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Days 1-7: prepare and visit Day 1 Pick your language and your reason Write one sentence: which language, and why. Keep it where you will see it every day.
Day 2 Learn to introduce yourself Learn three lines: "Hi, I'm …", "I'm from …", "Nice to meet you". Say them out loud, not in your head.
Day 3 Find your nearest language exchange Open your city on this site and pick one language café or conversation group you could reach on foot or by a short ride.
Day 4 Add five question starters Learn: how are you, what is your name, where are you from, what do you do, do you live here. Five short questions are enough.
Day 5 Say it aloud five times Say your introduction five times, as if to a stranger. If you like, record it on your phone and listen once. It stays on your phone.
Day 6 Check the details Open the official page of your chosen exchange. Note the day, time, place and whether you need to book. Put it in your calendar.
Day 7 Go to one Your first visit. Goal: stay twenty minutes and say your introduction once. Listening and nodding count. Leave when you want.
Days 8-14: ask questions Day 8 Rest and write three words No new task. Write down three words or phrases you needed yesterday and did not have.
Day 9 Learn those three words Look them up and add "could you repeat that, slowly?" to your list. Say each one five times.
Day 10 Greet three people Say hello in your new language to three people today: a neighbour, a cashier, a barista. One word counts.
Day 11 Learn "I did not understand" Learn how to say "I do not understand", "again, please" and "how do you say … ?". These keep a conversation alive.
Day 12 Prepare three questions Write three questions you can ask anyone: about their city, their weekend, their work. Keep them simple.
Day 13 Choose your level card Look at the A1 to C2 level cards in the host kit and decide which one you would hold up. Telling people your level makes talk easier.
Day 14 Ask three questions At your exchange, a café or with a friend, ask three people one of your questions each. Aim for three answers, not for perfect grammar.
Days 15-21: keep going Day 15 Half way Look at your ticks. Reread your three words and your three questions. Fix the one thing that felt hardest.
Day 16 Learn five reactions Learn five short reactions: really, me too, that sounds nice, I see, and thank you. They let you take part before you can say much.
Day 17 Listen for ten minutes Play ten minutes of speech in your language: a song, radio or a video. Do not try to catch everything; listen for words you know.
Day 18 Plan your first week in a place If you are new in a city, open the first-week plan for it: seven small speaking steps for your first days.
Day 19 Tell a two-minute story Prepare and say aloud a short story about your weekend or your day, in simple words. Say it twice.
Day 20 Pick a second exchange Find another day, another venue or another language on this site. Having two options makes it easier to keep going.
Day 21 Go to your next exchange Tell your two-minute story to one person. Ask them one of your questions back. Stay as long as it feels good.
Days 22-30: hold and host Day 22 Learn to end a chat kindly Learn how to say it was nice to talk, see you next time, and how to ask if you may stay in touch. Contacts are always optional.
Day 23 Learn days and times Learn days of the week and how to say a time, so you can say "see you next Thursday at seven".
Day 24 Practise a ten-minute talk alone Print the question cards from the host kit. Pick five and answer each one out loud for two minutes. Use a timer.
Day 25 Hold a five-minute conversation Talk with one person for five minutes, face to face or online. Ask, answer, react. Stop when the timer rings.
Day 26 Look at tandem programmes Tandem programmes pair two people who each teach the other their language. See which ones are listed for your city.
Day 27 Read the host kit Read the two-hour plan and the five host rules. You will not teach: you keep time, seat people and ask the first question.
Day 28 Print your table tent Print the table tent for your language and the level cards. Fill in the sign with your day, time and venue.
Day 29 Ask the venue and publish Ask a café or bar if you may have a corner at a quiet hour. Then add the event to Meet & Mint so people can join alone.
Day 30 Host a table Run a short table with the host kit. Goal for today: one ten-minute conversation. You did it: you now have a place where people can practise.
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How the sprint works Pick a start date and a reminder time, then download the calendar file. Do the small task of the day and tick it. It takes about fifteen minutes. Go to a language exchange from the links: day 7, 14 and 21 are practice days. On day 30, host a table with the free kit and add it to Meet & Mint so others can join alone. Questions people ask Which language is this for? Any. The tasks never name a language, so you can use the same plan for Spanish, Finnish, English or anything else you want to speak.
What if I miss a day? Tick it when you do it and carry on. The plan has no streak and no penalty; the order matters more than the date.
Does it cost anything or send my data anywhere? No. It is free, there is no sign-up, and the ticks and the calendar file are made in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.
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