Own business: foreign language communication club

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Let us make a reservation right away: there are very few such clubs even in Moscow and St. Petersburg. For example, we know two: Vesta club and Moscow English Communication Club. There is a club of francophones, we do not know anything about whether lovers of German and Italian languages ​​get together. With the rest, nothing at all. Most of all, our people want to communicate, of course, in English. We’ll talk about this in more detail, although the principle is the same.

Everyone knows that in Russia we successfully have international schools that help prepare for the Cambridge exam, for IELTS, and that in addition to paid classes, two or three times a week, they also offer an additional free day, which is called something like a “communication club” ". But only those who pay for rather expensive training can come there, and everyone understands that this “free” day is, of course, included in the price.

What are they doing there? The feature of this lesson is the opportunity to chat with a live native speaker, and the topics are very different, from watching a movie clip with a subsequent discussion on a given topic, to celebrating bonfire night.

I don’t know the reason why such thematic gatherings should not be arranged everywhere, in large numbers (correlating its scope with the existing demand) and not on the basis of such schools. There is a legal opportunity for this. You see, you are not teaching anyone anything, so you do not need to receive any licenses for educational activities.

Abroad, such clubs can not be counted. There, everything from housewives to retirees, they study Chinese, Czech, Polish, despite the fact that they do not need them at all, they learn to cook Italian pasta and God also knows how to fill their leisure time. Both students and businessmen go there, who, rather, do not fill up leisure time, but increase their value in the labor market.

Because Europe is mobile and truly international, and in order to get into the country and not get confused, you need constant speaking and listening skills. Everyone knows that. But in Russia this can be done so far only on the basis of the commercial schools described above. The situation is already beginning to improve, clubs are appearing and if you are a student of foreign language, then think about your business in a so far empty niche that will soon be filled. After all, working for an uncle is dreary, and doing tutoring is generally a trumpet.

What is needed for this?

According to the most immodest estimates, you will need $ 1000 to start. This is if you will make your site and place advertisements. But if you can organize a party around you, then you can save on this. Indeed, nonresident people will come to your site out of curiosity, but why do you need them?

What else do not you need.

You definitely do not need a rental room. That is, of course, it is possible and even desirable. But ... The experience of existing players says: it is more interesting to meet in different places - in cafes, clubs, up to private apartments. If your university does not object to filling one classroom after 2 hours, then you are in luck.

However, what you should think about is directing. Do you know what a "holiday scenario" is? This is when a picnic, birthday, corporate party, and whatever else, have their own clearly defined plan, which is agreed to the details between the moderator organizers. But at the same time, free space was left for guests to express themselves so that they would not feel like pioneers, who whistle into the river and stop water procedures by whistle. Do you know how to be the mistress of the salon? Literary, political. Or maybe you know a person who will be an animator, moderator, host, mass entertainer and pioneer leader in one bottle? Because if you gather at the base of a cafe or bowling alley, but the conversation does not stick together, then these people will come to you for the first and last time.

How to register a form of ownership?

It can be a non-profit organization, individual entrepreneur, you can get a job as one of the fitness divisions or some other club. Than you do not have a circle of Arabic dances?

What can this club not exist without?

You definitely need foreigners - native speakers, those who are in our country under a work contract. Will go mainly to them. It may also be students of the sub-faculty who study Russian for a year before entering the first year in their specialty.

Step by step

First, as an administrator, you invite people and give them a test to break into two groups - Intermediate and Pre-Intermediate. As you know, it’s too early to communicate at the levels below Pre-Intermediate, but at the levels above you either offer to work with you or they will not reach you at all. Usually, with such levels, people have long lived and worked abroad.

Then people get information about where and at what time they are waiting for them and the topic of the meeting. You distribute thematic expressions to each participant, text to be discussed, and so on.

When a person arrives, you charge him for a one-time visit (from 100 to 200 rubles) and the evening begins.

In the end, the facilitators, who all the time listened to what the guests said and how, begin work on the bugs. Correcting errors along the way is forbidden, since this (as everyone who has studied the technique knows) prevents the formation of the skill of free and confident speaking.

You can, of course, introduce a real club system. Those. a person pays membership fees (monthly) and one-time fee for joining the club. Then they give him a password to the site on which he communicates on the forum and finds out about the dates of the next meetings. There he also downloads thematic expressions necessary for the next discussion. Then there will be no reason to take off, citing non-existent difficulties - the money has already been paid.

But this way has its drawback, if absolutely no one knows you, if the image is not worked out. We do not recommend starting with the club system. Just imagine the following picture: a timid and incredulous person comes to you, and you tell him, they say, drive 300 rubles for membership now, and we will meet tomorrow at the entrance to MGIMO. You should have a red wig and MMM stock with you ...

In general, the atmosphere is important in such a club. This is not a quick way to enrichment, it is a place where you make the necessary connections and build a reputation.

Nazrenko Elena

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