Dan @ BritSpeak

BritSpeakPod

Welcome to the BritSpeakPod, your go-to podcast for improving your communication skills in the UK. Whether you're new to the country or have been living here for a while, this weekly podcast is designed to help you navigate the nuances of British communication and culture. Join us as we explore tips and tricks to help you build a better life, advance your career, and foster stronger relationships in your new environment.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.britspeak.co

Author

Dan @ BritSpeak

Category

Education

Podcast website

www.britspeak.co

Latest episode

Nov 4, 2026

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Episodes

101 - Why Don't I Feel Confident In English? 23.03.2026

Get the Starter Kit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/starter-kit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of the BritSpeakPod , we will talk about: ⏵ How you actually build communication confidence ⏵ Why you don't need more English ⏵ What you can start doing today to build confidence Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeakpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want more British...

100 - You Don’t Need A British Accent To Be Understood 16.03.2026

Get the Starter Kit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/starter-kit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of the BritSpeakPod , we will talk about: ⏵ How a British accent won't fix your communication problems ⏵ Why changing your accent doesn't work ⏵ What you should be focussing on instead Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeakpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want more B...

099 - Why You Feel Embarrassed Speaking English 02.03.2026

Get the Starter Kit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/starter-kit⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of the BritSpeakPod , we will talk about: ⏵ Why fluent is a terrible goal ⏵ What fluency actually looks like ⏵ What you should actually focus on Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeakpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want more British English? Check out my other podcast - The Pro...

098 - What actually is Fluent? (And Why It Doesn’t Really Matter) 23.02.2026

Get the Starter Kit - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/starter-kit⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of the BritSpeakPod , we will talk about: ⏵ Why fluent is a terrible goal ⏵ What fluency actually looks like ⏵ What you should actually focus on Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeakpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want more British English? Check out my other podcast - The Proper...

097 - How To Immerse In British English (Even if you are not in the UK) 16.02.2026

Get the Starter Kit - ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/starter-kit⁠⁠ In this episode of the BritSpeakPod , we will talk about: ⏵ How immersion can help your English ⏵ Which kind of content works best ⏵ Whether subtitles are important or not Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeakpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want more British English? Check out my other podcast - The...

096 - How to Improve Your Pronunciation Skills (Without Obsessing Over Perfection) 09.02.2026

Get the Starter Kit - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/starter-kit⁠ In this episode of the BritSpeakPod , we will talk about: ⏵ Why accent is not the same as pronunciation ⏵ How to practice your pronunciation ⏵ Which things you should focus on to make the biggest improvements Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeakpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want more British English?...

095 - 5 Tips for Clearer Communication (Even If Your English Isn’t Perfect) 02.02.2026

Get the Starter Kit - https://www.britspeak.co/starter-kit In this episode of the BritSpeakPod , we will talk about: ⏵ What is stopping you from communicating clearly ⏵ How to change your mindset to make things easier ⏵ Practical tips that you can start using today to communicate more clearly Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeakpod.com⁠⁠⁠ Welco...

094 - How To Pronounce Words Ending in ~ED 26.01.2026

Get the IPA chart: https://www.britspeak.co/ipa-chart In this episode of the BritSpeakPod , we will talk about: ⏵ One of the most common mistakes people make ⏵ How to make sure you are saying these words correctly ⏵ Some exceptions to the rules you need to know about Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeakpod.com⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcas...

093 - Evaluate Your Own Speaking Skills & Build Confidence Faster 19.01.2026

Get the Speaking Practice Toolkit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/toolkit⁠ In this episode of the BritSpeakPod , we will talk about: ⏵ Why speaking is so hard to improve ⏵ How to build confidence more quickly ⏵ The exact method you should use to evaluate your own speaking skills Check out Vinh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/askvinh/ Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

092 - What I Would Change About English 12.01.2026

Get the Speaking Practice Toolkit - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/toolkit In this episode of the BritSpeakPod , we will talk about: ⏵ The most annoying things in English ⏵ Why this makes learning it harder than it needs to be ⏵ What I would change if I could Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeakpod.com⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to...

091 - How To Improve Your English Communication Skills in 2026 05.01.2026

Get the BritSpeak Roadmap - ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/roadmap In this episode of the BritSpeakPod , we will talk about: ⏵ How to set yourself up for success in 2026 ⏵ Why setting the right goals is so important ⏵ What mistakes you need to avoid to make the most progress Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeakpod.com Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcas...

090 - Weird Christmas Stuff That Is Normal In UK 15.12.2025

Get the Speaking Practice Toolkit - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/toolkit⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Why Christmas can be a bit weird in the UK ⏵ How We really celebrate the holidays ⏵ What song we all try to avoid in December Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to h...

089 - Surviving Small Talk in the Holidays 09.12.2025

Get the Flowing Conversations Phrasebook - https://www.britspeak.co/phrase-book In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ The kind of events that require small talk ⏵ How to survive talking about the holidays ⏵ What to do if things don't go to plan Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast...

088 - The Problem With “Perfect English” Influencers 01.12.2025

Get the Speaking Practice Toolkit - https://www.britspeak.co/toolkit In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Why I hate this kind of social media teacher ⏵ How it makes life worse for everyone ⏵ What I hope happens in the future Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop...

087 - Understanding British Accents 24.11.2025

Get a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/action-plan⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Why British accents are so different ⏵ How to understand what is going on ⏵ 5 really common techniques you will hear in UK accents Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

086 - You're Not Bad At English... You Just Need More Practice 17.11.2025

Get the Speaking Practice Toolkit for FREE - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/toolkit⁠⁠ Get a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/action-plan⁠⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Why it is so important to practice speaking ⏵ How to build a speaking practice plan ⏵ Some si...

085 - How To Start a Conversation In English 10.11.2025

Get the Flowing Conversations Phrase Book for FREE - https://www.britspeak.co/phrase-book Get a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/action-plan⁠⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Why starting a conversation is so awkward ⏵ Why it is really important for daily lif...

084 - From Anxious to Confident: Yuliia’s Story 03.11.2025

Get a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/action-plan⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Yuliia's journey in English ⏵ The things she learned along the way ⏵ How to apply those things to your own journey Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https...

083 - How To Get To Know People in English 27.10.2025

Get the Speaking Practice Toolkit for FREE - https://www.britspeak.co/toolkit⁠ Get a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/action-plan⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ A speaking practice exercise you need to try ⏵ The common questions that always come up ⏵ My answ...

082 - Why The English Language Learning Industry Sucks! 20.10.2025

Get a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/action-plan⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ How the current system works ⏵ Why I think it is designed to keep you stuck ⏵ How I try to approach things differently Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https...

081 - What To Do When You Go Blank When Speaking In English 13.10.2025

Get my Flowing Conversations Phrasebook for FREE - https://www.britspeak.co/phrase-book Get a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - https://www.britspeak.co/action-plan In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Why this keeps happening to you ⏵ What you can do when it happens ⏵ How to prepare to get...

080 - Phrasal Verbs For Daily Routines 06.10.2025

Want more listening practice exercises? Check out my BritSpeak Academy - ⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeak-academy⁠⁠ Download the FREE roadmap - ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/roadmap⁠⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ The best way to approach phrasal verbs ⏵ Why they are so useful to learn ⏵ Phrasal verbs you can use today to talk about daily routines Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

079 - Why You Keep Forgetting Words In English 29.09.2025

Want to build a working vocabulary system - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/fast-track-vocabulary In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Why you forget the words you learn in English ⏵ How this affects your communication skills ⏵ How to learn words in a way that they actually stick Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a po...

078 - Why Is English So Hard To Learn? 22.09.2025

Want more listening practice exercises? Check out my BritSpeak Academy - ⁠ ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeak-academy⁠ Download the FREE roadmap - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/roadmap⁠ Check out the FREE UK slang guide: https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Why English is so hard to learn ⏵ How to make it easier on yourself ⏵ What to focus on to make progress Wa...

077 - They are changing the voting age in the UK 15.09.2025

Want more listening practice exercises? Check out my BritSpeak Academy - ⁠ https://www.britspeak.co/britspeak-academy Download the FREE roadmap - https://www.britspeak.co/roadmap Check out the article used in this episode: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2507/250721-voting-age.html In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Changes to the voting age in the UK ⏵ Do some listening practice & learn s...

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