Speaking Club
Let’s speak English
A friendly, focused space to practice real English conversation—regularly, without pressure, and without paying for it.
Held by mr. March (aka Mikhail Martynets)
What you’ll do
- Join a small live session and speak for most of the time
- Discuss a single topic with prompts and questions
- Practice expressing opinions, asking follow-up questions, and keeping a conversation going
Who it’s for
Anyone who wants steady speaking practice in a respectful group atmosphere—whether you’re building confidence or polishing fluency.
Anyone who wants steady speaking practice in a respectful group atmosphere—whether you’re building confidence or polishing fluency.
How it works
- 40 minutes
- Online, face to face (live video meeting)
- Saturdays at 15:45 (Krasnoyarsk time, GMT+7)
- Once a month
- One topic at a time (clear theme, guided discussion)
- Free of charge
Join the next meeting
Get the meeting link and the topic for the next session.
Get the meeting link and the topic for the next session.
Oct. 17, 2026 — Journaling
Topic suggested by Mikhail Martynets
There are people who journal their lives. There’re people who don’t. Do you?
Join the Speaking club held for the first time to discuss the topic with the following questions:
Join the Speaking club held for the first time to discuss the topic with the following questions:
- What explains the fact that traditional two-page Collections in a Bullet Journal can lead to wasted space and "frozen" unfinished projects?
- How can we prove that "Distributed Collections" really make project-related information easier to retrieve over a whole year (compared to using separate Collection pages)?
- In what case would a dedicated Collection still be a better choice than distributing notes across Daily Logs with symbols and page links?
- When does a project move from being "not in your control" to being worth tracking more systematically—and how would that change the way you journal it?
- In what way does the author’s system (symbols + previous/next page numbers) change reflection: does it encourage deeper thinking, or mostly optimize space?
- As a result of what psychological or practical factors (e.g., ADHD traits, professional overload, uncertainty in other people’s decisions) might "Distributed Collections" feel especially helpful?
- Why does the author connect this journaling technique to Stoicism and the idea of focusing only on what you can control—and do you agree with that link?
Nov. 21, 2026 — Vygotsky’s 130th anniversary
Topic suggested by Mikhail Martynets
On Nov. 20−21, 2026 Mikhail Martynets attends the conference dedicated to Lev Vygotsky and his heritage. Let’s discuss his legacy and how they are interpreted by modern scholars and professionals, using the following questions:
- What explains the fact that egocentric speech is a transitional bridge from external speech to inner speech?
- How can we prove that egocentric speech is a dead-end branch of development that fades with age?
- In what case concept development moves from collective dialogue to individual inner speech?
- When scientific concepts lead the development of everyday concepts?
- In what way learning in the zone of proximal development transforms everyday concepts into conscious and voluntary concepts?
- As a result of what social interaction becomes a trigger for cognitive restructuring through decentration?
- Why child egocentrism is an illusion caused by limited social experience rather than an inability to take another person’s perspective?
Let’s speak English on a topic that are suggested by you.
Please provide the name of your topic and a few questions to discuss.
Suggest a topic Please provide the name of your topic and a few questions to discuss.
