SpeakShine AcademySpeak · Grow · Connect · Shine
Starting 1 October 2026

Speak. Grow. Connect. Shine.

Online learning for language, confidence, communication, personal growth and lifelong learning. Live online programmes · small batches · worldwide.

Live online · small groups · worldwide time-zone options.

A SpeakShine Academy learner in a live online class
Why SpeakShine

Learning should change something in you

We believe learning should not stop at a textbook, an examination or a certificate. It should help you speak more confidently, understand yourself and others better, and carry what you learn into real life.

Speak

Communication, language, expression, confidence and the courage to participate.

Shine

Self-awareness, individuality, growth, passion and discovering your own potential.

25+ years

Taught across IB, IGCSE, ICSE, CBSE and Alliance Française classrooms worldwide.

Small batches

Six to eight learners, so everyone speaks and everyone is heard.

Programmes

Opening with the launch term

Language, confidence, communication and professional growth — each with clear duration, weekly hours, group size and curriculum.

French

French Beyond the Textbook

Structured French from A0 to C1 taught through conversation, stories, music, culture and real-life situations, with DELF preparation where required.

10-week term · 2 × 90 minutes per week

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French Conversation Club

For people who already know French but want to speak

A weekly speaking circle for learners who understand French but want regular, relaxed, guided conversation practice.

10-week term · 1 × 90 minutes per week

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English Conversation

Find Your Voice in English

Spoken English built through real conversation, storytelling, role play and discussion — not memorised grammar rules and vocabulary lists.

8-week term · 1 × 2 hours per week

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Personality Development

Discover Your Shine

A practical, reflective programme about confidence, self-awareness and communication — built from 25+ years of working with students, adults and professionals.

8-week programme · 1 × 90 minutes per week

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For Women & Homemakers

Have You Lost Yourself in the Race of Life?

A guided personal-development and life-skills programme for women who have spent years caring for everyone else and want to reconnect with themselves.

8 weeks · 1 × 90 minutes per week

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Interview Preparation

Prepare the Person Before Preparing the Answers

An intensive small-group programme that builds confidence, presentation and professional communication first, then interview technique and mock interviews.

4-week intensive · 2 × 90 minutes per week

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About Ritu

The person behind SpeakShine

I am Ritu Vanhille, an educator, French language specialist, mentor and lifelong learner with more than 25 years of experience in education.

My journey has taken me through leading international and national institutions — Neev Academy, Kodaikanal International School, Woodstock School, Lawrence School, SelaQui World School and Alliance Française — across IB, IGCSE, ICSE and CBSE curricula.

But my greatest teachers were my students.

Read Ritu's story
Ritu Vanhille, founder and mentor at SpeakShine Academy
Ritu Vanhille · Founder, educator and mentor
Worldwide

One academy, many time zones

We do not promise a single fixed weekly hour. Several time slots are offered for each programme, and groups are formed according to compatible time zones once registrations come in.

Europe & Middle East

Morning and evening slots

India & South Asia

Afternoon and evening slots

The Americas

Evening Europe / afternoon Americas

Asia Pacific & Australia

Morning slots, matched to registrations

Learners can join from around the world. We form small groups around compatible time zones and confirm the most suitable schedule after registration. See how it works.

Programmes begin 1 October 2026

Tell us which programme interests you and the time zone you are joining from, and we will keep you informed as groups are formed.