Top Up My English: 1:1 Online Conversation Coaching
Protecting confidence and fluency when intensive learning isn’t the right fit
You don’t need to decide the future of your English.
That’s too much pressure — and it’s often what stops people starting.
Instead, take one step.
See how it feels.
Then ask yourself:
→ Is this helping me feel how I want to feel in English?
→ Is this helping me grow in the right direction?
→ Is this helping me become who I want (or need) to be in English?
English can be stressful.
Top Up My English offers a space where it isn’t.
This is a seasonal, 1:1 online English conversation coaching for people who already use English — and want to keep it alive, confident, and enjoyable during a busy or low-energy stretch of the year.
You will still learn.
You will still refine and repair your English.
But the priority is different.
We focus on ease, feeling good, calmness, and real conversation.
Top Up is a refresh, not a restart — a way to keep your English safe until you’re ready for deeper momentum.
Top Up is English support for people who would otherwise do nothing — and don’t want to be persuaded into more.
It is a light, 1:1, conversation-led English offer designed to keep your English active, confident, and enjoyable.
You use English.
We talk.
Your English stays alive.
Each session is a real conversation — shaped around:
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your life,
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your work,
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your interests,
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and what you actually want to express.
As we talk, I offer light, responsive language support:
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helping you refine what you’re saying,
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repairing things that get in the way,
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and improving accuracy and pronunciation where it’s useful.
Nothing is forced.
Nothing is over-explained.
We work sideways — by using the English you already have, and letting it reorganise itself through conversation.
This is not a course, and it’s not intensive.
It’s a refresh and a reset:
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enough structure to be supportive,
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enough freedom to feel good,
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and enough care to protect your confidence.
Top Up My English runs twice a year, for the moments when many people benefit most from a lighter, confidence-protecting way of working with English.
Autumn → Winter
20 September – Christmas
Winter → Spring
20 January – Easter
Different times of year support different kinds of learning.
Top Up is designed for the moments when going intensive doesn’t make sense —
but letting English fade doesn’t feel right either.
Top Up My English is for people who already use English — and want to keep it alive and enjoyable.
You’re likely a good fit if:
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you already speak English well enough to talk about your weekend or your future plans — even if you don’t always choose the right word or tense
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you enjoy talking, but sometimes feel you’re not expressing yourself as clearly or naturally as you’d like
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you’ve had a good English experience before and want to protect the confidence you built
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this isn’t the right moment for a rigid course or a fixed weekly class, even if that kind of support has helped you in the past or will help you again in the future
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you want English to stay warm and familiar, rather than becoming another source of pressure
Top Up supports a different part of the learning journey — helping you use, refresh, and integrate what you already have, so it’s available when you need it.
Top Up My English takes place online, in live 1-hour 1:1 video conversations.
This is the online expression of the same conversational approach I use on Blue Noun English holidays — adapted carefully for individual work.
Because the focus is on real conversation and responsive support, sessions work best in a quiet, comfortable space where you can relax and talk freely.
You don’t need to prepare anything in advance.
You don’t need special materials.
Just bring yourself — and the English you already have.
Why English Feels More Comfortable Here
This is a non-judgemental space to use English.
There’s room to play with language, to experiment, and to try out your voice — without worrying about getting everything right.
You’re not being assessed.
You’re not being corrected all the time.
You’re not expected to perform.
We slow things down and talk.
When what you say is clear, you’ll hear that it’s clear.
When there’s a more accurate or natural way to say something, I’ll support you with it — gently, and at the right moment.
There’s no pressure to be impressive.
No need to sound like anyone else.
For many people, this is the first time English has felt like a place where they can simply be themselves.
Feeling good speaking English is what keeps it alive — and once that’s protected, great learning can follow.
Top Up My English
A light, personal way to keep your English alive
The Story of these Vouchers
Top Up My English exists because, after our English holidays, people didn’t have anywhere good to go next.
They didn’t want to stop using English.
But they also weren’t ready for the next intensive bout of learning.
What they’d experienced was important.
English felt good.
Speaking felt natural.
Confidence had begun to grow.
And we know from experience that this stage is fragile.
Feeling good speaking English is the single most important part of your English learning journey — and it’s far more fragile than most people realise.
Over time, we realised this wasn’t only true for holiday guests.
Many people reach the same place without ever coming on our holidays.
They’ve had a good phase with English.
They don’t want to lose it.
But they’re unsure what should come next.
And that’s okay.
We constantly feel we should know the next step — the big plan —
but that feeling often paralyses us from taking any action at all.
About the Top Up Seasons
Top Up My English runs at specific times of year, by design.
We’ve learned that English doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
Energy, focus, and motivation change across the year — and different seasons support different kinds of learning.
There are moments when people have the capacity to go all in with English.
And there are moments when that simply isn’t realistic — even if the desire is there.
Top Up exists for those in-between seasons.
It’s designed for times when:
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you don’t want to abandon English,
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but you’re not ready for another intensive phase of learning,
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and you want something that works with your energy, not against it.
Moving into Winter
Autumn and winter are often not optimal seasons for intensive learning.
Energy drops.
People get ill.
Work deadlines pile up.
There’s a lot of rushing to finish projects — and a growing sense of pressure about the year coming to an end.
At the same time, there’s often a background feeling of guilt about English:
I should be doing something… but I don’t have the space.
Top Up exists as an alternative to that.
It’s a way to keep English safe and present during a demanding season —
without committing to something overwhelming,
and without letting it go completely.
Emerging into Spring
Spring brings more light, longer days, and often a return of energy.
For many people, this is when motivation starts to reappear — but that doesn’t always mean they’re ready to go all in straight away.
This version of Top Up acts as a stop-gap.
A way to ring-fence your English.
To keep it active and familiar.
And to hold it steady until you genuinely have the momentum to be momentous.
What people notice by the end of the course
By the end of this course, people often notice subtle but important shifts.
Not because they’ve pushed harder —
but because their English has been used, protected, and kept in motion over time.
People often notice that:
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it’s easier to start speaking, with less hesitation
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they trust their English more, even when it isn’t perfect
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confidence hasn’t slipped in the way it often does during busy or low-energy seasons
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English feels familiar and available again, rather than something they’ve lost touch with
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they have more clarity about what kind of English support they want next — and when
Perhaps most importantly, English no longer feels like a problem to be solved.
It feels present.
Steady.
And part of their life again.
That’s what this course is designed to do.
Not deliver a dramatic leap —
but provide a steady, confidence-protecting course that makes great learning possible afterwards.
Price
Top Up My English is £445 GBP
This includes 10 × 1-hour 1:1 online conversation sessions, to be used within the seasonal window shown above.
A Note on Fit
We don’t offer free calls or trial sessions.
If, after the first session, you feel Top Up isn’t the right fit, you can request a refund for the remaining vouchers within 24 hours.
One session is counted as used.
Full details are in the Terms & Conditions.
What to Know About Blue Noun
At Blue Noun, we don’t treat learning, wellbeing, and responsibility as separate things.
They’re connected.
Feeling good speaking English is often the only thing that needs fixing.
Learning works best when people feel safe, rested, and respected.
Wellbeing isn’t a break from learning — it’s often what allows learning to happen at all.
And responsibility means designing offers that work with real lives, real energy, and real seasons.
→ How we Balance Learning, Wellbeing and Responsibility
We’re independent, which means we’re not trying to fit you into a system or sell you a fixed pathway.
Our job is to help you make a good decision for this moment in your English — not lock you into one.
→ An Independent English Language School
We are specialists in real-world English learning.
Language develops through lived experience, conversation, and true connection — not classroom performance.
Your feeling
is in our dictionary…
Some experiences of using English are common — but rarely named.
We’ve created a small dictionary for how English feels, to help people recognise what’s happening, why it happens, and what helps.
If this isn’t the right fit right now
Top Up My English is designed for a very specific moment.
If you’re reading this and thinking “close, but not quite”, that’s useful information — not a problem.
There are other good ways to work with English, depending on what you need right now.
1:1 English support
One-to-one English coaching can be a good choice if you want:
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regular, focused attention,
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work on specific language goals,
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or a more intensive rhythm.
It’s usually the most flexible option, but also the most expensive — and it works best when you have the energy to commit to it consistently.
Group classes
Group classes can work well if you:
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enjoy learning alongside others,
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want a fixed weekly structure,
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and are looking for a lower-cost option.
They’re often less flexible, and less personalised, but for some people and some moments, they’re exactly right.
If you’re unsure what to choose
If you’re not sure which kind of support would suit you best right now, I offer a paid 1-hour session focused purely on helping you decide.
It’s not a sales call.
It’s a practical conversation where we look at:
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where you are with English,
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what kind of support would actually help,
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and what would be a sensible next step — whether that’s with me or elsewhere.
(And to be honest: if you’re deciding between options, Top Up itself is often the simplest place to start.)
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