  • Personalized feedback every week from your dedicated Fluency Coach
Is the Student Community a Facebook group? I'm not on Facebook.
No, we do not use Facebook in Fluency School. We understand that many of our students no longer use Facebook.

We’ve created our own private Student Community so all students can fully participate and benefit.

I've tried other courses. How is Fluency School different?

Since 2016, we’ve helped hundreds of students gain true confidence and fluency. Everything taught in Fluency School comes from more than 20 years of teaching experience.

Here are several reasons Fluency School is different and why it works:

A Proven Track Record of Success

Annemarie has offered Fluency School to students in more than 80 countries since 2016 and the course regularly sells out in less than 1 hour. Course after course, students have succeeded in sharpening their accuracy, improving fluence, and gaining lasting confidence.

You Centered

While Fluency School is a group program, there are multiple opportunities to personalize what you learn. Moreover, the experience will teach you how to identify your strengths in English so you no longer have to waste time or feel stressed. And, instead, you’ll be able to focus on what you need the most with guidance and support from Annemarie and the Fluency School Team.

Speaking Practice + Lifelong Strategies for Success

Fluency School combines lifelong strategies with real-life speaking practice and progress journals you can use to self-evaluate, correct, and improve your speaking.

In Fluency School you’ll join Annemarie for group coaching workshops with the opportunity to practice plus 10 speaking challenges.

Our goal is for you to develop lifelong habits that enable you to master the skill of speaking with fluency and clarity, gaining the confidence to communicate in English permanently.

Fluency-Focused

Fluency School focuses on skills that contribute to fluency, flow, and clarity when speaking. And you get the practice you need to not just learn those skills but be empowered to use them.

 

How much time do I need to complete Fluency School? I have a busy schedule.

Because you have lifetime access, you can go through each module with us week-by-week or go slower at your own pace. You’ll never lose access to the course materials and you can rejoin us any time you want.

Most of our students have full-time jobs, families, hobbies, and other commitments. Some even go on vacation or travel for work during Fluency School. We created Fluency School to be flexible and with the support that will help you stay on track.

When you join Fluency School, you’ll get immediate access to our Formula for Success Bonus — a 4-part training that will help you prepare for a successful experience, including how to make time for Fluency School even with a busy schedule.

We recommend you complete this bonus training before Fluency School starts so you’re 100% ready from Day 1.

 

👉 Essential Program Students

Our Essential Program is perfect for students with limited time or who prefer a self-study approach. 

For the Essential Program, we recommend 3-4 hours per week to

  • Watch the core learning content
  • Complete your progress check speaking tasks
  • Contribute to your weekly progress journal
  • Join Annemarie for Group Coaching

 

👉 All Access and VIP Students

To fully participate in the live program, we recommend a minimum of 5-6 hours a week to

  • Watch the core learning content
  • Complete your progress check speaking tasks
  • Contribute to your weekly progress journal
  • Join Annemarie for Group Coaching
  • Join Workshops with Fluency Coaches
  • Join Annemarie for Small Group Classes (VIP ONLY)

 

What if it's not for me? Can I get a refund?

Our Cancellation and Refund Policy

Please read carefully.

I’m fully committed to helping you speak with confidence so you can say what you want and express yourself in English.

Try Fluency School for 7 days. If you join the Fluency School course for 1 week and do all the work but don’t find value in the course, we will provide a refund.

👉 To get a 100% refund, you must do all the work in Module 1. This includes attending live sessions and completing your first Speaking Challenge during Week 1 of Fluency School.

👉 The deadline for refund requests + demonstration of completing the work in Module 1 is within the first 7 days, ending at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the 7th of the Fluency School course start date.

👉 No refunds or cancellations will be issued after the next day begins. No exceptions.

👉 This refund policy applies to all payment plans. If you fail to cancel your payment during the refund period, you will be required to complete all remaining payments.

If you request a refund, please include details of the work you completed in Module 1.

Joining Fluency School means you must commit and give your time to do the work. 

 

We share our Risk-Free Guarantee on our Fluency School webpages, our Fluency School registration/payment page, and in our registration confirmation emails to make sure you’re fully aware of our policy before joining the program.

Also, we publish the times of our Fluency School workshops and share with students how much time they should invest in Fluency School before registration opens so that students are certain they can commit to the Fluency School schedule before joining.

I take the course seriously and I have a very high standard of commitment, support, and engagement for results-oriented learning.

I know if you participate in the course, you will get the results you need.

But if you do all the work in Module 1 and decide the course isn’t valuable to you, I will provide you with a full 100% refund. All you need to do is send your request via email and provide the work you’ve done for Module 1.

Reminder: the deadline for refund requests + demonstration of completing the work in Module 1 is within the first 7 days of the Fluency School course start date.

No refunds or cancellations will be issued after the next day begins.

👉 This refund policy applies to all payment plans. If you fail to cancel your payment during the refund period, you will be required to complete all remaining payments.

What kind of progress can I make? How fast?
Within the very first week, you’re likely to experience progress with a better understanding of how to start and continue conversations in English. And you’ll have successful conversations with your Fluency School peers.

As you continue through the program, the biggest breakthroughs typically come in Weeks 3 and 4. Students experience bursts of confidence with newfound clarity and flow.

By the end of Fluency School, you’ll be having in-depth, meaningful conversations with ease — even on topics you’ve never discussed before in English.

All of this is possible for you when you show up every week, participate in the program, and do the work.

As with any new skill, learning requires time and practice. The more time and effort you put in, the greater your progress.

How do I know if I have the right English level?
Good news! If you regularly watch Annemarie’s Confident English lessons and you understand them, then you’re right where you need to be.

Fluency School was specifically designed for international English language users with an intermediate level of English or above. At this level, you already have a strong foundation in English grammar and vocabulary, but what you need is to learn to speak English naturally and fluently.

I know you’ve been learning English for years. And you feel stuck. Getting unstuck is exactly what Fluency School will help you do.

There are two ways you can be sure that you have the right level for Fluency School:

  1. Do I have the Right Level for Fluency School? Self-Assessment. I created this self-assessment so you can quickly identify if you have the right level. Simply click on the document and complete the assessment. It will take 5 minutes.
  2. If you’ve taken online level placements, the TOEFL or IETLS, then these levels would be perfect for participating in Fluency School:
  • Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate
  • B1+ to C1
  • TOEFL Score: 60 and above
  • IELTS Score: 5 and above

According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), this means you should be able to do the following when you speak English:

Can deal with most situations likely to arise while traveling in an area where the language is spoken. Can enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events).

Can connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, my dreams, hopes, and ambitions. Can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. Can narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe my reactions.

If that description is correct for you, then Fluency School is a perfect fit. You can read a complete description of a B1 level here

NOTE: If you are a beginner English speaker or at a level lower than intermediate, Fluency School is not the right fit for you.

How are the ESSENTIAL, ALL-ACCESS, and VIP Programs different?

The ESSENTIAL Program is best for students who enjoy self-learning. In the ESSENTIAL program, students have access to all the learning content + progress journals + the Fluency School Discussion Forum + Live Coaching with Annemarie.

The Coaching with Annemarie is hot seat coaching which includes the opportunity to ask questions or practice with feedback. The Hot Seat Coaching sessions are 60 minutes long, which means 4-5 students will be selected for Hot Seats during each session.

 

The ALL-ACCESS Program includes everything in the ESSENTIAL Program PLUS the opportunity to join 2 live workshops with our Fluency Coaches every week.

During these workshops, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and practice in small groups with your peers. Our coaches spend time with each small group to provide guidance and feedback.

All Access Students can also join Casual Conversation Practice Groups at the end of each week.

 

The VIP Program is a more personal and intensive experience for accelerated progress.

This program includes everything in the Fluency School course PLUS

  • 12 Small group classes with Annemarie
  • Weekly personal feedback from a Fluency Coach

The VIP Program offers students an exclusive opportunity to work with Annemarie. These classes are the most personalized and intimate classes Annemarie currently offers.

VIP students will Annemarie for 2 small group classes per week for each learning module. Each class is limited to 5 students. These small group classes maximize speaking practice and provide the opportunity for immediate feedback from Annemarie in the classroom.

There are a total of 12 small group classes in Fluency School.

Plus, VIP students get in-depth, personalized feedback from our Fluency Coaches per week for each learning module. The feedback highlights areas of strength and opportunities for improvement along with suggestions on how to make continued progress.

The investment for our VIP Program is $1697 with one full payment (save $157). We also offer a monthly plan of $463.50 x 4 months for a total of $1854. Monthly payments are made automatically.

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Fluency School™️ was created by Annemarie, the founder of Speak Confident English, to help international women develop confidence and fluency in English. The course includes unique strategies specifically designed for shy, introverted students.

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