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Everyday conversations
Ordering a coffee, chatting to neighbours, small talk at the school gate. We rehearse the situations you actually meet each week, until they stop feeling like a test.
Sandgate · Brisbane
Speak English with confidence in Australia.
One-to-one lessons with a qualified EAL teacher who'll help you understand how Australians actually speak — the speed, the slang and the small talk that textbooks leave out.
- Qualified EAL teacher
- English & Linguistics graduate
- Native Australian speaker
First chat free
15 minutes, no obligation — just a conversation.
“how ya going?”
“no worries”
“heaps good”
“she'll be right”
“this arvo”
“chuck a u-ey”
“keen as”
“yeah, nah”
“good on ya”
“flat out”
How I can help
Four things most of my students want to get better at.
We can work on one of these or move between them. Every lesson is built around what you need next — not a fixed syllabus.
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Workplace English
Emails, meetings, phone calls, and the unwritten rules of an Australian workplace — including how to disagree politely, and why “yeah, nah” usually means no.
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Interviews & presentations
Prepare properly for the moments that count. We'll practise your answers, tighten your delivery, and work on sounding steady when the stakes are high.
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Pronunciation & expressions
Australian vowels, rhythm, and the syllables that quietly disappear. Plus the idioms locals use without thinking — so nothing catches you off guard.
Textbook English and the English spoken at a Brisbane bus stop are two different things. My job is to close that gap.
Miranda Brockhurst
How it works
Starting is easy.
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A free 15-minute chat
We talk about where you're at, what's tripping you up, and what you'd like to be able to do. No cost, and no pressure to book anything.
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A plan built around you
I put lessons together around your goals — your job, your study, your street — using language you're genuinely going to use.
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Practise, and get real feedback
You do most of the talking. I listen closely and tell you precisely what to change, in a way you can act on straight away.
Lessons & pricing
Simple, honest pricing.
One-to-one lessons in Sandgate (4017), Brisbane. Flexible scheduling.
Start here
Free
15 minutes
An introductory chat so we can both work out whether I'm the right fit for you.
Focused session
$25
30 minutes
Short and sharp. Good for regular practice, or for one specific thing you want to fix.
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Full lesson
$45
60 minutes
Room to go deeper — role-play, longer conversation, and detailed feedback you can take away.
About
Hi, I'm Miranda.
I'm a qualified teacher of English as an Additional Language, and I studied English and Linguistics at university — which is a roundabout way of saying I've spent a long time thinking about how English actually works, and why it's so much harder to pick up from a book than anyone admits.
I also grew up here, so the English I teach is the one you'll hear at the shops, at work, and in the school pick-up line — not the version on a language app.
Lessons are one-to-one and relaxed. You'll do most of the talking, I'll do most of the listening, and between us we'll work out exactly what to practise next.
- Qualification
- EAL teacher
- Background
- English & Linguistics
- Based in
- Sandgate, 4017
Questions
Before you book.
What level do I need to be?
Anywhere from “I can get by, but I freeze in real conversations” upwards. The free chat is the easiest way to find out whether I'm the right fit — it costs nothing to ask.
What actually happens in the free 15 minutes?
A short, relaxed conversation. You tell me what you're finding difficult and what you'd like to be able to do; I'll tell you how I'd approach it. There's no obligation to book.
Can we work on just one specific thing?
Absolutely. Plenty of people come with a single goal — a job interview, a presentation, or a situation that keeps going wrong — and we spend the whole time on that.
Should I book 30 or 60 minutes?
Thirty minutes suits regular, focused practice. Sixty gives room for role-play and longer conversation without watching the clock. If you're not sure, start with the free chat.
Where do lessons take place?
In Sandgate (4017), in Brisbane's north. Get in touch and we'll sort out a time that works.
Get started
Let's have a chat and see where you'd like to get to.
Fifteen minutes, free, and genuinely no pressure. Tell me a little about yourself and I'll get back to you.
real.australian.english@gmail.com