HeyJaredKenza Speaks English
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Training Season’s Over (opens the original)
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Hello, English Learners.Quite a few clients have come to me recently with the same goal: they have a job interview coming up, and they want to feel prepared to answer questions in English clearly and professionally.Often, they already have the experience the employer is looking for. They know what they do well and why they want the role. The difficult part is explaining it all when they’re nervous and speaking in another language.The good news is that you don’t need perfect English to give a str
Stop Talking in Circles (opens the original)
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Hello, English Learners.Something happens when someone asks me a question in Spanish, my second language. It could be as simple as:“Hey, did you get a chance to read that book I told you about?”I know what I want to say, but I can’t find the words as quickly as I need them. So I end up saying something like:“No, but I was going to, and then I had another book, so I read that one, and I didn’t get to start the one you told me about yet.”I could have just said, “No, I haven’t read it yet.”</s
“Marry” These Words (opens the original)
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Hello, English Learners.Would you believe me if I told you that even my advanced English clients sometimes say things like:“I looked the article you sent me.”“I’m sorry, but I don’t agree that point of view.”“Definitely, I want learn more about using prepositions correctly!”If you don’t notice the errors in those sentences, you might struggle with the same thing!In my professional opinion, prepositions are one of the final frontiers on the journey to becoming an English grammar pro. These tr
Speaking English Through What You Already Know (opens the original)
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Hello, English Learners. Last week, we welcomed a new member to our live English Conversation Club: a recent psychology graduate.During the session, she bravely volunteered to explain some of the concepts she had studied at university, including distinctions involving neurotic and psychotic personalities. And she did it all in English.At first, she was nervous. She was joining a new group, speaking a second language, and trying to explain ideas that are difficult to describe even in our native l
Are you ready for the challenge? (opens the original)
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Hi, English Learners.The one thing I hear again and again from my intermediate (B1/B2) clients is that they understand most of what they hear or read, but the problem comes when they open their mouths to speak.The reason for that is simple:They haven’t put themselves in enough situations where they have to actively produce English.And sure, you can read phrases aloud and have Duo the owl tell you whether your pronunciation is clutch. Or you can have a chat with Claude and ask it to let you know
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