Do you need one-to-one support?

You may have considered our other options to prepare for the oral exam, but you find that you need more individualised support.

This may be to get feedback on a lesson plan, rehearse your presentation or improve your speaking.

Our individual consultation service has helped hundreds of teachers in the last concorsi, so we have the expertise you need.


We offer live consultations to help you individually.


You can book a consultation for 2 purposes:


A. Get help in the 24 hours before your exam

You will send your trainer your traccia and a draft of your presentation and you will meet on Zoom to discuss how to develop and improve it. Your trainer will then send you an email with a summary of your meeting and suggestions.


B. Practise lesson planning and get feedback in the weeks before your exam

Your trainer will send you a sample task to complete, you will prepare a presentation, your trainer will prepare feedback on it and then you will meet on Zoom to discuss how to improve it.


Meet our expert trainers

Expert Teacher Trainer André Hedlund

André is an experienced teacher trainer, materials writer and English teacher. He is a Chevening Alumnus and has an MSc Psychology of Education (University of Bristol). He is an Educational Consultant and Lecturer on Bilingualism and Cognition at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná. He is also a board member of BRAZ-TESOL’s Mind, Brain, and Education SIG and Academic Director at EdYOUFest. He has worked extensively as a materials writer for organisations including National Geographic Learning and The Content Station. Our teachers describe him as “always with a smile on his face; he has the rare ability of teaching you without making it feel like effort”.

Expert Teacher Trainer Emma Meade-Flynn

Emma Meade-Flynn is a teacher, teacher trainer and course designer based in Ireland. Over her 20 years in the profession, Emma has gained a wide range of experience teaching and training across the private and public sectors in the UK and Ireland, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. She is currently runs a Trinity DipTESOL programme at DublinTEFL and is passionate about teacher development. Our teachers describe her as "such a competent and encouraging teacher trainer, who will help you achieve your goals".

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • How do the consultations work?

    You will book a consultation via our trainer's calendars. You can book a consultation either for the days and weeks before your exam, to practise lesson planning, or for the 24 hours before the exam. As soon as you complete your booking, you will receive an email with some tracce. If you are just practising in the weeks before exam, you will design a presentation on a traccia and send it to your trainer 48 hours before your meeting. Your trainer will review it, prepare detailed feedback and discuss it with you during a Zoom meeting. If you are booking a consultation for the 24 hours before your exam, you will send your trainer your draft presentation before or during the meeting and they will give you feedback on how to improve it.

  • Can I book a consultation for the weeks before my exam?

    Yes, absolutely! You can book a consultation for any time available in the weeks before your exam. When you complete your booking, you will automatically receive a choice of task rubrics (tracce) to prepare. You will prepare a presentation and send it to your trainer 48 hours before your meeting. Your trainer will prepare their feedback on it and discuss it with you during your meeting.

  • Can I book a consultation for the 24 hours before my exam?

    Yes, you can!

  • Will I receive feedback on my lesson plan?

    If you book a consultation for the weeks before your exam and you send your trainer your presentation 48 hours before your meeting, you will get detailed feedback on how to improve it. If you book a consultation for the 24 hours before your exam, you will still send your trainer a draft of your presentation and they will give you feedback on how to improve it.

  • Can my trainer help me brainstorm ideas for my traccia?

    Your trainer can advise on the ideas in your draft presentation. They can comment on your work even if it is not 100% complete. However, please note that trainers need at least a draft or some ideas to work with.

  • Can I record my meeting?

    Meetings will not be recorded to protect the intellectual property and privacy of all parties involved.

  • How much does a consultation cost?

    A consultation includes the assignment of a task with guidance, the trainer's work marking your presentation, a one-hour meeting on Zoom and any follow-up communication. The rate for this is 70 euros.

  • How can I book a consultation?

    Just open a trainer's calendar, check their availability, complete the payment and you'll get a confirmation email with a Zoom link straightaway!

  • I can't find any available time slots: what can I do?

    You can email us at [email protected] or [email protected] and tell us which time/date you require. We will then do our absolute best to try to find a time slot for you.

Would you like to explore other options?

To get the best value out of your consultation, it's best if you can first learn how to plan a lesson. Explore our self-study options: