Finding Your English Voice

Finding Your English Voice: A Letter From Tutor Wambui 🇰🇪

Hello there, future fluent speaker!

My name is Wambui, and it’s a pleasure to welcome you to my little corner of KenyanTutors.com.

Many students who visit my profile feel the same mixture of excitement and fear:

• “My grammar is terrible.”


• “My accent is too strong.”


• “What if I make mistakes and sound stupid?”

This article is for you.

1. English Is Not About Sounding “Perfect”

One thing students quickly learn in my lessons is this:

Perfect English is less important than brave English.

The world is full of different English accents: Kenyan, Nigerian, British, Indian, American, Filipino – all correct, all real. The goal is to be understood and confident, not to erase your identity.

When we work together, the focus is on:

• Clear pronunciation, not fake accents


• Sentences that make sense in real life


• The courage to speak even when you’re not 100% sure

If you can order food, pass an interview, make friends and send professional emails, then your English is already powerful.

2. The Three Biggest Mistakes Students Make

After teaching many learners, three patterns appear again and again:

a) Waiting to speak “later”

Some students say, “Let me study grammar first. I’ll speak when I’m ready.”

Unfortunately, that day never comes.

Speaking is like swimming. You can read about swimming for years, but eventually you must jump into the water. In my classes, students start speaking from the very first lesson. Even simple sentences are progress.

b) Studying only with books and apps

Books and apps are helpful, but they are one-way communication. You listen; they never listen to you.

Real English happens when someone:

• Asks you questions you didn’t expect


• Corrects you gently


• Encourages you when you freeze

That is why live lessons – even 1 or 2 per week – change your progress dramatically.

c) Being afraid of small, daily practice

Many people imagine they need two free hours every day. When life gets busy, they stop completely.

In reality, 15 focused minutes can be more valuable than two distracted hours. A typical “Wambui-style” daily routine might be:

• 5 minutes: read a short article or dialogue


• 5 minutes: repeat key sentences aloud


• 5 minutes: write a short message or paragraph

Small steps, every day. That is how fluency is built.

3. What Lessons With Wambui Feel Like

Students often ask, “What will we actually do in class?”

Here is what usually happens in a typical session with me:

Warm-up (5–10 minutes)

We start with friendly conversation:

• How was your week?


• What interesting thing did you learn or see?


• Any English questions from your work, school or social life?

This is not just small talk – it’s training. You practise telling stories, expressing opinions and asking questions.

Targeted Skills Practice (20–30 minutes)

Depending on your goals, we may:

• Fix grammar in real sentences you use


• Practise speaking for exams or interviews


• Role-play situations: job meetings, customer calls, travelling, presentations


• Build vocabulary around topics that matter to you: business, technology, medicine, tourism, etc.

Everything is customised. A nurse, a software engineer and a university student should not have the exact same lesson.

Feedback & Homework (5–10 minutes)

At the end, you receive:

• A few corrected sentences


• 2–5 new words or phrases to keep


• A small homework task (often 5–10 minutes only)

The homework is always realistic: writing a short email, recording a one-minute voice note, or preparing answers for next time.

4. English From Kenya, For the World

You might be wondering: “Why should I choose a Kenyan tutor?”

In Kenya, English is part of everyday life: schools, offices, TV, government, social media – everything. Many of us grow up switching between English, Kiswahili and local languages. This gives a special sensitivity to language learning:

• Patience with mistakes – because we make them too when switching languages


• Clear, neutral pronunciation that is easy for international students to understand


• An understanding of African, Asian, Middle Eastern and European learners, because Kenya is connected with all of them

Studying with a Kenyan tutor like me means you get global English with a warm, East African touch.

5. Practical Tips You Can Start Using Today

Whether or not you book lessons with me, here are some habits that can boost your English immediately:

1. Create a “Life Phrases” notebook

Instead of copying random sentences, write phrases that you personally need:

• “Could you repeat that more slowly, please?”


• “Let me think for a second.”


• “Can we reschedule our meeting?”

These are the sentences that make you sound natural and confident.

2. Record your own voice once a week

Just one minute on your phone:

• Introduce yourself


• Explain what you did today


• Talk about a movie, song or news story

When you listen again, notice:

• Which words are unclear?


• Where did you hesitate?

Bring those recordings to class – they are gold for improvement.

3. Choose one “English time” each day

It could be:

• During breakfast


• On the bus


• Before sleep

Use that time only for English: a podcast, a short video, reading a page, or sending a message in English. Consistency is more important than duration.

6. A Final Word to You

If you are reading this on my profile, there is already something special about you: you are serious enough to look for a tutor. That alone puts you ahead of many people who only wish to improve but never take action.

Mistakes will happen. Some days you will feel brilliant; other days you will feel stuck. That is normal. My job as your tutor is to walk beside you through both.

If you decide to book a lesson, here’s what you can expect from me:

• Clear explanations, without judgement


• Honest but kind correction


• Lessons that respect your time, your goals and your culture


• A friendly Kenyan teacher cheering for you from Nairobi 🌍

Thank you for visiting my profile.

Whenever you are ready, let’s start building the confident English voice that is already inside you.

Karibu sana – you are very welcome.