Category: Tips and Advice
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What Is “Burnout”? And How Can You Avoid It While Studying English?
Have you ever felt exhausted, tired, unmotivated, and negative towards your work or language learning journey? If so, you may have experience “burnout.” Today, let’s learn about the different types of burnout, why they are bad for language learners, and how to avoid suffering from them while studying English!
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How to Learn English from Podcasts!
Podcasts are an excellent tool to help improve your English language ability… but are you using them correctly? Let’s learn how to make the most of Thinking in English and other podcasts!
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Stop Being A Perfectionist!
Do you want the perfect English accent? Do you want to communicate perfectly in English? Would you like a perfect understanding of English grammar? If you do want to be a perfect English speaker, it may actually harm your chances of improving. Today, I’m going to tell you why you should stop being a perfectionist!
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How to Stay Motivated??
Studying English can be a frustrating experience. It takes a lot of effort, time, and sometimes you struggle to improve. How can you stay motivated? Listen to the rest of this episode to find out!
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How to IMPROVE Your Small Talk Skills?
On today’s episode of Thinking in English, I want to give you all some tips and advice on how to improve your small talk skills!
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What is Cultural Literacy??: The KEY to Becoming Fluent in English!
Most of you probably know the four main language skills: writing, reading, listening, and speaking. But there is a fifth skill that people often forget, but is just as essential for communication – culture! Today I’m going to explain why learning culture is so important and give you a few tips on how to improve your cultural literacy.
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Learning English From the News?!? (with SEND7 Podcast)
How can you use the news to learn or improve your English? Stephen from the Simple English News Daily podcast joins us today to discuss the news, how you can use the news in your daily study plans, and also some predictions for future news stories. I really enjoyed talking with Stephen, and I hope you also enjoy listening to this episode!
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How to Improve Your PUBLIC SPEAKING!
Four years ago I gave a speech in Japanese in front of over a hundred people, completely forgot my words, started to sweat profusely, and ended up skipping half of the topics I wanted to talk about. I don’t want Thinking in English followers to have the same experience as I did, so today I’m going to give you tips and advice on how to become a better public speaker!
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Sanam Monteiro: Creative Writing, Making Mistakes, and Learning English!
Sanam Monteiro is poet, activist, political science graduate, youth worker, former intern for United Nations Women, and a friend of mine who once let me sleep on her sofa in Brussels! I invited Sanam on to Thinking in English today to discuss her experiences of both learning and teaching English.
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How to be an ACTIVE English Learner!!
Today I’m going to talk about creative thinking. And towards the end of the episode, I’ll give you some tips and advice on how to become a creative thinker! Whether you are a student, a writer, a businessperson, or any other professions, learning to think more creatively will surely be useful!
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