"I think that you always have some moments that you think, oh, my God. And I remember one of those moments for me was watching TV one day and this person came on TV," he says. "Like my God, I've been here for at that point, year and a half. That was kind of a depressing moment." He also talks about his struggle to overcome the fear of speaking out in front of people who are very smart.
Santiago has a top job in the English teaching industry. He is the managing director of English teaching at Oxford University Press. But English is not his first language. He learned it as an adult when he moved to London in his twenties. This conversation explores how he progressed in his English learning and in his career, while dealing with daily challenges and failures in English.
The conclusions are that motivation and positivity are vital, you have to keep going through the difficult times, and you can achieve great things in your career in English even if you're not perfect. This episode should be a boost for the confidence of all English learners! Keep an open mind, keep your eyes on the prize, keep going and your English WILL improve!
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