Direct speech: iemand zegt iets (tegen een ander.)
My train leaves at 7:30 in the morning.
I am teaching all day today
I have a meeting later today.
Indirect speech: je vertelt iets door wat iemand anders heeft gezegd.
Step 1: remove quotations and comma, add that.
Elise said that ....
Step 2: backshift the time
... she was teaching ...
Step 3: change the point-of-view
... later that day.