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Language & Confidence Workshops – speak without fear

Language confidence and communication

These workshops focus on the mindset and communication strategies needed to actually speak a language confidently, even with limited knowledge. Each session combines: strategies to overcome speaking anxiety and hesitation real communication tools (how to ask, clarify, and…

Duration 30–90 min
Group Size 1–20

Workshop

Description

These workshops focus on the mindset and communication strategies needed to actually speak a language confidently, even with limited knowledge.

Each session combines:

  • strategies to overcome speaking anxiety and hesitation
  • real communication tools (how to ask, clarify, and repair speech)
  • guided speaking practice with low-pressure exercises
  • techniques to think more directly in Italian
  • confidence-building interaction activities

The workshops include:

  • practical speaking frameworks and support materials
  • guided reflection and confidence-building homework
  • a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental learning space

Benefits

  • Reduced speaking anxiety
    Learn how to speak even when you don’t know all the words.
  • Stronger real communication skills
    Gain strategies to manage conversations, not just vocabulary.
  • Improved fluency through confidence
    Confidence increases speaking speed, flow, and natural expression.
  • Better problem-solving in conversation
    Learn how to recover when you get stuck or don’t understand something.
  • Greater mental flexibility
    Become more comfortable thinking and reacting in another language.

Hosted by Martina Cola

About the Host

I’m a professional Italian teacher with a strong background in linguistics and foreign languages. I was born and raised in Italy, until 2021, when I moved to The Netherlands. But my journey around the world started long before that: since 2015, I’ve been travelling for study and work.
I attended a language-focused high school, then earned a Bachelor's degree in Cultural and Linguistic Mediation at Roma Tre University, focusing on Russian and Spanish. Later, I completed a Research Master's in Linguistics at Utrecht University, where I explored topics such as second language acquisition and psycholinguistics. Since July 2025, I also obtained the CEDILS, formal certification in teaching Italian as a second language.

Focus Areas

Creative/CultureDevelopment/Coaching

Location

Utrecht, Netherlands

Languages

English, Spanish, Italian

Corporate Experience

Moderate

Session Types Offered

Interactive & Passive

Past Experience Doing Sessions

Yes - Interactive

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