Planned in the room
Press Meetups in an open room and pick a time. The same time tomorrow is one press.
Meetups in open rooms
A free speaking club in any language, planned from the room you're in
TalkYouApp is free, and any open room can become a speaking club in English or any of its 73 languages. Before you leave, plan when to meet again, up to a week ahead; the same time tomorrow is one press. Everyone who says they'll come is reminded before it begins and again when it starts, then Join brings them together.
A good conversation is easy to lose. The room empties, everyone goes back to their day and the people you clicked with are gone. A speaking club works because the same people come back at the same time, whatever language they're practicing. On TalkYouApp that starts inside the room: someone picks a time, the others say whether they'll come, and the app keeps track of it for all of them.
An account is required before joining any live room, including from a direct room link.
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Meetups in open rooms at a glance
In the room's own languages
A Turkish room's meetup is a Turkish meetup, and a room with two languages plans its next exchange.
Everyone coming is reminded
Before it begins and again when it starts. Then Join takes everyone to the same room.
How a room plans its next time
An open room is a public room with no password that doesn't belong to a group. Anyone sitting in one can press Meetups and choose when to meet again, from ten minutes to a week ahead. The same time tomorrow is a single press, and any other day and time takes a few more.
A room can hold three planned times, so the people who can't make one can say yes to another. Two people picking nearly the same moment make one meetup, not two. Each person sees the time in their own time zone, so a room of people in different time zones never has to work out what 8 pm means for everyone.
- From ten minutes to a week ahead
- Up to three planned times in a room
- Shown in each person's own time zone
- Free at every plan, with nothing to write or moderate
In English, Turkish or two languages at once
A meetup belongs to the room it was planned in and keeps that room's languages, topic and level. People practicing Turkish in a Turkish room plan a Turkish meetup, and an English room at B1 plans an English meetup at B1. A room can also have two languages, so a Spanish speaker learning English and an English speaker learning Spanish can plan their next exchange the same way.
English is the busiest language on TalkYouApp, and a meetup works the same way in any of the 73 languages a room can use. For a language with fewer rooms, a planned time is how the people who found each other once meet again, instead of hoping to cross paths. The app's buttons and menus are in English; the conversation is in whatever language the room is set to.
Who's coming
The people in the room, and anyone who left it in the last hour, can answer I'll come or Can't make it. Answers show up in the room as they arrive, so everyone sees how many are coming before they go. The person who planned it hears who said yes, even after leaving the room.
Plans change, and the meetup follows. The person who planned a time can move it while nobody else has said yes; once others have, it's theirs too, and anyone can suggest another time instead. A meetup nobody is coming to is called off by itself, and the room's owner or moderators can remove a time that was only put there to annoy people.
Reminders, and walking back in
Everyone coming is reminded: an hour before if they said yes earlier than that, ten minutes before, and when it starts. The reminders arrive in the app's notifications and, if you allow them, as notifications on your phone or computer while you're away. History lists the meetups you said yes to, at every plan, with a button to add one to your calendar.
From fifteen minutes before the start, Join takes you to the meetup's room. If the room it was planned in is still open, that's where you go. If it has closed, the first person to arrive opens a new room set up the same way, with the same name, languages, level and door rule, and everyone else walks into it.
Women's and men's times
A meetup planned in a women-only or men-only room keeps the room's rule. In a room open to everybody, when other women are sitting there, a time a woman plans is offered to the women first for a few minutes. If another woman says yes, it stays a women's time; if none does, it opens to everyone. It works the same way for men.
Gender is read from each member's own profile rather than an ID check, and moderators step in when a profile is used to slip past the rule.
When a club needs its own members-only room
A teacher with a class, or friends who want a room only they can enter, can start a language group. Its owner or an admin sets up group meetups that start now or at a set time. A scheduled group meetup shows up in the lobby five minutes before its start, only members can enter its room, and the room closes after five minutes with nobody in it.
Most clubs start smaller than that. You talk with a few people, you plan the next time before you leave, you follow each other, and after a week or two you're the people who meet on Tuesday evenings.
| Detail | Meetup in a room | Group meetup |
|---|---|---|
| Who plans it | Anyone sitting in an open room | The group's owner or an admin |
| Who can come | Anyone the room's door admits | The group's members |
| Language | The room's own, one or two | The group's language |
| How far ahead | From ten minutes to a week | Now, or at a set time up to two weeks ahead |
| Reminder | An hour before, ten minutes before and at the start | Listed in the lobby five minutes before |
| Where you talk | The room it was planned in, or one set up the same way | The group's own members-only room |
| Cost | Free | Free |
What a meetup is not
A meetup isn't a class, and nobody is paid to run it. There's no teacher and no fixed program: the people who were talking decide when to talk again, and the conversation is theirs. Rooms are open at every level from A1 to C2, so a club can be for beginners as easily as for people preparing for an exam.
Every room requires a TalkYouApp account, which means registration or sign-in before anyone can join or answer a meetup. No room keeps a recording of what is said, and the usual safety tools apply: owners and moderators, blocking and reporting.
A clear practice loop
Start a speaking club tonight
- Step 1
Create a free account
Register or sign in. No payment method is needed.
- Step 2
Join a room in your language
Pick a room at your level, from A1 to C2, or open one with your own languages and topic.
- Step 3
Plan the next time
Before you leave, press Meetups and choose when to meet again.
- Step 4
Come back together
When the reminder arrives, press Join. The others will be on their way too.
Practical answers
Questions about meetups in open rooms
Is there a free online speaking club I can join?
Yes. TalkYouApp's voice rooms are free, in English and 72 other languages, and any open room can plan its next time, so the people you meet can meet again. Join a room at your level and, before you leave, say when you'd like to talk again.
How can I practice English with the same people every week?
Plan the next time before you leave the room. A meetup can be up to a week ahead, everyone coming is reminded, and Join brings you back together. Following each other, or starting a group, keeps you in touch between meetups.
Can I plan a meetup in a language other than English?
Yes. A meetup keeps the languages of the room it was planned in, so a Turkish, Spanish or Arabic room plans a meetup in that language, and a room with two languages plans its next exchange.
Will I get a reminder?
Yes. Everyone who said they'll come is reminded before it begins and again when it starts, in the app and, if you allow notifications, on your phone or computer.
What if I can't make it?
Press Can't make it. You can change your mind and say yes again later, and a meetup nobody is coming to is called off by itself.
Does planning a meetup cost anything?
No. Planning, answering and joining meetups are free at every plan. Plus is optional and doesn't buy anyone a place in a room or in the lobby.
Can women plan a time just for women?
In a women-only room every meetup is for women. In a room open to everybody, a time a woman plans is offered to the women there first, and it stays a women's time if another woman says yes.
Does a speaking club need an app?
No. A club meets in TalkYouApp's rooms, which open in any browser on a phone or a computer; the app's buttons and menus are in English. Everyone needs an account before joining a room or answering a meetup.
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