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La question :
How do you bring back the fun of regular wins, smash through the exhausting intermediate plateau, and feel like a fully grown person in French?
La solution :
Join forces with others learning French at your level, led by someone who’s been in your shoes!
Are you somewhere in the intermediate stage?
Use the following broad indicators to self-evaluate whether or not you’re at the right stage for the community!
If you’re still not sure afterwards, then apply anyway (it’s free) and I’ll be able to tell you on a call together.
- You can introduce yourself, order off a menu, talk about the weather, and ask questions about someone else but you get stuck or lost once it goes further than that.
- The amount of French you have in your head is greater than what you can say.
- You could go to a dinner party in French and contribute a little but mostly you listen.
- You can understand the majority of what we're saying in the following extract of a conversation class (even if not every word!)
Do you feel like your French progress has stalled?
- You’re done with the apps…
- Bored of the books...
- Demotivated in online classes...
- The pace of beginner-stage learning was intoxicating.
- That heady rush of learning new tricks, picking up new vocabulary every week.
- You hoped you’d be chatting easily with native French speakers in no time.
- But listening to French speakers in full flow (at breakneck speed) still feels tough.
- And you’re not picking up new things so quickly these days…
Welcome to the challenge of getting really good at French…
Here’s the secret: all intermediate French speakers feel their progress slowing down.
- You study something new, and the next day it’s gone…
- The trickiest grammar is beyond your grasp…
- Translating from English works, but only sometimes.
- At other times it trips you up – with embarrassing results.
The words you need aren’t in the textbooks…
- “I shouldn’t be making mistakes at this stage!” (False!)
- “Genuine, easy conversation is out of reach for me…” (It’s not!)
- “I started speaking French too late in life to get any better than this.” (Totally untrue…)
- “Short of moving to France, I’ll never improve.” (Living in France is not the secret to better French!)
- “I’ve hit my limit, and now I just hope I don’t get worse…” (Ne dis pas de bêtises !)
You feel frustrated, inadequate, and guilty for not working harder.
But I know you can do this. Because I’ve done it. And I’ve shown plenty of my students how to do it, too.
And I’m going to introduce you to an incredible community who will help you smash through those limiting beliefs.
Tu veux progresser, non ? Alors…
My biggest secret to improving your French:
seeking perfection is not the answer
You need new tricks, new tools, and new speaking partners…
Introducing:
The Confident French Speaker Community
Being in the CFSC means 12-month membership and includes:
3 step-by-step modules:
Module 1: Mindset Mastery
You’re struggling with confidence and feel like your French is stagnating. This module will teach you to understand what’s keeping you stuck and how to approach the challenge of overcoming the intermediate plateau.
Module 2: Speak with Confidence
When your mindset is set up for success, the speaking techniques in this module will propel your speaking ability towards new heights whether you’re on the your own, with one person, or many people.
Module 3: Rock that Routine
Now it’s time to put it all together regularly and repeatedly in order to build on all that momentum and, like a rockstar, rock your way to ultimate speaking confidence.
PLUS
12 months in the best French community for intermediates
Just some of the benefits cited by our members:
“Great to connect with others on the same journey, accountability for staying motivated, daily activities for your French, student-led speaking activities, and much more.“
PLUS
Small group conversation classes every 2 weeks
Every 2 weeks you get the chance to participate in a 60-75 minute group conversation class for extra, guided speaking practice. Get corrections, connect with your new friends, and test yourself in a safe space. A maximum of 8 people ensures everyone gets enough attention from Alex. Choose a time-slot that suits you.
PLUS an Exclusive Free bonus if you sign up now
3 LIVE monthly group coaching calls (value: 480€)
To accompany your progress through each module, Alex will be hosting 3 group coaching calls as part of the CFSC. Get your questions answered and connect with your fellow members on a deeper level as these sessions will be hosted in English.
Ça fonctionne ! But don't just take my word for it:
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41,000+ YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS
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9.16+ MILLION MINUTES WATCHED
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10,600+ INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS
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3,300+ FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS
The CFSC is led by a native English speaker who took his own French to the next level (just like you will…)
Qui est Alex ?
I’m a French language coach, YouTube video creator and native-English speaker with a passion for helping intermediate French-learners up their game.
I learned to speak fluent French as an adult (i.e. I’ve been where you are!)
Pourquoi créer la CFSC ?
I know first-hand what it’s like to feel like your French progress is slowing down in the intermediate stage…
New level, new devil, as the saying goes.
Or, to put it another way, your style of learning, as well as how you track and notice your own progress, has to change if you want to stay motivated. And to keep learning, motivation is key!
I wanted to offer my 3-pillared approach to getting through the intermediate plateau to a dedicated group of French learners, in a new kind of setting.
I’ve learned through teaching hundreds of driven students that nothing beats time with other committed French learners to turbo-charge your progress.
Frankly, I wish I had this when I was at a lower level!
“Motivation comes and goes and as a result progress can stop for weeks or months. With daily support and guidance, you can consistently move forward month after month.”
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Pay up front or spread payments over 2, or 4 months.
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Cost Comparison
Learning French can be expensive. But choosing the wrong path and wasting time costs far more.
- Language School 7,000€+ per year
- Private Lessons 2,600 - 4680€ per year
- The CFSC is just: 2,36€ per day
New Pay-In-Installments Option Added
Spread payment over 2 or 4 months. Membership for 1 year. Ask about it on your application call.
30-day Money Back Guarantee
We believe that you will absolutely get results from being a member and applying all the techniques in the course.
The truest way to get a sense of whether or not the CFSC is the right program for you is to try it out. If you're not satisfied for any reason in the first 30 days, we'll refund you 100%, no questions asked. (Ok, we may ask you why just so we can continue to improve things in the future, but you can still get your money back.)
CFSC membership brings you…
A proven framework for turning frustration and fear into confidence
Community support from other learners at your level
Regular conversation opportunities in groups and one-to-one
Accountability from having a schedule to adhere to
📙 The lessons will help you improve:
- Your speaking skills so you can hop from topic to topic without fear or embarrassment, using a few key phrases and a fresh attitude to learning. (You can join in, even when you don’t have the vocabulary you think you need)
- Your study success so you’re making the most of the time you put in to learning and improving your French, and tracking your intermediate progress (hint: it looks very different to beginner progress and requires a completely different approach)
- Your attitude…via the mental hacks every linguist needs to know to keep making progress.
I explain how to fine-tune your approach for maximum results, because confidence and self-belief is the key to seeing progress at the intermediate stage. - Your grammar, so you can get to grips with the slippery technicalities of where to put le, lui, leur, y, en etc in sentences, the subjunctive, the major past tenses, relative pronouns que, qui, dont, lequel…
🔑 The community will be where:
- You’ll connect with highly-driven intermediate French learners of different ages and from different countries who share your challenges. Available 24/7.
- You’ll reinforce what you learn by sharing your reflections, wins, experiences, and test your language skills in written and spoken form.
- You’ll get access to regular (every 2 weeks) Zoom calls to practise in real time, reinforce vocab and grammar, and socialise in French.
- You’ll be able to ask Alex questions and take part in exercises designed to keep everyone speaking and progressing.
- You’ll get confidence boosts whenever you share something positive or negative, because our members are amazing!
En bref. In short.
As a Franco-PHONE member you get:
- A 60-minute group call every 2 weeks to practise live and face-to-face, led by Alex
- Access to a video library of over 100 video lessons (and growing) i.e. everything you need to improve in all aspects of learning French…
- 24/7 access to member-exclusive community discussions
- Regular member-led online speaking sessions
Plus:
- Bonus: LIVE monthly coaching and Q&A calls on Zoom for members signing up in this round.
- Bonus set of grammar courses and exercises on topics all English-speaking intermediate students struggle with.
- Early access to all my YouTube videos
🗣 Speak better / Mieux parler
Practical, pragmatic tips for improving your spoken French.
- Including how to get more out of spoken French practice
- What to do when you don’t have the vocabulary you need to join in a group conversation
- How to get through a stalled conversation when you don't understand what your interlocuteury has said
- How to ensure you use every opportunity to speak French for maximum impact on your learning
📚 Study better / Mieux apprendre
- How to approach French study as an intermediate learner (it’s different than for a beginner!)
- How to set goals for your study so that you can see progress at a rate that feels motivating
- My personal, proven system (tested on myself and many of my 70+ students) for putting a time-limit on your goals (it works)
- How to challenge yourself, remain consistent, but keep your spirits and motivation high
- Plus how to use the accountability of a community to keep your progress moving forwards
Gain self-belief / Gagner confiance en toi
Gain self-belief / Gagner confiance en toi- As an intermediate learner your confidence (or lack thereof) is the key to your sense of progress and motivation
- I’ve spent years teaching expats in Francophone countries and French learners around the world to smash through the intermediate plateau via a change in attitude and mindset, and this is the content that will help you do the same
Alors, ready to join the Confident French Speaker Community?
Here's what my students have to say:
Learn real French, not textbook French
He got me to use new language in a way that was personal to me, and that meant I was using the French I needed, to talk about my own life."
Group learning = maximum results…
Also, Alex sets fantastic exercises on the live calls, and crowdsources the answers. You get everyone’s different thoughts, different ways of approaching the answers, and it helps so much with my learning. "
…from a teacher-coach who remembers what it’s like to learn
D'accord, but is it the right thing pour moi ?
The CFSC is for you if:
- You are beyond the beginner stage and don't feel able to progress and have meaningful, adult conversations.
- You feel alone on your journey and want to feel the benefits of learning with like-minded people.
- You feel anxious or nervous speaking French.
- You lack direction and don't know what to work on next.
But maybe not if:
- You can't yet comfortably have a basic conversation (e.g. who you are, where you live, and ask others similar questions).
- You are primarily looking for language classes to teach you grammar, vocabulary., and pronunication.
- You aren't interested in growing and helping others to grow.
FAQs
Classes occur between 9 am and 12 pm and between 4 pm and 7 pm (France time), Monday to Friday. Exact times depend on the day of the week and times are subject to change from one week to the next.
Every 2 weeks a new round of classes is announced and you are invited to book a spot in one of them. You don’t have to attend the same one every time.
Pas de soucis ! All calls are recorded and you will have access to the replays for as long as you are a member.
Every 2 weeks a new round of classes is announced and you are invited to book a spot in one of them. You don’t have to attend the same one every time.
If you’ve read everything above and you’re not sure, then hit the apply button anyway and come and meet me. I will tell you if the course is the right level for you.
You need to resonate with the problems and goals mentioned on this page and, ultimately, you need a minimum level of speaking and comprehension for the conversation classes to be of any benefit to you.
Once the course starts we recommend you follow each section, 1 week at a time. So, you would finish the material in 12 weeks.
However, you are free to go through each module as fast or as slow as you like.
In total you have 12 months access to everything.
French takes much repetition and reinforcement, and so you will likely go back and review lessons more than once.
The community is here to support you every steps of the way.
Yes, all members will be highly encouraged to follow the 12-week step-by-step curriculum. There are 3 modules (see higher up the page) and members will get access to each module one at a time.
Each week you will have one or more lesson to watch with an exercise to complete. Each builds on top of the last.
Each person defines what “improve” means to them.
In this course, we try to primarily “improve” our practical speaking skills and confidence.
Members find that by speaking to each in French, with or without guidance from Alex, they connect and feel understood on a deeper level than if they spoke with a native.
By speaking with other learners you can also exorcise key skills such as figuring out how to deal with potentially awkward situations like not understanding or getting stuck on a word. Both of which are common with natives but with more pressure!
Finally, our speaking classes are just a good activity to supplement the other speaking activities that you will develop during the program. So, you’ll have a nice mix of speaking partners, natives of French and English!
No problem! Apart from the group conversation calls every 2 weeks, module 2 gives you a variety of ways to find and stick to extra speaking practice.
Also: the Confidence French Speaker Community is an excellent way to connect with other intermediate speakers at your level, who will make ideal speaking practice partners. Extra-curricular practice is highly encouraged!
Your membership gives you access to a whole group of other French-speakers helping each other (i.e. offering corrections, and answering questions) in a constructive way, which is highly encouraged.
If you’re looking for feedback from me, Alex, there are three ways:
- Via the community discussions areas: I’ll be an active member of the group and participate in answering questions and offering help every day. While I can’t guarantee I’ll answer every single question, my students are well aware that I drop into the conversation on Discord most days and will always try to help members of CFSC when they’re stuck on something
- Via the group classes: questions, chat, thoughts and feedback from me will be on offer for everyone who attends the 60-75 minute group call each fortnight. There will be time for questions and feedback on these calls.
- Via direct message or email. However, since this is a group-based course I cannot promise to give detailed personalised help via this channel.
We offer a 30-day money back guarantee. If you aren’t satisfied for whatever reason just send us a message before the end of the first 30 days and you’ll receive a full refund.
For the people who scroll to the end…
En bref :
- Being an Intermediate French learner can start to feel like going nowhere, fast
- Speaking practice is essential for continued progress but you might not have anyone to talk to
- Support and motivation are the keys to keeping you on track
- The best way to turbo-charge your French progress is to surround yourself with other motivated learners at your level
The Confident French Speaker Community is a community of driven, intermediate francophones
- 24/7 community-exclusive discussions for support and chat and writing practice
- 60-minute live calls every 2 weeks for speaking practice
PLUS you get a library of proven educational content to target the four key areas keeping you stuck at the plateau intermediaire
- Exclusive video lessons with supporting exercises and worksheets
- Habits that are instrumental to long term success and enjoyment with French.
- You’ll learn to plan your study and set goals that support you at the intermediate level
- You’ll get practical speaking help relevant to English-speakers that you can customise for your situation and goals.
- You’ll acquire the mindset of an advanced linguist – so nothing can stand in the way of your learning…
Alors, are you ready to join us?
The first step is a free, relaxed chat to assess your suitability for the course.