Practical info: face-to-face training

We prioritise one-on-one face-to-face training. It is significantly more effective than any online solution. If you live outside Melbourne, see our online training instead.

Location

Training takes place at 276 Flinders Street, in Melbourne’s CBD. Directly opposite Flinders Street Station, and with direct access by numerous tram routes.

Find your way to your appointment by train, tram or bus with the PTV Journeyplanner (destination address: “276 Flinders Street”).

By appointment only:
EAR & SPEAK
Level 7
276 Flinders Street
Melbourne VIC 3000

Scheduling

One-hour training appointments are usually offered on Mon/Tue/-/Thu/Fri/Sat.

Click to see more details.

Please don’t leave your appointment request too late, especially if you’re thinking about training for an urgent issue like interviews. This is particularly important if you can only attend during popular periods (lunch, late afternoon, Saturday). In the last six months, the typical waiting time to start training has been 2-12 weeks.

day: Mon, Tue, Thu Fri Sat
earliest appt is usually: 11:00 10:00 09:30
last appt is usually: 17:20 14:30 15:00
 

Contact and fees

For fee info and to make an enquiry, please click on the appropriate link in the box below.

What type of client are you?
• Business-funded employee/staff
• Medical professional/medical student
• Individual client paying for themselves privately

 

 

 

 

 

Info for self-funded clients

The information in this section is for

  • individual clients in Melbourne who would be paying for their own training privately.

Click here if your training would be funded/reimbursed by a business or here if you are a healthcare student/professional.

Fees for face-to-face training

Click to see fees for privately-funded clients only

We understand that this sort of personalised training is a significant investment for many clients.

Part of our business philosophy is fairness. If you are funding your own training completely privately (i.e. not as a self-employed or reimbursable expense) then we don’t charge our normal business rate: you can instead enjoy the special rates below.

 

These lower fees only apply to clients who are not receiving financial support for training. Please respect that.

All training is individual, in-person, at our office in Melbourne’s CBD.

Tier 1: Starting
$165-181
per 60-min appt
  • ⇒ Pricing applies to the first 8 appts
  • Single appt:
    $ 181
  • Discounted prepayment, three appts:*
    $ 165  per appt
Tier 2: Continuing
$145-161
per 60-min appt
  • ⇒ Pricing applies to the 9th appt onwards
  • Single appt:
    $ 161
  • Discounted prepayment, three appts:*
    $ 145  per appt

Payment by PayID or cash. We also accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express, with a surcharge of 2-4% depending on the card. *Conditions apply.

Above fees valid until end-2024. Different fees apply for business accounts or client-site visits. All fees are in Australian Dollars. We cannot offer packages or other discounts. Pricing is not negotiable.

HEALTHCARE STUDENTS/PROFESSIONALS
Please see the page here

Above fees valid until mid-2025. Different fees apply for business accounts or client-site visits. All fees are in Australian Dollars.

Book an appointment

You might have noticed that some providers want you to book online for a single appointment (or a mostly meaningless “assessment”) and take money from you before you even have an idea of what training might involve… We don’t.

A responsible educator would take the time to make sure the client understands the process, and that their training can proceed smoothly and regularly.

Please scroll down and make an enquiry to get the ball rolling. 🙂

Contact details

picture of DuncanPlease direct your enquiry to Dr Duncan Markham (more info about me is here). My goal is to help, so please help me too — communicate clearly about your questions and goals, so I can help you better.

Please don’t leave your training request too late, especially if it’s for an urgent issue like interviews. In the last six months, the typical waiting time to start training has varied between 2 and 16 weeks.

Note the following:

 

Melbourne: face-to-face training

All training in Melbourne is face-to-face.

Click to open the enquiry form (our preferred contact method)

After pressing Submit, it will show “Processing” for up to 10 seconds before saying it was successful. If you have any trouble submitting the form, please do try again, or just give us a call (see below) or click here.

Click for phone number

We understand some people want to have a chat about things, so you are welcome to call, but it is often easier to use the contact form so that we can provide clear, informative written info.

You can reach us by phone (not chat apps) Mon-Fri 09:30-18:00:

  • 0422 93 43 17  (International: +61-422-934317)

Please note that we can’t respond to enquiries by SMS or to missed calls that don’t leave a voicemail.

 

Rest of Australia/world: online training

Go to this page for information and enquiries about online training.