🎉It's here! A new way to dramatically improve your Chinese speaking skills
Learn to speak like Mandarin like a Pro
Hi there,
I’m so excited to share this with you.
It’s is something we've been working on for over three months.
And it could be just what you've been looking for.
Introducing: RTM Conversation Pro!
(We call it “RTM Pro” for short)
I created RTM Pro because learners of Mandarin like you and I can lose their spoken language skills quickly unless they practise regularly.
But often there's nowhere to practise, and no one to practise with.
And, if you're anything like me, all it needs is a couple of weeks without speaking and your language skills start to decline.
That's because one of the biggest challenges as a learner of Mandarin is speaking: it’s tough enough to get to that illusive feeling of being “fluent”, and even harder to stay there. Let alone being able to converse with native speakers.
It’s a continuous battle to not forget what you’ve learned, AND apply and integrate into your daily conversations, all while navigating the language in real time.
But it’s not rocket science either.
Getting good at speaking is all about practice and discipline. Life can often get in the way, though, so you're not able to:
Dedicate time to study
Force yourself to speak
Progress beyond what you’ve learned
Get over the fear of saying things wrong
Find the opportunity to converse in Chinese
Talk about topics you’re not familiar with (filled with new vocab)
“RTM Pro provides a full immersive experience. Highly recommended.” (a Pro member)
RTM Pro will help motivate you, inspire you, and gently push you to overcome these challenges through weekly live group calls in Mandarin.
I'm lucky, because I've had the opportunity to get good at speaking Mandarin through having a day job that requires me to speak Chinese every day.
I've managed to keep my speaking skills going even though I haven't lived in the Chinese speaking world for a long time now.
I realise that many people don't have the opportunity to speak Mandarin every day. So I decided to create RTM Pro to give you a space to stretch your speaking muscles and stay accountable with a group of learners who share similar goals.
RTM Pro does this through weekly online group discussions in Mandarin, guided by native speakers, about current affairs and news stories happening in China, and the wider Chinese speaking world.
Discussions are based on the RTM multi-media content published weekly, allowing you to put what you’ve learned through our fantastic resources into action.
With just a little effort from you to prepare and participate in RTM Pro sessions regularly, you will quickly improve your Mandarin speaking skills by:
Having a continuous study rhythm, and discipline to prepare for sessions.
Learning the weekly RTM article and podcast much more intentionally and deeply because you know you have to talk to people about it.
Practicing what you read and learn by speaking, and listening to other people's points of view, while fine-tuning your study to help your Chinese improve.
Giving you accountability, and a little bit of pressure, to keep learning, and maintaining regular study every week.
Trying out new words and getting feedback on how the terms are used by native speakers, from native speakers.
Interacting and connecting with people from different countries who you would otherwise never meet, and having an actual conversation with them, in Chinese!
Through live weekly discussions guided by a native speaker, you will gain more confidence, and feel your Mandarin improve, step-by-step, week by week.
“I had a small jump in language comprehension skills this weekend. I feel that the speaking class puts me under a little bit of pressure and it's the good kind of pressure that helps you focus better”. (a Pro member)
It is a fantastic opportunity to dramatically improve your Mandarin speaking skills, deepen your China knowledge, and make connections with like-minded learners from around the world.
AND if you join RTM Pro before Friday July 19, you save $50, and get exclusive access to a 1-1 call with me to discuss and agree your goals for the year.
Are you ready to finally stop letting your spoken Chinese decline any further?
That’s why we created RTM Conversation Pro!
All you need to do is take action!
“RealTime Mandarin has really found the next frontier in learning Chinese.” (Pro member)
*Grab Pro at the annual price of $500/year until midnight on 19 July, after which it goes up to $550.
** If you join today (Friday July 12) you can join the next Pro session tomorrow, on Saturday 13 July at 9am China time
Have any questions? Go to the FAQs section on the RTM Pro page, or just hit reply to this email.
Andrew
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Ps - Not ready to make this investment with your time and money right now, but do want to take positive steps towards dramatically improving your Mandarin?
You can join our flagship membership program for learners of Mandarin, RTM+!
RTM+ is a multimedia resource which immerses you in the latest Chinese language trends, and inspires you to practice and improve your Mandarin every week, so you can communicate with confidence. It’s an investment of only $180/year. At the price of less than one coffee per week, it’s a no brainer.
(All these fantastic resources are also included in RTM Pro!)