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I didn’t become confident first. I started — and confidence followed. In this episode, I share the real story behind how my teaching method was born. Not from certificates. Not from lesson plans. Not from “knowing what to do.” At 25, I was asked to help adults communicate in English — and inside, I froze. Not because my English was bad, but because I didn’t know how to be in the room. What changed everything wasn’t learning more. It was realizing what adults actually need when they speak under pressure. This episode is for you if you: freeze when it matters overthink instead of speaking doubt yourself before you start It’s not about English. It’s about what happens inside you when you open your mouth. Listen if that sounds familiar.

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🛑 Stop apologising for your English! How often do you find yourself saying, "I’m sorry, my English is bad"? When you apologise, you are telling your brain to focus on your mistakes instead of on your message. You are creating a mental block before you even finish your sentence. Why you should stop saying "Sorry" • It kills your confidence - It makes you feel ‘less than’ the person you’re talking to. • It creates stress - You become hyper-focused on grammar instead of the conversation. • You are learning another language. That’s a superpower, not a mistake! 💡 Try these Power Swaps instead: • ❌ Sorry for my bad English. • ✅ Thank you for your patience while I explain this. • ❌ I don't know the word, sorry. • ✅ How do you say [your idea] in English? I'm still learning that term. • ❌ Sorry, did you understand? • ✅ Did that make sense, or should I rephrase it? ________________________________________ 🚀 Ready to speak without the "Sorry"? In my sessions, we skip the boring textbooks and ‘perfection pressure’. We focus on natural, stress-free conversation that builds your confidence from the very first minute. 🟢 Check my calendar and book a trial session today #LearnEnglish #Confidence #LanguageLearning #SpeakEnglish #ReachFluency

Do you know what this idiom means? After years of being disorganized and late for meetings, James decided 'to turn over a new leaf'. What is James actually doing? - check out the quiz for some possible answers - only one is correct.

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Can you guess what this idiom means? 🤔 My best friend is visiting this weekend. I haven’t seen them in a year, so I’m going to cook their favourite meals, buy them a little gift, and basically "spoil them rotten"!

The AI Giveaway: What Recruiters and Educators See That You Don’t What do an experienced interviewer, a senior lecturer, and a creative writing tutor have in common? They can spot AI-produced work a mile away. AI can be a great tool, but when you start letting it think for you, it can be obvious to those evaluating your work. AI sounds like...AI. It uses stock phrases and homogenises content. To experienced readers of CVs, essays, reviews, dissertations, research projects etc, it is obvious which have been produced largely/entirely by AI and which are the results of human endeavour. Authenticity shines through and that is what these people value over AI-produced ‘bland perfection’. There are situations in which your very HUMANNESS is the quality that will get you the job, or well-deserved success in your exams, or touch hearts by telling the unique stories that can only have come from you and your lived experience. I understand why some might be tempted to allow AI to think for them. However, the end result may be that they end up losing the elements that make them stand out from the crowd. I’m not saying don’t use AI, just use it wisely. It is an authentic YOU that organisations want to hire, not some pale Grok/Gemini/Claude version of you. It is an authentic YOU that will have to defend your thesis or research project. It is an authentic YOU that will touch people’s hearts and make connections. In a world increasingly filled with digital noise, your unique voice is your most valuable superpower. While AI can do wonderful things with words, only a human being can truly connect with others. A human teacher - me or one of the many great teachers on Italki - can help you find the words you need to keep your humanness and uniqueness at the heart of everything you do and make sure the authentic you stands out from the AI crowd.

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