Why Understanding “REAL” English is HARD?

Have you ever watched an English movie or heard some coworkers speaking in English and thought, “This is totally different from what I learned in school!”?
Then you are learning “classroom English” not real English…
The problem with learning English that’s not real, is that you also start speaking that way…
Your speech will seem unnatural and formal. You won’t be yourself in English… you will be more like a robot.
Oh no!
Maybe that is why only 2.5% of high school students claim to “speak a foreign language well” after studying language in the classroom!
What an awful waste of time, effort, and energy! Don’t you think?

What if you could learn to confidently understand any conversation in English?

You could make friends with people around the world and share your culture with them.
Imagine if every time your boss, coworkers, and clients spoke to you in English, you understood and answered easily and professionally. You could make more money and avoid feeling embarrassed.

*Wouldn’t that be great?*
Maybe you are thinking, “Vanessa, HOW is this possible?”
Well, I’m glad you asked!

Hi! I'm your American Teacher Vanessa. Welcome to Speak English with Vanessa!

I teach thousands of students in my private courses and over 4 million students on YouTube.

As an English teacher, I don’t want you to waste your time studying classroom English that no one uses in real life. I want you to clearly understand native English speakers even when they speak really fast because…

…when you understand native speakers, you can start to speak fluently like them!

That’s why I created the 30 Day Listening Challenge. It’s an online course that will help you understand REAL English in only 10 minutes per day. 

How the 4-Step Listening Method Will Help You to Understand REAL English

You’ve probably noticed that English speakers speak quickly. They use linking, reductions, and expressions that you didn’t learn in the classroom.
In order to train your ears to hear these finer details, you need to analyze real English conversations. That’s where the 4-step Listening Method comes in. 
The 4-Step Listening Method will show you how to break down fast pronunciation in real English conversations so that you can understand English TV shows and movies, and speak more like an American.
The 4-step method looks like this…

STEP 1 | Real Conversation

Every day for 30 days I will send you a short audio clip from a real English conversation featuring natural expressions, verbs, and sentence structures.

STEP 2 | Slow Conversation

After you listen to the real conversation clip, listen to the slow version and catch every expression.

STEP 3 | Worksheet

Listen to the fast and slow versions of the conversation and write exactly what you hear. Can you understand each word?

STEP 4 | Transcript

Compare your writing with the conversation transcript. Which words were difficult for you? Could you hear everything?


The 4-Step Listening Method has already helped hundreds of students successfully understand FAST English. Here’s what some of them had to say…

This challenge is for you if…

✔ You want to improve your English listening fluency so you can better recognize the pronunciation and vocabulary of native speakers.
✔ You understand my YouTube videos, but English TV movies and TV shows are too fast and difficult to understand.
✔ Even if you’re busy! Each daily lesson in the challenge only takes about 5-10 minutes to complete.
✔ You are between the ages of 18 and 118 and don’t speak English as your native language.


This challenge is NOT for you if…

❌ You don’t have 5-10 minutes a day to study at home during your free time.
❌ You’re not ready to pay around $1 per day to invest in your English studies.
❌ You are looking for a magical pill that makes you understand English conversations, movies, and TV shows without subtitles (by the way, those pills don’t exist).

Here’s Everything You Get

in 30 Day Listening Challenge


  • 30 Lessons (one for each day of the challenge) that include audio clips – these lessons will take 5-10 minutes to complete each day.
  • Printable Worksheets where you’ll write down what you hear in each daily lesson.
  • Printable Transcripts so you can compare what you heard to the actual conversation from the audio clip.
  • Daily Emails with tips about that day’s conversation topic.
  • 90 Useful Expressions – each day you’ll learn 3 new expressions, idioms, or phrasal verbs featured in the conversation.
  • Challenge Calendar that you can download and mark each day to see your progress.
  • Certificate Of Completion that I’ll send you when you finish all 30 days of the course.
  • Lifetime Access to lessons you download so you can review whenever you want.

Plus, you’ll receive three BONUSES when you join the challenge!

90 Useful Expressions: each day you’ll learn 3 new expressions, idioms, or phrasal verbs featured in the conversation


Challenge Calendar: download the challenge calendar and mark each day to see your progress


Certificate of Completion: finish all 30 days of the course and I will send you a special certificate of completion


Join the 30-day Listening Challenge "Family" today!

Frequently Asked Questions



1. Can I download the lessons?
Yes, you can download all of the daily lessons and keep them forever. If you don’t want to download them, you can stream the lessons directly from the internet.

2. What is the price of the challenge?
The 30 Day Listening Challenge is $50 (USD) for one 30-day course.

3. When will I receive the first listening lesson?
The course starts on the day that you join! If you join today, you’ll be able to start studying the DAY 1 lesson immediately. Tomorrow you’ll have access to the DAY 2 lesson, etc. You will have access to all of the lessons forever, so you can go back and study again and again.

4. What level is this challenge for?
If you can understand my voice, but you have difficulties understanding other English speakers, this course is for you. If you can understand English TV shows and movies with no problem, this course is not for you.

5. What is your refund policy?
We offer a 30 day money back guarantee for all Speak English With Vanessa courses. Simply send me an email, and I will give you a refund.

6. How should I use the course?
When you purchase the challenge, I will send you a guide called “How To Use The Challenge.” This guide will give you recommendations for how to study the listening lessons for 5 to 10 minutes every day.

7. How long should I study each day?
The challenge should take 5 to 10 minutes every day, not longer. The lessons are short, but you need to finish them every day. If you miss one day, try to finish two days the next day. You can do it!