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Welcome to the Fluent Show's annual WOTY Extravaganza ✨ Exploring AI language goals, language bots, and a global banquet from rizz to crisis mode. This episode has something for everyone! Get the full show notes and links to all words of the year at https://www.fluent.show/243 Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) - takes 30 seconds and means a lot to us!

Welcome to episode 242, introducing a very special guest. I'm pretty excited for this interview with my friend Josh Goldsmith from techforword (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/techforword). Josh is a super impressive person: UN and EU interpreter, successful entrepreneur, and an all-round sunny soul. In this episode, you'll learn about * Interpreting - what's it like and how do you get the good jobs? * Tech for Languages - why does it change the game for language learners...and what to remember if you're scared it'll be hard to use * Artificial intelligence! - will the robot butlers become our future language tutors? But best of all, Josh is my partner for a brand new language learning project! We're calling it AI Language Club (http://www.ailanguageclub.com), and starting next month we will start bringing you the freshest ideas and experiments so YOU can use new AI tools to help you learn languages faster. We would LOVE to have you join us in AI Language Club, our project that aims to make language learning fun and engaging by exploring different AI tools. Join the waitlist at www.ailanguageclub.com "Technology helps us do our jobs better, be more efficient, be more accurate, and it's also a lot of fun." (Josh) by the way.. This interview marks the start of a new era in the Fluent Show...maintenance mode! How do you like it? Want to send feedback? I always love hearing from you at kerstin@fluentlanguage.co.uk or Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/. If you like, use #thefluentshow for your post! Special Guest: Josh Goldsmith.

Aren't words of the year the BEST?? Definitely no quiet quitting or shrinkflation over here because today is a bonus! We're coming out of goblin mode for this special topic (what a vibe shift) and having a lot of fun learning words from all over the world, including the UK, Australia, USA, Germany, Austria, Portugal and Norway. Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow

So this is it and the last episode is a good one!! Lindsay and I close this chapter of the Fluent Show in true style, with * lots of YOUR listener feedback and beautiful messages * why finishing things can be beautiful, and how to escape the dreaded feeling of "what could have been" * a look at the secret box of lost Fluent Show episodes that we never got to make * a QUIZ!! Hah, didn't think we'd skip that did you?

content warning for one mild reference to explicit images at about 24 minutes In this episode I'm joined by my friend Bec Howie, a passionate language lover from Australia. Bec and I chat about how languages have made a difference in our lives. You think of them as a hobby, but we've found that learning a language has.. changed our career paths given us amazing new options helped us find love made us more confident Listen in for a massive boost of motivation! Plus: The Fluent Show's FINAL Episode The next episode, number 240, is pretty special... because

In this episode, you'll learn about language exchange and how you can use it to become fluent in a new language. My guest is Brian Heavey, international events organiser and director at Online Language Exchange & Real Events Ireland. Brian has been running language exchange events for 10 years now, with thousands of participants learning languages together. In April 2020, he pivoted his business to create Online Language Exchange providing online exchanges during lockdown. Brian speaks Spanish, Portuguese and a bit of Irish, and is raising a multilingual family in Dublin. Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Brian (http://www.onlinelanguageexchange.com) for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guest: Brian Heavey.

Get ready for spring and summer with our big pop culture episode featuring recommendations for music, TV and films to enjoy in over 22 languages. Lindsay introduces a helpful framework for getting the most out of pop culture in another language: * Discover * Consume * Create We hope you enjoy our recommendations! Timestamps Lindsay's faves MUSIC - Rosalia - MOTOMAMI (Spanish with some Catalan and English and Japanese influence) - Stromae - Multitude (French) - Daddy Yankee - Legendaddy (Spanish) - Tierra Adentro - Aguije (Spanish and Guarani) - Dead Blonde - Propaganda (Russian) - Monetochka - Raskpaski dla Vzrosluh (Russian) - Toot Ard - Migrant Birds (Arabic) - Waiata Reo Maori: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX9Ca1SohktgM (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX9Ca1SohktgM) - Raices Indigenas: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX1aLJoYoaZnK (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX1aLJoYoaZnK) - Mosaic: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXd9vfK9DV3I6 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXd9vfK9DV3I6) - Organica: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX2pprEpa9URZ (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX2pprEpa9URZ) - Borderless: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWZJmo7mlltU6 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWZJmo7mlltU6) - Global X: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWUxHPh2rEiHr (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWUxHPh2rEiHr) - Folk Fabrique: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX62XscWX9t6h (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX62XscWX9t6h) - The Sounds of Spotify/Every Noise FILMS - La Famille Belier - CODA remade from this concept (French) - Jiro Dreams of Sushi - he really really really likes sushi (Japanese) - The Skin I Live In - phew! Banderas is on fire! (Spanish) - Downstream to Kinshasa - moving. Loved seeing a different place. (Lingala, Swahili) - Bad Lucky Goat - take me here too please sunshine (islander Creole English) - Cairo Station - it's OG Manic Pixie Dream Girl (Arabic) - Song Without a Name - heartbreaking, real, honest, tonne of bricks (Spanish with Quechua) - 5 Broken Cameras - life in Palestine looks tough as (Arabic, Hebrew) - The Prince of Nothingwood - wanna watch all his films please (English and Arabic) - Sweat - never connected to this lead before (Polish) TV: El Casa del Papel (Money Heist), How to Sell Drugs Online Fast Kerstin's faves MUSIC Indie, alternative, punk, rock music: - Tocotronic, Kraftklub, Die Ärzte

Today I'm bringing you a special, a recording of an expert panel discussion I moderated at the recent Women in Language conference, entitled *“Feminism in Our Language World”. * This is a top quality conversation I think you should hear. It isn't a talk about how to learn vocabulary or find conversation partners in some kind of feminist way. It's an examination of the world we live in, and how it may impact us as humans, not just language learners. > "Feminism helps me to get space to just say what I want to say and not feel like I can't say my message." > "A lot of people still see "feminist" as the extreme end of the spectrum and so are reluctant to use the term to describe themselves." > "I can talk all day about the intersectionality of all things. But when you're not in a place where you can make mistakes, we're not in a place where you can make change." > "To become the best version of yourself, you need to stand for the humanity of someone else." I am grateful to Lindsay and Shannon as well as our panelists Archana Parmar, Chesline Pierre Paul, Martina Gerdts, and Samantha Lassaux, for allowing me to put this audio out on the podcast. Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guests: Archana Parmar, Chesline Pierre-Paul, Martina Gerdts, and Samantha Lassaux.

In this episode, my guest is Mignon Fogarty - better known as Grammar Girl. She's a language podcaster, founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips network, a bestselling author, Podcasting Hall of Fame inductee, and she's even been a guest on the Ophrah Winfrey show! In other words, we have a super expert on the podcast today. In this fun conversation, Mignon and I chatted about * the biggest misconceptions people have about grammar * the reality of being women (not girls!) who have "expert podcasts" * the truth about using grammar correctly - how important is it really? And then she took YOUR questions - that burning issue of the Oxford comma is finally solved! Enjoy the show! You can find out more about Mignon here (https://www.fluent.show/guests/mignon) and about Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Mignon Fogarty (https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl) for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guest: Mignon Fogarty.

Shannon Kennedy is a professional musician, learner of 16 languages, and a language learning expert at Eurolinguiste, Fluent in 3 Months, and Women in Language. She's also my buddy and we have a tradition: Every year, Shannon visits the show to share how the last year went. Don't miss this incredible conversation where Shannon shares how she creates structure and stability for hers the difference between goal-oriented and stats-oriented habits pre-committing as a way to follow through on good intentions why Shannon is definitely not learning a new language this year (I don't believe her!) and why you need holistic awareness of your languages Listen to Shannon's reviews of 2020 (https://www.fluent.show/203), 2019 (https://www.fluent.show/166) and 2018 (https://www.fluent.show/118). Apps mentioned in this episode Duolingo (http://www.duolingo.com) Lingq (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/lingq)* Streaks (https://streaksapp.com/) Books mentioned in this episode All the Rage (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6226/9780062861450) by Darcy Lockman* Fair Play (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6226/9781529400212) by Eve Rodsky* The One Thing (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6226/9781848549258) by Gary Keller* Indistractable (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6226/9781526610201) by Nir Eyal* Links with * are affiliate links Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Make sure you check out our sponsor Clozemaster! Special Guest: Shannon Kennedy.

Women in Language is an online event filled with talks presentations from female language experts who have done amazing things and documented their journey. The conference is open to everyone, and it's organised by Kerstin, Lindsay and Shannon. In this episode, I've got 10 speakers from the conference sharing exactly why they love this event and what they'll be bringing you this year. Make sure you get your $29 ticket at www.womeninlanguage.com today! You will hear from * Jessica Kumar on privilege in linguistics * Irene Cangi on reaching higher language levels of Italian * Lauren Williams introducing AAC - what is it, why do you need it? She has the answers! * Mariana Favila-Alcala and Belen Nuñez on why feminism matters in the language industry * Sara Holmes on how to teach your baby American sign language * Abigail Fulbrook on taboos in the language classroom * Marjolein Benschop on her talk about learning when you are multipassionate * Vickie Kelty and Laia Moret on why they're going to bring some games to the event Get the full speaker line-up at www.womeninlanguage.com (https://womeninlanguage.com/p/2022-speakers) Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Valerie for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guests: Jessica Kumar and Sara Holmes.

Their eyes met at Dubai airport...and it started a love affair with Malayalam! In this episode, my American-born guests Jessica Kumar and Eliza Keyton (Eli Kutty) share their stories of falling in love with India - well, some of it! You'll hear about * how Jessica and Eliza travelled the world * what family traditions in India mean for independent women like these two * why one person's experience can never show you all that India has to offer * how learning a language can change your experience of India, no matter where you are * why both of them decided to share their experiences by podcast and instagram Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) A transcript of the interview is available for this episode Special Guests: Eliza Keyton and Jessica Kumar.

If you're the kind of person who doesn't want to hear about vaccines, just press "stop" now. Welcome to our 2021 Words of the Year episode - somewhat dominated by one concept. It's another fun episode as Lindsay and I discuss all those words that made our 2022, including * vax and vacina, jab and booster * Wellenbrecher * cheugy * Chirui (チルィ) * sportsvaske And lots more! Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

Welcome to the new year! In today's small solo episode, I'm introducing a few updates to this podcast and sharing my big projects for the year. This includes an update on my languages: some "failures" and some wins! I'll also cover 5 great pieces of advice for you at the start of 2022 there is NO need to start learning new language just cos it's 1 January you are allowed to listen to things in your native language if you like commitment pays off with language learning (and podcasting) community matters and your boundaries do too your goals don't always have to be achieved Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Isabella (https://twitter.com/languageoclock) for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Did you know that you can get a whole library of exciting courses on language learning mindset and strategies from me? Ranging from grammar and vocab to productivity and planning, these resources are your start into a brilliant new language learning year. There is something for everyone, including a free video training to help you get through language chaos, at fluentlanguage.co.uk/my-courses

Have you tried to set goals and track what you are studying, but things are still frustrating? If you feel like * you are adding too many things to your list * you've no time to do all you want to really do * you've got too much stuff on the shelf and hard drive then make sure you catch this episode because I'm here to introduce you to a super tool I've been using for years: the review! When done right, reviewing can be a powerful step into great self-leadership, and in today's episode you'll learn why and how to do it. Join my workshop: The Power of a Good Review Get your ticket right here (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/goodreview) I've been using reviews successfully for my languages, my business and even for this very podcast for many years, and I'm going to teach you all I know about how to do it this month. Come and join us! Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Caz for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

Ahh, kids these days, all learning Korean on TikTok! Or was it Italian by input method? In this episode, Lindsay and Kerstin went into the fascinating world of language trends. In this episode: * How we tried to find out which languages are trending * Which languages are so hot right now via GIPHY * Which language learning trends are floating around out there * The despacito effect, copyright Lindsay Williams * The Gangnam Squid effect? Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

An Italian native speaker and a Portuguese native speaker walk into a bar. They are speaking to each other. Which language are they using? Is it English or ELF? What even is ELF? In today's episode, my guest is EU intrepreter and ELF expert Karin Reithofer. We discuss * How Karin got into her career as a freelance interpreter working in 4 languages * My non-scientific (and apparently correct!) theory about the personalities of interpreters and translators * What ELF is and who speaks it * Who owns English and whose English is correct? * How Brexit has liberated the EU (linguistically! don't come for me!) Bilingual Episode Karin and I are both German native speakers, so we switched from English into German for a little bit to give you some listening practice as a learner. If you are not a German learner, don't worry as we'll always switch back to English and I interpreted make sure you don't miss anything. Here I always like to remember what the late Ron Gullekson from Language Surfer told me: "in a new language, I like to get uncomfortable as early as possible." So enjoy the challenge and enjoy the German practice! Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Karin for this episode introduction in Kärntnerisch. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guest: Karin Reithofer.

If you don't - study many hours - read all my news in the target language - watch tv with target language subtitles - keep the streak going in my apps ...are you still learning a language? Uhh, YES, yes you are. In this episode, I'm taking a fresh look at the concept of consistency, and reminding you that relaxed routines become reliable routines. The tight clinging makes us feel unhappy. Listen in if you are feeling stressed by a rigid routine today, and let's talk about what you can do to make your language routine a little easier. Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Thank you to Bonnie for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

If you are obsessed with East Asian languages and travel, Penny Wilson has some words of wisdom to share. Penny is a language lover from Australia, currently learning Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese. She's a podcast host of Language Chats and she also manages her own business, Lingo Mama. In today's episode, I got together with Penny to learn more about * her love of East Asian languages and travel * how she is bringing language into her career and family life * how the local Aboriginal languages of Australia are shaping how she learns culture and language now Plus, you'll find out what a Walkshop is and you'll come out wanting to book one right now. If you are missing friends and connections with language lovers like you, don't miss it! Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow I had editing help from Steph Fuccio for this episode. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guest: Penny Wilson.

Language monsters are everywhere. Lurking in the shadows of your study routine, beckoning you with frightening challenges, haunting texts. But they aren't real. Don't be scared of language learning monsters! Here are five of them to watch out for this Halloween season:⁣ the Grammar Ghoul

"I never drop anything entirely. It's always still there in the background." In today's episode, I have brought on my very own language teacher! Dafydd Morse is a Welsh-Maths-Baking-Everything tutor and learning enthusiast from Wales. We'll chat about * Dafydd's own background growing up bilingually in Wales * Why it's important to Dafydd to pass on the Welsh language to his own children * Daf's love of learning and the one language he tried that didn't work out at all * What types of Welsh learners there are, and how you can become successful as a learner of any language Bilingual Episode You've been asking for a bilingual Welsh episode, and finally here it is! I took the opportunity to ask Dafydd a few questions in Welsh in this episode. You will hear him reply in Welsh and conduct the conversation like that for a few minutes. I summarize in English afterwards. If you are not a Welsh learner, don't worry as we'll always switch back to English. Here I always like to remember what the late Ron Gullekson from Language Surfer told me: "in a new language, I like to get uncomfortable as early as possible." So enjoy the challenge and enjoy the practice! Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fluentlanguage Thank you to Popi for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guest: Dafydd Morse.

We've never had it so good, have we? Language instruction is easily available these days through apps, social media, and teaching platforms. And it's so affordable ...if not entirely free! Sounds great, right? Well, just like every other big global industry "disruption", things aren't so simple with this one either. In today's podcast episode, we bring you a deep dive into that Boston Review (https://bostonreview.net/class-inequality/yuliya-komska-alberto-bruzos-moro-roberto-rey-agudo-who-pay-cheap-language-classes) article called "Who Pays for Cheap Language Instruction?" We discuss: * working conditions of language teachers and course creators * how the apps profit from language learners * what the tutoring market is like for teachers from different parts of the world * why this is weakening the language learning industry * what you can do about this right now "We have put up with “products” inspired less by linguistic justice than by game design. We have acquiesced to corporate cognitive-science experiments that harvest and mold our habits as data When it comes to acquiring languages, we have learned to ignore our agency, our sense of ethics and social justice, even as we have flexed these same faculties to support a bookstore or a clothing company. Simply put, we have consented to being the consumers that the language industry wants us to be. Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

Elle Charisse is a language podcaster (she hosts Speaking Tongues), language lover, and foodie. She's a New York woman through and through! We discuss * why and how life in New York is different from the movie version we're often sold * how to engage with New York's wealth of languages and native speakers respectfully * what a "woman of the world" is and who the most glamorous woman in Elle's life is * how reading books, learning languages, and eating food from other places all gives us that happy escapist buzz If you want to hear more episodes with a fantastic New York woman, check out my previous guest Ellen Jovin. Click here to see more about Ellen (https://www.fluent.show/guests/ellen) Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow Special Guest: Elle Charisse.

Welcome to a special edition of the Fluent Show favourite top tools segment, and this time we're discussing the most useful online tools and tricks for language teachers. If you're familiar with Top Tools, you might know we try to leave out the most obvious ones and go straight to the practical tools that you might never have heard of. But with this being a first special edition for teachers, allow us to introduce each tool in the context of its wider theory. Want to cut straight to the top tools discussion? Go to timestamp 14:28 Here are the Top Tool nominations Listen to the show to find out which ones we chose as the three must-haves. TidyCal, an online scheduler you can use to cut out going back and forth on emails while you try to schedule lessons and appointments with your students. Get $10 credit on Appsumo with this referral link. (http://fbuy.me/v/kerstin_87) ThriveCart, a payment gateway that allows you to sell anything you like, set up memberships, add students to your courses and more Get to know Thrivecart (affiliate link) (https://kerstin--checkout.thrivecart.com/thrivecart-standard-account/) ConvertKit, an email newsletter software that allows you to create sign-up forms, send out branded email to lots of people, and grow your audience. Get free space for your first 1000 subscribers with this referral link. (https://app.convertkit.com/referrals/l/01240f77-0541-4823-b2a0-6816b3f2f278) Zoom breakout rooms, where you can easily organise group work, networking, chat meet-ups, language practice, language exchanges and more. Lindsay's video on Zoom for online teaching (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy9t7oOObmo) Zapier, the workflow "middleman" between all the different services you use online. Zapier can do SO MUCH. For example, save student assignment files into cloud storage, upload notes to course areas, add new bookings through your booking system to your email list, get a text when an appointment is about to start, back up your social media posts...there's a lot on offer! Look at what Zapier can do here (http://www.zapier.com) Canva, the web and app based design solution for any quick graphics you need. From your logo to your next workbook, Canva has you covered. Get a free premium element on canva with my referral link. (https://www.canva.com/join/flq-fwf-dvm) Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

In this podcast episode, you're going to meet two independent online teachers who decided to build their businesses in unique and interesting ways: Kate teaches, coaches, and creates materials for English language learners based on personal stories and conversations. Karina organises online writing experiences for English Language teachers, writes poetry, and tea Listen to this interview to learn more about - Kate & Karina's paths to online teaching - Creating and promoting a unique lesson structure and approach to teaching a language - The role of friendship and a support system for online language teachers Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Support the Fluent Show on Patreon to get access to extra interview questions and extended show notes. Special Guests: Karina Thorne and Kate Fisher.

If you are solo learning a language and want to feel confident and fluent, and make language a part of your life, you may feel stuck at some points along the way * Bored and frustrated with the methods you're currently using * Unable to progress no matter how hard you work * Unable to experience the results that you've been working so hard for Language Coaching is a service that helps you make the most of your learning journey. It's designed for people who are serious about their goals and committed to achieving them In this episode, you're going to learn more about language coaching and what it can do for you. Find out * Why you would need a language coach * How working with a coach can help you figure out your best way to learn a language * How to get the most out of your language coaching sessions * How to approach investing in your work with a language coach Check out the links below for more podcast episodes that help you understand what language coaching is all about. Language Coaching Flowchart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/500fab79c4aa83ca4b6cacae/1609776984808-CSJ4GOYNBUBYHWS5HK54/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kB80eW4KK5wgMfkTp6SjTNtZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpxkEDnlqEYEiGVDb0kl5jpOJsm5iyfgdjNZyk67t96-U_4JMfIDDY8RGcVnRlrKExA/coahing+flow+chart.jpg?format=1500w Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fluentlanguage Thank you to Marissa (http://www.releanalanguage.com) for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

My guest for today's episode is somebody I met on a brand new app! No, it's not a dating app. It is the new social media app called Clubhouse. There's a huge global audience of people on Clubhouse and you can join in, listen in and sometimes even speak hundreds of languages, including the language that we're focusing today: Twi! Twi is spoken in Ghana, and my expert guest Afua Abrafi has been teaching it for many years. She was born in Ghana herself, and is passionate about helping the African diaspora learn African languages. In today's podcast, Afua shares why she is so passionate about languages, how she became fluent in Dutch in a very short time, and what led her to start teaching the Twi language to people around the world. Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fluentlanguage Thank you to my guest Afua for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Special Guest: Afua Abrafi.

You love languages and you want to spend your whole life around them. Ever thought about teaching? Teaching languages online is a realistic and interesting career choice. You could start a freelance career or even create your very own business. In today's episode, I'm answering the top five questions about being an online teacher plus some bonus tips you can use too! I am short of intros! Record your intro using Vocaroo (https://vocaroo.com/) and send me the link. You can speak any language you like. Just say your name, where you're from, which language you're speaking and "you're listening to the Fluent Show" Top 5 Questions I Answer in This Episode What is the best way to get the word out so I can book new online teaching customers? How do I market myself to new people and grow my audience online? How can I know my programmes and services will sell? What are the steps I need to take for creating my first online course? What's the best part of online teaching? Coaching, product creation, something else? a few bonus ones about responding to naysayers and keeping students motivated Want a little more support? You can book a whole day with me here: Mobile Mentoring with Kerstin (https://bookme.name/kerstin/lite/kerstins-day-of-mobile-mentoring-trial) Don't miss these two Fluent Show episodes: How Can We Make Online Lessons Less Exhausting? (https://www.fluent.show/183) and Where and How to Start Teaching Online (https://www.fluent.show/177) Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fluentlanguage Thank you to Bonnie for this episode introduction. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

Many cultural highlights were lost in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. One that's particularly close to our hearts here at the Fluent Show was the Eurovision Song Contest. One year on, the event is back ON and Lindsay and I meet to bring you a colourful podcast episode celebrating all the magical things about the Eurovision Song Contest. via GIPHY 1) The history of Eurovision and of singing non-English songs 2) A preview of what's on this year 3) What we love about Eurovision - from a language learner's perspective and a wider perspective 4) Ideas for using Eurovision as a talking point for lessons/exchanges 5) Our Fluent Show Eurovision QUIZ --> See you at #EuroLangParty on Twitter! Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fluentlanguage Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

Holly Jensen has studied Spanish, German, Arabic, French and Russian. She is an online English teacher. Holly is also blind.

Welcome to episode 213 of the Fluent Show. Yes, that's a pretty high number! I've been a podcaster for 7+ years now, and in this episode I look back on why I believe podcasting is wonderful, and what it has taught me about life and languages. I'll be focusing on 3 lessons: Consistent improvements and the joy of curiosity Podcast creation isn't about cranking out perfection. It's about having fun and capturing fun just by being yourself. Just like languages, the magic is actually in the journey and not the result. Teamwork, trusting, and daring If you have a vision, you're allowed to be into it and to truly pursue the goal that you are aiming for. You are not on a schedule. You can just dare to go for it, just like that. Being myself, speaking like me, and learning how to communicate well Over the years, podcasting has taught me how to become more comfortable with the sound of my voice and the way I express myself. In conversations, I have learnt invaluable skills about listening, prompting good answers, and supporting my conversation partner. Do you want to become a podcaster too? My wider goal this week is to open you up to an idea - could you start a podcast? A little one? Maybe a big one? Maybe for your business, your project, for other language learners, for your students if you teach? Podcasting is a wonderful creative medium, and it makes bloody good business sense too! If you want to learn more about podcasting and get step-by-step guidance on how to start your own successful podcast, sign up for my Podcasting 101 Masterclass. It's perfect for you You're in the beginning stages of starting a podcast and need a clear roadmap to get you to success You've started a podcast, but now you need tips and trade secrets to polish it up and make it shine You're interested, but also worried it will be way too much work and you want a system that allows you to publish weekly . . . *easily* You're looking for a simple and flexible way to plan out content so you always know what's coming next You're unsure of your voice (or message) and want to express yourself confidently You want to expand your reach and turn listeners into customers who cannot wait to pay you and work with you Learn more and join the class at www.fluentlanguage.co.uk (http://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/podcasting101) Thank you to Heidi for this episode introduction. Where do you listen? Take a photo of where you're listening to the Fluent Show and share it on social media to say hello! Here's where you can tag me: * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefluentshow * Instagram: http://instagram.com/kerstin_fluent/ and #thefluentshow * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fluentlanguage Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

Today's guest is Aubrey Carter, experienced ESL teacher, holder of an MA TESOL and a 3 Keys IELTS Certification. Aubrey's been a professional ESL teacher for 20 years and has taught in classrooms in New York and Montréal before taking up online teaching as part of the team at All Ears English. In our podcast conversation, you'll hear more about * how Aubrey became an English teacher through the New York City Teaching Fellows programme * why online teaching the English language is so different from other types of teaching * whether you need to make sure you have qualifications for online teaching or not * why starting a business isn't for everyone * how Aubrey keeps her 1:1 lessons interesting and fresh every time * how to create an online course that stands out above all others. I was inspired by Aubrey in so many ways and I'm excited for you to meet her today. Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG) Ever thought about creating your OWN podcast? My brand new masterclass Podcasting 101 is going live on 15 May and you can book your super early place on it here (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/podcasting101). Next time your mate mentions "we should do a podcast together"? This training is where you go! Special Guest: Aubrey Carter.

Welcome to our second season of the year. In the coming bunch of episodes, I am going to focus on different stories and aspects related to teaching languages and teaching online. For today though, it's time to discuss something close to my heart: Stress!

Lindsay's back on the show and we're closing off the first season of 2021! Kerstin has more new German words to read out to Lindsay and they're all corona-related We review this year's Women in Language conference and answer a few questions about how to organise an event with 599 participants We discuss Lindsay's studies for her MA in Applied Linguistics, and why distance learning is her jam This show's a lovely mixed back of lots of fun topics, so kick back and enjoy with us. The Fluent Show will now be on a break until mid-April, when I'm excited to start the next season theme: teaching! Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community Love the show? Rate & Review it here (https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH1NG)

Bi-dialectal and bilingual as Korean-Black american, Sarah Phillips has always known that language is a huge part of her identity and she was blown away when she found out that she could become a linguist! Sarah focuses on code switching in her research. In this episode, you'll get SO MUCH super useful information about how linguists can study your brain when you are speaking another language. I loved talking to Sarah and having her as my guest. What's code switching? Code-switching means alternating languages during conversations. It has been widely studied in linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience; but the aim of Sarah's research is to integrate approaches from all three fields to develop a more holistic perspective on the bilingual mind. Free Class! How to Get Fluent When Life's Chaotic I'm running a brand new free training where you will learn how to get fluent without having to make a complex study plan, micro-manage yourself, or ever feel bad about missing a lesson. Sound good? Sign up at www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/lifechaotic (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/lifechaotic) Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app and telling someone about the Fluent Show Special Guest: Sarah F. Phillips.

Are you considering joining Women in Language 2021 (http://www.womeninlanguage.com) but aren't sure whether it's right for you? In today's episode, I'm going to be answering all of your burning questions about the event so that you can have the full information for the event that runs 4-7 March 2021. Tune in and hear me discuss: What happens during the conference days? We start on Thursday 4 March with our opening ceremony, welcoming all attendeesy and getting everyone in the mood for our 4 days of fun. Then we start with the first presentation. You will watch this presentation by logging into a special attendee's area on our website. There will be a fun and lively chatroom where you can meet other participants. This year we have - 23 presentations from expert speaker, covering topics from having a bilingual family to revitalising an endangered language - 3 powerful panels about languages in the world of social media, in technology, and in Australia with our Australian speakers Michele, Bec & Karla - 2 Speak Easy sessions where all participants can join to practice languages What's on? Here's the schedule! Women in Language schedule 2021 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/9/9103f3da-a263-4bfe-b5a3-58649ff9b5f7/7juB37TB.jpg How does it all work technologically? When you get your ticket, you're automatically a member of our teachable online school, which is the Women in Language members area. For the chatroom, we use Youtube Live. You'll need a Youtube account in order to chat, but you don't need to download anything in order to watch. For the Speak Easy portion, we use Zoom. You need to download the free Zoom app if you want to join. For follow-up and connecting outside of the presentations, we have an exclusive Facebook group. Who is Women in Language 2021 for? People who are learning languages, no matter if it's their first language or their 10th Women, men, trans, non-binary, queer people, people of color, white people, monolingual people, multilingual people - our community welcomes you People who are passionate about culture, society, equality, and self-improvement People who want to connect with a strong and lively community of like-minded language learners People who enjoy this podcast! If you like the Fluent Show, honestly, I think you'd love Women in Language Can men join Women in Language 2021? Sometimes, men ask us if they can come too. The answer is YES - come along and enjoy learning from these smart, funny, and dedicated language loving women. In this episode you'll hear from

Wait, stylistics is not about fashion magazines? There's a job that involves watching The Wire? And Hemingway's language wasn't as simple as everyone says? In this interview with Professor Dan McIntyre from the University of Huddersfield, you'll get a super interesting guide to Stylistics, the study of style in language. Dan and I chat about corpus linguistics and audio-visual subtitles, and you'll learn more about what inspired him to start the popular language magazine, Babel. If you ever wanted a linguist in your pocket to answer all kinds of questions about subtitles and style, this is going to be the best hour of your week. Thank you to Dan for this episode introduction. And just like you heard in the episode, tickets are currently available for Women in Language 2021! Get yours here (http://www.womeninlanguage.com) Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community Special Guest: Dan McIntyre.

Look, yes, maybe you're all here for the hottest tips about learning a language super efficiently, but we're all real people too and so today's Fluent Show comes with * added love of Riverdale * haikus * and a denouncement of optimising ourselves and our language learning to within an inch of our lives. Anti-efficient? But no! We are bringing you the beloved TOP TOOLS of winter 2021. Six hot new language learning apps and resources to help you through that pandemic with a smile on your face Here are all of our top tool suggestions Radio Garden Brainscape Flipboard wiktionary.org Down Dog yoga app BBC Bitesize Listen in to find out which ones came out on top. Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community

In today's episode, my guest Erin Morgan will tell you more about the most widely spoken languages of Western & Central Asia, such as.. * Arabic * Persian * Armenian * Kazakh * Turkmen * Pashto * ....and only a few dozen more! where "Western and Central Asia" even is how to understand the impact of history on any language why it works best to learn a language when you're really feeling it https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:gmd:gmd7:g7420:g7420:ct002250/full/pct:25/0/default.jpg Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community Special Guest: Erin Morgan.

The first mailbag Fluent Show, answering four listener questions on: The best ways to learn grammar - does spaced repetition software work for learning grammar?

A new year fireside chat with Shannon Kennedy! We have been recording these for a few years now and with 2020, what a year to review. This is Shannon's personal review of the year, and you can use the following questions to conduct your own review and set goals for the next year. How would you sum up the year in your languages? What changed in your life and in your languages in 2020? What lessons do you think you learnt from the year 2020? What surprised you? What will you change going forward? Looking forward, what are your language learning goals for 2021? Shannon's top 3 books of 2020 Digital Minimalism (https://www.calnewport.com/books/digital-minimalism/) by Cal Newport Homo Deus (https://www.ynharari.com/book/homo-deus/) by Yuval Noah Harari Sapiens (https://www.ynharari.com/book/sapiens-2/) by Yuval Noah Harari Shannon also mentioned Atomic Habits (https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits) by James Clear Shannon's top 4 apps of 2020 This is for language learning and not-language-learning. Todoist (https://todoist.com/) for task management Notion (http://www.notion.so) for study note management Drops (https://languagedrops.com/) and Memrise (http://www.memrise.com) for language learning Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community Special Guest: Shannon Kennedy.

There are two big types of news in this episode: 1. Important celebrity word news from the worlds of Hilaria Baldwin and Wagatha Christie

Hi!!!! The Fluent Show is back! How was your 2020? Can you believe we had 200 episodes of Fluent Show? I mean wow. WOW. In this episode, I'll be reflecting on the big themes of last year and giving you 5 ways to set your language goals for 2021. * Set your Vision Goal first * Build around milestones for the year * Commit to recording over planning * Put the joy and the experience first * Work with micro-challenges As always, patrons of the Fluent Show will get a copy of my full show notes for this episode. Curious? Join the Fluent Show's Patreon community. (https://www.patreon.com/fluentshow) Thank you to Israel for this episode introduction. Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community

Can you imagine creating a podcast in your mother tongue...AND in a foreign language? Even though I am a German speaker, I podcast in English. And I never really think about it! But I was curious about people who podcast in other languages, and so I reached out to a few awesome people to find out: What's it like to podcast, but not in English? My guests for this special bonus episode are Karin from Sweden, Vero from Venezuela and Aakanksha from India. Each of them has an inspiring wonderful story of podcasting. If you're a lover of podcasts, languages, or if you're just curious learning languages using podcasts, this is the episode for you. This bonus episode is released one week early for all of the Fluent Show patrons. If you are interested in getting bonus content, early access, and you just want to support this podcast, then please consider supporting us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/fluentshow). Any amount is welcome! Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community Special Guests: Aakanksha Saxena, Karin Heimdahl, and Vero Wall.

We've done it! Welcome to episode 200 of the Fluent Show podcast with plenty of quizzing and jingles! This episode was broadcast live on 16 October 2020 with awesome participation from our live chatroom and bonus quiz questions from Sarah L, and Megan, the host of Oh No! Lit Class (https://www.ohnolitclass.com/). Please review us or support us on Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/fluentshow) and get bonus episodes and extra materials during the hiatus. We'll be back on the feed in 2021! We had ALL THE QUIZ questions, including the following: * Episode 25 (Lindsay Dow) saw the emergence of one of Kerstin's book-related pet peeves..which one is it? * Episode 28 (Shannon Kennedy): In this episode, Shannon admitted to being an extreme , which is why she doesn't find it lonely to learn languages by herself. * Episode 73 (Ultramarathon for the Brain): This episode is a part of Fluent Show history as the first ever bilingual show, in German and English. Who was the guest? * Episode 136 (Paul Kaye): Paul Kaye is a professional translator who used to be a journalist. He applied with an Eastern European language. Which one is it? * Episode 145 (Indigenous Languages): Which glorious pop star referred to English as little tongue, sparking a discussion for this episode? * Episode 150 (Langfest 2019): This episode featured a drinking song in which very small European language? * Episode 158 (David Peterson): Which important distinction did David need to work out before he could record the Dothraki intro to the Fluent Show? some explicit words are included in this one, but all in the context of fun and education! Thank you to LINDSAY for introducing this episode of the Fluent Show! Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community

How is this not the most current question ever? It's so 2020, and so relevant to many of us. Today, I'm going to do a deep dive into the ups and downs of working from home. You'll learn How to improve your separation between work life and language life How to structure your goals so you make regular progress How to find a productive study routine even if you have only 10 minutes a day Thank you to Octavio for this episode introduction. Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community

We're exploring the hottest of hot potatoes in this episode by discovering the scandal, the drama, the shock of what happened over on Scots Wikipedia. And once everyone's calmed down, Lindsay's on hand to help discover the many different benefits of having a dabble instead of always getting super serious about learning a language. It's always fun to learn a language, no matter if you're in a 10-year epic journey...or you are language Lou Bega.via GIPHY Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community (http://www.patreon.com/fluentshow)

Last week you heard what it's like behind the scenes of organising our online conference. Women in Language. But what is it like to prepare for speaking at this event? Let's hear from the Women in Language speakers! Introducing Women in Language Women in Language is a 4-day online event filled with talks presentations from 30+ female language experts who have done amazing things and documented their journey. The conference is open to everyone, regardless of gender identity. Here's the full schedule for 2020: Women in Language Schedule 2020 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/9/9103f3da-a263-4bfe-b5a3-58649ff9b5f7/DqRDkNdf.jpg Get your ticket at www.womeninlanguage.com Here are the voices you're hearing on this show: Angela Pegarella from Passion for Dreaming (https://www.youtube.com/user/PassionforDreaming) Chesline Pierre-Paul, a life, language and creativity coach Chesline (https://www.chesline.com/) Devy Baseley, who runs FrenchSpeak.au (https://frenchspeak.com.au/) Esther Ciganda, an independent Basque teacher at Basque in Languages (http://www.instagram.com/basqueinlanguages) Gaby Simmons who's the creator of Tim Tim Tom Books (https://timtimtom.com/) Lina Vasquez, a language coach and polyglot who runs the Lina Vasquez YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/LinaVasquezLinguist) Sarah Barrett from family-focused language company Lingotastic (http://lingotastic.co.uk/) Sara Maria Hasbun - remember her? Here she is! (https://www.fluent.show/guests/saramaria) Shanthi Cumaraswamy Streat, expert English teacher at English With a Twist (https://englishwithatwist.com/) Support This Podcast Like all podcasts, the Fluent Show is supported by your online reviews and word of mouth. If you liked this episode, please tell someone about it. Click here to support us on Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/fluentshow), go to your Podcasts app and leave us a review, or simply text a friend about the Fluent Show. Thank you! Special Guests: Angela Pegarella, Chesline Pierre-Paul, Devy Baseley, Esther Ciganda, Gabriela Simmons, Lina Vasquez, Sarah Barrett, Sara Maria Hasbun, and Shanthi Cumaraswamy Streat.

The greatest thing about running a conference online? We can organise it between 3 people who live far apart from each other! Make no mistake, there's a lot of work and care in Women in Language. But when it all comes together, this is one fantastic event. Behind the Scenes at Women in Language In this episode, Shannon and I share how we use each of these tools for making Women in Language. (some of the links below are affiliate links) Teachable (http://sendmeto.teachable.com/tlcpC) both for hosting our own course AND for collecting all information for our speakers Mailchimp (http://www.mailchimp.com) for our emails to speakers and attendees, and for our newsletter Zapier (https://zapier.com/explore) to connect the apps we use Asana (https://app.asana.com/) to stay as organised as possible Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/live) live & live chat Ecamm live (https://www.ecamm.com/mac/ecammlive/?fp_ref=kerstin21) via Skype Zoom (http://bit.ly/39XW7DY) (for the Speak Easy sessions) Google Docs & Forms (https://www.google.com/forms/about/) For promotion, we use Canva (https://www.canva.com/join/flq-fwf-dvm) to make the images and various social media schedulers including SocialBee (https://socialbee.grsm.io/kerstincable6380). Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community Special Guest: Shannon Kennedy.

It's time for a listener question, this time from super-busy mum Jo-Anne, who needed new inspiration for speaking practice in another language. In the episode you'll learn about * Taking a drop-in class * Joining a Speak Easy session * Chatting to your digital voice assistant * Setting up a practice group with buddies * Practicing through self-talk Check out how Jo-Anne has used the Language Habit Toolkit (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/the-language-habit-toolkit) in this photo: jo-Anne suriel's language habit tracker https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/9/9103f3da-a263-4bfe-b5a3-58649ff9b5f7/xahNpRxR.jpeg Thank you to Dafydd (https://www.italki.com/teacher/3820285) for this episode introduction. Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community

How does being multilingual affect your identity? Do you feel that through these language journeys you've taken, your identity and world views have changed? When recording this week's episode, Lindsay and I dug deep and discussed our perspectives about being multilingual people. It was a surprising discussion! Click or tap here to let us know what you think over on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/posts/40703467) Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community And click here to get your ticket for our 4-day online conference Women in Language (http://www.womeninlanguage.com)