Podcast appearances and mentions of Michel Thomas

How to be a teacher everyone remembers? You teach like Michel Thomas! Michel Thomas was a polyglot language teacher, author, and Holocaust survivor. He was born in Poland in 1914 and grew up in Germany. He fled to France before the outbreak of World War II, and was later arrested by the Nazis and sent to a series of concentration camps. After the war, he moved to the United States, where he began teaching languages. Michel Thomas developed his own method of language teaching, which is based on the idea that students can learn a new language quickly and efficiently by breaking it down into its component parts and building it up again. He emphasized on the use of repetition and association to help students learn quickly and effectively. He believed that traditional grammar-based language instruction was ineffective, and that students should learn a language by listening and speaking it, rather than by analyzing and memorizing grammar rules. Michel Thomas's language teaching method is widely known and popular. He recorded a series of audio courses, which have been used by millions of students worldwide. He also wrote several books on his method of language teaching. He passed away in 2005, but his method continues to be used and praised by many language learners and teachers. We award  @MichelThomasMethod_Official  with the best teacher prize of being a 'Master Teacher' for the inspiration and motivation he brought to educating. https://www.michelthomas.com/#MichelThomas #MichelThomasMethod #MichelThomasTheLanguageMaster In the ELT (Education* Learning*Teaching): Under The Covers - teaching masters series, we take a look at notable educators who have influenced us and education in general. We use clips from their materials or depictions of their materials in other media and we as education experts give our insights into what makes them masterful teachers. __________________________________________________________________________________ Video Chapters: Introduction: 0:00 Michel Thomas Introduction: 3:25 Michel Thomas Teaching Break Down: 17:45 __________________________________________________________________________________ In this video, we use clips from the Michel Thomas BBC Documentary 'The Language Master'. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1356536/ Get Michel Thomas Learning Materials = https://amzn.to/3aWxw5z __________________________________________________________________________________ Check out more: ✔ Teacher Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXsBOoTKZz76OWuCuYZnCQRJfjWtrTrKC ✔ Explanation, Analysis & Example of Teaching Methods here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXsBOoTKZz75i6auCa17LUt2k_JAOQLkr ✔ Break downs of teaching clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXsBOoTKZz76j2wD3P4mhM0gv5axBtzE2 ✔ Influential teachers: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXsBOoTKZz763iqyfVUEV3qG4ktuVkepc __________________________________________________________________________________ Stay connected with us on other mediums: LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/elt-under-the-covers-b72928229/ Instagram ►https://www.instagram.com/eltunderthecovers/ Facebook ► https://m.facebook.com/ELTunderthecovers/ Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/show/05KdfLjVuDyrDpytIX5yrS Amazon Music ► https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/69201c0b-5381-4b06-9168-afb957608494/english-language-teachers-elt-under-the-covers---interview-series Apple Podcasts ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/english-language-teachers-elt-under-the-covers-interview-series/id1599657312 Google Podcasts ► https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MjdmN2M4MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== __________________________________________________________________________________ More from ProfesorRich: • https://www.youtube.com/user/ProfesorRich • ProfRichGaming = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6I_bfShcpI3Af3a79vORDw More from NeilTEAcher: • www.teamteacherchina.com • TeamTeacherChina = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY0VJKjaIamETXCm_alT_tg • TeamTeacherBaby = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChdVmSne_UvHFdd7uA-SMAQ • TeamTeacherEnglish = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_7K_Ml4XfdNdY9uQ9LPPqw *This video contains affiliate links. If you click on one of them, we'll receive a commission.*

L'islam, la pornographie, la politique, la littérature... Dans son dernier ouvrage, 'Quelques mois dans ma vie', Michel Houellebecq revient sur ses propos controversés et l'image qu'il dégage. Plus qu'une image, c'est une marque que Michel Thomas, de son vrai nom, a su créer depuis des années. Que vous soyez passionnés par la lecture ou que vous ayez envie de retrouver le goût des livres, le journaliste Lomig Guillo vous attend chaque semaine dans 'Le Son des Livres' pour de nouveaux épisodes, interviews ou lectures de nouvelles par exemple. Enfilez votre casque, installez-vous confortablement et laissez-vous emporter !'JDD Magazine' est un magazine littéraire et d'enquête mensuel d'un nouveau genre : 'Le magazine de ceux qui lisent'.Incarnation : Lomig Guillo. Réalisation : Christophe Daviaud. Production : Europe 1 Studio. Direction : JDD Magazine

Now that the New Orleans Saints have their quarterback in Derek Carr, how will he impact wideouts like Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed and possibly Michel Thomas? Or perhaps more appropriately, how can they impact him? Looking at the way that Olave and Shaheed helped Andy Dalton, it's clear to see where the four could mesh. Then adding in pieces like Alvin Kamara, Juwan Johnson and others via NFL Free Agency or the NFL Draft could make things even better.Forster Moreau, Mack Hollins and Jerry Tillery are among players Carr could help court to New Orleans. With Lamar Jackson getting the non-exclusive franchise tag, why aren't teams like the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers jumping to steal him from the Baltimore Ravens?Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 

Now that the New Orleans Saints have their quarterback in Derek Carr, how will he impact wideouts like Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed and possibly Michel Thomas? Or perhaps more appropriately, how can they impact him? Looking at the way that Olave and Shaheed helped Andy Dalton, it's clear to see where the four could mesh. Then adding in pieces like Alvin Kamara, Juwan Johnson and others via NFL Free Agency or the NFL Draft could make things even better. Forster Moreau, Mack Hollins and Jerry Tillery are among players Carr could help court to New Orleans. With Lamar Jackson getting the non-exclusive franchise tag, why aren't teams like the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers jumping to steal him from the Baltimore Ravens? Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 

Today on Chenelle's language, learning journey podcast. I wish everyone happy holidays in Arabic, French, Russian and English. I hope everyone has a great holiday and a safe one to whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Konsa. I also hope everyone has a festive and blessed and prosperous new year to come. If you would like to get 35% off any of the MICHEL Thomas courses, please put in the promotional code provided below: AFMTCHN and you will get 35% off any of the foundation courses that in my CHEL Thomas has to offer. Also if you would like to get 20% off any of the utalk.co M1 146 courses Then you can type in the following link: UTA. LK/CHENELLE and you will be directed to my page on the utalk.co M site. Where you can subscribe to a monthly, yearly, or buy yearly subscription and get 20% off any or all of the 146 languages that you TAlk.COM has to offer. Happy holidays everybody Happy language learning and don't forget to follow, share, and review the podcast with anyone who loves language learning. Thank you so much for your support. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle's language learning journey podcast. I celebrate Black Friday by sharing Michelle Thomas 50% off black Friday one day Language Kors deal. Where you can get 50% off all 16 language learning courses that the MICHEL Thomas math it has to offer. This is a one time deal, so if you want to learn Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, French, Russian, or Swedish at 50% off or if you want to get a course for a family member or friend to start learning a new language today. Please go to Michelthomas.co M and you will be able to get 50% Off of your language of choice today. If you would like to get 35% off any of the 16 courses using my affiliate link provided below. AFMTCHN add check it out when you go to MIchelthomas.co M you will be able to get 35% off any of the 16 foundation courses that, the MICHEL Thomas Method hast to offer until September 20 23. If you like this episode, please feel free to follow, share and review on all podcasts download platforms. Thank you so much for your support and happy language learning everyone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

La sortie d'un de ses livres est toujours un événement littéraire. À 65 ans, Michel Houellebecq publie le 7 janvier son nouveau roman «Anéantir» (Flammarion), un manuscrit tellement convoité qu'il avait été piraté et divulgué sur internet quelques semaines plus tôt. Illustration de l'hystérie qui entoure l'écrivain français contemporain le plus dans le monde.Mais Michel Houellebecq n'a pas toujours eu cette reconnaissance. Avant d'approcher une quarantaine d'années, à la fin des années 1980, personne ne voulait le publier. Michel Thomas, de son vrai nom, était informaticien, divorcé, dépressif, et voulait vivre de sa plume. Par dessus tout, il avait besoin de livrer sa vision sombre et désabusée de notre société.Code source retrace la vie de Michel Houellebecq avec Yves Jaeglé, journaliste au service culture du Parisien. Ecoutez Code source sur toutes les plateformes audio : Apple Podcast (iPhone, iPad), Google Podcast (Android), Podcast Addict ou Castbox, Deezer, Spotify.Direction de la rédaction : Pierre Chausse - Rédacteur en chef : Jules Lavie - Reporter : Ambre Rosala - Production : Marion Bothorel, Sarah Hamny et Thibault Lambert - Réalisation et mixage : Julien Montcouquiol - Musiques : François Clos, Audio Network, Epidemic Sound - Identité graphique : Upian - Archives : INA, Le Figaro. Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

In this episode Gaby chats to the global superstar singer/songwriter Anastacia. They talk about her love for musical theatre, performing with one of her heroes Celine Dion, and what advice Pavarotti gave her. They discuss her survival from breast cancer and various health issues which she is always so open about in order to help others. Plus, she shares some amazing stories after 20 years in the music industry and what she has been up to recently writing & performing the title track in a new film called ‘American Night', along with her plans to release new music and tour in 2022. For more information on the sponsor of this episode: LinkedIn Jobs - to post a job for free visit www.linkedin.com/GABY  Terms and conditions apply. For more information on the sponsor of this episode: Start your language journey with 25% OFF at www.michelthomas.com use discount code GABY at checkout to claim 25% OFF any Michel Thomas course  Produced by Cameo Productions, music by Beth Macari.  Join the conversation on Instagram and Twitter @gabyroslin #thatgabyroslinpodcast

Hello, friends! Looks like I have a bit of a cold, so bear with my voice and breathing in this one. Got a great Q&A with the following thought-provoking questions: I don't have many friends and find myself becoming attracted to my doctor. Is there something wrong with my relationship? How can I deal with my jealousy and insecurity in relationships? As always, you can send me your questions to duffthepsych@gmail.com and full show notes are at duffthepsych.com/episode265 --- This episode of Hardcore Self Help is sponsored by Michel Thomas and Acorn TV. Michel Thomas breaks down the barriers to learning new languages. The audio-only language learning method that works with how your brain naturally learns, retains, and retrieves information, Michel Thomas offers a range of courses covering a multitude of languages. Start your language journey with 25% OFF at michelthomas.com. Simply use discount code DUFF at checkout to claim25% OFFany Michel Thomas course. Acorn TV is a commercial-free streaming service that's rooted in British television. Escape to Britain and beyond without leaving your seat and try Acorn TV free for 30 days, by going to acorn.tv and using the promo code duff when you sign up!

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I talk about my summer goals for 2021 in regards to my taking me oral proficiency interview at the end of September for Russian. I also talk about the different tips and tricks of using the lettering system in order to learn a different language your choice. If you would like more information about how to take an oral proficiency interview exam you can go to the following website lti.coM. Also if you would like to get 35% off the Russian foundation course through the MICHEL Thomas method you can go to michelthomas.coM and put the promotional code: CHENELL and you will be able to get 35% off the foundation course. Please follow, share and review the podcast with anybody who wants to learn more about taking an oral proficiency interview exam. Thank you so much for your support and happy language learning everyone --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Hello, everyone! At the start of this episode, I give a quick little ramble about a case that I'm working on to talk about some of the nuances with conservatorship and trying to help someone that can't care for their own needs. That's about the first 10 minutes. After that, I hop into the following questions: My family thinks I should be able to fix them since I'm studying psychology. What should I do? My sibling is afraid of having the same mental illness as me and our parent. How can I help? As always, you can send your questions to duffthepsych@gmail.com and check out the full show notes at duffthepsych.com/episode263 This episode is brought to you by: CozyEarth is the best source for super cozy, temperature regulating bamboo sheets. If you hate sleeping in hot weather like I do, check out cozyearth.com and use the coupon code DUFFPODCAST for a whopping 40% off!  If you would like to learn a new language in the way your brain actually likes to learn, check out Michel Thomas. Michel Thomas allows you to be the third person in a relaxed conversational language class. No drills or homework, just natural learning at your pace on the go. Get 25% off at michelthomas.com with the coupon code DUFF!

In this episode, we continue our A Breath of Snow and Ashes read-along with Chapter 57 “The Minister's Return” and Chapter 58 “Love One Another.”  This episode is sponsored by Michel Thomas. Use discount code TOP at checkout to claim 25% OFF any Michel Thomas course.  Join us in Scotland! (http://podabroad.com)   Join our exclusive Facebook community! (http://outlanderpod.com/group) Support us on Patreon! (https://www.outlanderpod.com/patreon) Follow us on Twitter! (https://www.outlanderpod.com/twitter) Connect with us on Facebook! (https://www.outlanderpod.com/facebook) Help us spread the word! If this episode tickled your 'Outlander' fancy, head over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! · Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-outlander-podcast/id707360955?mt=2) · RSS (https://audioboom.com/channels/1689437.rss) · Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-outlander-podcast?refid=stpr) · Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3ca8w2I8rlQyr7K5iEeGV8) · Google Play (https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0&gclid=CPqUmY3tmc8CFQbrfgodSOsMCw&gclsrc=ds#/ps/Irr5s2ri372mj5fgmte23z6dghe) · iHeartRadio (https://www.iheart.com/show/270-the-outlander-podc/) You can ask questions and comment below and leave us voice feedback via our Listener Line at 916-587-0POD.

In this episode Gaby chats to the talented actress, singer, best-selling author and extremely popular vlogger Carrie Hope Fletcher. She is currently starring in the new Andrew Lloyd Webber and Emerald Fennell's version of ‘Cinderella' on stage. Carrie talks about returning to the stage after such a long wait, how she prepares for such a performance and the power of live theatre. Plus, she chats about writing a musical with her brother Tom Fletcher and what she thought of his wife Giovanna taking on the jungle in ‘I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here'. She talks out passionately against body shaming particularly for young audiences, and stay tuned to hear whether or not she would stand for parliament. For more information on the sponsor of this episode: Start your language journey with 25% OFF at www.michelthomas.com use discount code GABY at checkout to claim 25% OFF any Michel Thomas course    Produced by Cameo Productions, music by Beth Macari.    Join the conversation on Instagram and Twitter @gabyroslin #thatgabyroslinpodcast  

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast I discuss how to learn the Arabic language using the following three courses: Arabicpod101.com, utalk.com and the MICHEL THOMAS method. If you would like to get either one of these three courses at a discounted rate here are the affiliate links below. Where you can receive 20% off of any of the Arabic courses using the promotional link: UTA. LK/CHENELLE MIChelthomas.com promotional code: CHENELL where you can get 35% off of the foundation Modern Standard Arabic /Egyptian foundation Arabic courses. Finally you can get 25% off the Arabic pod 101.com link for the premium course. https://www.arabicpod101.com/member/go.php?r=273796&l=%2F --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

In this lesson we are chatting in Spanish about languages and which ones are more difficult. We have some fun with how many ways we know to say I love you! The famous Michel Thomas makes a guest appearance from ‘el más allá’ (que descanse en paz). If you would... Read more » The post 46 Advanced Chatting in Spanish: Languages appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I gave my tips and tricks on the different technology that you can use in order to create a podcast independently in for free. If you would like to get the appointment that I mention on the show. you can go to the following links: Apple.com and amazon.com in order to get the Beats Solo pro headphones and the Samsung Q to U microphone. If you would like 20% off over 144 languages you can go to UTA. LK/CHENELLE and subscribe to a monthly, yearly or by yearly subscription on the link provided. If you would like to get 35% off any of the 16 MICHEL THOMAS courses you can go to michelthomAS.coM. Please subscribe, share and review the podcast with anybody who wants to start their own podcast. Thank you so much for your support and happy language learning everyone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I talked about developing your mindset for learning a language and your wife are learning the language of your choice. If you would like to get 20% off of 144 courses on the utalk.cOM site you can enter the promotional code: UTLK/CHENELLE and get 20% off a monthly, yearly or by yearly subscription. If you would like to get 35% off of any of the 16 Michel Thomas courses go to michelthomaS.COM and type in the promotion code: CHENELL and you will get 35% off. Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast where podcast are downloaded. Thank you so much for your support and happy language learning everyone --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I discuss my full on strategy to learn Egyptian Arabic using the Michel Thomas method and other language learning resources for the new year of 2021. If you would like to learn Egyptian Arabic using the Michel Thomas method or utalk.com you can go to michelthomaS.com and put the promotional code CHENELL and you will get 35 percent of the foundation course. Also if you go to utalk.coM put in the promotional code UTALK/CHENELLE and you will get 20% off a monthly, yearly or by yearly subscription to the Egyptian Arabic course or any of the other 144 courses that utAlk.cOM has to offer. Please subscribe, share and review the podcast with everybody who loves learning the Egyptian Arabic language. Thank you so much for your support. Happy Language Learning everyone and happy holidays. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast I review the Michelle Thomas Polish, Greek and Portuguese courses and give my tips and tricks on how to increase one’s knowledge of the Polish, Greek and Portuguese languages. I hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast. If you would like to get 35% off of these courses you can go to michelthomaS.com and put in the promotional code CHENELL where you can get 35% off. Please share, review and subscribe to the podcast. Thank you so much for your support. Happy Language Learning everyone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I review the michel Thomas Mandarin intermediate and the vocabulary builder courses. I even give my tips and tricks on how to apply these courses with other supplemental materials that can increase one’s knowledge of the Mandarin Chinese language. Thank you for subscribing, reviewing and sharing the podcast with everyone that loves learning Mandarin using the Michel Thomas Mandarin courses. Thank you so much for your support happy language learning everyone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I review the Michel Thomas German foundation, intermediate and vocabulary builder courses. I also give my different tips and tricks in order to increase your German knowledge for using other supplemental materials such as SBS radio German, colloquial languages, Germanpod101.com , garden radio and tune in radio along with Netflix in order to increase your German language learning experience. If you would like to get 35% off of the Michel Thomas foundation course you can go to michelthomAS.COM and apply a promotional code CHENELL and you will get 35% off the foundation course. Please subscribe, review and share the podcast with anyone who wants to learn German today using the Michel Thomas German courses. Thank you so much for your support and happy language learning everyone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast our review the MICHEL Thomas Spanish foundation, intermediate and vocabulary builder courses. I even teach you have to say the alphabet, your numbers up to 2000, the months of the year and the days of the week in Spanish. If you would like to get the Foundation Spanish course you can go to michelthomaS.COM and put in the promotional code CHENELL and get 35% off The foundation course. Please subscribe, share and review the podcast episode with anyone who wants to learn Spanish using the MICHEL Thomas Spanish courses. Thank you so much for your support and happy language learning. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

It's a meandering chat about this year's Polyglot Conference Global with Esther, a fellow language lover who the guys met earlier this year at the online Polyglot Gathering. The conversation touches on the Michel Thomas method, revitalizing indigenous languages, starting new language challenges and deciphering dead languages. Finally, the crew ponders giving their own presentation at a future conference.

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I have the honor and pleasure to speak with Dr. Harrell good man former student of the late michel Thomas for 10 years and the creator of the Mandarin michel Thomas courses. We talk all things having to deal with the late michel Thomas including his life, method and how Harold adopted his method in order to create the Mandarin courses that we love today. I hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and my talk with Dr. Harrell Goodman. If you would like to get the foundation Mandarin course for 35% off you can go to michelthomaS.com and apply the promotional code CHENELL to your order and you will get 35% off the foundation Mandarin course so you can start your Mandarin language learning journey today. Please subscribe, share and review the podcast with everyone who loves learning Mandarin the Michel Thomas way. Thank you so much for your support. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I gave a special podcast episode about my thoughts on supplemental materials and My collaboration with the MICHEL Thomas method out of Boston Massachusetts. If you would like to purchase a course from the Michel Thomas Method you can go to michelthomaS.com where you can get 35% off by using the promotional code CHENELL please subscribe, share and review the podcast with anyone who loves using the Michel Thomas method. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Michael Thomas returns to practice and Alvin Kamara doesn't give a damn about the nay-sayers.Updating the first Week Four injury report for the New Orleans Saints. Michael Thomas returns, Marcus Davenport and Chase Hansen remain limited and three players do not participate.Matt Dery of Locked On Lions helps preview the Saints - Detroit Lions showdown in Motown. How do the Lions expect to limit Alvin Kamara?Which Lions tight end may have a big game against the Saints? And discussing the potential return of Michel Thomas and Marcus Davenport and how it would affect the game. The Saints have a big matchup against some talent wide receivers. Getting back on track needs to happen sooner than later.Follow Matt on Twitter @DerySpeaksFollow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLASupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you'll get $10 off your first order.MyBookieINVEST IN YOUR INTUITION. USE PROMO CODE LOCKEDON AND DOUBLE YOUR FIRST DEPOSIT. NEW PLAYERS GET UP TO $1,000 IN FREE PLAY - DESIGNED TO ADD MORE EXCITEMENT TO THE SPORTS YOU LOVE AND THE GAMES YOU BET. YOUR WINNING SEASON BEGINS TODAY...ONLY AT MYBOOKIE!NFL Game PassThis season, get football on your time with NFL Game Pass. See all the action from every game with full game replays.Go to nfl.com/gamepass to start your free trial today. cbdMdRight now you can try the amazing duo of CBD Freeze and CBD Recover topicals and everything else cbdMd has to offer. They're offering all our listeners 25% OFF your next order at cbdmd.com when you use the promo code LOCKEDONNFL at checkout.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Thomas returns to practice and Alvin Kamara doesn't give a damn about the nay-sayers. Updating the first Week Four injury report for the New Orleans Saints. Michael Thomas returns, Marcus Davenport and Chase Hansen remain limited and three players do not participate. Matt Dery of Locked On Lions helps preview the Saints - Detroit Lions showdown in Motown. How do the Lions expect to limit Alvin Kamara? Which Lions tight end may have a big game against the Saints? And discussing the potential return of Michel Thomas and Marcus Davenport and how it would affect the game. The Saints have a big matchup against some talent wide receivers. Getting back on track needs to happen sooner than later. Follow Matt on Twitter @DerySpeaks Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order. MyBookie INVEST IN YOUR INTUITION. USE PROMO CODE LOCKEDON AND DOUBLE YOUR FIRST DEPOSIT. NEW PLAYERS GET UP TO $1,000 IN FREE PLAY - DESIGNED TO ADD MORE EXCITEMENT TO THE SPORTS YOU LOVE AND THE GAMES YOU BET. YOUR WINNING SEASON BEGINS TODAY...ONLY AT MYBOOKIE! NFL Game Pass This season, get football on your time with NFL Game Pass. See all the action from every game with full game replays.Go to nfl.com/gamepass to start your free trial today.  cbdMd Right now you can try the amazing duo of CBD Freeze and CBD Recover topicals and everything else cbdMd has to offer. They’re offering all our listeners 25% OFF your next order at cbdmd.com when you use the promo code LOCKEDONNFL at checkout.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Chenelle’s language learning journey podcast. I reviewed VMICHEL Thomas foundation Mandarin course in full detail. While giving you my honest opinion about how I enjoy learning basic mandarin using this course and what I would use in order to supplement my Mandarin language learning. If you would like to get this course and 35% off you can use the promotional code CHENELL and you will get 35% off your purchase at MICHELTHOMAS.com. Please subscribe, share and review the podcast everywhere podcast are downloaded at. Thank you so much for your support. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I review the MICHEL Thomas Egyption Arabic Intermediate Intermediate and vocabulary builder courses. I give my take on how I enjoyed using both courses to learn Egyption Arabic to an low intermediate level while supplementing the course with books, TV shows on Netflix While usingthe MEMRISE app. I hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and you can get the foundation Egyptian Arabic course for 35% off when you use the promotional code CHENELL which is good until September 20, 2020. Please subscribe, share and review the podcast with everyone who enjoys learning Egyptian Arabic using theMICHEL Thomas Egyptian Arabic courses. Thank you so much for your support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I give my review of the MICHEL Thomas Modern Standard Arabic foundation course in my tips and tricks on using this course to be able to speak and be understood when using this course and I also give tips on using additional supplemental materials in order to increase your level of modern standard Arabic. I hope you guys enjoy this episode of the podcast. PS, to the people of 11 on my thoughts and prayers go out to you with this most difficult time God bless you all. Please subscribe, review and share this episode with anyone who is learning modern standard Arabic using the MICHEL Thomas modern standard Arabic foundation course. You can get 35% off this course by applying the promotional code CHENELL at MICHELTHOMAS.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/2429404070612208/?ref=share thank you so much for your support. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. i review the MICHEL Thomas Italian Foundation Course, intermediate course and vocabulary builder. I gave my own tips and tricks is to how are use this method to learn Italian and what other resources are use in order to increase my Italian knowledge. I hope you guys enjoyed this episode of the podcast and if you would like to buy the foundation Course and Italian you can go to MICHELTHOMAS.com and put the promotional code CHENELL and you will receive 35% off the course. Happy Italian language learning everybody. Please subscribe, share and review the episode with everyone who loves learning Italian. Thank you so much for your support. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I give my second Swedish languages update using the MICHEL Thomas foundation course, the MAMRISE app and other resources that I have gathered in order to learn Swedish to a low intermediate level. I gave my tips and tricks on how to use the same materials in order to learn other languages as well. I hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast. Please feel free to share, review and subscribe to the podcast on all podcast platforms. Thank you so much for your support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I reviewed the Memrise app in full detail and i explain how I use it to increase my vocabulary and phrases knowledge when learning a language. I hope you guys enjoyed this episode of the podcast as much as I enjoy making it for you. Please feel free to subscribe, review and share the podcast with everyone who loves language learning. Don’t forget that if you would like to purchase a MICHEL Thomas foundation chorus at 35% off you can use my promotional code CHENELL in order to get 35% off all of the foundation courses from the Vmichelthomas.com site by using a promotional code: CHENELL. Thank you so much for your support and happy language learning. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Let’s start learning more about the teaching -learning process of language learning used by the registered and comercial companies. You can use any book, the one that you prefer, providing you’ve got the audios and the book itself. It’s not magic but language technology. Whenever you listen “Germany” it’s supposed to be “German” the language and not the country. Entschuldigen Sie bitte!

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I give my thoughts on learning a language in a week and how detrimental it can be to your overall language learning journey. I hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast. Please feel free to review, share and give me a rating along with subscribe to the podcast at everywhere podcast or download it. Remember if you would like to purchase a MICHEL Thomas foundation course of your choice for 35% off you can use the promotional code CHENELL in order to get 35% off. It’s good until September 6, 2020. Thank you so much for your support and happy language learning everyone. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I review the MICHEL Thomas Korean foundation course. While giving my own tips and tricks as to how I successfully use this course to learn Korean for the first time. Please subscribe, review and share the podcast with anyone who wants to learn Korean the MICHEL Thomas way. You can get 35% off the foundation Korean course by using the promotional code CHENELL when you go to MICHELTHOMAS.com thank you for your support. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I review the Norwegian starter course in the Swedish foundation course of the MICHEL Thomas method line of language courses. While sharing my enthusiasm and long-awaited excitement about learning both languages for the first time. I also diving to my reason for diving back into learning Swedish for a second time using the MICHEL Thomas Swedish foundation course. I hope everyone enjoys this episode of the podcast please feel free to share, review and subscribe to the podcast where ever podcast are download it. Thank you so much for your support. If you would like to purchase those courses at 35% off all you have to do is go to MICHELTHOMAS.com and put in the promotional code CHENELL and you will get 35% off your purchase of the Swedish foundation course or the Norwegian starter course. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I share the Michel Thomas 40% off Korean foundation course with everyone who wants to learn Korean for the first time. Iwillteachyoualanguage.com founder Olly Richards is a student in the Korean foundation course. If you want to take advantage of the 40% off one week only deal that be Michel Thomas method is putting on then go to MichelThomas.com and apply the promotional code Korean to your purchase of the course where you will get $40 off the foundation course which is valued at US$100. If olly Richards can learn Korean in4 days then anybody can learn Korean. Please share, review and subscribe to the podcast where ever podcasts are download it. Thank you so much for your support. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I reviewed the MICHEL Thomas dutch foundation course. You can get 35% off the Dutch foundation course by going to MICHELTHOMAS.COM and typing in the promotional code CHENELL where you will get $35 off this amazing course. I hope you enjoy the episode of the podcast and thank you so much for your support. Please subscribe, review and share the podcast with everyone who loves podcast about language learning. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I review the MICHEL Thomas Irish foundation course after using it for two weeks straight. Please share, review and subscribe to the podcast show on Anchor.fm, Apple podcast, Google play store, tune in radio, Spotify and anywhere else podcast are downloaded at. Thank you so much for your support. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I give my review of the MICHEL Thomas Korean starter course. And how I enjoyed it versus using the Mango app to learn basic Korean. Please write, review and subscribe to the podcast wherever podcast or download it. Thank you so much for your support. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I had the honor to speak with the creator of the Michelle Thomas Irish language course Miss Patricia MACEOIN who hails from Ireland and teaches Irish people. I hope everyone enjoys this episode of the podcast where I to share my language learning journey of learning Irish as well. I hope this encourages people to want to learn and indigenous language such as Irish. If you want to know more about Patricia and how she goes about teaching Irish to people. You can go to the following website all about Irish.com please remember to share, subscribe and review this podcast so others can find it much more easily. Thank you for your support. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Episode 097. "It's just interesting to me that you're suddenly seeing more in the media about the concept of gig economy...It's just like, man, if you talk to artists and musicians we know the gig economy. That's been a standard, that's our lives. We've lived that since the dawn of time...If they'd only talk to us, we could have told them how bad it's gonna be, how vulnerable everyone would be." ~Michele Thomas Good enough. That phrase has been playing on a loop lately. Maybe you've asked yourself the following questions about good enough: How much of that unpolished content is good enough to share now? How much social media posting is good enough to remind followers that you're there to help, but not overwhelm them (or you)? Whose contribution to society is good enough to earn them a decent living wage or housing stability or healthcare? Didn't think we'd go deep, huh? That's ok. This pandemic has laid bare myriad imbalances and forced many of us to reconsider the answers to weightier questions:  Why is the only route to security through a traditional payrolled job? Why aren't the services or art that gig workers provide deemed good enough to earn them in place in the national conversation about income equality and similar protections? Michele Thomas is a Chicago-based jazz singer and voice teacher who knows what it means to gig. It was artists, after all, who created the original gig economy long before mobile apps co-opted the idea. Up until last month, Michele was busy hustling that gig life when her calendar suddenly fell apart thanks to the Coronavirus outbreak here in the US. The subsequent weeks have been a mixed bag of worry, optimism, introspective creative projects, and...worry. Beyond the logistics of where to perform now and how to deliver that sound, jazz musicians like Michele are grappling with how these emergency methods might forever change the genre itself. Without the hustle to keep her busy, Michele's had time to reflect on how much of her art and her happiness relies on her audience. She's also protective of that connection, deeply concerned about how gig workers and traditional employees fair after the pandemic. She hopes all the time spent sheltering in place consuming art and unable to support our local services will lead to a collective reckoning about who and what constitutes good enough.  I PROMISE it's not as heavy as it sounds! This conversation is full of light, love and laughter. Listen to the end -- you'll be renewed. Get the full show notes and connect with Michele Thomas (AND GET HER MUSIC) at http://www.thecreativeimpostor.com/097. *** "I Know Because You Told Me So" used with permission by Michele Thomas Music. Learn how to integrate podcasting as a creative way to connect with your community Join me at http://www.thecreativeimpostor.com/craftandculture OR Let's talk one on one. I've opened a limited number of complimentary consultations in my schedule.  Book a time for your virtual podcasting tea date at http://www.thecreativeimpostor.com/teafor20 If you're already podcasting and need a deep dive into your responsive content strategy for your show and community, book an hour "in the lab" with me at http://www.thecreativeimpostor.com/inthelab. You're invited to celebrate 100 episodes of The Creative Impostor with me! Here's how… Go to thecreativeimpostor.com/titlelist.  Pick one of the episode titles listed there that resonates with you — it could be because you listened to that episode and it pinged something for you — or maybe you didn't even listen to the episode, it's just the phrase that holds some meaning. Write (200-300 words) or record audio (2-3min) -ish of a short story about how that phrase, idea, episode either influenced you or has shown up for you in your creative life or work.  You don't need to do any editing. Even just a voice memo on your phone will be great. Email it to me andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com ASAP! (last call) Join us twice a week for Community Zoom: Goods, Gripes & Goals It's the Zoom you actually won't dread! If you are feeling isolated, overwhelmed, and missing some human connection, I am currently hosting twice weekly complimentary online meetups. They last about 40min on Tuesdays and Fridays and they are just a way for us to see and hear each other, check in, set ONE priority for the day and feel part of a collective. Get the details on Facebook by joining The Creative Impostor Group: http://www.thecreativeimpostor.com/fb Connect with me  Email or Voice  andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com Facebook Group The Creative Impostor Facebook Page @andreaklunder.creative Instagram: @andreaklunder Oh HEY! I'm on LinkedIn… dropping pro podcasting tips, insights, and stories. Connect with me there and let me know you're a Creative Impostor listener. 

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I have the esteem pleasure and honor of interviewing the publishing editor of the teacher self language learning courses in the MICHEL Thomas courses Miss Sue heart. Sue was inspirational and getting MICHEL Thomas to create his famous courses four people everywhere before his passing in January 2005. I hope that everyone enjoys this episode of the podcast as much as I enjoy interviewing Miss Sue heart. I would like to personally thank Sue heart for taking the time to be interviewed by me. It was an honor to hear her story along with the story of Michel Thomas and share our love for his method. Please feel free to share, review and subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple podcast, stitcher, iHeartRadio, tune in radio, Google play store or any other place where you can download podcast. Thank you so much for your support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Today on Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I have the esteem pleasure of talking to the editor of the Japanese, Korean and Irish Michel Thomas courses Miss Helen GILHOoLEY. While learning more about the Michele Thomas method from a editor and teacher point of you. I hope that everyone enjoyed this episode of The Podcast. Please feel free to subscribe, review and share it with everyone who loves VMICHEL Thomas courses. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

In today’s episode of Chenelle’s language learning journey podcast.. I review the Michel Thomas Egyptian Arabic foundation course well given you some tips and tricks on how I tackle this course with supplemental materials as well. I hope you guys enjoy this episode of the podcast where I talk about the Michel Thomas Egyptian Arabic foundation course and how you can become proficient at speaking this beautiful dialect of this beautiful language. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

In today’s episode of Chenelle’s language learning journey podcast. I review Michelle Thomas Russian foundation, Russian intermediate and Russian vocabulary builder courses. While telling my experience of learning the Russian language using these courses. I hope that everybody enjoys this episode of The Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

And today’s episode of Chenelle’s language learning journey podcast. I review the Michel Thomas hindi foundation course in its entirety. I give my tips and tricks on the course along with referencing other language course materials such as mango languages and Pimsleur in order to increase the language learning process after using the Michel Thomas hindi course. I hope that everyone enjoys this episode of Chenelle’s language learning journey podcast. Where i talk about Michel Thomas hindi course. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Welcome back to The TEFLology Podcast – a podcast all about teaching English as a foreign language, and related matters. In episode 92, Matt explains the Michel Thomas Method of language teaching, Rob discusses his experiences at the BAAL 2019 conference, and Matt talks about the life and work of James Summers. Enjoy!  Information on the Michael Thomas method can be found here: https://www.michelthomas.com Information about James Summers can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Summers Information about BAAL 2019 can be found here: https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/education/baal/ Email: teflology@gmail.com Website: https://teflology-podcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEFLology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEFLologypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUvEqf5A7m7OADQoMOV8AA

In today’s episode of Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast I announce that the Michel Thomas method is having a 35% off promotion of all of the Japanese courses in celebration of the polyglot conference which is being held next month in Japan. Please take full advantage of 35% off on the Japanese foundation and Japanese intermediate courses until the end of the year for 35 percent off until the end of the year of its foundation and intermediate Japanese courses. For which you can buy at MichelThomas.com when you enter the promotional code Chenell. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

In today’s episode of Chenelle’s language learning journey podcast. I give my thoughts on the Michel Thomas Japanese intermediate course. My pros and cons of the course and how I’m enjoying it as a Japanese language Lerner myself. So if anyone wants to learn Japanese using either the Michel Thomas foundation course of Michel Thomas Japanese intermediate course you can get 35% off by applying the code in order to get you 35% off either the foundation course or the intermediate course. MichelThomas.com the --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

In today’s episode of chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I am happy to be joined by the publishing director of the Michelle Thomas method Sarah Cole to talk about the history of the man and behind the scenes of how Michel Thomas went about creating his world famous language learning method. I hope everyone enjoys this episode with Sarah Cole publishing director of the Michel Thomas method. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

In today’s episode of Chenelle’s language learning journey podcast. I announce my collaboration with a Michel Thomas method out of Boston Massachusetts and our language learning journey partnership. I also talk about my experience using the method to learn Russian, Dutch, French, Italian, Japanese and Egyptian Arabic. Am I plant to learn Hindi, Korean and Irish using the Michel Thomas method. I also announce my why do you want to learn Polish contest for all of the listeners out there who plan on traveling to next year’s pollywog gathering in Poland. I hope everyone enjoys this episode of the podcast where I talk about my collaboration with the Michel Thomas method. MichelThomas.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

In this episode you'll hear how courses like the Michel Thomas series change the script on language learning and why they work. I'll share my personal language success mixture, and why I don't debate study methods on social media. Thank you to Maksimilian for this episode introduction. 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 tweet about the show (https://ctt.ac/00VIW), go to your Podcasts app and leave us a review, or simply text a friend about the Fluent Show. Thank you!

In today’s episode of Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I discuss my experience with learning Japanese using the total Michel Thomas Japanese course over the span of seven hours. I discuss my likes, dislikes and other tips to use this course to learn Japanese. I hope you enjoy this episode of Chenellee‘s language learning journey podcast. Where I talk about reviewing the total Japanese Michel Thomas course. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chenelle-patrice-hancock/support

Ross talks this weekend's update on the Michel Thomas extension talks, Ryan Ramczyk's 2018 season in review, and Drew Brees' ESPY nominations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ross talks this weekend's update on the Michel Thomas extension talks, Ryan Ramczyk's 2018 season in review, and Drew Brees' ESPY nominations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rosetta Stone, Michel Thomas, Pimsleur… You might have bought one or two of those without seeing much results.The thing is, they are not bad….In this podcast, I’m telling you how to work with big French programs.We are going to talk about:Why you are not seeing the results you want with those programs,What they are actually giving you,And how you can make Rosetta Stone and co work for you...EMAILS - https://justfrenchit.com/landing-page-emails/

Rosetta Stone, Michel Thomas, Pimsleur… You might have bought one or two of those without seeing much results. The thing is, they are not bad…. In this podcast, I'm telling you how to work with big French programs. We are going to talk about: Why you are not seeing the results you want with those programs, What they are actually giving you, And how you can make Rosetta Stone and co work for you...

LOS ANGELES — I started reading The Elementary Particles (2000) this past summer. I railed through the first couple hundred pages fairly quickly, before stalling out on the last sixty-or-so. I finished it this past Thanksgiving. In this episode, I explore Houellebecq's takes on the death of the nuclear family, extreme individualism in the West, and the value of declaratives. Michel Houellebecq was born Michel Thomas in Réunion, France in 1956. Houellebecq is his paternal grandmother's maiden name. The Elementary Particles (2000), Houellebecq's second novel (orig. published Les Particules Élémentaires in 1998), was simultaneously hailed as a "nihilist classic" and criticized for its brutality. Michiko Kakutani, for example, called it "a deeply repugnant read." Sean Thor Conroe was born Kamura Sho in Tokyo in 1991. He lives in the United States, @stconroe (http://twitter.com/stconroe) on twitter, and at http://1storyhaus.com.

In this exciting episode, I speak with Sue Hart, the publisher who persuaded Michel Thomas to release his famous language courses to the world. Episode Summary: Note: The full summary notes for this episode can be found here. Start Speaking Today: I’d like to thank iTalki for supporting the show. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, visit: http://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/italkishownotes Do you have a question? Ask me your language learning questions by clicking here, and I’ll do my best to feature it on the show! Also, please subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. Thanks so much for listening to this episode of the podcast! If you’ve got any comments about the show then please leave them in the “comments” section below! If you’d like to help me out, then I’d love it if you could… Share the episode using the social media buttons around you Leave an honest review and rating of the podcast on iTunes (click here to do that) iTunes reviews in particular really help the rankings of the podcast and help me to reach other aspiring language learners out there! See you in the next episode of the I Will Teach You A Language podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwillteachyoualanguage/message

Read my full article here: http://www.mezzoguild.com/michel-thomas-review/ In this episode, I share the results of my detailed review and analysis of the Michel Thomas Method (Total and Perfect Arabic specifically). Overall I don't recommend it and here are the reasons why I reached this conclusion.   --- For inexpensive Arabic tutors, teachers and conversation partners, I use italki: http://www.mezzoguild.com/italki (sign up here and get a free lesson)

该篇系本人本应发在另一专辑Quora Selected中的音频，因涉及语言学习的一些实践经验，同时也讲述了儿童故事对学习新语言的意义，因此特别在该专辑中更新，望帮助各位正努力学习英语的童鞋们。How do I quickly and efficiently learn a new language?David Bailey, Entrepreneur, Product Manager, Investor, @davesupermanUpdated Oct 3 · Featured in Time and Business Insider · Upvoted by Anne W Zahra,M.Ed. Language TeachingOriginally Answered: What are the best ways to learn a language as an adult?I've learned several foreign languages as an adult. I was able to learn French to conversation fluency in 17 days using the following techniques. Note that I had previously learned Spanish to fluency so this was not my first foreign language.In summer of 2005 I stayed with a French friend in a tiny village in the Beaujolais region of France. No one in the village spoke English and, since my friend knew I had an ambitious learning goal, she refused to speak to me in English as well.I set up a routine where I did the same things every day.In the mornings, I woke up and wrote out longhand the regular and irregular verb tables for 1.5-2 hours. I managed to get through an entire pad of paper in two weeks. I still believe that writing things out by hand is the best way to memorize things.While I wrote, I would listen to Michel Thomas' language learning mp3s (http://www.michelthomas.com/). On the CDs you listen as he teaches French to other English speakers. It's really helpful to hear other students make mistakes that you can learn from, just like a regular classroom environment. In two weeks I listened to the foundation, advanced and language building courses twice.I would run for 45-60 minutes in the early afternoon in the French countryside listening to catchy French music. Music is a great way to learn the intonation of a language and train your facial muscles as you sing along.I had lunch with my friend and her French friends everyday. As they refused to slow down when speaking to me in French, it was learn or starve!In the afternoon, if I wasn't playing darts or Boules with my French friends, I was reading "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" in French. Reading the children's books you read as a child is a great hack to learning new languages. Firstly, the language used is simple and secondly, knowing the story helps you to guess the meaning of new words and avoid using a dictionary. Surprisingly children's books are more entertaining in a foreign language.I spent at least an hour writing basic essays about myself which I had my French friend check for errors. When you meet new people you inevitably get asked the same things: "Where are you from?", "What do you do?", "Do you like France?". By learning ready-made answers, you get to practice what you learned and build up your confidence.Another good tip is to learn the filler words. These are the words and phrases people say then all the time between sentences (alors, en fait, etc.) but have no real meaning; allowing you to buy time in a conversation and increase your confidence.After 17 days I left the small town and went to Paris. I met a girl in a coffee shop and we started talking. After a few minutes, she asked how long I had lived in France. When I told her I had been learning French for 17 days, she swore that I had lived in France for at least a year.Hopefully there are some useful tips you can use in your learning. Let me know and bonne chance!Edit: Follow me on davesuperman (@davesuperman) | Twitter.

该篇系本人本应发在另一专辑Quora Selected中的音频，因涉及语言学习的一些实践经验，同时也讲述了儿童故事对学习新语言的意义，因此特别在该专辑中更新，望帮助各位正努力学习英语的童鞋们。How do I quickly and efficiently learn a new language?David Bailey, Entrepreneur, Product Manager, Investor, @davesupermanUpdated Oct 3 · Featured in Time and Business Insider · Upvoted by Anne W Zahra,M.Ed. Language TeachingOriginally Answered: What are the best ways to learn a language as an adult?I've learned several foreign languages as an adult. I was able to learn French to conversation fluency in 17 days using the following techniques. Note that I had previously learned Spanish to fluency so this was not my first foreign language.In summer of 2005 I stayed with a French friend in a tiny village in the Beaujolais region of France. No one in the village spoke English and, since my friend knew I had an ambitious learning goal, she refused to speak to me in English as well.I set up a routine where I did the same things every day.In the mornings, I woke up and wrote out longhand the regular and irregular verb tables for 1.5-2 hours. I managed to get through an entire pad of paper in two weeks. I still believe that writing things out by hand is the best way to memorize things.While I wrote, I would listen to Michel Thomas' language learning mp3s (http://www.michelthomas.com/). On the CDs you listen as he teaches French to other English speakers. It's really helpful to hear other students make mistakes that you can learn from, just like a regular classroom environment. In two weeks I listened to the foundation, advanced and language building courses twice.I would run for 45-60 minutes in the early afternoon in the French countryside listening to catchy French music. Music is a great way to learn the intonation of a language and train your facial muscles as you sing along.I had lunch with my friend and her French friends everyday. As they refused to slow down when speaking to me in French, it was learn or starve!In the afternoon, if I wasn't playing darts or Boules with my French friends, I was reading "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" in French. Reading the children's books you read as a child is a great hack to learning new languages. Firstly, the language used is simple and secondly, knowing the story helps you to guess the meaning of new words and avoid using a dictionary. Surprisingly children's books are more entertaining in a foreign language.I spent at least an hour writing basic essays about myself which I had my French friend check for errors. When you meet new people you inevitably get asked the same things: "Where are you from?", "What do you do?", "Do you like France?". By learning ready-made answers, you get to practice what you learned and build up your confidence.Another good tip is to learn the filler words. These are the words and phrases people say then all the time between sentences (alors, en fait, etc.) but have no real meaning; allowing you to buy time in a conversation and increase your confidence.After 17 days I left the small town and went to Paris. I met a girl in a coffee shop and we started talking. After a few minutes, she asked how long I had lived in France. When I told her I had been learning French for 17 days, she swore that I had lived in France for at least a year.Hopefully there are some useful tips you can use in your learning. Let me know and bonne chance!Edit: Follow me on davesuperman (@davesuperman) | Twitter.

When Kathy Sierra sat down to write her book on JAVA, it wasn’t supposed to be a bestseller. They had incredible odds with over 16,000 other books on JAVA already on Amazon. And yet they cut through the noise? How did they do it? They didn’t pull the stunt that most Internet marketers do. Instead they focused on how people read and why they get to the finish line. The more the readers got to the end of the book, the more popular the book became in programming circles. ==================== To find out about their open secret, let’s take a trip into Kathy Sierra land. Part 1: Dependence on memory Part 2: Not Identifying Confusion Part 3: The Perfect Life ==================== It was the around the year 2000 Technology companies that just months prior were considered extremely, reported huge losses and folded. These losses created a economic cascade which came to be known as the dotcom crash. Stuck in the middle of this seemingly thermonuclear disaster were thousands of programmers. One of them was a woman called Kathy Sierra. If you’ve ever dipped your toes into the programming language, JAVA, you’re likely to have heard of Kathy Sierra Her book series “Headfirst Java” has sold well over a million copies. If you look back at the past ten years or more, there’s Sierra’s book—one of the longest running bestsellers of the decade. Yet, Sierra isn’t like one of those in-your-face Internet marketers. Her blog is untended. She jumped off social media back in 2007 and only reluctantly got back online in 2013. She speaks at conferences, but it’s a rare treat. But back to Sierra’s disaster story According to Sierra, back in the late nineties and in the year 2000, anyone landing a job in a dotcom company could get stock options. And then along came the implosion of the dotcoms, and her shares were worth nothing. And this is what Sierra says: “Anyway, I needed a job. I am probably as old as most of your parents. If you are trying to get a job as a programmer when you are competing against people who are half your age — and granted, I was not the most awesome programmer. I was very decent. And we needed regular income. I said we because, my husband, also a programmer, also the same age, same problem. And we had two kids and a dog.” In short, Kathy Sierra was seemingly at a dead end when she wrote her first book, “Headfirst Java”. Yet, Sierra believes in the concept of consumption. Consumption is when you create a product or service that’s so easy to understand and use, that progress is inevitable. Instead of floundering and flipping back to Page 3 or 6 or having to refer back, the reader is able to move forward confidently. Today we’re going to dig deep into that concept of consumption from a Sierra-point-of-view If you’ve followed Psychotactics, you’ll probably be more than aware that consumption has been a driving force of our business since 2006, possibly even earlier. However, I really like Kathy’s work. I really like her passion. I even like the name “a brain-friendly guide”—that’s the title on all her books. And though I won’t ever bother with Java, there are three concepts of Sierra’s consumption model I’d like to share with you. Ready? Well, here goes: Why do people/readers get stuck? Factor 1: Dependence on memory Factor 2: Not Identifying Confusion Factor 3: The Perfect Life. Let’s get cracking with the first element: dependence on memory. Factor 1: Dependence on Memory In a BBC documentary, Michel Thomas, master language teacher, looks around a classroom filled with desks. The sunlight is streaming through the windows, but Thomas’ face is slightly grim, as if he’s reaching for a painful memory. “This reminds me of my own classrooms”, he says. “As a child, as a youngster in high school. And it was (education) always under stress. One had to associate learning with work, with concentration, with paying attention, with homework. Work, it’s all work. But learning shouldn’t be work. It should be excitement. It should be pleasure. And one should experience a constant sense of progression with learning. That is learning to me. A teacher is someone who will facilitate and show how to learn.” Thomas’ classroom looks very different from the traditional classroom The desks are gone. The students help cart in their own furniture, mostly sofas. Plants show up, so does a carpet and the scene resembles a cozy version of your living room than a classroom. Yet what Michel Thomas says at the start of every learning session is far more important This is what he says: I’m going to set up a very important rule, a very important ground rule, and that rule is for you never to worry about remembering. Never to worry about remembering anything and therefore not to try. Never “try to remember anything from one moment to the next. This is a method with the responsibility for your remembering and for learning is in the teaching. So if at any point there’s something you don’t remember, this is not your problem. It will be up to me to know why you don’t remember, individually, and what to do about it.” Kathy Sierra calls this phenomenon “the Page Vaporiser” moment So what is the Page Vaporiser moment? Sierra describes it this way: “Imagine that you’ve written a book, and when the user turns the page, the previous page vaporises. There is no going back. No one can ever turn back. It’s not even an option. What would you do differently to make this work for them? If you knew they couldn’t go back? Or if it was a  video, they can’t—there is no rewind. It’s just one time. It’s like they’re sitting in a theatre, watching a movie. What would you do? Michel Thomas died in 2005, but the message lingers on: Never “try to remember anything from one moment to the next. That’s almost exactly what Kathy Sierra is saying. That the dependence on memory is a problem. It means that you as a teacher, writer, video creator—you’ve not done your job as well as you should. Kathy Sierra and her husband weren’t writers They just loved Java so intimately. It was the one thing they adored and so they decided to write about it. They didn’t know squat about writing or publishing. They even ran headlong into a mountain of rejection slips until finally the publisher, O’Reilly decided to give them a chance. But the real magic, or madness, is that they needed the money desperately. With both of them out of a job, they needed to get their revenue from the book sales alone. When Sierra and her husband, sat down and expressed their source of income, they got a hearty laugh in return. Their editor said: You’re going to have to be in the top two or three selling books for this programming language. So they look up Amazon and there are not 500, or a thousand results. There aren’t even 10,000. There are a whopping 27,078 results. They decide to filter the search string to two words, “Java Programming”. And there are still 16,348 results. “Nobody knew us. We weren’t writers. We had no marketing budget. And the whole Internet said it was just mostly luck.” But Kathy and her husband knew that the book needed to work. They had kids. There was the dog and being middle-aged meant their prospects of work were terribly bleak. They started out the process by looking at the competition and it staggered them how many books were just fabulous. They couldn’t beat over 16,000 books by making their book slightly better. So they went for a goal that most books—and I mean any books, not just Java Programming books—miss to this day. They set out to write a book where the page would vaporise the moment after you read it. The problem was that most people weren’t finishing the books “They were getting stuck. And everyone accepted that,” says Sierra. Nobody reads programming books all the way through. We thought… How can they actually possibly learn if they don’t keep reading it? It doesn’t matter how great the book is. We realised that a lot of these things don’t really matter if people don’t keep going. So now we knew what it was that we’d have to do. We could compete on forward flow. Just getting people to keep going.” Michel Thomas started training language students in a manner that requires no memorisation. Kathy Sierra’s book—same thing. No need to memorise anything. It’s all forward movement. Of course if you’ve been following Psychotactics for a while, you’ll know how this forward movement works. All of the memorisation problems arise because of intimidation. If I ask you to go down to the store and buy me a bottle of full fat milk, you don’t have much to remember do you? There’s zero intimidation involved. But imagine you’re in a foreign country. Now you have the burden of having to figure out the location of the store and trying to say full fat in German, or Italian or Hindi for that matter. The moment you break down things into small bits, your client moves forward instead of being frozen on the previous page When you look at why you seem to fly through reading The Brain Audit, you can see how the seven red bags create an analogy. Do you have to remember the analogy? No you don’t. But what about the red bags? As you progress through the book, every bag is not only explained in detail but every so often there are graphics and reminders of what you’ve learned. Not only what you’ve learned but what you’re about to learn The reason why you find Psychotactics books so easy to read is not because of some great or amazing writing. It’s because of the structure of the book; the way the cartoons remind you about what you’ve learned; the way the summary helps you remember; the way the graphics stick around, not just for decoration but with a perfectly good reason in mind. That reason is the lack of dependence on memory It’s not like we haven’t created bad products or training before. We have. When I first started out at Psychotactics, I remember giving a workshop in Auckland. The workshop was two days long, and had a barrage of information. One person literally fell asleep after lunch. And yet I ploughed on with the training. I felt it was my job to keep the workshop going until the very last minute. I felt that books needed to be 200 pages long. And now I know better The goal is not information. It’s skill. If you, as the client read Kathy Sierra’s books and don’t learn how to program in Java, she’s failed in her job. If you take on French or Italian or German and Michel Thomas doesn’t make you feel like a native speaker, he’s failed. I started out with books that were 200 pages long. And sometimes the book needs that much depth and sometimes it doesn’t. The uniqueness course notes were a little over 90 pages (I think). And the Storytelling course notes were a lot less than that. “We found people were going backwards” says Kathy Sierra. “And they were getting confused. And that takes us to our second point. What causes the confusion? Let’s find out.   Factor 2: Not Identifying Confusion The moment you bring up the term, “Bermuda Triangle”, many of us think of the word “disappear”. There’s a reason for why we associate disappearance with the Bermuda Triangle. Back in 1964, writer Vincent Gaddis wrote in the pulp magazine Argosy of the boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle: three vertices, in Miami, Florida peninsula, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and in the mid-Atlantic island of Bermuda. And it was in this “triangle” that planes and ships seemed to mysteriously disappear. Imagine you’re a captain out at sea in the mid-Atlantic You probably don’t believe a word about the Bermuda Triangle. You know it’s a myth. There’s no basis for ships or planes disappearing. Yet you know that should your vessel disappear, this would be the place where the crazy stuff happens. You know you’re in crazy waters and you’re expecting the worst and preparing for the best. Kathy Sierra recognised the Bermuda Triangle of Java Programming She knew that to-be programmers were getting hopelessly lost at certain points in time. The reason why they lost their way was because they didn’t know they were in rough seas. As you go through a book, for instance, you move ahead progressively. Then suddenly you find yourself struggling. And the way we work through the struggle is to try and barrel our way through the problem. But then the confusion persists and it’s at this point that we just give up. When we conduct the Article Writing Course, there’s one point where everyone struggles It’s called the First Fifty Words. The First Fifty Words are the opening portion of your article. We all know how hard it is to get started on an article, but even so, when you’re on a course, you expect that the guidance will keep you going. You’ve read the notes; listened to the audio; gone over the assignment. And the assignment isn’t just a hit and run. The assignment stretches over a whole week. Surely, that’s enough to understand and implement the lesson. But it’s not. It’s rough work And as a teacher, I should have realised it earlier. But until 2015, a whole nine years after I first offered the Article Writing Course, I didn’t have the insight to spot the problem. Only in 2015, did I allocate two whole weeks to the First Fifty Words. Only in 2016 did the First Fifty Words section move earlier in the course, instead of later. It was the roughest, toughest patch of ocean and I didn’t tell clients it was difficult. And when I mean “tell”, I mean I did tell them. But it’s not enough to tell. You have to make changes so that the client doesn’t give up. A book is different from a course A book doesn’t have a teacher hovering around your assignment. You’re out on your own and you don’t realise that everyone is struggling at Page 45. You think it’s just you. And if you knew well in advance that Page 45-85 was going to be a Bermuda Triangle, you’d be more watchful, but you’d also know you’d finally be out of the Triangle. And that would give you the impetus to battle through. This point—this one point—it’s a real pain for me as a teacher As a teacher, a trainer, a writer—it’s like a big slap in the face. I know there are points in every course where you run into difficulty. Well, sometimes you know and sometimes you realise it when you see clients struggling. And yet, you’re not sure what to do. If you were to tell the client that they’re approaching a difficult patch, would it make things a lot harder? Or do you let them sail right into that stretch and get hammered? And today I tend to agree with Kathy Sierra I tell clients: this First Fifty Words stuff, it’s hard. It’s going to make you feel like you can never get to the other side. And yet it’s not you. You’re not the one that’s the problem. The problem is the problem. Of course, the way to get through a difficult learning is to make sure that you break things down into smaller bits. Like my badminton coach did when I was playing badminton back in 2008. I struggled with overhead shots The moment the opponent would hit the shuttlecock high in the air, there was a good chance I’d lose the point. Either I’d find the shot to hard to take, or my return was so poor that the opponent would smash it back onto my side of the court. What I didn’t know was that many rookie players struggle with the overhead shot. My coach told me so and proceeded to break up the shot into four stages. Stage 1: Sight the shuttle and get under it. Stage 2: Raise left hand up and grip the racquet a bit harder. Stage 3: Step forward just a little bit, as if to smash (this puts your opponent on the defence). Stage 4: Smash or just do a tiny drop shot (the opponent would be too far back to get to the drop shot). In my estimate, we did this routine about 800 times Not all at once, of course. We’d do it for a while, go back to playing a bit and then it was back to the four stages. At first I was completely foxed with all the four stages, but he’d always get me to do one thing at a time. To make sure I wasn’t distracted by the entire routine, he’d get me to hit an imaginary shuttlecock, over and over again. What you’re noticing here is what Kathy Sierra seems to emphasise upon. You have to tell the client that what they’re about to embark upon is difficult. You have to break it up into smaller bits, so that the client can manage the routine. This step of identifying the confusion doesn’t make the learning easier. But the client knows the stage is temporary, and typical. And that struggling is appropriate. And it’s not just you, but everyone who struggles. Confusion is part of the learning process Kathy Sierra’s book started out as a rank outsider, then moved to a million copies. Today it’s closing in on two million copies. In the last decade she’s written just one other book—that’s it. That first book alone has helped her live the life she wants, with her kids and dog and from what I hear, horses. Telling the client that they’re facing a potential Bermuda Triangle seems to be, um, so tiny. It seems almost insignificant. And yet it’s what we all want, right? That’s the second point that Kathy Sierra figured in her journey to write a book that beat all those 16,000 books on Amazon.  Sure we dealt with the Page Vaporiser and making things so simple that the client doesn’t have to remember. And that when things get difficult we need to tell them and use isolation to break down the steps. But it doesn’t stop there. There’s a third point and it’s called “the rest of their life”. What does that mean? Factor 3: The Rest of Their Life When I bought my fully electric car, the BMW i3, I was excited beyond words. I’ll tell you why. The car I drove before the i3 was a Toyota Corolla. Dark blue; never given us a day of trouble in close to ten years, but yes a Corolla. A Corolla with a CD player, no fancy bits and pieces and yes, not even a USB. Which is why I felt like Neil Armstrong going to the moon when I first got into the i3. All these whiz bang buttons, automated parking, and yes, the USB—and bluetooth. Then my head went for a swim. Overwhelm filled my brain. And I had to read the manual. This is precisely what Kathy Sierra has been railing against in the past 10 years or so When you buy a camera, you get all these glossy representations of what the camera can do. Then you pick up that big juicy DSLR camera and you’re stuck in auto mode. So why won’t you go from auto mode to taking pictures like all those great photographers. It’s because of the camera makers and car makers —and we the book writers and course creators. We pretend that the rest of our clients life doesn’t exist. We somehow expect that a client will buy our book, and that the dishes will get washed. While the client reads our book, the plants will get watered and a perfect three-course meal will be set so we can pick at our food—while reading that book. We create products and services for unreal people Instead of seeing them as a readers, we need to see our clients as users. When I buy a car, I need to use it, not read a manual. When I bought your amazing camera, I was already in auto mode, I didn’t need a fancy DSLR auto mode. I need to be thought of as a user, not a buyer, not a client, not a reader. I need to be able to use what I just bought. But no, we run into stupid manuals (and I can assure you the BMW manual is a real downer) So then we turn to the Internet. To access the fun features of my car on an app, I had to find the VIN number. That’s the Vehicle Identification Number (no I didn’t know what it meant). So I did a search on Google and guess what? I ran into a bunch of forums. And I don’t know about you, but there are some real creeps on forums. A newbie like me was asking where to find the VIN number on the car. And these guys on the forums were mocking him. No one seemed to want to answer the question. They simply said, “it’s everywhere”. Don’t get me wrong: I love my i3 I found how to use it with an amazing video on Youtube (made by BMW themselves). But I wish they’d have treated me more like a user than a buyer. And this is what you’ve got to realise when you create a product or service; a book or course; and yes, even a presentation or webinar. I should be able to use your advice right after I experience your product or service. I don’t have time to go through yet another manual, because the garbage has to be taken out and dishes are waiting to be washed. Kathy Sierra goes on and on about this user experience So does Michel Thomas. And this idea of “the responsibility of the learning” is important. It lies with the teacher, not the student. When they buy your book or do your course and they can’t get to the end, it’s because they have a life and you didn’t consider that life. You just created something that suits your needs and ego. When you consider that the clients have a life beyond your product, you design it differently. You stop writing your books like they were a manual You start writing it as you were talking to a friend at a cafe. Of all the three points, Kathy Sierra covers, this one, about the “rest of their lives” is the most conceptual. It seems almost like it needs more breathing space and growing space. But there’s a germ of an idea which is why it’s here in this article. The idea that if your product isn’t sort of self-explanatory, then the rest of my life takes over. And I, as the buyer of your product, don’t get to enjoy it as much as I should or could. Considering that users have a life makes you a more compassionate creator of products; courses; webinars and presentations. That you somehow need to write or create things in a way that bestow a superpower—just one superpower if needed—so that the client can use that power to get another power and another power. And this is despite life sneaking in. Yes, this last point is a bit shaky. But it’s something we need to think about, because even if we were to ignore this last point, the entire message is strong. So let’s review what we’ve just learned, shall we? Summary Factor 1: Get yourself a page vaporiser. Can I remember what you just said? If I have to go back several times, your message was probably too complex. To sort out the problem of memory, you can use graphics, cartoons, captions, and yes, a summary like this one. Factor 2: The second point is remarkably simple: Tell the clients when they’re headed to dangerous waters. Clients feel like they’re the only ones who are not getting it, when in fact everyone doesn’t get it. If something is difficult, tell them it’s difficult. Like for instance this last point about “having a life”, yes, the third point. I get the point conceptually, but it’s hard to understand what to do. So I have to let you know that it’s a difficult point and that it’s not just you. Factor 3: Of course we get to the last point: the one I had the most trouble with. The distinction is between a user and client. Your client needs to be seen as a user so they can use that camera, use that software and not have to wade through a manual. They have a life and if your product or service is not easy, that life takes over. Of all the three points above, there’s one point you can use right away: Telling your client when things are going to be difficult and then telling them when the all clear has been sounded. That is the simplest, most effective thing you can do today. Epilogue: The responsibility for the learning lies with the teacher. If you don’t understand something, it’s not your fault. It’s mine. So said Michel Thomas. As a parent, trainer, presenter, coach or writer, it’s easy to blame the student. Michel Thomas would disagree. I’d recommend you watch some of the videos on YouTube by Michel Thomas and also read Kathy Sierra’s non-Java book called “Badass: Making Users Awesome”. Next Up: How We Sold $20,000 On Stage (In Under An Hour) http://www.psychotactics.com/sell-on-stage/  

In an interview with Tim Ferris, marketer, Seth Godin says that 97% clients drop out from his online courses. And under good conditions, 80% drop out. Yet there's are three core reasons why clients drop out and unless you tackle those issues, it's impossible to stop the dropout rate from spiralling. At Psychotactics, our dropout rate is a measly 10%. Which means that 90% of the clients finish the course. How is that possible? How come there's such a massive difference? This episode shows you what you can do to achieve far superior goals than many, if not most trainers online. ------------------------------------ In this episode Sean talks about Part 1: The power of energy management Part 2: Why the Safe Zone is important Part 3: Why you need group filtration and how to design it ------------------------------------ The Dropout Factor 97% of client drop out in most online courses. 80% of clients drop out from my courses. – Seth Godin The responsibility of the learning depends on the teacher. – Michel Thomas When you think about dropouts, you almost always think about the student. Yet, the responsibility lies with the teacher. It’s this seismic shift that rattles most trainers because in their mind it’s clear that they’ve done the best they could. Despite their best efforts, students still drop out. So why does this dropout occur? And what could you do as a teacher to avoid this dropout? There are three core areas which cause a dropout 1) Energy management 2) Safe zone (or the lack of it) 3) Group filtration and design Dropout Factor 1: Let’s start with energy management Back when I was about 12, my uncle gave me a Nintendo video game called Snoopy Tennis. The game was pretty simple. Snoopy, the dog, had to bat off the tennis balls being hit at him by Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown had this languid, easy-going serve that was easy to handle. And then Lucy would show up and hit the tennis balls at high speed. If you survived the Lucy barrage, she’d go away, and it would be back to the nice and easy Charlie Brown serves. So what’s Snoopy Tennis got to do with energy management? Energy management involves designing your training module. Does it just have modules that jostle each other for prominence or is it designed like Snoopy Tennis? A training module that has Snoopy Tennis in mind will have modules that are easy, slightly difficult and then screamingly tough. But you can’t sustain the screamingly tough part for too long. You have to go back to easy once again. If you don’t, you get dropouts When the going gets too hard for too long, your clients are going to have an enormous amount of energy depletion. Handling Lucy in that video game is fine for a while, but if the intensity isn’t reduced, the client gets tired. Tiredness, not your course, is the biggest reason for dropouts. Once the fuel needle goes consistently down to zero, dropouts are guaranteed. To avoid this situation from ever occurring, you’ve got to sit down and design your course. But design is often not enough because you’ve also got to consider flexibility in your agenda Take for example the Article Writing Course that’s in progress right now. The entire course has been designed to be like a Snoopy Tennis game. From Week 1 to Week 4 there’s a gentle progression. Week 5 is a bit of a jolt. After spending the first four weeks building up topics, outlining and working on the start of their article, the writers now have to turn out a chunky part of the complete article. Almost immediately the “truancy” rate spikes The writers are frozen because the jump is so great. And yet there are times when you can’t help but bring on Lucy into the game. In the past, I’d make sure Lucy stayed on for a long time, and it would cause an enormous amount of exhaustion. Exhaustion is one thing, but I noticed that if I reduced the intensity shortly after, the work would get better. So once the intensity is turned on, you keep it on, but then you get Charlie back into the mix. Which means that one week will involve writing 3-4 articles, but the following week will slide down to just two. What you’re working on all the time as a teacher is managing energy You’re making sure you keep designing and re-designing the assignments, so that it’s not too easy, or too challenging. And that you have to keep your teaching agenda flexible if you see a considerable spike in “truancy.” This energy management doesn’t apply solely to online courses or training It applies to workshops as well. If you get to a Psychotactics workshop, you’ll find we have lots of breaks. There are a ton of tea breaks, group breaks, walking assignment breaks. All of them are designed to lower the Lucy factor and let the brain absorb what it’s just learned. We also have a scavenger hunt and depending on the type of workshop, we may have a day-long break. For instance, for the New Zealand workshop in Queenstown, we have a four-day workshop, but we work for two days, then go off to eat, drink and be merry. It’s only then that we return to our work. All these breaks may seem frivolous to the untrained mind Why bother with breaks when you have so much content to cover? It’s because of how your brain functions. As you spend time thinking and learning, your brain starts to accumulate a ton of waste product. The more waste product you have, the harder it is to function. You’re now in Lucy mode all the time. But the moment you get a break, the brain is back in Charlie mode and absorbing the information. This brings us to the end of the first reason why we have dropouts It’s a lack of course design. A lack of the trainer to watch what’s happening and to mindlessly plough ahead. When trainers blame the student, they’re going against the Michel Thomas principle: The responsibility of the learning depends on the teacher. And energy management is just one of the issues. The second issue is the safe zone—or rather the lack of it. P.S. We have about 2-3 clients drop out from every course. To me, that’s high. That’s a whole 10-12%. I take responsibility for that. Dropout Factor 2: The Safe Zone (Or The Lack of It) Ask a seven-year-old to learn Photoshop, and they’ll happily play along. Ask an adult to do the same and they hesitate. So what’s changed between the adult and the seven-year-old? The answer is time. A seven-year-old has little or responsibility and therefore endless time. If they get the instructions wrong, they can keep at the learning until they get it right—if they get it right. Adults don’t have such luxury at their disposal. And so we learn to fear mistakes As we grow up, we realise that mistakes not only rattle us but cost us an enormous amount of time and energy. Having to learn new skills seem essential, but all of it is at the expense of precious time and energy. Which causes every zone we enter,  to theoretically,  become an unsafe zone. Step into a new forum, that’s unsafe Learn a new software; that’s unsafe too. Any new venture of any kind is paradoxically exciting and frustrating at the same time. Which is why you have to create a safe zone The first step towards safety is understanding that everything is intimidating—especially when you’re learning a skill. If you’re just a passive learner in a course, there’s no need to apply anything you’ve learned. The moment you have to apply the skill, intimidation is all pervasive. And the only way—yes the only way—to reduce intimidation is to break down everything into smaller bits. Let’s take the cartooning course, for example Even in a seemingly fun-filled course like cartooning (that’s the DaVinci cartooning course), you have almost instant intimidation. There’s nothing to look over and learn, but there are intimidation factors aplenty. The first week isn’t about learning to draw cartoons Instead, a student gets to know their groups, is guided on how to post in the forum and is given instructions on how to link their cartoons to the forum. The entire week is about settling in and getting comfortable. Then, once the course begins, no one goes about drawing Donald Duck. Instead, you have a series of tiny increments that start with drawing circly circles. For many, a cartooning course is far more intimidating than any other course Think of how you feel when you draw something. You feel like you’re a seven-year-old again. Your artwork seems almost Neanderthal—and yet the goal is to become a highly accomplished cartoonist by the end of the course. And hundreds of students have done just that. They’ve done the course, and gone from Cave painting to polished artworks. A lot of this progress is achieved through precise instructions, but the biggest factor of all is the creation of the safe zone. The way to go about the creation of the safe zone is to ask yourself three questions: 1) Is the course being conducted with tiny increments or big jumps? How do you know? 2) Do the clients have time to settle in before the class as well as during the course? 3) Is there a constant feedback mechanism in place? And there’s a benchmark to know if your course is safe Do clients come back to do another course, another training? At Psychotactics, most—yes, most—end up doing two and three courses. Some do as many as five online courses as well as attend live workshops. At the point of writing this article, we’ve announced a live workshop in New Zealand. With no sales page, no real details about the course, six clients have already paid for the workshop. Why would they make such a seemingly irrational move? Why sign up for workshops with no sales pages, attend so many back to back workshops, do so many online courses? There are many cheaper courses both online and offline. So, why bother? A big chunk of the answer lies in the safe zone Unless a client feels safe, they’re unlikely to learn. And your job as a trainer is to create that safe zone through tiny increments, through getting clients to settle in and most importantly to allow them to reach out to you. When they reach out to you through a feedback mechanism, and you make changes, they know they’re being listened to. They know they’re not just a cog in the wheel, but an integral part of the course. The fear goes down The safety goes up. Now there’s less of a reason to drop out, isn’t there? And yet the dropout factor looms large So what keeps the client coming back? The answer lies in the power of the group and how you as a trainer filter the group. What’s this filtration all about? Dropout Factor 3: Group Filtration and Design Back in 2010, we conducted a workshop around Washington D.C and we did something we’d never done before. We decided not to have any filters when letting clients sign up for the event. How wrong could things go, we thought to ourselves? As you can guess, things went terribly wrong Only one person at the event hadn’t read The Brain Audit. That one person happened to cause an enormous amount of confusion, not only during the workshop proceedings but also in the group. And it was all because we didn’t do our usually “pedantic” system of filtration. When you don’t filter the group, you create a wild card, and that can disrupt the entire learning experience. Which is why you need group filtration When you put specific barriers in place, the group members have to qualify themselves to be part of the group. This changes the parameters considerably. In most of the courses and workshops at Psychotactics, all you have to do is read The Brain Audit. Even so, it’s a barrier and attracts people who are united in purpose. It seems bizarre that just a book should make such a difference, but a book often expresses more than just information. It can express your philosophy, method and attracts clients who have a similar ethical standard. However, group filtration doesn’t stop there Whether you’re looking at live onsite workshops or online courses, people aren’t thrown willy nilly into a group. Every group is segregated by: – Existing members alongside non-members – A balance of women and men – Those who we know well vs. those we don’t know as well. In every situation the groups are chosen, which is why there’s so much activity in every group Groups only work together if they feel safe, enjoy each other’s company and then it seems like a party, rather than intense work. In such a case, dropout rates plunge. Clients show up every day, several times a day, helping and spurring each other on. At the end of Week 5, a group of 25 clients generated an average of 1200 posts a week. Of course, I’ve contributed to at least half of those posts, but even so, it’s quite an achievement in group dynamics, don’t you think? The size of the group also matters The group size is ideally between 5-7 members. If you have fewer and just a couple of clients from that group dropout, the entire group can go into a spiral. If you have more than 7, it’s hard to keep up with what everyone’s up to, and the group soon loses the tight-knit feeling. That feeling of knowing each other well is what causes the group to edge forward together as they take on the tiny increments. And when faced with a tough assignment, they all hunker down and boost each other’s spirits. Leaders emerge within every group, as is the case anywhere, but these leaders are kind and helpful. Why would you want to drop out of such a group? Your goal isn’t to be part of the group. You don’t even know how the group is put together, and yet when you discover the group dynamic working for you, you realise that it’s the group that will get you to your destination. When someone has helped you, your human nature kicks in and you want to give that help back in any way possible. As a teacher, your job is to filter the group Your job is to design the group. And most of all, it’s to get the group to know each other very, very well. The more they interact with each other, the more they bond and the further they’ll go. Not surprisingly, the drop out almost ceases to exist. You’ll still get dropouts But if you look closely at the those that dropout, you’ll see a very clear pattern. They didn’t stay around long enough to bond with the group. In our courses, at least, the maximum number of dropouts (online) occur within the first or second week. If the members haven’t show up consistently within the first two weeks, they’re the most likely to drop out. Which is why, as a trainer, working on the group is almost as important as energy management and creating the safe zone. These three elements become so vital that to ignore any one of these three is like begging for trouble. This brings us to our summary: – Design your training with energy in mind. Let clients have a mix of Charlie Brown weeks before giving them Lucy weeks. And always go back to Charlie Brown. – The safe zone is critical to avoiding dropouts. Tiny increments, feedback loops, getting client to settle in are all very crucial. You know you’ve created a safe zone when you get lots and lots of questions; when clients e-mail you as well as ask questions on the forum; when they bring up issues that might be even slightly confrontational. That’s when you realise you’ve created a safe space. Your final benchmark is the repeat client. If they come back repeatedly, that is the one factor that tells you you’ve made them a lot safer than your competition. – Finally, it’s the group that matters. A teacher can only do so much. The group feels a great warmth towards their members, but only if the members are equally kind and helpful. If you notice a group member not interacting with the group, there’s a very high chance of that member dropping out. And you, as the teacher have to design and filter the group so that they’re a good mix. The dropout rate on Internet based sites is phenomenally high It’s as high as 97% in some cases. But Michel Thomas (if he were alive) would say something quite different. He’d say: The responsibility of the learning is with the teacher. And he’d be right. When you take the responsibility on yourself, you stop blaming the student and redesign your teaching in a way that suits them, not yourself. And that’s when you have almost no drop out rate! P.S. Read or listen to—How To Avoid Blindspots In Your Business: The Rip Van Winkle Effect http://www.psychotactics.com/how-success-causes-blind-spot/    

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Why do we learn so slowly? Is it because we're not good learners? Is it age? Or is it something quite different? The problem of learning (and teaching) is dependent on the concept of Teacher vs Preacher. When you're a preacher, you give the feeling of a ton of information, but there's no true learning, no true application. A teacher, on the other hand, is completely tied to getting the student to apply the skills. When you're creating info-products, writing books or articles, this what needs to be kept in mind. Are you a teacher or a preacher? And are you following a teacher or preacher? Here are three benchmarks to watch for! -------------------- Useful Resources To access this audio + transcript: http://www.psychotactics.com/63 Email me at: sean@psychotactics.com Twitter/Facebook: seandsouza Magic? Yes, magic: http://www.psychotactics.com/magic The Brain Audit: http://www.psychotactics.com/brain -------------------- In this episode Sean talks about Part 1: The Responsibility Factor Part 2: The Three Step Benchmark To Teaching Part 3: When Does The Student Become The Teacher? Right click here and ‘save as’ to download this episode to your computer.   Useful Resources Audio and Transcript: How To Incredibly Speed Up Your Skill Acquisition Free Goodies: Why Clients Buy And Why They Don’t Audio and Transcript:  Deconstructing Why Bad Habits Succeed (And Good Habits Fail) ---------- The  Transcript “This transcript hasn’t been checked for typos, so you may well find some. If you do, let us know and we’ll be sure to fix them.” This is The Three Month Vacation, I’m Sean D’Souza. If you were to step into India today and go to most Indian households, you would be surprised at what you saw at the doorstep. You would see a Swastika. Yes, the very same Swastika that the Germans used in World War II, the same Swastika that came to be hated by everyone who saw it then, and today. What is a Swastika doing on the doorstep of so many Hindu households? The reality is that the Swastika comes from the Sanskrit word Swastik which means good luck. It has been around for thousands of years. While it’s prominently found in Indian culture even today, it was also found in ancient Greece, it can be seen on the remains of the ancient city of Troy which existed over a thousand years ago. The Druids and the Celts they also use the symbol, the Nordic tribes, the Christians, the Teutonic Knights. The Swastika goes back a long way. In modern history, Coca Cola used it, Calsberg used it on their beer bottles, the boys’ scouts adopted it, and the girls club of America, they called their magazine Swastika. It was used on playing cards, and even by the American Military Units during World War 1. It can be seen on RAF planes as late as 1939. And then, Hitler came along. He took something that was wonderful and incredibly powerful and made it something evil. He took something that was empowering and twisted it in his own way to make it work for him. He changed the meaning of the word. That is the kind of thing that happens very often when we look to learn. When we look around we see that people call themselves teachers, but in reality they are not teachers, they are just preachers. When you get this kind of information in the form of video, and audio, and PDF, you think, well, I am being taught by someone, but in reality, all you’re doing is getting a ton of information. You’re getting a preacher instead of a teacher. While it might sound like just words being twisted or replaced, there is a very big difference between a preacher and a teacher. How do we know what makes a preacher thus as a teacher? That’s what we’re going to cover today. We’re going to look at three things, the first is the responsibility factor. The second is the three benchmark system. The third, the ability for the student to become the teacher. Part 1: The Responsibility Factor Let’s start out with the first one which is the responsibility factor. If you try to learn a language like Spanish, or German, or French, it will take you many, many months to get there. In every classroom, you have the bright students and the not-so-bright students, or at least until Michel Thomas came along. Michel Thomas was a language teacher, and he didn’t believe in bright students, and dull students. He believed that the responsibility lay with the teacher. He made a bold claim, he made a claim that you could learn the fundamentals of grammar in any language within 10 hours, and then he set about proving the fact. The BBC followed him around for several days. If you look up Michel Thomas on You Tube, you will find a three part episode that shows you how he taught these students. Students who were told by their teachers that they were not supposed to learn a language, that they were stupid, that they were dull, that they should never bother to try and learn any language. He sat them down in a classroom. In a week or so, they were already speaking the language. This is the language, the very same language that they were told they should give up, they should never try this anymore. What happened? When we ask what happened, we’re trying to solve the problem of the language. What did he do, how do we learn languages like that? We don’t look at that, we look at what was the core of Michel’s system. The core of Michel’s system was responsibility. He felt that the responsibility of the teaching didn’t lie with the student, it lay with the teacher. When you think about that statement for a few minutes, it changes your whole mindset. It means that the person learning under you is not responsible. You think, well, how is that possible, you can’t control what someone is doing. May be you have online courses like we do and they’re sitting in South Africa, or Australia, or the United States, and you can’t control what they’re doing. Yes you can. This is the difference between a preacher and a teacher. A preacher simply gives you information, you get more CDs, more information, more PDFs, more videos, but whose responsibility is it for you to succeed? The teacher on the other hand changes the way they give you information because they realize that if you don’t get these tiny increments, you will start, and you will go few steps and then you will give up. That’s the difference between a preacher and a teacher. A teacher doesn’t believe in stupid students. A teacher doesn’t believe in dull students. A teacher believes that it is their responsibility to figure out how to get across to that student. Let’s say you have a web design company, and let’s say you’re giving instructions to your clients how to set up their websites. Let’s just say for a second that the client comes back and asks you a whole bunch of questions. Are they dull? The answer is, whose responsibility is it. It’s your responsibility. The reason why that client has not figured out what they should do and how they should go about it, is because you haven’t given them precise instructions, you’ve hurried through the process. Or, you just have the curse of knowledge. You know so much that you don’t realize that you’re going through so many steps. Therefore, you have become a preacher. You’re no longer a teacher, you’re not breaking down things into steps that are foolproof. When we see clients doing silly things, what we say is, well, they’re not smart, or they’re silly, or they’re stupid, but, the responsibility lies with you. If they fail you have failed. That’s the difference between a preacher and a teacher. One of the best examples I have for you is this yes and yes pricing grid on the Psychotactics website. When you go and you buy any product, or any service, or any course on Psychotactics, you will encounter the price grid which is where you click the button to buy now. We have a regular and a premium pricing there. As the teacher, it is my duty to get that message across. How do you create a pricing grid so that you can earn 10% or 15% more when you have the pricing grid on your own website. People make mistakes, if there is one thing that I’ve seen where clients consistently make mistakes is on this pricing grid. We tell them to put ticks, they put crosses, we tell them to put red ticks, they put blue ticks. This is because everyone interprets your information in their own way, and that’s absolutely normal. They want to be creative but their creativity doesn’t end up being beneficial to them, and clients end up buying the regular instead of the premium. What’s my job as a teacher? My job as a teacher is very simple, my job is to make sure that they get it. If they don’t get the pricing grid right, then I have to take responsibility for that. In the book which is Dartboard Pricing, it goes through steps. One step, second step, third step, then it shows the mistakes you can make, and the mistakes other people have made. What it’s doing there, even with the book, even when I cannot be there, I have to make sure that’s it’s my responsibility for you to get your pricing grid right. It’s very easy to say that people don’t understand. “Look, I told them how to do it and they didn’t do it,” but no, it’s your responsibility. That’s the critical element, the difference between a preacher and a teacher. Two and a half years ago I started coaching my niece Marsha. She wanted to get better at her studies and so we started the coaching. I sat her down on the first day and I said to her, “Marsha, if you get everything wrong at school whose fault is it?” She said, “It’s my fault.” I said, “No, no, no, it’s my fault, if your get everything wrong, it’s my fault as a teacher.” She said, “Cool.” That’s the whole point, that’s the difference between a preacher and a teacher. You have to take responsibility. That’s how you know that you’re picking the right teacher because they take responsibility for you. They don’t just dump information, they make sure that you get it right. Part 2: The Three Step Benchmark This takes us to the second part of this podcast, and it’s called, the three step benchmark. What is the three step benchmark? When I was 12 years old I used to come home from school and I’d very hungry. School would finish at 4 pm and then it will be a long wait until dinner. Dinner in India is a lot like Mediterranean countries and it’s late, so it’s about 8:30 or so. I’d come home and I’d be ravenous, I want to eat something, and no one would be at home. But there in the pantry on the shelves would be a packet of Ramen Noodles, in this case it was Maggi Noodles. This had a masala flavor which you don’t get in other countries, but you do get in India. What I’d so is I would boil some water and add the noodles, I’d add the taste maker which is the masala flavor, and then five minutes later I’d be eating it. Notice what I did, I only took three steps, boil water, add noodles, add taste maker. This is the difference between a teacher and a preacher. They use these three step benchmark system if they are aware of it or not. The preacher will not do that, a preacher will give you a lot of instructions, they will tell you, you should do 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and you get lost in that whole sequence of things. I know this because this is what I used to do. I would give people instructions, here’s what you need to do, step 1, step 2, step 3, step 4, step 5, not anymore. You need to solve the problem in three steps. If the client cannot get to the other side within three steps like Maggi Noodles, then you have given too many instructions. If they keep coming back to you and asking you something, then you’ve given too many instructions. There is no other way, the responsibility lies with you. We just finished the headlines course for 2015, and there are many ways to write a headline. A lot of people will tell you to just copy headlines but that’s stupid. You should know how to write headlines just like you know how to speak, how to write. There is a structure, and a system, and a format, to write headlines. The problem is also that there are many ways to write those headlines. If you want your student to get their mastery, then you have to follow these three step benchmark. If you give them an instruction and they can’t get there within three steps, then you have made a mistake. Let’s take an example of the headlines, let’s say I needed to get you to write better headlines in the next few minutes. Well, how I’m I going to get this done on a podcast? Here’s how you do it, you’re restricted to just three steps or fewer. What you’re going to do is going to put either “even” or “and.” You’re going to put this in parenthesis or brackets as you call it. Here’s how you do it, you say, how to raise prices “even” when clients are price-conscious, how to raise prices “even” when the competition is offering discounts. The headline with “even” in it, it creates a contrast. It’s a headline going one way and then it starts to go the other way. Now let’s use “and.” How to consistently raise prices “and” still keep 95% of your clients, or, how to tell amazing stories “and” connect the stories to your business articles. What we have here is “and” and “even.” The “and” moves the idea forward, and the “even” takes it a step back, or, it provides contrast. If you’re thinking to yourself, wait, that was such a small step. That’s the whole point, this is how teachers teach. The preachers will give you 7, 8 different steps to do. In the headline course, we spent a week doing this, and people still make mistakes. Bit by bit we outline it. A very small thing can be interpreted in many different ways and a preacher will just dump information on you. A teacher will take a very small element, just three steps. If you can’t get that client to do what you want in three steps, it’s your fault, it’s your responsibility. When you’re looking for a teacher, look for a teacher that has these tiny increments. That helps you get there to the next stage instead of telling you how silly you are, or how dull you are. Part 3: When Does The Student Become The Teacher? This takes us to the third part which is the most scariest benchmark of all, which is when the student becomes the teacher. When I go to seminars, I notice something very interesting. A speaker will stand up and make this presentation, and then they’ll have all these slides, and all of these information, and all of these statistics. Then at the end of that presentation, they get a rousing applause, they get a lot of [inaudible 15:24] they get all of that stuff, but, what is the benchmark of the presentation? The real benchmark of the presentation is that the persons sitting there in the audience should be able to say what you said in their presentation. That sounds bizarre doesn’t it? Of course it is bizarre, but that’s what a teacher does. A teacher makes sure that you don’t go out there with your head full of information. All this shock and awe that you bring to the presentation, that’s not relevant. What’s relevant is what the student can then teach. When that student goes out, can they repeat exactly what you said and often in the sequence that you said it? If you come to a Psychotactics course, or you come to our workshop, or you come to our presentation, one of the most important benchmarks is that you should be able to repeat what I have just taught you. You should be able to tell someone else exactly what you learned, the sequence in which you learned it, and then you have become the teacher. If the person cannot do that, the client there, the person in the audience cannot do that, then there’s something wrong with the way you’re teaching, it’s that simple. If all you have done is given information, then they’re going to cling on to some fact or the other. They’re going to cling on to one fact, or two facts, or three facts, but they don’t have that system in place, because you didn’t put that system in place. That’s the difference between a teacher and a preacher. A teacher will make sure that the student knows how do whatever it is that they are teaching. Their responsibility is to get that student to know what they are teaching. It’s not just information being given out, it is application, and it’s instant application. When there is complication there is no application, when there are too many steps there is no application, and so you start to see the difference between a teacher and a preacher. In fact, let’s summarize because you’ll need to be the teachers. If someone asks you what did you learn on this podcast, well, you’ll need to know the difference between the teacher and the preacher. You’ll need to know how to change your methods, you’ll also need to know how to choose a teacher versus a preacher. Summary The first thing that we covered today was the factor that Michel Thomas taught us, and that is the responsibility lies with the teacher, you are responsible. The student is not responsible, you are responsible. It doesn’t matter how you look at it, you are still responsible. When you take on a task you have to make sure that you formulate your teaching in a way that enables the student to learn. That changes the whole perspective of teaching. You can do this very simply by having the three step benchmark in place. If the student cannot get from this point to that point in three steps, then you have given too many steps, you have to reduce those number of steps. That takes us to the third part which is, how do you know that the student is now smart enough and that is because they have become the teacher. You go from this factor of changing your mindset, responsibility, to then boiling down to just three steps. Then finally, you know that they have reached there because now they can teach what you just taught them. That is the difference between a teacher and a preacher. Whether we are in the service business or a product business, we have to make sure that we get this message across. This is not just about training, this is about getting your clients to achieve what they want to achieve. Most of us will blame the client. If you find yourself blaming the client, listen to Michel Thomas’ words yet again, “The responsibility lies with you, it’s your fault, it’s always your fault.” When you say that to your client, they’ll be like Marsha, they will say, “Cool.” This brings us to the end of this podcast. You can find me always on Twitter or Facebook, I’m @seandsouza. You can also email me at sean@psychotactics.com. However, if you are listening to this podcast in sequence, I won’t be available for the next two weeks, I will be in Uluru which is in the middle of Australia. There is this massive rock there, there is nothing else but this massive rock and three hotels, and that’s where we’re going to be, we’re going to be in Alice Springs. It’s going to be really hot there, I hear it’s about 33 °C, which is 91 °F, I wish it were cooler. But hey, I’ve always wanted to go to Australia, this part of Australia specifically. You can only ever go there in the colder months, and now we have slipped past the cold rainy months and we are into October, so we’re going to have to put up with some of the heat. While we are away make sure that you read The Brain Audit because it will show you why customers buy and why they don’t. There is also the Web Component Series which is website secrets and you’ll learn how to create your home page, or About Us page, your download page, very effectively. You can find it at psychotactics.com/web. If you’d like to join us at Five Thousand B.C that’s fivethousandbc.com, that’s the community of mostly introverts, and there is me, the extrovert. You’ll find that Five Thousand B.C is a membership site like no other because I’m there all the time, 17,000 times a day, except for the next two weeks when I will be in Australia. That’s it from Psychotactics and The Three Month Vacation, make sure you send this over to your friends as well so that they can listen to The Three Month Vacation podcast. Bye for now. One of the biggest reasons why we struggle with our learning is because we run into resistance.  There are hidden forces causing us all to resist doing what we really should do. This slows us down considerably. Find out how to work with resistance, instead of fighting it all the time. Click here to get the free report on ‘How To Win The Resistance Game’. (http://www.psychotactics.com/free/brain-audit-excerpt/)  

hello everybody. Alan here. Buenos dias, ¿Cómo estás? hablo poco espagnol a hora! Today I wanted to talk a little about learning Spanish. I'm starting to learn some Spanish. I wanted to start seriously to learn a few months ago, but for some reason or another I couldn't get started properly. It's always difficult starting a new language I think. Anyway, recently I started to visit Alba's podomatic spanish learning site here in Podomatic and also I borrowed a course "Michel Thomas" introductory course (2 CD's) from my local library. I think now I can get started correctly. I think that the best way to start learning is to start with some good materials - and this is what Alba's site and the Michel Thomas course do. They allow you to learn without stress. I think too many people learning languages put themselves under a great deal of stress and strain in pushing themselves too hard. Trying to learn vocabulary lists, memorise phrases and expressions and remember as much as they can. Perhaps the easiest and best way is to try to learn in a relaxed way. I know this isn't easy if you are learning in a classroom situation and you have exams looming.. Well, in any case, I think things are a bit easier if you are easy on yourself - don't become your most strict teacher! So, I'm going to see how my Spanish improves over the next few months. I might even try a small podcast in Spanish if I can. It's always interesting to feel a new language developing in one's head. It reminds me of trying to complete a very big jigsaw puzzle, or crossword in some ways. As you find the answer to a clue or find a jigsaw piece that fits so to speak - so you can tell yourself - I'm learning well! Some people are natural learners and can pick things up quickly. I wish I were one of these people, but unfortunately I'm not. Even so, it's best to keep interested and that is why my motto is "enjoy what you know and the rest can only grow" in other words enjoy what level you are and then you'll always find that you will learn more. Let's keep the language learning effort going! With podcasts, it's even easier than before because you can transport the recordings around on your MP3 player. I love downloading some language podcasts and playing them later when I have time to listen to them carefully - such as when I'm driving or my lunch break at work. Take care and bye for now