The InFluency Podcast

Practice your anger with me in this episode! It can be hard to express anger with our voice, especially in a second language. But today I want to show you how you can tap into a different side of English! Your voice and your thoughts deserve to be heard, regardless of the language you’re using and that’s why today, we’ll practice 3 different techniques for expressing anger. See the script and watch more power speeches here: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/how-to-express-anger-in-english/ How to memorize a text in English: https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/309/ Want weekly bite-sized lessons from me in your inbox every week? Sign up here! https://bit.ly/3MNyEfn

In this episode, (part 2 of 2), I share with you the last half of my coaching call, where I work with three more students 1:1 and talk with them about their challenges and training process, and give coaching and feedback on their pronunciation. Listen to part 1: https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/318/ This episode was originally published on July 9, 2020. To see the video version, click here: https://youtu.be/ZQNEZlzG004 Join the InFluency Community to practice your English with people all around the world for FREE: https://bit.ly/3Nqwd35 Want weekly bite-sized lessons from me in your inbox every week? Sign up here! https://bit.ly/3MNyEfn

  If I began learning English starting TODAY, this is what I would do! In this episode, I’m sharing with you the top tools I would use if I started learning English in 2023. Things are pretty different than it was when I first started learning English back in the day. Now, there are so many awesome tools we can use that make life so much easier! Here are some of the resources mentioned in the video: The Ultimate ChatGPT Guide for English Learning: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/chatgpt-for-learning-english/ Join The InFluency Community: https://bit.ly/3Nqwd35 The STRANGEST and Most EFFECTIVE Way to Learn CONDITIONAL SENTENCES: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/conditionals-sentences/ How to pronounce any word with Google: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/google-ipa/ Wordtune.com Tophonetics.com

In this episode, (part 1 of 2), you’ll get to hear me as I work 1:1 with two of my students and talk with them about their challenges and training process, and give coaching and feedback on their pronunciation. Listen to part 2: https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/320/ This episode was originally published on July 9, 2020. To see the video version, click here: https://youtu.be/ZQNEZlzG004 Join the InFluency Community to practice your English with people all around the world for FREE: https://bit.ly/3Nqwd35

Download the free PDF to practice your shadowing and see the full transcript: https://bit.ly/3NN1cq9 In this episode, shadow a scene with me by the Cuban actress, Ana de Armas! Not only is Ana an incredible actress, but she’s also a great example of how to use voice, humor, and intonation to make an audience laugh – and she does that in her second language. Ana’s story of learning English is an inspiration, she didn’t learn English until she came to the US, at 26 years old! I hope you will see this as a true example of what is possible in a second language, as we’ll practice Ana’s speech and see how she uses her voice to deliver lines that are both funny, charming, and inspiring. Video version of the episode: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/shadowing-with-ana-de-armas/ Watch the original monologue here: https://youtu.be/MTJK-4Eu4r8

In this episode I had the opportunity to interview a fellow English teacher, Mariana Plesco from DLanguages. Mariana is originally from Moldova, and now teaches English…in Spanish! Mariana will share her story of learning four languages, and how she went from not speaking any English, to now teaching it to her platform of hundreds of thousands of learners, in her second language, Spanish. I can’t wait for you to listen to this episode Read the article about Mariana: https://bit.ly/3ng2YFu Follow Mariana on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dlanguages/ Follow Mariana on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dlanguages Subscribe to Mariana’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dlanguages

The way you THINK about your English has a big impact on how you SPEAK! In this video, I’m sharing my 3 favorite daily habits that will transform your English so you can speak with clarity, confidence and freedom. Do you have a habit that helps you? Download 30 more English affirmations: https://bit.ly/41UMrpr Join My English Mindset: https://bit.ly/3VdK0eW

Join my 30-day mindset training and transform the way you feel and think about your English: https://bit.ly/3VdK0eW “Why is English easier in class, but when I speak with real people, it becomes so much harder?” This is the question I got from Mayu in Japan, and I thought it was such a great question that many other people struggle with! Today I’ll answer why things feel so much harder in real life, and what to do about the gap between what you know and how you speak. Join the InFluency Community to practice your English with people all around the world for FREE: https://bit.ly/3Nqwd35 Did you know you can ask me a question too? Submit it here: https://bit.ly/3L71bu8

The most confusing word pairs EVER! If you’ve been speaking English for a while, you probably know how complicated the spelling can be. But how about words that are spelled differently, but sound soooo similar? These word pairs I’m going to teach you today are common pairs that people confuse, and can lead to misunderstanding. But don’t just take my word for it, I asked this question to my InFluency Community, a community of non-native speakers around the world, and we came up with this list together! (P.S. Have you joined the free community? You’re invited! https://bit.ly/3Nqwd35) Watch the video version here: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/confusing-word-pairs/

In this episode, I talk with Marek Kiczkowiak about native speakerism in the ELT (English Language Teaching) industry and how it promotes discrimination and inequality suggesting that native speaking teachers are more qualified and skilled to teach English as a second language as they represent the standard of English speaking and teaching. Marek shares his story as well as some tips and resources to help students and teachers battle this phenomenon. Marek runs TEFL Equity Advocates and Academy, where he helps teachers tackle native speakerism and teach English for global communication: https://teflequityadvocates.com/ TEFL Equity Advocates and Academy YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/TEFLEquityAdvocates He also helps university students and researchers write better theses and papers on Academic English Now: https://academicenglishnow.com This episode was originally aired on October 1, 2020. See the video version here: https://bit.ly/3KUbiCl