Dan @ BritSpeak

BritSpeakPod

Education EN ↓ 127 episodes

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

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Dan @ BritSpeak

Episodes

How Your Mindset Can Hurt Your English [w/ English And Sukhi] 16.01.2024 16:28

We all know that vocabulary and grammar are important, but so many people ignore mindset when learning a language! This is how it can hold you back! Make sure you check out Sukhi here: https://www.instagram.com/englishandsukhi/ Check out the full show notes here: https://www.britspeak.co/podcast/episode027 Get the full transcript for this (and every other) episode here: https://www.patreon.com/bri...

026 - It’s not your fault that you can’t understand native speakers 09.01.2024 16:19

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 difficult to understand natives ⏵ How to improve your ability to understand...

025 - Don’t waste your time with New Year’s Resolutions 03.01.2024 14:51

Get the BritSpeak Roadmap for FREE - ⁠⁠ https://www.britspeak.co/roadmap 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 New Years Resolutions kinda suck ⏵ How to set yourself up for success ⏵ Making a plan to achiev...

024 - How Do British People Celebrate New Year’s? 26.12.2023 14:39

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: ⏵ How New Year is celebrated in the UK ⏵ The common customs that we enjoy ⏵ My personal...

023 - What is Christmas Like in the UK? 19.12.2023 17:37

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: ⏵ How Christmas is celebrated in the UK ⏵ The common customs that we enjoy ⏵ My personal Ch...

022 - Expressions that Brits Use Every Single Day 12.12.2023 15:21

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: ⏵ Common British Expressions we use all the time ⏵ What they really mean ⏵ How you...

021 - Northern and Southern UK Accents are different? 06.12.2023 21:13

Check out Tom's stuff here: https://eatsleepdreamenglish.com/ Get the British Slang Guide for FREE - ⁠⁠ https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide⁠ 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: ⏵ Differences between UK acc...

020 - These Mistakes Are Holding You Back 28.11.2023 18:12

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: ⏵ The mistakes that most people make ⏵ Why they are holding you back ⏵ How to avoid making...

019 - If you are not doing THIS, you won’t get better... 21.11.2023 14:52

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 ⏵ Som...

018 - Nailing Your UK Job Interview: Tips and Strategies 14.11.2023 18:54

Check out my BritSpeak Success program - https://www.britspeak.co/britspeak-success In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Job interviews in English ⏵ Common interview questions and how to approach them ⏵ General tips for getting the job Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start commun...

017 - How similar are British and Australian English? (w/ AussieEnglishWithAmanda) 07.11.2023 22:25

Get my FREE British slang guide: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide⁠⁠⁠ Today's guest is Amanda from Aussie English with Amanda who you can find here: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/aussie.english.with.amanda/ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ How similar British and Australian English are ⏵ The biggest differences between the two ⏵ How the culture affects the language in different ways W...

016 - Why Do British People Have Fireworks In November? 31.10.2023 16:45

Get my FREE British slang guide: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Fireworks festivals in the UK ⏵ Why they happen in November ⏵ How to enjoy your first UK bonfire night Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start communicating in English w...

015 - How I Stopped Forgetting New Vocabulary 24.10.2023 15:20

Get my FREE British slang guide: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ How my own language journey is going ⏵ The app that helped me improve my vocabulary ⏵ How to get started with ANKI Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start communicating...

014 - How British TV Shows Can Boost Your English Skills 17.10.2023 24:35

Get my FREE British slang guide: ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide⁠⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ How TV shows can improve your English ⏵ The best TV shows from the UK for you to watch ⏵ The strategy I recommend for using TV shows Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start co...

013 - Do Americans Understand British English? [w/ SpeakOnWithHanna] 10.10.2023 22:54

Get my FREE British slang guide: ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide⁠⁠ In this episode, Hanna and I talk about: ⏵ If British and American English is really that different? ⏵ Do Americans understand British Expressions? ⏵ Why it is important to understand the differences Check out Hanna - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/speakonwithhanna/⁠ Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britsp...

012 - How Do People Celebrate Their Birthdays in the UK? 03.10.2023 18:41

Get my FREE British slang guide: ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide⁠⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ How birthday parties work in the UK ⏵ Things you need to know about birthday presents ⏵ How birthday parties change as you get older Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start co...

011 - Using British Slang: When, Why, and Where 26.09.2023 19:25

Get my free British Slang guide - https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide In this episode, I talk about: ⏵ Why it is important to understand British Slang ⏵ The problems with learning British slang expressions ⏵ How, when, and where you can use British Slang Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing an...

010 - Can You Learn British English Without Being In The UK? (w/ EarlGrayInSeoul) 19.09.2023 27:02

Check out my private lessons - https://www.britspeak.co/britspeak-success In this episode, YJ and I will talk about: ⏵ YJ's experiences learning British English from Korea ⏵ How she became so fluent without being in the UK ⏵ The best piece of advice she can offer to English learners Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed...

009 - What Are British Schools Really Like? 11.09.2023 25:46

Get my FREE British slang guide: ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ How the UK school system works ⏵ What it is really like to go to school in the UK ⏵ Stories from my school days Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start communicating in English with...

008 - Want British English Pronunciation? Learn These Techniques! 05.09.2023 18:38

Get my FREE pronunciation roadmap - https://www.britspeak.co/pronunciation-roadmap In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ British English Pronunciation and what it is ⏵ Essential techniques you need to know ⏵ How to practice these techniques Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start communicat...

007 - Stop Worrying About Language Goals! Focus on THIS instead… 29.08.2023 19:48

Get my FREE Speaking Practice Planner - https://www.britspeak.co/speaking-practice-plannerIn this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Why setting goals might be holding you back⏵ How to make real progress in learning English⏵ Why taking action is always the best approach Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop free...

006 - How Do British People Say "It's Hot"? 22.08.2023 18:15

Get my FREE British slang guide: ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide⁠ In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Different ways you can say it is hot ⏵ How British people complain about the weather ⏵ When and how you can use them too Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start communicating in Eng...

005 - 10 Common Idioms All Brits Understand 15.08.2023 20:11

Get my FREE British slang guide: https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide In this episode, we will talk about: ⏵ Common idioms British people use ⏵ What each expression actually means ⏵ When and how you can use them too Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start communicating in English with confidence...

004 - The Best Way To Practice Speaking English [w/ StewSensei] 08.08.2023 33:48

Get my FREE speaking practice planner: https://www.britspeak.co/speaking-practice-planner Today, I am joined by StewSensei from BritishPronunciation.com to talk about: ⏵ Why speaking practice is so important ⏵ Why most people are not doing it effectively ⏵ One really powerful technique that you can use today Check out Stew's website: https://www.britishpronunciation.com/ Want more episodes? ⁠⁠...

003 - What Are The Most Used British Slang Words? 17.07.2023 23:03

Get my FREE British Slang Guide - https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide In the episode, we will talk about: ⏵ The most used British slang expressions ⏵ What they actually mean ⏵ When and how they are used Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠ Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start communicating in English with confidence. Each episo...