Le Podcast de Prêt à Parler

🎙️ New Episode: 3 Tips to Avoid Procrastination when Learning French, interview with Amrita Auer, NLP and Leadership Coach based in Nyon, Switzerland Discover how mindset, clarity, and small daily actions can help you overcome procrastination—whether you’re preparing for the fide exam, working on a big project, or simply trying to stay consistent with your French learning. Ready to boost your Fren...

🦋 One of the hardest part of taking an exam, going on a first date, or making a public speaking appearance, is the stress that comes along. It's not just you, even professional public speakers, experienced teachers, and world-renowned singers get "butterflies" in the stomach before an important event! 🧘 Today we're discussing the various techniques for stress management with professional confide...

🎙️ In today's episode of our Exam Success Stories series, our CEO Isabelle Nicolas discusses with Mykhailo Doubinsky about his successful fide test preparation which led him to obtain his fide Passeport des langues in October 2023. Mykhailo was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, where he's lived for most of his life. He moved to Switzerland 10 years ago with his family. He works as a lawyer in an LtD company...

Listen to an extract from a play, poem, novel, and much more! (level B2) “By now you are already familiar with Guy de Maupassant when we read his short story ‘La chevelure’. Today we have a text by the same author called ‘Au printemps’ with surprising storyline and a humorous ending.” Read today's episode transcript here : https://pretaparler.ch/episode-20-prete-moi-ta-plume/ Hébergé par Ausha. Vi...

Learn a new verb and use it in your everyday life! (level B1) “Today’s verb is how you know your dog is excited to see you, and it’s how the little fish swim in the pond. It is not only reserved for animals, we too can FRÉTILLER because we dare!” Read today's episode transcript here : https://pretaparler.ch/episode-19-le-verbe-craquant/ Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidential...

Guess our mystery word based on its playful description! (level A1) "He appears with fine weather. His house is also his favorite dessert. Pretty little girls would love to have one in their hair. Chic gentlemen prefer it to ties. What is it?” Read today's episode transcript here: https://pretaparler.ch/episode-17-le-mot-mystere/ Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pou...

Learn a new verb and use it in your everyday life! (level B1) “In the month of love we want to talk about love and how to talk to your love. How? Like lovebirds, of course. But you don’t need wings to ROUCOULER!” Read today's episode transcript here : https://pretaparler.ch/episode-15-le-verbe-craquant/ Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Listen to an extract from a play, poem, novel, and much more! (level B2) “We’ll be reading one of the most beautiful and passionate love letters from famous persons: Hugo, de Musset, Rimbaud, Apollinaire, Piaf.... To be enjoyed without moderation!” Read today's episode transcript here : https://pretaparler.ch/episode-16-prete-moi-ta-plume/ Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confident...

Guess our mystery word based on its playful description! (level A1) "In February we love to speak about love. Today’s word is a part of all of us. A part that can be heavy and light, stone cold or warm… it can be big, it can be in your belly. When you follow it, it always feels right. What is it?” Read today's episode transcript here: https://pretaparler.ch/episode-13-le-mot-mystere/ Hébergé par A...

In this series, our CEO Isabelle Nicolas discusses with Irene Abraham about her successful exam preparation which led her to obtain her fide Passeport des langues in July 2022. Irene works as a toxicologist at JTI and has been living in Geneva for the past 10 years. She contacted us to improve her French conversation as she wanted to feel more comfortable in her everyday life in situations such as...

Manu is a busy professional who needed to prepare for his Permis C in three months' time. He has completed his 10th year in Switzerland and overall, his goal was to get A2 written and A2 oral as a result. Your Super Prof Sandra and the whole Prêt à Parler are super proud of your achievement! Toutes nos félicitations, Manu! Here is what he has to say about his experience learning online and prepari...

Michael is a retired IT engineer now focusing on developing two passions: vegan pastry  and catering as well as scuba diving. He already speaks multiple languages including English, German, and Japanese. Although his French is already good enough, he needed help in preparing for his fide test to renew his Permis B. He completed his fide test in May 2021 and scored 100% in both the Écouter and Lire...

In this series, our CEO Isabelle Nicolas discusses with Imogen Hitchcock about her successful preparation for the fide test. Imogen is a busy entrepreneur based in the Lausanne area who, after living for 11 years in Switzerland, had to prepare for her Swiss naturalisation process. Her wish with her private French lessons was to increase her confidence when talking with her Swiss friends and neighb...

In this series, our CEO Isabelle Nicolas discusses with Karen Henderson about her successful exam preparation which led her to obtain her fide Passeport des langues in December 2021. When she contacted Prêt à Parler, Karen had already passed the written and reading part of her fide test but she needed help to pass the B1 oral part.  Her background is different from most people who come to Switzerl...

The Empowered Learners is a series of interviews that were originally recorded as Instagram lives. 😔 Do you feel exhausted and overwhelmed at the idea of learning/improving your French? 😵‍💫 Does it feel like an insurmountable task which you don't really know how to tackle? 💪🏼💪💪🏿In this episode, Isabelle talks with Amrita Auer, BodyMind and NLP coach based in Nyon, Switzerland, about small,...

The Empowered Learners is a series of interviews that were originally recorded as Instagram lives. In this episode, Isabelle talks about how yoga can increase our focus and recharge our energy with Verena Dedekind, founder of @yogamelia_now They chat about: 🧘‍♀️ the importance to take a break when you work from home 🧘‍♀️ Tips on what to do to recharge when you have only 5-10 minutes before an im...

In this episode of “The Empowered Learners” we talk with Jacqui Edmiston. Originally from Australia, she has been living in Pully, in French-speaking Switzerland for 5 years now and she holds a C permit. She will take her fide test on July 14, 2023 in order to obtain her C permit. After suffering a burnout shortly after arriving in Switzerland, Jacqui Edmiston founded Elevate, a dynamic and innova...

In this series, our CEO Isabelle Nicolas discusses with Yoshiyuki Oshima his successful DELF exam preparation. Yoshiyuki, a native Japanese speaker - who also speaks English and Spanish - is originally from Tokyo, but he has been living in Geneva, Switzerland since 2011. He took online French lessons with us with the aim to obtain the DELF B2 certificate.  Yoshiyuki passed his DELF B2 on 24 May 20...

Davide would like to go on with D.E.L.F/D.A.LF. training and have the level certified by taking the exams. Furthermore, he needs French for his daily private and business life. He moved to France and has a strong need to improve his vocabulary.  Fun fact: The DELF is a French exam which has been established more than 20 years ago in France and is recognised all around the world. The fide test is a...

In this first month of 2022, the Prêt à Parler Super Profs will share their tips with you to help you put your New Year's resolutions in place and stay motivated to reach your French goals. Today, Brice and Sandra will be discussing how to add learning French in your bucket list. En ce premier mois de l’année 2022, les Super Prof de Prêt à Parler partageront avec vous leurs trucs pour vous aider à...

In this first month of 2022, the Prêt à Parler Super Profs will share their tips with you to help you put your New Year's resolutions in place and stay motivated to reach your French goals. Today, Brice and Sandra will be talking about their forecast for 2022. En ce premier mois de l’année 2022, les Super Prof de Prêt à Parler partageront avec vous leurs trucs pour vous aider à mettre en place vos...

In this first month of 2022, the Prêt à Parler Super Profs will share their tips with you to help you put your New Year's resolutions in place and stay motivated to reach your French goals. Today, Brice and Sandra will be talking about the goals to set to help you improve your French in 2022. En ce premier mois de l’année 2022, les Super Prof de Prêt à Parler partageront avec vous leurs trucs pour...

In this first month of 2022, the Prêt à Parler Super Profs will share their tips with you to help you put your New Year's resolutions in place and stay motivated to reach your French goals. Today Brice et Sandra will be doing a retrospective of 2021. En ce premier mois de l’année 2022, les Super Prof de Prêt à Parler partageront avec vous leurs trucs pour vous aider à mettre en place vos résolutio...

In this beautiful month of December,  les Super Prof de Prêt à Parler will talk about the most festive and joyful theme of the season: the end of the year celebrations! Today Brice et Sandra will talk about their Christmas and New Year's habits. En ce beau mois de décembre, les Super Prof de Prêt à Parler parleront du thème le plus festif et joyeux de la saison: les fêtes de fin d’année!   Aujourd...

In this beautiful month of December,  les Super Prof de Prêt à Parler will talk about the most festive and joyful theme of the season: the end of the year celebrations! Today Brice et Sandra will talk about their favorite Christmas movies. En ce beau mois de décembre, les Super Prof de Prêt à Parler parleront du thème le plus festif et joyeux de la saison: les fêtes de fin d’année!   Aujourd’hui,...