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Brett Austin Circumlocution & Confidence Builder
Language English   Advanced level Intermediate level University Speaking
 

Circumlocution & Confidence Builder

50min X 2
4,200 P
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2,100 Points per lesson
How to Speak for 2 Minutes Without Freezing
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- This is a lesson pack of 2 lessons in total. When you send the request for the first lesson, points for all 2 lessons will be deducted at once.
- Once the tutor confirms the first request, “100% OFF coupons” that can be used for the remaining 1 requests will be issued automatically.
- You can use these coupons to send requests for the remaining lessons.
- The validity period for this lesson pack is 10 days starting from the scheduled date and time of the first confirmed lesson.

Even if the first scheduled lesson is canceled, the already set validity period will not change.
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Description

Circumlocution & Confidence Builder (2‑Pack)

How to Speak for 2 Minutes Without Freezing

This lesson trains you to maintain a conversation even when you don’t know the perfect vocabulary. You’ll learn how to describe objects, ideas, and situations from multiple angles using simple, repeatable English patterns.

We practice speaking for 1–2 minutes about a single topic using circumlocution, pattern recognition, and confidence‑building techniques. This helps you stay calm, keep talking, and communicate clearly even when you feel stuck.

Real‑world survival skills: how to describe, explain, compare, or talk around a word you don’t know.

 

What You Will Learn

• How to describe a noun from multiple angles
• How to keep talking without freezing
• How to use circumlocution effectively
• How to build confidence through repetition
• How to recognize and use common English patterns
• How to maintain flow for 2+ minutes
• How to speak naturally even with limited vocabulary

 
Who This Lesson Is For

• Low‑intermediate to high‑intermediate learners
• Adults who freeze when speaking
• Students who want more confidence
• Learners preparing for interviews or conversation tests
• Anyone who wants to speak longer and smoother

 

Lesson Flow

Lesson 1 — Pattern Building

  1. Quick comfort check

  2. Introduction to circumlocution

  3. Pattern recognition (It is / It has / It is used for…)

  4. Describe a noun for 30–60 seconds

  5. Feedback & confidence building

Lesson 2 — Flow & Pressure Practice

  1. Warm‑up patterns

  2. Describe a noun for 2 minutes

  3. Angle shifting (shape, use, location, opinion, comparison)

  4. Real‑time correction

  5. Confidence reinforcement & next steps

 

Teacher Message

I help learners build confidence by teaching simple, repeatable patterns that keep conversations moving. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to speak for longer, stay calm, and describe things clearly even when you don’t know the perfect vocabulary. We move at your pace and build confidence step by step.

This tutor's cancellation policy

Cancellation of pack lessons

• 'Unstarted' lesson packs(1) can be cancelled any time. Used Points will be completely refunded. If a 'started' lesson pack(2) is cancelled, you will be refunded 50% of the price of the remaining lessons provided that the lessons are unrequested, unconfirmed or not within 24 hours of their scheduled start times.
(1) A lesson pack for which none of the requests have been confirmed by the tutor.
(2) A lesson pack with at least one confirmed request. (By confirming the date and time for the first lesson in the pack the tutor confirms the pack as a whole and coupons are automatically issued)

Cancelling individual requests in a pack

• If you wish to cancel a single lesson that belongs to a pack but not the whole pack, you can do so via the request page. In this case, the coupon used to book the lesson will either be refunded or collected, based on the tutors single-lesson cancellation policy. Please note that any 50% partial refunds in the tutors single-lesson cancellation policy do not apply to lesson packs and the tutor may choose to either refund or collect the coupon in those cases.

Before request is confirmed (fixed)

  • Cancellation possible at any time without charge.

After request is confirmed (fixed)

  • More than 24 hours before lesson start time.→ Cancellation is possible at any time.
  • Less than 24 hours before lesson start time.→ The tutor may take a cancellation fee.
  • No-Show→ The tutor may take a cancellation fee.
    (Please check with the tutor for details.)

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Tue 10:00 –   21:00
Wed 10:00 –   21:00
Thu 10:00 –   21:00
Fri 10:00 –   21:00
Sat 10:00 –   21:00
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Circumlocution & Confidence Builder
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