I left Canada to teach English in the Czech Republic in 1995. There are three chapters that cover my experience there which include meeting my first wife. Ten years later, I was in India on a new teaching job getting divorced. I met and dated Marta.

Expect the Unexpected

Marta

Ace Your Next Presentation: Master the Introduction!

Are you a professional who presents in English? If so, have you ever asked yourself these questions during presentation prep:

What’s the most impactful way to start my presentation?

Where should I focus my efforts during the preparation phase?

How can I improve my English pronunciation for maximum clarity?

These are common concerns for presenters, and this new podcast directly addresses these challenges. It is focused on the early stage of a presentation. Learn expert strategies to start strong, engage your audience, and deliver a clear, confident message.

Get ready to transform your presentation introductions! This podcast is packed with proven strategies to grab your audience’s attention and deliver a confident start. Discover secrets and techniques to engage and impress. Listen now.

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The Habits of Professionals Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

Ace Your Next Presentation: Master the Introduction!

Continuamos aprendiendo vocabulario relacionado a la comida peruana. Esta vez les traigo información sobre la chicha (la chicha de jora y la chicha morada).
Transcripción y traducción disponible en: https://conpedepatria.blog/2022/10/05/la-chicha
¡Gracias por escuchar!

Learn Peruvian Spanish

10. La chicha peruana (una bebida tradicional)

Beginner Chinese Listening：马年  Year of the Horse

Beginner Chinese Listening

Con estas conversaciones para aprender español descubrirás un montón de expresiones y vocabulario de la vida diaria que podrás utilizar cuando hables con alguien en español sobre los propósitos de año nuevo y quieras sonar como un nativo. Este es el segundo episodio de una nueva serie de vídeos llamada "Diálogos Cotidianos" que está orientada principalmente a estudiantes de español con un nivel intermedio o avanzado. Como siempre, este vídeo también está dividido en tres partes principales: primero escucharás la conversación a una velocidad lenta y podrás leer el texto en la pantalla, luego en la segunda parte recibirás una corta explicación sobre las expresiones y el vocabulario más avanzado que se usó en la conversación y finalmente en la última parte escucharás nuevamente el diálogo pero a una velocidad normal, para que así pongas a prueba lo que has aprendido. Este ejercicio te ayudará a desarrollar tu comprensión auditiva y llevará tu español a un nuevo nivel para que suenes como un nativo de la lengua española.

Español Simple

Conversaciones para aprender español, Diálogos Cotidianos #3

English is not all about words...it's also about understanding culture. It's time to rethink how we learn English in today's world.

Real English Skills

"I Speak Perfect English...Until Work Meetings"


Wánɡ 	xiānshenɡ: 	Yǒu 	méiyǒu 	qù 	Yúnnán 	de 
王 	先生： 	有 	没有 	去 	云南 	的 
xiànlù? 
线路？ 
Dǎoyóu: 	Yǒu， 	nín 	kànkɑn 	xínɡchénɡ 	ānpái 	. 
导游： 	有， 	您 	看看 	行程 	安排。 
Wánɡ 	xiānshenɡ: 	Yúnnán 	wǒmen 	yǐqián 	qùɡuo, 
王 	先生： 	云南 	我们 	以前 	去过， 
zhè 	cì 	bù 	xīwànɡ 	xínɡchénɡ 	ānpái 	de 	tài 	jǐn. 
这 	次 	不 	希望 	行程 	安排 	得 	太 	紧 
Wǒmen 	xiǎnɡ 	qù 	fànɡsōnɡ 	fànɡsōnɡ. 
我们 	想 	去 	放松 	放松。 
Dǎoyóu: 	Méi 	wèntí! 	Nǐmen 	yídìnɡ 	bú 	huì 
导游： 	没 	问题！ 	你们 	一定 	不 	会 
shīwànɡ 	de.Nín 	dǎsuɑn 	shénme 	shíhou 	qù? 
失望 	的。您 	打算 	什么 	时候 	去？ 
Wánɡ 	xiānshenɡ: 	Wǒ 	xiànzài 	hái 	bù 	nénɡ 
王 	先生： 	我 	现在 	还 	不 	能 
juédìnɡ, 	wǒ 	huíqu 	ɡēn 	tàitɑi 	shānɡliɑnɡ 
决定， 	我 	回去 	跟 	太太 	商量 
yíxià. 
一下。 



日常用语

旅行社

On a Monday morning or after a night out with friends, staying focused in class can feel impossible. You yawn, your eyes feel tired and the desk starts to look increasingly attractive as a temporary bed of sorts. It’s time to reach out for some of your brain’s favourite attention and memory boosters and wake up again.

So before next Monday’s class – whether back home or in an EF school somewhere on the other side of the world – whip up a blueberry shake, drink a cup of coffee, eat some nuts or go nuts and eat a baked potato for lunch. Your brain and your teacher will thank you, trust us.

Our top 5 brain foods:

1. A strong cup of coffee

Every student knows that the local barista that makes that daily morning cup is their best friend. Coffee is really good for waking you up and keeping you focused for a short amount of time, but drink too much and you’ll feel jittery and ill.

2. A fruit shake

Preferably with super healthy blueberries and with natural sugars in the form of glucose, a fruit shake can provide a short-term memory boost in addition to vitamins and minerals that your whole body needs. Overdo it and you’re likely to feel tired soon after.

3. A handful of dark chocolate pieces and nuts

They’re as brain-boosting as anything (dark chocolate even has some caffeine) and they’re anti-ageing too.

4. Fish and baked potatoes for lunch

We know, we know – they’re not the most attractive items on the menu, but your brain loves both. Salmon and other fatty fish have loads of Omega-3 fats that boost memory and slow your brain’s decline as you age, while potatoes provide steady energy that your brain really needs (it takes up 20% of your body’s energy!)

5. Pumpkin seeds
They’re full of zinc, iron and minerals that help transport oxygen to the brain, and nerve cells to communicate and boost your brain power. A great cheap and healthy snack.

Engine English

5 brain foods to keep you awake (and make you smarter)

Interviewed At The Wrong Level. How Hiring Managers Actually Decide?

Most job interview advice focuses on answers, confidence, or “speaking better English.”

That’s not why experienced professionals fail interviews.

This podcast is for qualified, capable professionals whose CV is strong, but whose interviews don’t reflect their real level.

In this podcast, we look at interviews from the perspective that actually matters: how hiring managers evaluate trust, seniority, and readiness.

We talk about:

why strong professionals underperform in interviews

how role and psychological state affect clarity

the difference between task executors and trusted contributors

how interviews become business conversations instead of exams

This is not about scripts or tricks.
It’s about being evaluated at the level you actually operate.

If you’re experienced, international, and tired of being under-positioned in interviews — you’re in the right place.

Let me know your "aha moment" from this recording.