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Speak Easy Charlotte
Two nights a week at two of Charlotte's best bars. Game money. Conversation games. Pictionary. Acting games. Real English — over drinks.
Two hours. Structured enough to learn. Loose enough to feel like a party.
Walk in, grab your Speak Easy Dollars. Talk to 3 new people before the first bell — earn your opening bonus. The room warms up fast.
5–7 real everyday words and phrases for the night. Use them correctly and earn money. Mess them up and pay. The whole room keeps score.
A small group sits in the center and talks about something real. Everyone else watches and earns $50 for every word used correctly. Pay a dollar to jump in — or just watch and collect.
Teams of 3–4. Draw tonight's words — your team guesses. Bet your dollars on correct answers. Loudest round of the night.
More games running. Game money flying. No script. The room runs itself. This is when the real conversations happen — over drinks, with people you actually want to talk to.
Top two earners face off. The room picks the challenge — debate, story with 5 random words, accent showdown. Big pot goes to the winner of one last open game. Go collect your winnings.
Real Monopoly money. Real stakes. Every activity earns you something — or costs you something. You decide how you play.
At the top of every night — talk to 3 people before the first bell using only English. No pointing, no switching languages. Opens the room up in 15 minutes flat.
💵 +$50 per conversationCould be: do an American accent for 10 minutes, teach the group a word from your language, order your next drink in English only, or survive the Hot Seat.
💵 +$100 to +$300A challenge goes to the whole room. First person to complete it wins the pot. Example: make 3 different people genuinely laugh in English before the next round. Pot grows all night.
💵 Winner takes allSix conversation topics go to auction at the start of the night. Own "Sports" — anyone who talks sports with you owes you $10. Smart players buy topics they know deeply.
💵 Passive income all nightVolunteer sits on a stool. The room fires questions in English for 60 seconds. Can't stop, can't say "I don't know." Survive the full minute — collect big.
💵 +$300 if you surviveAny word from tonight's list gets mispronounced — the person who catches it collects $100. Makes the whole room the teacher.
💵 +$100 per catchOrder your drink at the bar in English — without pointing, switching languages, or using your phone. Do it clean and collect $200. Runs all night, every visit.
💵 +$200 per orderEnd of night. Top two earners face off. The crowd picks the challenge — debate, story with 5 random words, or accent showdown.
💵 + Big PotThree rounds happen every single night. They are built into the games, so you earn while you learn.
Every night opens with 5–7 real words or phrases. Everyday language — the kind you hear at work, in stores, with neighbors. Not textbook stuff. Words you will use tomorrow.
A small group sits in the center and talks about something real. Everyone watching earns Speak Easy Dollars for every word used correctly. Pay a dollar to jump in.
Teams draw tonight's words. Teammates guess. Dollars wagered on correct answers. Skits and role-play rounds rotate in — restaurant, job interview, first day of work.
Meet your teacher
PhDComparative Literature — University of Michigan
MAComparative Literature, with Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
BAEnglish & French — Amherst College
Educator since 1996
Real Monopoly money circulates every night. You earn it, spend it, bet it, and try to walk out with more than you came in with.
Show up — attendance pays. Walk in, collect your opening stack.
Speak unprompted — volunteer an answer, earn a bonus.
Win a game — Pictionary, word chains, Hot Seat — winners collect.
Catch a pronunciation mistake — someone says a covered word wrong, you collect $100.
Teach something — explain a word to another student? That earns double.
Order in English at the bar — no pointing. Collect $200 every time.
Buy back in — made a mistake mid-game? Pay to try again instead of sitting out.
Jump into the group — pay a dollar to swap into the group chat game circle.
Challenge a classmate — wager dollars on who gets the next answer right.
Buy a hint — stuck on a word? Pay for a clue instead of giving up.
Skip a turn — not ready? Spend a dollar to pass. No shame, no explanation.
Enter the Final Showdown — ante up to compete at the end of the night.
Two venues. Two nights a week. Every three months we rotate to a new spot — so it always stays fresh.
Venues rotate every 3 months — keeping it fresh for everyone. Follow us on social to catch the next announcement when we move.
Same low prices as Speak Easy Columbia. Pay at the door and your drink discount activates for the whole night.
Drop-in = attend one night · Month pass or higher = attend any and all nights · Drink discount activates at the door
No. Complete beginners are welcome. The games are designed so even very limited English is enough to participate. You're always in the game.
Show your Speak Easy pass at the bar and get a discount on drinks for the night. Details vary by venue — but you always pay less than the regular price.
Both. The first 90 minutes follow a schedule — words, group chat game, Pictionary, games. Then it opens up. You leave knowing something you didn't know when you walked in.
Yes — with a Month Pass or higher. Drop-ins are for one night. Month pass = unlimited nights at both venues.
Columbia is a classroom with game energy — more structured, deeper instruction. Charlotte is a bar with classroom bones — looser, social, still real learning. Same idea. Different vibe.
Come to 3+ sessions and you earn Regular Status — bonus challenges each night and the right to challenge anyone to a Final Showdown duel. The more you show up, the more power you get.
Sign up, get the venue location, and show up with $10. Your drink discount activates the second you walk in. All levels welcome. No experience needed. Just come.
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