Language & Travel Hacking

#134 Pierre on Beating Fear & Shyness

Mar 13, 2023

Pierre, a Fluent in 3 Months Challenge participant and Norwegian learner, shares how joining the learner community helped him overcome fear of speaking another language. He discusses learning Norwegian and the benefits of speaking German. They also explore language forgiveness and the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge.

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Quick takeaways

Language learning is about progress, not perfection.

Participating in learner communities can help overcome fear and improve language skills.

Deep dives

The Importance of Just Going Forward

The speaker emphasizes that language learning is not about being perfect, but about moving forward and going with the flow.

Introduction

4min

Learning Norwegian: Challenges and Advantages

4min

Overcoming Fear and Gaining Confidence

15min

Motivation for Language Learning and Similarities between German and Norwegian

8min

Exploring Language Forgiveness and the Fluent in Three Months Challenge

2min

Can introverts and shy learners also benefit from joining learner communities?

Fluent in 3 Months Challenge (now Bootcamp) participant and Norwegian learner, Pierre, tells Benny and Shannon how the joining the Fluent in 3 Months community helped him overcome his fear of speaking another language, and how he was able to learn more quickly than with any other methods.

Pierre also chats about learning a lesser studied language like Norwegian, how speaking German helped him along the way, and lists some ways to get feedback on your language skills.

(If you also want tips on learning a language to prepare for a trip, this is the episode for you!)

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Language & Travel Hacking

#134 Pierre on Beating Fear & Shyness

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Importance of Just Going Forward

Learning Norwegian in the 90-Day Challenge

Challenges of Learning Norwegian

Gaining Confidence in Speaking

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts