Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni

Lucia Matuonto is a book author, podcaster, and children’s physiotherapist from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, who speaks English, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. During the global lockdown she started The Relatable Voice Podcast as a way to connect with others and share stories. On her show she interviews people from all walks of life. Her guests range from book authors, life coaches, and publi...

Do you have to finish reading a book just because you started it? Should you avoid using subtitles when watching a movie in another language just because someone says so? If something works for everybody, but not for you, what should you do? Here are my thoughts on this. Watch me talk about this on YouTube - http://youtu.be/tyeSLYKRjDc?hd=1 Find out more on my website - https://fabiocerpelloni.com...

A couple of weeks ago I posted an article about war. It's an article I wrote to myself. In this episode I read it out to you and share my reflections. You can read it here. - https://medium.com/@fabiocerpelloni/you-say-youre-against-war-but-are-you-really-f7ec39540fda?source=friends_link&sk=ff1be6991b46fecc71432e9d55901beb Watch me talk about this on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch...

In this episode, I talk with Lyn, a learner of English from Taiwan. Lyn has been learning English for a few years. She also worked with me because she needed some help with her speaking. You'll hear us talk about: Creating an English environment around you What Lyn found surprising about learning English Mindset and goals Our "learning English" stories. I think Lyn is a brave learner...

If you'd like to help, check out my book club idea -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1st_wYJtR0sCswlw7eki-1FjCsH_t18CG0r6aXrm1nRI/edit?usp=sharing Or let me know what you think of book clubs by completing this 2-minute questionnaire -- https://forms.gle/h7Qefjd21NkGwKSu5 The blog post I mentioned in the podcast -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/book-clubs/ Join my private email list - https:/...

When I was learning English, I wanted to have a native English accent. I had 5 good reasons for this. Looking back, though, I realize that 3 of these reasons were stupid.  I’ll share all 5 of them with you.  You can read the article I wrote about this too . - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/native-english-accent/ I hope this helps you.

In this episode, I play a personal storytelling game with Martin from Rock n' Roll English, the funniest English teacher and podcaster out there (in my opinion). The game is called "3-2-1." Martin and I give each other 3 concrete nouns (e.g. pen, book, glass). We then choose one of these nouns and have 2 minutes to prepare to tell a 1-minute personal story about it. "3-2-1"...

Falling in love with learning English is what helped me master it. Can this happen to you too? Watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/qh9BXp9eGBc *** www.fabiocerpelloni.com

In this episode, I talk with Philip Charter, an award-winning British writer and writing coach who loves helping multilingual writers share what they have got to say. You'll hear us talk about: Why Phil likes writing How to get into the habit of writing Where to publish your writing so people can read it Exam writing The power of feedback How Phil helps multilingual writers ChatGPT Most common...

Please find 5 minutes a day to sit down and read a book. It's essential. Watch this on YouTube - http://youtu.be/COjE_jW56CE?hd=1 Join my newsletter - www.fabiocerpelloni.com/private

I'm re-reading "Ego is The Enemy" by Ryan Holiday and in this episode I share some of my reflections on ego and learning. I'm thinking of opening a book club to read this great book together. Join my newsletter for updates on this -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/ Watch this episode on YouTube - http://youtu.be/LV01WJTWLXU?hd=1

You'll hear a lot of swear words in this episode - f**k, f**king, sh*t, motherfu**er, a*s - but they're all needed 😅 It's a personal story about the very first English lesson I taught. It was 2015 and I was in Auckland, New Zealand. I hope this story will inspire you to be brave enough to take the first step in whatever you're doing in life. Any comments? Please email me to let me...

In this episode, I tell you about my speaking program, how it works, and how it can help you. It's called "4 Weeks With Fabio" and it's a speaking course to help you improve your speaking. All info on my website - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/4-weeks-with-fabio/ Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/cRCZyU_z3z4

In this episode, I talk with Roman Mironov, a Russian porn detox coach based in Toronto, Canada. Roman discovered porn in 1996 when he was 14 and quickly became a porn addict. He felt alone and miserable. This nasty addiction even made his marriage fall apart in 2012. At 32, he committed to quitting porn forever. He's 40 now and hasn't consumed porn for 8 years. He feels in charge of his l...

Should you compare yourself to other people when you're learning English (or learning anything)? I used to do it and it helped me. I explore this in this episode. I hope this helps. Watch this on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voeWYvn8WDQ www.fabiocerpelloni.com

In this episode, I talk with Trisha Traughber from Vagabond English. Trisha is a Californian writing coach based in France who helps book lovers and readers capture their own experiences, tell their stories and connect with others. She has a community of multilingual writers, Vagabond English, and a beautiful voice too. Trisha is also my writing coach. She's been helping me write Any Language...

Watch this on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NjbjgxDMco In this video/podcast episode, I talk about a person who inspires me and why. His name is Derek Sivers . I've been following him for 2 years and he's one of my favorite people in the world right now. I love how he thinks. Who inspires you? Let me know if you like and thanks for joining me.

Watch me talk about this on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheKJnvztJI_LSLV3U06Ppw Some students say, "I had a bad teacher in school so I didn't learn."  But are teachers 100% responsible for our learning? What percentage of that responsibility is actually ours? I explore this in this episode. If you'd like to let me know your thoughts, email me. All my contact info is on my websi...

In this episode, I talk with Antonello Zanini, an English language learner, software engineer, blogger, and technical writer from Italy. Antonello fell in love with learning languages and transformed his freelance business as a software engineer into Writech , a company that provides technical writing content in multiple languages. He has clients from all 6 continents and says achieving this goal...

Watch this on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXZGix5Dxfo All my book clubs are here - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/book-discussions/ Thanks for listening 🙏🏻

Watch me talk about this on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VnhZNk64-M What's fluency? Do you need to learn more words to be fluent? How about grammar? Know what fluency is, so you can improve it. This is the blog post I mention in the episode - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/fluency/ I hope this is helpful. Please feel free to ask me any questions - I love talking about these things.&nbsp...

You can watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/GwggZEjTHIY *** Do you feel the way you use English is good but not as good as you’d like it to be? Does it feel like you’re not making as much progress as you used to?  The same happened to me.  When I got to a high level of English, everything slowed down and it felt like I was not advancing anymore.   I wish I’d known this...

Watch this on YouTube - http://youtu.be/SYP6EeQIX3Q?hd=1 My private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/ Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/fabiofacebookpage *** Some say, “Want to know the best way to get fluent in a language? Don’t study grammar! Speak instead!” Great advice. I agree. You can get fluent in a language without studying its grammar and you do have to speak to imp...

Start a podcast in English. It'll help you develop your language skills in so many ways. You'll develop fluency by speaking at length using the English that you already have. You'll listen to yourself and discover what you can do well, which will help you become more confident. You might have to prepare your episodes and search for words you don't yet have in your brain. This will expand your voca...

In this episode, I have a conversation with Daniel Goodson. Daniel is a learner of English from Switzerland who started podcasting back in 2016 as a way to improve his fluency.  On his show, My Fluent Podcast, he chats with language learners, teachers, friends and polyglots. He's interviewed dozens of people, including Luke from Luke’s English Podcast. I used to be shy", Daniel said, "but hav...