Ready to rapidly improve your spoken Mandarin skills?
🏃♂️➡️Join our next RTM Pro Sprint and get back to fluency in three months!
Hi!
We just published dates for the next three months of RTM Pro meet-ups.
RTM Pro is our premium membership tier.
It’s a structured immersive program designed to rapidly improve your spoken Mandarin through:
Live weekly discussions in Mandarin moderated by native speakers
A structured learning framework designed for maximum progress
A private community of dedicated learners keeping you accountable and motivated
Until now, RTM Pro has only been available as a year-long membership.
But this month we are launching RTM Pro Sprints.
RTM Pro Sprints are a three-month intensive program giving you full access to weekly Pro discussions, and self-paced RTM Plus resources, while giving you the flexibility if you can’t commit for the full year.
This is perfect for you if you’re:
Traveling to China or Taiwan soon and want to sharpen your skills
Studying intensively for a test and need real-world practice
Starting a new job in China and need to boost your Mandarin fast
“RTM Pro provides a full immersive experience. Highly recommended.”
How to join RTM Pro
There are now two ways you can join RTM Pro:
3-month Sprints
12-month Sprints
🏃♂️➡️3-month Sprint
You can now get the full Pro experience in a three-month intensive Sprint.
The Sprint bundle includes full access to three-months of weekly Pro live meet-ups, and all the content, resources, tools, and 1:1 support included in the RTM Plus membership.
This is ideal if you need to improve your spoken Chinese fast, but can’t commit to the full year.
To join a three-month Sprint requires a one-off investment of $225. But places are limited to 10 per quarter.
**Sprinters are limited to 10 per quarter. Once the places are filled that’s it until July.
🏃♂️➡️🏃♂️➡️12-month Sprint
If you really want to make progress with your spoken Chinese, and you are able to commit to a year, the annual RTM Pro membership is ideal for you.
The annual membership is an investment of $600/year—with no cap on number of places.
And, for this week only, we are offering $100 off the annual Pro membership.
So you can become a full Pro member for the year for a one-off payment $600 $500!
**This offer ends midnight, Thursday 3 April**
“RTM Pro has really found the next frontier in learning Chinese.” (Pro member)
Is RTM Pro right for you?
RTM Pro is for dedicated Mandarin learners who are serious about their study and are ready to invest and commit to making rapid progress in improving their spoken Chinese.
The “level” of spoken Mandarin within the membership includes people who describe their level of Mandarin as:
“intermediate and above”
“advanced but rusty”
“fluent with gaps”
As well as everything else in between.
How does Pro work?
RTM Pro immersive weekly discussions in Mandarin are led by native speakers, held on Zoom, and based on the RTM newsletter and podcast content.
The sessions follow a clear structure and process every week to help you prepare, keep you motivated, and ensure progress.
Three days before each session: you’ll receive an email with everything you need to prepare: content to study in advance, three discussion questions, log-in details.
15 minutes before each session: you’ll get an email reminder, with all the details and content again so you have it to hand.
During the session: two native Chinese moderators guide the conversation, dedicating about 15 minutes to each discussion question—giving you time to express your views, practice, and engage with each other. If there are more than five Pro members on the call, you’ll be split into break-out rooms.
After the session we’ll share additional vocab and recommended resources discussed on the call in the RTM Pro Substack Chat, so you can learn and consolidate what you’ve discussed.
Importantly, sessions are not recorded. It’s a safe and private space to practice your Mandarin with like-minded learners.
How can Pro help you?
As a Pro member, you'll engage in real conversations in Chinese about current affairs every week. These interactive sessions help you:
Practice in a real-world setting—Engage in live conversations to sharpen your speaking, listening, and comprehension skills.
Apply what you learn—Use Mandarin in meaningful discussions, building fluency and confidence.
Expand your vocabulary with feedback—Get real-time input from native speakers on how words and phrases are actually used.
Stay consistent and accountable—A structured schedule helps you build a sustainable study habit.
Learn content more deeply—Knowing you’ll discuss the material pushes you to engage with it more intentionally.
Be supported and inspired—Join a community of like-minded learners who keep you motivated and engaged.
This combination of immersion, practice, structure, feedback, and community ensures your progress towards Mandarin fluency.
“These sessions are just what you need! We discuss topics that are hot in China TODAY (not the 1990s), the sessions are engaging and fun, and we learn additional vocab / use cases beyond what we read in the newsletter.” (Pro member)
Start Sprinting Now!
Start sprinting towards Mandarin fluency now.
🏃♂️➡️Three-month Sprint (only 10 places available!)
🏃♂️➡️🏃♂️➡️12-month Sprint ($100 off membership offer ends Thursday 3 April)
What are RTM Pro members are saying about their experience?
When you join RTM Pro you become part of an engaged and inspiring community of language learners like you.
Here’s what some of them say about their Pro experience:
“I am impressed by your enthusiasm and dedication for the newsletter and now the Conversation Pro. I feel you are pulling out all the stops, which has given me a renewed momentum and inspiration.”
“I enjoyed the sessions very much. Even if I don't understand some of what others were saying, this only motivates me to try harder to improve. I have no idea when the time had passed. The classes are very engaging, the questions + breakout rooms approach makes it very dynamic. Love it!!!”
“I look forward each week to reading newsletter, listening to podcasts, and speaking with fellow RTM Pro friends. RTM Pro provides a full immersive experience. Highly recommended.”
“The conversation group is inspirational, and it’s made me do a lot more targeted reading. Andrew and his team are very committed to provide a structured and high quality discussion, and their enthusiasm has given me a new weekly purpose.”
“For me, dedicating time for preparation and actively participating in the conversation has consolidated my use and understanding of the weekly themesand new vocabulary.”
“This program is ideal for learners who strive to improve their knowledge of current affairs and ‘living’ language in China and build a consistent reading habit.”
“I was concerned at first that I wouldn't have time to prepare enough to make it worthwhile, but I find myself prioritizing listening to the article and studying the vocabulary”
“I passed HSK-6 many years ago, and with that vocabulary plus the vocabulary I commonly use for work, and was stuck there. Real Time Mandarin's methods including listening, focused, current vocabulary, and speaking have helped me break through. I think Real Time Mandarin has really found the next frontier in learning Chinese.”
“As an intermediate Chinese learner, Chinese Pro motivates me to consistently read engaging articles. When I first signed up, I doubted my ability to converse fluently in a group. However, through the kind and patient moderators, pleasant discussions, and thought-provoking questions, time flies by.”
“You've been learning Chinese for a while, you've achieved a fairly decent proficiency level - now what? You're probably sick of Dawei's adventures and want to go beyond a textbook and talk about real life. These sessions are just what you need! We discuss topics that are hot in China TODAY (not the 1990s), the sessions are engaging and fun, and we learn additional vocab / use cases beyond what we read in the newsletter.”
“Life is way too busy and my Chinese language skills deteriorate as a result. The clear, topical weekly lessons make learning feasible and fun. The Zoom meet ups then provide a space to discuss the weekly topic in a lively, supportive atmosphere.”
“Joining RTM Conversation Pro has increased my consistency and motivation in learning and speaking Mandarin. Initially, I was uncertain about paying for another language learning resource that I might end up not using. However, the weekly calls and their structure provide just enough accountability for me to engage with the newsletter in a way that fits into my lifestyle as a working mom.”
“It's fun to learn with others in a relaxed setting while getting feedback on usage of new terms from native speakers. This program would suit intermediate to advanced learners who would like to practice speaking skills and to stay motivated to continuing learning Mandarin.”
Start Sprinting Now!
Start sprinting towards Mandarin fluency now.
🏃♂️➡️Three-month Sprint (only 10 places available!)
🏃♂️➡️🏃♂️➡️12-month Sprint ($100 off membership offer ends Thursday 3 April)
See you at the starting line soon!
Andrew
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Ps—Not ready to join a Pro Sprint yet but want to make strides to improve your Mandarin?
Our core membership, RTM Plus, is a self-paced resource designed to help you build fluency, stay informed, and gain confidence in your own and at your own pace. It’s the perfect starting point—and you can always aim to join the next Sprint!
For this week only, we’re offering 20% off annual membership