What if...

 speaking up in a meeting didn’t feel like an infinite struggle - but happened with ease and confidence?

Imagine joining a business call.

Your current fears are gone. The feelings of insecurity, anxiety, shyness - do not take hold of you anymore. Instead of feeling nervous, you feel excited about the prospect of sharing your ideas. 

You want to be heard. You ask a question. 

'Can I add something here?' as you say it, you enjoy the way your voice - strong, clear, professional - flows and resonates.

And instead of overthinking your grammar, your words, and your pronunciation - you introduce and develop your idea. 

Enjoying every second of your newly acquired confidence. Fascinated by the interested look in your colleagues' eyes.

And then you see people nodding and saying 'That's a valid point' or 'Sounds like a great suggestion!'.

And you breathe out. 
Your inner voice is celebrating the victory.

Because you sounded clear, natural and professional.

Because you skillfully drew their attention to an important point.

Because the way you spoke made them want to listen to what you have to say.

And if you did it today - you will certainly do it again. From now on, you will be making your valuable ideas, input, suggestions - count. Because you have the right tools to help you do this with confidence.

This is exactly how you are you going to feel when you join The Way She Speaks.

Let me tell you what is holding you back.

You are an expert in your field. You know essential business vocabulary. You know specialist words to talk about your area of expertise. 

But doesn't it feel like you can not use them in naturally flowing speech?

Think about this.

You have been focusing on learning technical words - not their rhythm.

You have been thinking about making correct sentences - not how they flow.

You have been learning how to avoid mistakes - but not on how to use natural intonation to sound soft, polite or assertive.

You are a brilliant professional.

But you still...

...do not always like how you sound professional in English - your voice is sometimes too monotone and the intonation is too flat

...you are not sure how to pronounce some words - which make you hesitate or say 'I don't really know how to say it in English'

...you can't always say what you really think, and it frustrates you because your speaking does not always match your thinking

...you feel like at times your English sounds too unnatural and 'foreign'

...you feel like your colleagues perceive you less professional and knowledgeable than you really are

And because of all this, your confidence plummets when you have to speak.

So you stay silent, leaving others - who have much less valuable insights than you - speak up.

You already have a solid foundation.

It is time to work on something that matters the most to you now: sounding natural.

Because as soon as you do it, you will connect with your English voice. You will understand how to speak - and sound authentic. You will learn to sound more assertive, ambitious and passionate when you need to - while being true to yourself and your personality.

And the moment you start enjoying the way you sound, your confidence will be holding your hand - whenever you have a meeting, a presentation or an interview, telling you "You are brilliant. You can do it.".

And instead of shying away from these events - you will be seeing them as an opportunity to shine.

It is for you if...

  • you work in an international environment but you are not fully confident in your pronunciation and speaking skills

  • you find it very hard to speak up in a meeting - especially with English native speakers

  • you feel like your speech breaks up instead of flowing smoothly and naturally

  • you tend to translate in your head and that brings your fluency down in meetings, interviews or presentations

  • you do not always know how to draw your audience's attention to what you have to say, and it is frustrating for you

  • you would like to speak more naturally, focusing on your ideas rather than doubting your pronunciation

  • you want to sound more assertive and authoritative when you need to but are afraid of sounding too direct or impolite

  • you want to feel more relaxed in high-stakes professional events involving speaking in English

  • you feel like your international colleagues think that you are less professional in English than in your first or main language

Imagine if...

when you speak in a meeting or presentation in English...

...you know what to say and how to say it,

...your speech flows naturally like your morning espresso

...you can clearly highlight the key ideas, capturing your listeners' attention

...you know which tone to use to sound authoritative and clear - or soft and enthusiastic.

...you can shift your focus to the idea that matters the most - helping your listeners understand it instantly

...you can naturally link and drop sounds, just like fluent speakers do, to speak with natural rhythm, 

...you know exactly how to pronounce complex words, giving you a significant confidence boost in speaking

...you truly start to communicate your ideas instead of overthinking your grammar, words and pronunciation...

This is possible with The Way She Speaks- the course designed by an experienced Cambridge CELTA English Teacher to help you find your English voice in professional settings - and in life.

About The Way She Speaks

Many Business English courses focus on language used in professional contexts.

This one goes deeper.

Unlike other Business English programmes, this one helps you build a relationship with your own, unique voice - in English. This is the beginning of any successful communication in any international environment.

In the programme, you will work through all the confidence-building blocks, from the tiniest to the highest. You will work on making your speech sound natural, fluent and expressive - by learning about natural rhythm, connected speech and most widely used tones in English. With step-by-step guidance, extensive practice and detailed professional feedback on your progress, this course helps you to rebuild your confidence in some of the most demanding speaking contexts at work - and in your English self.

By understanding what makes you sound natural in English, you will be meeting your new voice - which will finally bring you confidence, joy and self-acceptance.

Course modules

Key confidence-building blocks for your natural, fluent speech at work

  • Speaking clearly

    You will start with fine-tuning the pronunciation of all the British English vowels - a crucial confidence-building step. Then, you will gradually move on to word stress and sentence stress: 3 essential steps laying the solid foundation for rhythmic and clear speech.

  • Speaking naturally

    The logical next step to clarity. You will learn to alternate stressed and unstressed words and syllables, use weak forms and contractions and signal pauses in longer sentences. You will keep working on rhythm and clarity, preparing the ground for the exciting next module: speaking fluently.

  • Speaking fluently

    This is when you meet the queen of confidence: fluency. You will learn how to link words within a sentence to refine and smooth out the flow. After this module, you will understand what makes your speech truly fluent speech in meetings, presentations and interviews. This is the course module when a major confidence boost happens - be ready to celebrate it!

  • Speaking dynamically

    Now is time to something more intimate: connecting with your voice. You will learn to understand and respect its strengths, limits and power. This is when you say goodbye to flat or monotonous intonation. You will learn how the voice pitch varies in English if you want to sound authoritative, polite or enthusiastic - and master the key English tones to help you achieve the desired effect.

  • Speaking boldly

    Now is the time to practise high-level speaking. You will learn how to use emphatic stress to control your voice and create a desired effect on your audience. Whether you want to draw attention, highlight a point or successfully pitch an idea, this module gives you the key intonation tools to do this - with your genuine passion!

Programme structure

Onboarding: The Way She Speaks

  • Introduction to the Course: How it will help you build confidence in speaking
  • How to work with the course: practical guide & instructions
  • Key Confidence-Building Blocks: Vowels, Rhythm and Pitch
  • Setting Your Goals
  • Setting up your 'Speaking Portfolio'
  • Pre-Course Recording 'Before'
  • Phonemic Chart
  • Voice exercises & Speaking warm-ups
  • Introducing yourself in private community
  • TED Talk & Reflection Task 

Module 1: Speaking clearly: Mastering Vowels, Word Stress and Sentence Stress

  • Why vowels are crucial in building confidence in speaking
  • /ɑ:/ and /ʌ/ (start-up, multinational)
  • /ɔ:/ and /ɒ/ (cooperation, boardroom)
  • /i:/ and /ɪ/ (leadership, initiative)
  • /u:/ and /ʊ/ (recruit, pushback)
  • /ə/ schwa (opportunity, responsibility)
  • Word stress and sentence stress: basics of rhythm
  • Practical Task 'Introducing Yourself'
  • Useful Advanced language to introduce yourself
  • Speaking Task: 'Introducing Yourself' and Feedback

OUTCOME: You will become confident in the first and essential confidence-building block: vowels. Accurate vowels play a crucial role in clear and confident speech. You will start stressing vowels, syllables and then words much more clearly and confidently, refining your pronunciation and laying down a foundation for rhythmic, clear speech.

Module 2: Speaking naturally: building the rhythm

  • Understanding the alternation: stressed / unstressed syllables and words
  • Weak forms 
  • Contractions
  • Tone units, or natural pauses
  • Practical Task 'Introducing your company / business'
  • Useful Advanced language to introduce your company / business
  • Speaking Task: 'Introducing your company / business' and Feedback

OUTCOME: You will keep working on making your speech rhythmic and clear. You will learn how to use short forms, contractions and natural pauses - which are key in sounding natural. You will fine-tune the vowels and fully prepare the ground for the next module: speaking fluently. 

Module 2: Speaking fluently: connected speech.

  • What makes speech fluent: sound interaction at sentence-level
  • Connected speech: Linking
  • Connected speech: Elision
  • Connected speech: Assimilation
  • Connected speech: Intrusion
  • Practical Task 'Expressing opinion'
  • Useful Advanced language to express opinion
  • Speaking Task: Expressing your opinion and Feedback

OUTCOME: Your first truly turning point in the course: you will learn how to sound fluent in a meeting, presentation or interview. You will learn how to connect words and sounds to smooth out the rhythm and start speaking in beautifully flowing sentences - leaving frustrating bumps behind. 

Attention: This is when you will experience a major confidence boost in the course - be ready to celebrate it!

Module 4: Speaking Dynamically: Voice Pitch & Tones

  • Introduction to Voice Pitch and Register
  • Main tones in English: Falling & Rising and their uses
  • Falling-Rising Tone and its uses
  • Practical Task 'Speaking up in a meeting'
  • Useful Advanced language to speak up in a meeting or call
  • Speaking Task: Speaking up in a meeting and Feedback

OUTCOME: Now is the time for something very intimate and transformational: connecting with your voice. You are going to explore its strengths, power and limits. You will learn about voice pitch, and how to vary it to sound authoritative, polite, or enthusiastic - with the unique English tones. This is where you truly say goodbye to flat and monotonous intonation and to sounding foreign in English - this is where you connect with English at a very deep level.

Module 5: Speaking Boldly: Emphatic Stress

  • Introduction to emphatic stress and its purpose
  • Emphatic stress to add details
  • Useful emphatic stress sentence structures you can instantly apply in speech
  • Practical Task 'Pitching an idea / product'
  • Useful Advanced language to pitch an idea or a product
  • Speaking Task: Pitching your idea / product and Feedback

OUTCOME: Now it's time to learn about high-level speaking - this is what really helps to captivate your audience! You will learn how to control your voice to produce a desired effect, or dramatically highlight a crucial point when you give a presentation or pitch an idea. You will have the key tools to sound more expressive, convincing and persuasive, taking your confidence to a truly next level. This is truly the final touch for confident and impactful speech, pitch or presentation driven by your genuine passion.

Module 5. Final Step to Relaunch

  • Course Review: Key Takeaways
  • Post-Course recording ‘After Relaunch’
  • Final Feedback: Your Transformation, Strengths and Progress Areas
  • Weekly Action Plan
  • List of TED Talks for Impactful Speaking
  • Next Step: The Way She Bonds - with international colleagues, partners and teams

OUTCOME: Now it's time for the speaking relaunch you have been waiting for! Practise what you have learnt, work on your progress areas, and record the task that will be the start of your major transformation. Get detailed feedback on your individual strengths and progress areas. And finally, celebrate the new chapter in your professional life - with confident, natural and expressive English voice! 

Exclusive Feature

Personal feedback included in the course price.

  • $150 value - free for you

    It is not just a self-study course - you receive professional feedback on your progress from Victoria, Cambridge-qualified English teacher. At the end of each module, you record a Speaking Task, add to your online Speaking Portfolio, and receive personal video feedback within 1-3 days (may be a few days longer during holidays or August). The course is structured to give you detailed feedback after each module of the course, fully preparing you for the next one to build your confidence step by step.

Special Bonuses

Unique extras included in the course

  • Supportive international community

    A supportive international community of bright female professionals and entrepreneurs. This is where we share and discuss empowering TED Talks, talk about inspiring women and the way they speak, and give each other unwavering support.

  • Shadowing practice

    Practise the powerful shadowing technique with inspiring female leaders, from Greta Turnberg to Jessica Pearson. Watch the prepared video clips to observe and imitate the way strong and eloquent women speak, fine-tuning your intonation and taking it to a truly next level.

  • Guide on daily speaking habits

    Get an inspiring guide on daily habits to boost your speaking confidence, from the best self-talk practices to voice exercises from the leading international voice coaches.

Meet your tutor!


Victoria Kowalewska is a Cambridge-CELTA qualified English tutor and founder of Victoria Road. She has language qualifications from Cambridge and Birmingham universities, UK. 

Her career spans more than 13 years teaching English in Europe. Before starting her own business, she worked for the International House World Organisation - a global network of language schools renowned for high-quality English teaching.

She founded Victoria Road in 2020, working with 100+ international clients. In 2025, she started to create online courses for professionals with a high level of English. The goal of her courses is to help them break free from barriers that are still preventing them from effective communication.

The Way She Speaks is her brand-new online course for B2/C1 level female professionals who want to connect with their voice to sound more natural, fluent and expressive in English. This course helps to build foundation for her second landmark course, The Way She Bonds, which in its turn focuses on effective communication strategies at work.

"The Way She Speaks is where I wanted ambitious female professionals to find their voice in English. I know that if you are not fully confident in your speaking skills, this can be a major barrier at work. I wanted the women who I have worked with to break free from it. 

I designed the course that helps you grow your confidence - with lots of nourishing practice, guidance and feedback. Gradually, you will start loving the way you speak.

I've said it before - and I'll say it again: before any successful communication, you need to enjoy the way you sound in English. 

This is an intimate and transformational journey. This is where everything shifts. This is where real magic happens". 

In The Way She Speaks, you can create this bond with your English voice in a safe, professional and highly supportive way. Join the course - this is where your life-changing confidence starts.


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Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Way She Speaks!

    2. 5 Confidence-Building Blocks

    3. How to work with the course: guidance & tips

    4. Mindset shift: Pronunciation is physical

    5. Private community

    6. Goal setting

    7. Setting up Speaking Portfolio

    8. Recording 'Before'

    9. Phonemic Chart

    10. TED Talk & Reflection Task

    1. Vowels & Speaking clearly

    2. /ɑ:/ and /ʌ/ (market, budget)

    3. /ɔ:/ and /ɒ/ (board, cost)

    4. /i:/ and /ɪ/ (feedback, figure)

    5. /u:/ and /ʊ/ (recruit, footnote)

    6. /ɜ:/, /e/, /æ/ (purchase, debt, salary)

    7. /ə/ schwa (manager, customer)

    8. Word stress & Speaking clearly

    9. Skill: Introducing Yourself

    10. Practical Task

    11. Practical Task (Answer Key)

    12. Assignment: Introduce Yourself in an Interview

    13. Assignment Feedback & Reflection Task

    1. Contracted forms (I'll, we're)

    2. Practical Task

    3. Skill: Introducing your business / company

    4. Speaking Task 'Introduce your business or company'

    5. Personal Feedback

    1. Linking

    2. Elision

    3. Assimilation

    4. Intrusion

    5. Practical Task

    6. Skill: Talking about your role

    7. Key Phrases: Talking about your role

    8. Speaking Task 'Talk about your role'

    9. Personal Feedback

    1. Introduction to Voice Pitch

    2. Basic Tones in English: Rising & Falling

    3. Rising-Falling Tone

    4. Practical Task

    5. Skill: Speaking up in a meeting

    6. Key Phrases for Meetings

    7. Speaking Task 'Start, lead and end the meeting'.

    8. Personal Feedback

    1. Emphatic Stress: Draw their attention

    2. Impactful pausing

    3. High Tones: Showing enthusiasm

    4. Emphasising added details: Showing what matters

    5. Deepening your voice to resonate

    6. Skill: Pitching a product / service / idea

    7. Key Phrases: Pitching a product, service or idea

    8. Personal Feedback

About this course

  • €177,00
  • 60 lessons
  • 5.5 hours of video content

Without The Way She Speaks...

You will notice that the old insecure thoughts are here to stay. They will be sabotaging your confidence every time you want to speak up at work.

You are likely to keep hearing, “Sorry, can you say that again?” - even when your grammar or vocabulary is perfect.

You will go into meetings hoping you do not have to speak - suppressing your voice and not letting your ideas be heard.

And worst of all?

Your international colleagues may never fully see that brilliant, talented professional who you are in your first language.

If you truly want to abandon your fears when you speak and to be really heard by people - you need learn how to nourish your own, authentic voice in English.

This is how you start speaking - not with self-pressure, not will self-doubt - but with confidence, passion and joy.

Before communicating in English, you first need to bond with your English voice.

The Way She Speaks is a safe, professional space where you can build this lifelong relationship.

Yes, I want to create this bond!