Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni

Luke Thompson, creator of Luke's English Podcast, discusses the art of making people laugh. Topics include getting into stand-up comedy, coming up with funny ideas, testing material, dealing with a non-laughing audience, the boundaries of jokes, remembering what to say on stage, improvised vs scripted content, and recycling jokes. They also touch on performing comedy in France vs the UK and the role of opposites in understanding serious subjects.

My friend Cara and I talk about CO2 emissions. We answer questions from a questionnaire that the WWF UK put together to help us calculate how carbon footprint. Which one of us is the more environmentally friendly? Listen to find out. If you'd like to improve your spoken English skills with movies, Cara is giving a live class on October 27th (2023) called ‘3 Simple Ways To Use Subtitles To Advance Your Spoken English With Netflix’. You'll learn how to use your favourite film to improve your speaking, listening and pronunciation by yourself. Find out more and sign up here. Episode Links Take the questionnaire: https://footprint.wwf.org.uk/ Get in touch with Cara: https://leo-listening.com/ A link about the environmental impacts of food: https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food Hannah Ritchie, who works at Our World In Data, wrote about the nutritional value of different types of milk: https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/nutrition-plant-milks www.fabiocerpelloni.com

In this episode, you'll hear a conversation between me and with Veronica Llorca-Smith. Veronica is an inclusion consultant, a public speaker and a writer. She's originally from Spain but has lived in 9 countries and speaks 6 languages. She's also the author of THE LEMON TREE MINDSET, a nonfiction book for anyone who wants to reinvent themselves and find a new path in life. That's exactly what Veronica did after losing her job at Apple. She rolled up her sleeves and worked at building a new career. Veronica is now a successful solopreneur. I hope it'll inspire you to find your own way to reinvent yourself. Episode Links The Lemon Tree Mindset - https://www.amazon.com/Lemon-Tree-Mindset-reinvent-yourself-ebook/dp/B0BT6VR75H Veronica on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicallorcasmith/ Veronica on Medium - https://medium.com/@verollorcasmith Veronica's Newsletter - https://veronicallorcasmith.substack.com/ Veronica's website - https://veronicallorcasmith.com/ *** My book - https://shorturl.at/nFUV7 My book club for business owners and freelancers - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/book-club-for-business-owners/

Join Masha, a Ukrainian English teacher living in Spain, as she discusses the transformative power of books, emphasizes the importance of applying knowledge from books, shares her book recommendations, and talks about balancing productivity and enjoyment. Don't miss out on Masha's upcoming book club!

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Two people who have chosen not to have children engage in a thought-provoking discussion about the child-free lifestyle. We hope our conversation will broaden your understanding of this life choice and perhaps even challenge your own beliefs about parenting. Episode Links The article I wrote: Take No Shame in Saying You Don’t Want Kids -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/dont-want-kids/ Get in touch with Shweta Company page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthy-dynamics/ Website: https://thehealthydynamics.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childfreesrbuddysmum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealthyDynamics

In this episode, you'll hear a conversation between me and my Australian friend Amber. We discussed: Australian culture The pervasive and excessive drinking embedded within the Aussie culture Amber's battle with and recovery from alcoholism Australian spiders, sharks, and the endless white beaches of Australia Anyone who's ever had a habit they can't kick (whether that's social media, smoking, or any other type of addiction) will find something they can take away from this episode. We hope you enjoy our candid conversation ranging from the silly to the more complex question of how to overcome addiction. *** The two books we mentioned: "Dark Emu" by Bruce Pascoe "Mutant Message Down Under" by Marlo Morgan ⁠Join my private email list ⁠- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/ ⁠Get in touch with me⁠ - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/contact/

Thoughts on a YouTube video I watched by Cal Newport, an American nonfiction author and associate professor of computer science. Links Cal's video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRBkIdc_VYU My nonfiction reading community - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/community/ www.fabiocerpelloni.com

We're bombarded with advice but we must think with our own head. Episode Links YouTube Live with the Grammar Detective - https://youtube.com/live/zMXW6bnnEDo Here too is the Linkedin livestream link: https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:7076996447576993793/ My private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/ The article I mentioned - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/language-learning-advice/

You don’t need another article titled “X Easy Steps to Improve Your Vocabulary” or “How to Speak Y Fluently in 2023” to learn a language. I’m saying this against my own interest as I’m one of those who write these articles. But there’s a balance you need to maintain between the language learning advice you seek and the effort you put in to actually learn. Links The article - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/how-to-learn-a-language/ Self-development Reading community - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/book-discussions/ My private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/