Welcome to Story Time with Voce, a podcast where storytelling meets language learning! Join me as I read captivating short stories and fables, pausing to explain key vocabulary and expressions to help you improve your English. This is an introductory clip, look out for new episodes. Coming soon!

Story Time with Voce

Bem-vindos ao primeiro episódio do nosso podcast no qual nos apresentamos e falamos o que podem esperar para os nossos próximos episódios.

Praia e Dolce Vita

Bem-vindos ao Brasil!

En este podcast hablamos de la cotidianidad de la vida, con un toque sencillo y amable, acompáñanos

Conversaciones entre el gringo y el colombiano

Episodio 2

5 Tips to Improve Your Confidence Speaking Business English.

1. Display some interest

You want to show that you are engaged while listening to others. Ask questions that will get others to talk. Show interest in the topic. It'll not be long so if the topic isn't interesting - it will not be long AANNDD... you can learn something new, look for that!

2. Use positive language.

Use positive words and phrases that will stir the conversation to a positive end. 

3. Use gestures to show understanding

Be a little bit like people from Italy - communicate with your body, let other people know that you are into what they are describing, try not to be dull and passive, right? :)

You can immediately apply the tips tomorrow and let me know how you'll liked them!

If you need assistance to become fear-less when communicating to colelagues, in meetings, during zooms calls or talking to clients - let me know what your challenges are.

I hold different meetings for different clients - read some of my class types. I'm sure you'll like some of it.

See you tomorrow.

Job Interview Preparation | Build Strong Communication Under Pressure

5 Tips to Improve Your Confidence Speaking Business English.

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【Restaurant reservation】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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A: 喂，您好。这里是广州饭店。
wéi ， nín hǎo 。 zhè lǐ shì guǎng zhōu fàn diàn 。
Hello. This is the Guangzhou Hotel.
B: 你好，我想预订一张桌子。
nǐ hǎo ， wǒ xiǎng yù dìng yì zhāng zhuō zi 。
Hello, I'd like to reserve a table.
A: 请问您贵姓？
qǐng wèn nín guì xìng ？
May I have your surname?
B: 免贵姓郑。
miǎn guì xìng zhèng 。
You may call me Zheng.
A: 请问您几位？需要什么时候用餐？
qǐng wèn nín jǐ wèi ？ xū yào shén me shí hòu yòng cān ？
How many are you please? When do you want to have the meal?
B: 我们6个人。晚上7点左右到。
wǒ men liù gè rén 。 wǎn shàng qī diǎn zuǒ yòu dào 。
There are six of us. We'll be there around 7pm.
A: 您要坐大厅还是包间？
nín yào zuò dà tīng hái shì bāo jiān ？
Would you like to sit in the lobby or a private room?
B: 包间有低消吗？
bāo jiān yǒu dī xiāo ma ？
Is there a minimum spending for the private room?
A: 包间低消是500元。
bāo jiān dī xiāo shì wǔ bǎi yuán 。
It's 500 yuan for a private room.
B: 那就包间吧，安静点儿。
nà jiù bāo jiān ba ， ān jìng diǎn ér 。
A private room, then. It's quieter.
A: 好的，郑小姐。麻烦您留个电话。
hǎo de ， zhèng xiǎo jiě 。 má fán nín liú gè diàn huà 。
Okay, Ms. Zheng. Please leave your phone number.
B: 186-7432-1295
yī bā liù qī sì sān èr yī èr jiǔ wǔ
186-7432-1295
A: 好的。房间帮您订好了。您到时候到前台报一下号码就可以。
hǎo de 。 fáng jiān bāng nín dìng hǎo le 。 nín dào shí hòu dào qián tái bào yī xià hào mǎ jiù kě yǐ 。
Ok. I've booked the room for you. Just tell your number at the front desk then.
B: 好的，谢谢。
hǎo de ， xiè xiè 。
Okay, thank you.
A: 不客气。再见。
bù kè qì 。 zài jiàn 。
You're welcome. See you.
B: 再见。
zài jiàn 。
See you.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

饭店订座 Restaurant reservation （Beginner）

Neste episódio, você vai aprender sobre as diferenças entre viagem doméstica e viagem internacional.

Tudo é cultura

TUDO É CULTURA EP. 6 - VIAGENS

We had a small lunch party with friends, who are mothers having children of the same age.  That was our little luxury time. Under covit-19, we didn't have it for almost 2 years. However, finally, we are able to have it!  Today I'm talking about a lunch party with my mama's friends.
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子どもが幼稚園、小学校のときは、よくママ友とランチ会に行きました。子供たちがいない間に気の合うお母さんたちだけで行くのです。子供がすっかり大きくなって、手がかからなくなると　お母さんたちも働き始めたりして　忙しくなります。そうなると、ランチ会も　もうほとんどすることはありません。
働きはじめると、お昼ごはんを外で食べる機会も多いのですが、私はたいていお弁当です。その上、コロナで　2020年から2022年の2年間は　友だちと集まって食事をするということも　ほとんどありませんでした。
それが、つい先日、久しぶりにランチ会らしいランチ会があったんです。　日本語教師仲間3人だけでしたが、大阪のおしゃれなイタリアンレストランでのランチです。待ち合わせのお店には　わたしが一番に到着したので、ほかの二人が来るまでの間、ランチコースのメニューをじっくり見ることができました。　コースのお値段は1250円、2500円、4500円の3種類でした。私は、ちょっと贅沢かもしれないけど、2500円のコースがいいなと思いました。　前菜、パン、パスタ、メインディッシュ、デザート、飲み物です。
パスタもメインディッシュも2種類から選ぶことができました。メインは豚肉のマスタード添えにすぐ決められましたが、パスタはとても迷いました。すると、店員さんが、量を減らして両方を用意できると言ってくれました。もちろん、そうしてもらいました。本当においしかったです。
ランチ会にイタリアンレストランを選ぶことは、以前からよくありました。なぜなら、どこの店に行っても、たいてい味もコース内容もいいし、何といってもコスパ、コストパフォーマンスがいいからです。　サラダ、パスタ、デザート、お茶で1000円から1200円ぐらいです。プチ贅沢ができるし、友だちとたくさんおしゃべりをすると、ストレスを発散できます。それにイタリアンレストランはちょっとおしゃれな感じのところが多いので、それもよく行く理由でした。
そんなにしょっちゅう行かなくてもいいけど、たまにこういうランチ会をするのもいいですね。　


やさしい日本語（にほんご）

ママ友のランチ会　"Mama tomo's lunch party"

This podcast is the English translation of the original Spanish story, so you can understand it better if you have any doubts.

Clan de Autodidactas

The Polyglot

Small talk is a start, but real growth happens in deep-dive conversations.
In Episode 91 of 111 Tips for Learning a Language, we explore how thoughtful discussions push you to use advanced vocabulary, complex grammar, and clear expression.

✔️ Debate real-world issues with pro & con discussions
✔️ Tackle meaningful Q&A: What’s happening? Why does it matter?
✔️ Train fluency with diction, pacing, and natural flow

✨ Topics include social issues, AI in education, cultural identity, and more.

In Episode 91 of 111 Tips for Learning a Language, you learn why deep-dive conversations help you grow beyond casual chat. Research shows that elaborated output—explaining, reasoning, and debating—strengthens grammar, vocabulary, and complex thought in a second language. In this episode, I guide you through what deep-dive practice looks like: pro & con discussions, guided Q&A, and fluency training. We explore advanced topics like social issues, AI in education, and cultural change. You discover how to expand ideas with advanced vocabulary, use linking words, and speak with clarity and confidence.