AEE: Move From Spectator to Participant in English Conversations
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This is the All Ears English podcast. Move from spectator to participant in English conversations. Welcome to the All Ears English podcast, downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling stuck with your English? We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection, with your American host, Aubrey Carter, the IELTS whiz, and Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, coming to you from Arizona and Colorado, USA. You already speak English, but does it sound the way you want it to? Do you understand conversations but hesitate when it's time to jump in? Do you know what to say but the words don't come out naturally? Do fast conversations still make you feel a little unsure of yourself?
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Hey there, Aubrey. How's it going today? I'm great, Lindsay. How are you? Good. We are here for a special bonus episode today. What are we getting into for our listeners?
Yes, we're excited to talk about this. Lindsay, do you ever find yourself in a group and you really want to participate, but you didn't feel confident with your vocabulary? I know this has happened to me.
Yeah, for sure. I mean, I know when I was traveling Latin America, speaking in Spanish, there were times when I did want to say what was on my mind, but I was worried. I just couldn't quite come up with the right precise words.
Does this happen to you? of try to think of what I would want to say and try and have that sentence ready. And I just wouldn't be able to think of the vocab. This is a very common experience for many people learning a language. And we want you to be able to move from being a spectator, especially in group conversations, to be able to participate, to be able to jump in and connect.
Exactly.
What are the benefits of focusing on connection over perfection?
We want to be in the driver's seat of our own lives. I think that's what it comes down to, Aubrey, don't you think? Yes. Yes.
It's really terrible to feel like you're being overlooked, whether that's in a social situation, maybe at a party or at work, to feel on the outside with coworkers or friends. When you want to feel connected, you want to feel like you're a part of the conversation.
But in order to get there, there are certain things we have to do. We can't just say mantras and wish that it were true, right? We have to actually practice in the right way with the right plan.
Exactly, right? Knowing the right words and then being able to recall them fast enough and feeling confident enough to dive in and use them. All of these are skills that must be practiced. We can't just hope to have them and suddenly magically we have them.
Yeah. So what are our listeners going to get from today's episode?
Yeah, we're going to give you three tips that you can do to immediately jump into conversations. We can't, you know, yes, there's a lot of work. There's a lot that needs to be done in order to know all of the vocabulary you want to know. There are things you could do if you're going to a party tonight to be able to jump into that conversation.
Yes, I love it. And at the end of the episode, we'll tell you about a special offer available this week only on our highest level fluency bundle. So we'll give you the link. We'll give you all the information at the end of the episode. So stay tuned in right here with us. So Aubrey, what is the first thing we can do then?
Our first tip is to don't overcomplicate. Don't feel like you have to use the biggest, most impressive words, right?
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