Listen to today’s episode for two practical ideas that will help you develop your English skills faster. In this episode, you will learn about: The importance of shortening the time between your practice sessions and,Varying your learning context to expose yourself to different environments and people which will force you to use different vocabulary and...
FAQ: How Can I Improve My Speaking Skills in English – and for the CELPIP? In this mini episode of the Speak English Fearlessly podcast, I’m going to talk about one of the most frequently asked questions that I get: how to increase one’s speaking score on the CELPIP exam. You’ll learn if it’s possible...
What To Do After You Freeze And Forget What To Say In English Freezing in an English conversation or during the CELPIP exam can be nerve-racking and can totally bring your confidence down to zero. In this episode of the Speak English Fearlessly podcast, you’ll learn practical tips and strategies to overcome one of the...
One of the best things you can be doing to develop your CELPIP and English skills is to effectively use the feedback that comes your way each day. Today’s episode will help you to start doing that! In this episode of the Speak English Fearlessly podcast, focus on the power of feedback in the learning...
Overcoming the Spotlight Effect: Embrace Your English Mistakes In this episode of the Speak English Fearlessly podcast, I’ll be talking about the common fear of making mistakes while speaking English. I’ll be looking at a great interaction and an experience in an open air theatre that I had recently to help me drive home a...
Have you found yourself face to face with another mistake with your English? Have you tried and failed to achieve your desired score on the CELPIP? (Again!) If you’re facing a persistent or difficult to overcome failure or mistake with your English skills, then please listen to today’s episode. I’ll be sharing some of my...
3 Lessons I Learned from 3 Mistakes in front of 230 people. In this episode of the Speak English Fearlessly podcast, we’ll dive into mistake making and how mistakes can be powerful learning opportunities if you see them in the right way. We’ll also talk together about how to develop a healthier mindset toward mistake-making:...
How To Stop Overusing Words and Phrases in English To Get A Higher CELPIP Score This episode discusses the importance of avoiding repeated words and phrases in your CELPIP answers and provides practical strategies on how to break this habit. Key takeaways: You will learn about the listability and vocabulary filters used by CELPIP raters...
If you struggle with just getting your CELPIP Speaking task answers started, you need today’s episode. Spending too much time on polite, flowery introductions with your speaking task answers will steal valuable time from you – and they are just not necessary! Instead, you need to do what I share in today’s episode! Get straight...
Have you been wondering why your English skills are not developing as quickly as you’d like them to be? It might just be because you’re not using one or all of these three simple, but not always easy, strategies. 1) Going where the action is, 2) Engage! 3) Put in the reps. I will tell...
