WELCOME TO
The Dutch Speaking Academy
Where we fix what your other language courses ignored.
This is the place where speaking Dutch becomes easy, enjoyable and inevitable. I help you speak with confidence, without stress and without overthinking.
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Sounds familiar?
You’ve built a new life here.
But one sentence in Dutch still shuts you down.
You’ve taken the courses. You understand a lot of Dutch.
But one simple conversation with your Dutch colleague at the coffee machine?
You freeze.
You switch back to English immediately.
And you hate it.
You feel like you’re speaking like a child, and like you failed, and that’s nothing like you.
But it’s NOT because you’re not trying hard enough, and NOT because you’re not smart enough either – gosh no.
It’s because speaking Dutch as an adult learner is a skill you have to learn.
And you need a different kind of support for it.
A method that will actually help you SPEAK Dutch.
This is were I come in
I’m the founder of the Switch-Dutch-method: a method based on over 13 years of teaching experience.
This is the method that finally helps you break the freeze – and gets you speaking Dutch with confidence, permanently.
With the Switch-Dutch Method:
- You’ll feel in control during everyday conversations – even the unpredictable ones at the bakery or with your child’s school teacher.
- You’ll stop feeling like ’the expat’ – and you’ll start being YOU: the one who tells stories in Dutch on birthday parties, jumps into conversations without fear, and finally feels seen for who she really is.
- You won’t just understand Dutch life and culture – you’ll finally be part of it.
After years of building your life here – learning the language, navigating the systems, adjusting to a new way of life – this is the moment it all clicks.
This is the missing piece finally feeling truly at home in Nederland.
What others say
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(Review Caitrin Crudden?) Confidence. Conversation. Connection.
My teaching style
I’m not your typical language teacher.
What matters most to me is that you feel free to speak.
I see it all the time: intelligent internationals who know enough Dutch… but freeze when they try to speak the simplest sentences.
That’s what I help you break through.
Not with pressure or perfection but with energy, humor, and a safe space where you can just practice and stop doing it perfectly.
What's possible?
Type
Self-study: your Dutch journey, your pace
For Who
No more manaña manaña. Get the tools to start speaking today, from the comfort of your own couch.
Fun included
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Price
From 47 EUR
Type
Be part of our community and grow together
For Who
The most fun way to break the silence. Practice with others in a safe, high-energy environment led by me. You’ll never wanna leave.
Fun included
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Price
From 250 EUR
Type
The VIP transformation: personal and fast
For Who
Come here you little diva. This is for the ambitious professional who wants to master the language with me as your personal cheerleader and coach.
Fun included
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Price
From 5.600 EUR
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What's possible?
How it works
The Dutch Speaking Academy is for you if:
You’ve built a life here – career, kids, routines – you’re here to stay. You don’t want to be ’that expat who doesn’t speak Dutch‘.
You understand Dutch, but you automatically switch to English the second someone speaks Dutch to you, to avoid the awkwardness of not knowing what to say in Dutch.
You avoid small talk with neighbours, colleagues, cashiers – not because you’re shy, but because you hate that moment where you freeze… and end up replying in English. Again. You’re done with feeling like a beginner.
You’ve done the apps, the classes, the books. But you know that learning more words , new grammar or another DuoLingo streak isn’t going to help you speak Dutch.
You’ve been waiting for the ‘right moment’ to speak. But you know by now: that moment won’t magically arrive. If you want to have a conversation with the school teacher in Dutch… you have to start using your Dutch asap.
You need the right space to start speaking Dutch
right now.
Ready? Start your first steps in speaking Dutch.
Every week some Dutch tips & tricks, cultural learnings and probably a laugh. No spam, I promise.