118 What are disfluencies and how to get rid of them - Craig Wealand
My Fluent Podcast
Podcasting
Daniel: "For me, podcasting is really beautiful. It's more than just 40 minutes recording and publish" He says he has a connection with people that he would never have met otherwise. Go out and start the podcast today in English.
We are joined by the experienced English teacher and Spanish learner Craig Wealand. He is the host of the Inglespodcast and he knows his onions! (Inglespodcast – Los audio podcasts de La Mansión del Inglés)
We talk about disfluencies:
- What are disfluencies?
- What are cruch words?
- How to reduce disfluencies?
- Why do we make disfluencies (crutch words etc.) while speaking?
- How can we become fluent speakers?
- Craig has been helping the English community for more than 10 years! (inglespodcast.com & mansioningles.com)
- How podcasting (or just recording yourself) helps you to become fluent in your target language.
YouTube version of this episode
http://www.inglespodcast.com/437 (Craig's version of this episode, with different intro and outro)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcb1AE_IC4Dg3Hshab06Rxw
Time stamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - What is "My Fluent Podcast"?
3:09 - Listen to Podcasts to hone your language skills
5:37 - Oxymoron
06:05 - Podcasting as a language learning tool - Where to begin?
7:26 - The Vocab Man (A podcast about practical English Expressions)
9:46 - How long has Craig been podcasting?
11:00 - Did Craig's prediction from about 8 years ago come true?
12:44 - Receiving Feedback from listeners
13:33 - Aprendeingles Podcast
14:33 - How to learn from Podcast interviews?
15:38 - What are evergreen podcast episodes?
17:10 - What are disfluencies? (Daniel's view)
18:20 - What are crutch words?
18:57 - What is the definition of disfluencies?
20:00 - Some examples of crutch words
20:14 - Every language is using diffent crutch words
20:56 - Why it is not wise to edit out every crutch words (ums, ahms)
22.15 - What are some other disfluencies apart from crutch words?
22:57 - Not noticing crutch words while speaking / listening 24:12 - What are the negatives of disfluencies? (Crutch words can distract you)
26:06 - Excerpt of Aprendeingles Podcast
HOW TO OVERCOME DIFSLUENCIES
26:35 - Be aware of your disfluencies (first step to overcome them)
27:54 - Don't be afraid of silences
27:59 - Practical expressions (buy yourself time)
29:31 - Use technology to improve your fluency
30:40 - Descript (Video/Podcast editing software)
29:00 - Work on your proununciation
31:55 - Interview Keanu Reeves
32:32 - Using too many crutch words
35:07 - Text to speech apps (Siri, Google Assistantl, Alexa) to overcome crutch words
37:03 - Why stress will affect your fluency
39:09 - Did Craig never felt comfortable at public speaking
40:53 - Communicatoin can be difficult even for native speakers (bear this in mind)
42:10 - Start out with your own podcast and become fluent!
42:53 - Outro
43:24 - Blubbers and other mentions
Interview with Luke Thompson:
E28 – interview with Luke Thompson / Luke's English podcast - my fluent podcast / https://www.myfluentpodcast.com/e28-interview-with-luke-thompson-lukes-english-podcast/
I can’t put my finger on it: (The Vocab Man) https://www.spreaker.com/episode/51374444
Video Clip : https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx9HUPTB5DOHN29MB84d5TRfJHYpdFmM4f
Music: Scott Holmes - Upbeat Party
Scott Holmes Music - Free Music Archive
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