This program is a simulation of an asynchronous speaking program that online language teachers can run to reduce the number of hours they teach, create more flexibility for themselves and their clients and increase their business capacity beyond their immediate group of 1:1 clients.
All teachers immerse themselves in this format so they can promote, sell and run their own asynchronous programs with confidence.
The program is available for free for the Smart Teacher's Library members. Outside of the Library, the availability is tight. Remaining spots will be announced to the email subscribers only, in spring and fall.
If you’ve tried to move away from 1:1 lessons but found yourself spending too much time creating/checking assignments, giving too much feedback and struggling with your students’ motivation, maybe you decided that this format isn’t for you. Perhaps you tried selling your programs, but your students don't understand what it is and now you doubt you can explain it well.
What if you tried it again, not as a teacher but as a student? What if you worked with a group of other online language teachers, completed speaking prompts and got unlimited feedback from me, weekly?
If this sounds exciting, my speaking program is a great place for you.
Anne Haggerson, the exam prep instructor from Spain.
Chris Pontiroli, an English teacher from Argentina.
P.S. Chris has sold over 30 programs in a matter of months. That reduced her load by 100+ hours!
Dates: October 7 - November 6, 2025
A 4-week program to help you learn the asynchronous format from the inside.
10 short audio lessons on how to run and market an asynchronous program + self-coaching tips.
5 recorded Q&As from the past years.
2 speaking prompts a week (for 3 weeks) focusing on your business (see below).
Unlimited feedback + audio coaching for the first 3 weeks of the program via Telegram.
Voice chats + group chat (we’ll be using Telegram app).
A workbook with weekly prompts, templates and journaling spaces.
Unlimited access to the content of the program with permission to use the structure in your program.
The 4th week’s focus on marketing and selling your program + reflections.
1-hour group coaching session via zoom (+recording).
Marketing guide/checklist.
The theme of the program is Defining your Business Purpose. You will spend 4 weeks responding to prompts about your business, experiencing how an asynchronous speaking program works from the inside and getting unlimited feedback from me. Your daily time commitment is 15-25 minutes, 4-5 times a week (you can take weekends off!).
Note that all personal feedback will be sent through private messages, and generic announcements and reflections will be discussed in a group chat.
I'm Elena Mutonono, and I help online language teachers make their work sustainable, which means I teach you how you can continue delivering your incredible services while spending less time in front of the screen or on prep.
I started training online language teachers how to work smarter back in 2016, and since then I've helped hundreds of teachers work less, make more money and spend more time doing what they love -- teaching and learning languages, practicing creativity and traveling!
I'm from Ukraine originally and am currently living in New Orleans where I spend most of the year enjoying vibrant food, chicory coffee and live jazz music outside rustic coffee shops, and 5 months surviving the unbearable humidity or escaping it altogether.
“I joined this program because I wanted to learn more about how to run an asynchronous 1:1 speaking program. I joined with some questions in mind: how much feedback should I give to the student? How long should the recordings be? What benefits are there in terms of language learning? I found the answers to all these questions and now I know how to run a pedagogically sound program to help my clients. I also got a better insight into my business mission thanks to Elena’s speaking prompts and questions. I’d definitely recommend this program to online language teachers who want to move away from 1:1 and would like but feel intimidated by switching to a non 1:1 approach.” ~ Fabio Cerpelloni, a writer and the owner of a non-fiction book club.
FYI: Most of the content of the program is uploaded weekly. Before the program starts you only see the sections that are available upon joining.
Absolutely. They program may not work the first time, but there're ways to fix it. This program will show to you how long the speaking prompts can be and what feedback sounds like. Not all programs "work" on the first time. Sometimes it helps to put yourself into your client's shoes.
No, this program runs at certain times throughout the year and you follow along with a group of teachers. I've chosen this format so everyone is on the same page and can experience how the program is structured, what the pace feels like, how big the assignments are, etc. Only join if you can participate weekly between October 17 and November 10. You don't have to be in front of the computer but you'll need your phone to follow along. All assignments will be posted inside the course dashboard and inside our Telegram group. After the program is over, you get access to all the materials and can revisit them at any time. But to experience what your clients will experience, you need to follow within a specific timeframe.
Perfect. That's how many of your 1:1 students feel, and if you learn how to deliver your programs asynchronously, you'll be able to help them make progress with their language learning even if they practice 10 minutes a day. Seriously though, we all make time for what matters to us, and if you want to work sustainably, now is the best time to start!