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Hi, I’m Ruth.
Whether you’re thinking about an English holiday, one of our workshops, or simply have a question about Blue Noun, I’d be delighted to hear from you.
You don’t need to know exactly what you’re looking for before getting in touch.
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Booking Your English Holiday in Scotland
If you’d like an overview of what happens after your first enquiry—from your Zoom conversation to payment options—I’ve put together a guide explaining our booking process and what you can expect at each stage.
One Guest’s Story
My very first language-holiday guest was Swiss.
When we were setting her language goals, she told me she’d booked the holiday because she just didn’t want to feel anxious answering the phone anymore.
Her job involved triaging calls, and the person on the other end might speak German, French or English. She hated not knowing which language she was going to need and felt clumsy when she suddenly had to switch gears into English.
So we worked on that very specific moment.
We looked at the corporate tone of her workplace and realised it was actually fairly informal. Then we developed a few set phrases she could use over and over to give herself the thinking and processing time she needed when switching into English.
And some hacks.
If the problem is felt most with phone calls, why not have cue cards until she’s more comfortable?
She didn’t need to prove she could do it without support. She needed the anxiety to go away.
She needed her nervous system not to spike any time the phone rang.
