The Fluent Show

Today's episode returns to the topic of making money with languages. We ask if that's something you should be doing and how it can work. In this episode, you get a look behind the scenes of our own careers, the jobs we've had and those that may be yet to come. All I'm saying is "flower lab!" 🌷 Three Reasons You Should Work With Languages 1) If you love it and you're passionate, it's a great way t...

This episode brings you the best mindset tips for learning a language for your next trip - even if you're completely busy and scared of talking to native speakers. In this episode you'll hear Awesome listener feedback, including my top tip for what to do when people keep asking you to perform and "say something in" your target language Is it rude not to know the language of the country you are vis...

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We're getting excited about the Polyglot Gathering in Berlin! Here is a preview of the talks we are not going to miss. Look out for the very special "live from the floor" reports in episode 40. Episode 38 is brought to you with friendly support from italki . Do visit their site and check out the awesome Buy 1 Get 1 Free offer to learn from native speakers today. We Want To Meet You At The Gatherin...

Topic: The Best Tools for Language Learning in Spring/Summer 2016 Episode 38 is brought to you with friendly support from italki . Do visit their site and check out the awesome Buy 1 Get 1 Free offer to learn from native speakers today. Kerstin and Lindsay bring you the ultimate Spring/Summer collection of language learning tools. We each nominated three things we regularly use for learning langua...

Episode 37 is brought to you by italki , where you can find a language partner for any language. We tested it with rare languages like Icelandic, and it totally delivered. Get an awesome free lesson deal at italki . Today's Topic: Multilingual Britain Britain is not monolingual at all, but in fact it is teeming with languages. In this episode, we present you the real landscape of languages spoken...

A feedback question from James led us to discussing why we chose the languages we are learning right now. We don't need them for our working lives, or our everyday lives. We don't have Welsh or Korean family. We're not travelling there. There isn't even a big Welsh or Korean community in our towns. So..what gives? A lot of you guys might be experiencing the same thing when you're learning a langua...

Episode 35 of the Creative Language Learning Podcast is brought to you with support from HelloTalk . Go visit them now, because you're totally missing out. Do you remember when you first heard the word "polyglot"? And what does this word mean to you? ##Show Topic: What Is a "Polyglot" and Should You Be One? In this episode, Lindsay and I went deeper into what's changed in the emerging community of...

The first 20 minutes of this episodes are a lot of feedback and catch-up and shout outs to our readers, including: Progress reports of how Lindsay and I have both been using our sponsor app HelloTalk . It's a free app for all smartphones and puts you in touch with speakers of 130 different languages, so go ahead and download it. Thank you HelloTalk for making our show possible. Important questions...

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This episode is about habits and how we build and create them. Listen to find out what our tendencies are and how we use them to make our language routines. What motivates us to do things? What motivates us to keep going? Do you set yourself goals and always meet them? Or do you hate goals? Are you likely to spend weeks just looking for the perfect textbook before you start? Or are goals only mean...

Topic: Watching TV in a Foreign Language Welcome to Episode 31, where Lindsay and I took a deep dive into revealing our TV watching habits and how they aid our language learning. Plus: Listener feedback and over 20 show recommendations. We are sponsored today by Savvy Brand Academy , a mastermind & brand course for onlinte teachers, as part of our "podcasters are doin' it for themselves month"...

We discuss language progress. Lindsay has been extremely disciplined, and Kerstin's been to a community class. How to find the time for language even when you're megabusy Community Classes and Polyglot Clubs have lots in common New Year's Resolutions! What we think about the resolution that is "I will become fluent in..." or "I will learn the language..." Why "fluency" is an ambition and not a goa...

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Welcome to Episode 28, a fun collection of language learning news. Lindsay and I shared our progress in Japanese and Welsh, read out wonderful listener feedback, and finally moved on to 3 big news items. What's it like when your language changes to express who you are? The episode features an interview with J from Compassionate Language Learner who identifies as gender-neutral and has some fabulou...

This episode is brought to you with support from Other Cats to Whip , a super cute book of French idioms. Get 10% off with the code FLUENT at www.othercatstowhip.com. In this episode, Lindsay went out and discovered the world of Brian Kwong, creator of the #add1challenge . Brian has studied 5 languages and created one of the most successful trends in the polyglot world. Listen to hear more about h...

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Take just 2 minutes and win prizes by telling us about you in our Creative Language Learning Podcast Listener Survey. In Episode 25, I enjoyed a conversation with Shannon Kennedy. Shannon writes the travel, language and life blog Eurolinguiste . She's a musician. And knows seven languages. During the course of this interview I took the neatest notes I have ever written. My guest Shannon Kennedy ju...

Welcome to our first ever LIVE episode of the Creative Language Learning Podcast! In episode 24, we treat you to a piece of the European Day of Languages broadcast which was the first time ever that Lindsay and I tried something like this. There was so much going on: Music! Live comments! A Revival of the Languages vs. Dialects Debate! Reports on Log Sawing in Germany! And a special: <img class...

It's episode 23 and I'm back with another lovely and inspiring interview. Tammy Bjelland sparkles with all the energy she brings to language learning and teaching. She teaches, trains, offers curriculum design and runs her own podcast, the Business of Language Podcast . Let her enthusiasm pull you along in this interview! You'll hear about: What you're going to do with that language later The many...

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Big news for the ladies of the Creative Language Learning Podcast in episode 20: Lindsay is engaged and Kerstin is married!  In this episode, you’ll hear: What makes a German wedding and an English engagement special Lindsay's and Kerstin's recent language learning updates - we've been learning Semaphore and Welsh! How do you use Memrise for language learning? Lindsay's exact process for...

“Languages are ultimately designed to bring people together.” Welcome to an inspiring interview with one of my favourite language bloggers: Ron Gullekson from Language Surfer . His relaxed language learning attitude will make you so comfortable.  In this episode, you’ll learn: Why Ron's blog is called Language Surfer How formal language learners all know what "drawing a line down the middle"...

Episode 18 was packed full of language learning news and chat with Lindsay from Lindsay does Languages , my trusty and lovely co-host. I hope you'll join us for all the debate and learning! <img class="thumb-image" alt="cll ep 18.jpg" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/500fab79c4aa83ca4b6cacae/t/5553272de4b0bddfb1631b2d/1431512951128/cll+ep+18.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2000x20...