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Richard Marshall

Writing about the courage it takes to speak in a second language, in a room full of strangers, or just as yourself.

Newsletter · By Richard Marshall · English · Official site

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Sep 25, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Confident Communication | Live Q&A (opens the original)

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    Yesterday I was a invited by to speak on her series about teachers learning languages, and half an hour in the tech gremlins took her off the call and left me talking to myself. Between that and my Wi-Fi turning everything I said into Morse code, the perfectionist in me couldn't let it be the last word, so this afternoon I went live again on my own and asked whoever turned up to throw questions at me.Here’s the result:🎥CLICK HERE TO WATCH TH

  2. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    An apron, a disastrous stand-up show in Spanish & the Back to the Future trick! (opens the original)

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    and I sat down today to talk about what actually happens when you try to speak a language that isn’t your own, the plateaus, the fear, the mistakes that sound louder in your head than they ever do to anyone else. If you’re learning a language, or teaching one, there’s something in here for you.Put your headphones in and give it a listen while you’re doing something else, which is exactly the kind of habit stacking I talk about towards the end.HERE is the full b

  3. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    The Silence Between Sentences (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 14, 2026

    Stop Staring at the Dots (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 11, 2026

    Audience Approval & Why Smaller Was Always Better (opens the original)

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