The method
Oral French method for adults, learn by speaking from minute one. Most methods teach you about French. Mine teaches you to speak it. That nuance changes everything. From your first lesson, you build 20+ sentences yourself, without opening a single notebook.
How it works
50 minutes, three phases, one goal: get you speaking. No rigid lesson plan. No administrative objectives to tick. Just natural, cumulative progression that turns each lesson into a small victory.
What you learned last time is consolidated before moving forward. No "do you remember last week?". You live the material again, orally, by speaking.
I introduce a new element: a verb, a turn of phrase, an invisible rule. And without realizing, you use it. You don't memorize: you produce.
A Notion recap, an audio kit with my voice, and above all the tangible satisfaction of having moved forward. No homework. Your brain works on its own between lessons.
What it is and what it isn't
I prefer being clear from the start. If any of these "no's" is a dealbreaker for you, my method isn't the right one.
Everything goes through speaking. Like when you were a child. Like when it actually works.
No dictation, no written exercises. You speak first, you write later if you want.
Each element builds on the last. Nothing left to chance. Grammar settles naturally into your sentences.
After every class, I send you a Notion recap and recordings of my voice to review pronunciation at your pace.
I use a real-time shared whiteboard so you can see key words without breaking the conversation flow.
We don't recite vocabulary lists. We understand the logic. We use it. It sticks.
I speak fluent English and Spanish. I can anchor an explanation in what you already know if necessary.
No homework. Your free time is yours. Everything happens during the lesson.
Is this method for you
FAQ
But nothing replaces trying it. One first lesson. 50 minutes. No pressure. You'll see what it's like, speaking French from the first minute, without notebooks, homework, or grades.
Book my first lesson, $80 →The speak-first (or oral-first) method prioritizes spoken expression over writing from the first lesson. Unlike traditional methods starting with grammar rules and written exercises, it proposes active immersion: the student speaks, builds sentences, makes mistakes, corrects, and develops natural fluency. Inspired by how we learn our mother tongue, through listening and practice, without textbooks.
Grammar is still present, but anchored in real speech rather than abstract rules. This avoids the classic problem of students who "know the rule" but can't speak. By producing structures before naming them, you build lasting linguistic reflexes. The rules come second, once your brain has already internalized the logic.
Yes, it adapts to absolute beginners and advanced learners alike. For beginners, we start with very simple sentences that the student builds themselves from lesson one. For intermediate and advanced, we work on fluency, precise pronunciation, cultural nuance, specialized vocabulary. The advantage of oral work is that it automatically adjusts to the person in front of you.
With regular private lessons (1-2 per week) and active oral practice, a motivated adult can reach conversational fluency (B1-B2) in 6 to 12 months. The most dramatic progress often happens between lessons 10 and 30. For advanced (C1-C2), count on average 18 to 24 months of regular practice, ideally with cultural immersion (films, music, travel).