Initial Assessment
Find out exactly what is holding your performance back.
Most advanced speakers already know enough English. What limits them is demonstrating it consistently, under pressure. The Initial Assessment is a 60-minute diagnostic session that shows you where your performance stands across the Four Pillars — Flexibility, Natural Expression, Organisation and Composure — and what to work on first.
60 minutes · online · Speaking Performance Profile included
What happens in the session
Goals and background
10 minutes
We talk about what you are working towards, your timeline, any previous exam experience, and where your communication tends to break down.
Live performance assessment
35 minutes
You complete speaking tasks matched to your goal: CAE or CPE speaking tasks, or a high-level professional discussion. I observe how you perform, not just what you know.
Feedback
15 minutes
You leave the session with my first observations against the Four Pillars and a clear recommendation for what to do next.
What you receive
Within three working days, you receive your Speaking Performance Profile: a written report that rates your performance on each of the Four Pillars, identifies your three main strengths and three development priorities, and sets out a recommended pathway.
It is the same structured report every client receives, so you can see exactly where you are now — and, at the end of a programme, exactly how far you have come.
Example
Speaking Performance Profile
Prepared by Matthew Di Donato
"Ideas are well organised, but performance drops when a question is unexpected. Priority: composure and flexibility under pressure."
Where the assessment leads
- 01
Initial Assessment
A 60-minute diagnostic session.
- 02
Performance Profile
Your written report within three working days.
- 03
Recommendation
The programme that fits your goal, if one is right for you.
- 04
Coaching Programme
Twelve weeks of focused development.
- 05
Final Profile
A second assessment that shows your progress.
£30
Paid when you book. If you join a coaching programme within 14 days of your assessment, the £30 is deducted from the programme price.
Free to reschedule with at least 24 hours' notice.
The coaching programmes
After your assessment, I will recommend the programme that fits your goal. Both run for twelve weeks and end with a second Performance Profile, so your progress is measured, not assumed.
Cambridge Exam Performance Programme
For CAE and CPE candidates · 12 weeks
Walk into the speaking exam able to perform at the level you are genuinely capable of, consistently and under pressure.
£695
Founding client rate: £495, available to the first five clients.
How the programme works →Advanced Fluency Programme
For professionals and advanced speakers · 12 weeks
Communicate with the flexibility, precision and composure you already have in your own language — in meetings, presentations and difficult conversations.
£595
Founding client rate: £445, available to the first five clients.
How the programme works →OET coaching is available by enquiry: get in touch.