Online Beginner Japanese Tutor Needed

I’m starting from zero and want to build a solid foundation in Japanese conversation as quickly as possible. My priority is speaking and listening, so I’d like live, interactive lessons where we practice pronunciation, everyday dialogue, and real-life listening exercises rather than textbook translation drills.

I’m ready to begin immediately and can adapt to your preferred platform—Zoom, Skype, Google Meet, or similar—as long as we can share audio, video, and quick screen notes. A structured yet flexible lesson plan that tracks progress week by week will help keep me motivated; short homework clips or voice notes between sessions would be a bonus.

Please tell me how many 60-minute sessions you recommend for an absolute beginner aiming for basic conversational ability, what materials you typically use (Genki, Minna no Nihongo, self-curated slides, etc.), and how you measure improvement. I’m eager to get speaking right away, so if you have early-conversation techniques or shadowing exercises you love, let me know.

Looking forward to your approach and soon saying 初めまして with confidence.