English Coach Podcast - Living the Language

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The aim of this podcast is to help you to quickly improve your vocabulary and fluency without too much work. All of these exercises that I’m sharing with you today 1 to 5, will help you to optimise your approach – to training your brain to think in English. By the end of this short episode you will have been given proven tools that help. Why proven? The exact same tools have worked for me too. Quickly in German: Am Ende dieser kurzen Episode werden Sie bewährte Hilfsmittel erhalten haben, die Ihnen helfen. Warum bewährt? Genau dieselben Werkzeuge haben auch bei mir funktioniert... Check shownotes for more (full transcript)

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It truly is with great pleasure that I’m able to launch Season Two of The English Coach Podcast - today. It is as I’ve acknowledged before, not always the easiest thing to put your voice out there – to the scrutiny and device of mass public media and I wanna quickly take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful people who’ve helped with season 1.

When I started planning to do this Podcast, and got my first mic in May of 2019, I had no idea how far this would go – I said it. A media offering positioned, to add the icing on the cake so to speak – to my Overall Training Practice.

Today we start in English then finish off in German – so please bear with my “accent”. The only likeness of perfection that I would ever promise would be in my own language.

The episode approaches answering the question “Who is it for?”. The format - inspired by my old friend Johanna, and features again our beloved “protagonist” - this time embodied by the lovely and talented Steffi.

It’s episode 25 today – published for the most part with my German listeners in mind. Still no worries Episode 26 will also be published very soon, its already recorded - looking at Learning to Think in Your Target Language - after which for the whole of Season Two, I’ll try to publish a show at least every two to three weeks on a Tuesday.

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We’ve all been affected, and the release of Season 2 has unfortunately been delayed. I do apologise for that. I have still however been diligently doing my part, and the entire series on SURVIVING it – consisting five Episodes to be exact – was dedicated to this – strange time in between seasons – that we’ve all been experiencing.

We all need a little community right now – and I’m happy to be making 3 interesting announcements for you today – I’ll make it quick.  

This extra somewhat spontaneous Trailer Episode 24 – self-sponsored and brought to you by none other than yours truly – is also in keeping with this community spirit. As you might know by now – This is not only where I give myself permission, to take a little more relaxed, accessible, human approach – but also where I take the chance to experiment. It’s a short one, I promise, and I have an interesting surprise for you at the end of this Episode. One thing is clear, the aim of this Episode like all the rest – is to enrich your whole learning experience. This is not a traditional lesson today – but why not make the best of it? Since we know that English is not a phonetic language – for those of us also looking to improve our vocabulary and pronunciation – there’s a full transcript of this Episode available in the ShowNotes – you can read along while you listen.

This podcast initiative is also therapeutic for me, because it exemplifies now more than ever – what I’ve always called this “fresh and exciting democratisation of the learning experience” a song sung since Episode 1 in December of 2019. Now you can call it a mission, motivation a purpose for a little promise for my people, present and past course participants and of course for all the others of you who subscribe – for whatever value you derive.

You get to choose even more now, from a larger number of sources, – including this one of course – all in service of your own learning experience. You still get a chance to experience immersion into the language in an interesting true to life way – and to keep the things you’ve learned.

I always tell myself that I am doing this for my people because it’s true – you know who you are. And I want to send another special shout-out to all my listeners again on Spotify. I know that there are some of you also on Apple and Google but truth be told, the Spotify listeners have to date been the most loyal and engaged.

If you’re on Apple Podcasts or on Google Podcasts – feel free to subscribe from there, no problem – share the show with a friend – or better yet share it with all of them =)

It feels so much easier to be authentic when what you are doing is independent and free and the only advertising that you’ll get here – is advertising from me. Anyway – I want to use this Episode 24 as I said to make a few announcements.

Firstly – There is now a new category on my website for the top seven shows. These are the Shows that have to date, enjoyed the most downloads. Interestingly, the Episodes featuring what I call the free mini-lessons are getting more and more popular. That tells me that the format works. The ratings are updated with the publishing of every new Episode. You can always check out the latest show ratings at www.EnglishCoachPodcast.com.

Secondly – officially – this is also the last trailer Episode – The NEXT Episode you hear will indeed be the long awaited Launch of Season 2. Truth be told – there won’t be many changes in Season 2, as all of the feedback that I have received so far – some of which featured in Episode 17 – has been positive. The top three shows to date are Episode 16 on Prepositions, Episode 14 on Machine Assistance and Gender and Episode 3 on Business Presentations – Transitions for Fluency.

The Third and last Announcement for the day is about the experiments – It is with great pleasure that I do declare – that the cherished insights of our very own – learned,  long-time friend and associate the indomitable Sybille von Spitzen – will be featuring more prominently in the show. We have a new outfit for Season 2. As usual I speak for her and her performance speaks for itself. Her contributions were instrumental – in ensuring the obvious success of all the top three Episodes so far.

This is actually me working with your feedback…..

And I am also happy to announce that our beloved – Protagonist who featured in Episodes 3, 18 and again – in the upcoming Episode 25 – will also be joining us more often – that means that there will in Season 2, be a stronger focus on both mini-lesson AND the storytelling element. The colourful contributions of these “personalities” to the show have all been experimental – and all for you – and I am very happy – that they’ve all so to speak – committed to joining us on this long enough awaited learning journey – English Coach Podcast – Season 2

With a small win, is always a good Way to begin.

Feel free to check out the shownotes for this episode at www.trainingtree.de/podcast or www.englishcoachpodcast.com. Like it if you like it and if you don’t, lie to me – just kidding – but still – feel free to share it with a friend, post a rating, or better yet – give meaning to the things you think about the show, by using the feedback form to tell me personally what you think – this will all help it to help you – as it is intended to do. Subscribe only if you feel like – so you know when there’s a new episode available.

Thanks for listening, looking forward to hearing from you, and – bye for now

surviving it 5

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We all find ourselves in the middle of an interesting and rather challenging time. None of us knows for sure what the future will bring. I have chosen to use my media to accentuate the positive. We all need a little community right now.

Surviving it series

The aim of this – independent podcast is as always the same – to offer the occasional lesson, hopefully a bit of insight and inspiration, through stories, useful context – and conversation. The Podcast is for, anyone looking to learn, improve or most importantly to keep their language skills by inviting YOU to experience immersion into the language through engagement with real things and real people – right here and right now.

In today’s Episode we listen to the diverse insights of – Anja, Jennifer, Christian, Dominika, Philip and Mark – a direct follow-up to my request in the previous Episode 21 – and I am ever grateful to all of them for sharing.

GUESTS (see shownotes for credentials)

Dr. Anja C Wagner , Dr Jennifer & Christian Reinecke, Dominika Otlewska-Dräger, Dr. Mark Jacob, Philip Zilfo.

surviving it 4

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"Seit mehr als 15 Jahren arbeitet er als Fotograf. Seine Leidenschaft für innovative Themen, lebendige Reportagen und aussagekräftige Porträts sind Kern seines Antriebs und erlaubt ES ihm, für Auftraggeber aus Kultur, Politik und Wirtschaft visuell gestaltend tätig zu werden"

Unexpected Positives arising from the current situation - as at April 2020

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Today’s guest is truly a man of many talents, and a friend of mine. In Today’s conversation we merely approach the depths. The limits of the few lines shared here in this forum would never be enough. Be sure to check out the works at www.AlexanderKlebe.de  for a deeper feel. see shownotes

surviving it 3: inviting your voice

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"Natürlich ist es jetzt wichtig, zu Hause zu bleiben, aber es muss nicht auch langweilig sein."

Of course it is of utmost importance that we all stay home right now, but it does not mean that it also has to be boring.

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There is indeed, absolutely no doubt about it, that we’re all being affected – in different ways and in all senses of the word. Whatever the case we can all still learn from each other, and at this time – today, I actually want to invite you to share some of those unexpected positive aspects that you have experienced over that past few weeks.

One thing is certain; we’re all going through changes, challenges of all kinds – and this is not an attempt to trivialize the situation. This is me doing what I can… So from a more positive standpoint, this is also a time when we get to try-out new things, and freely share these experiences to help others – there is no better time. Check out the last episodes 20, 19, and 17 of the English Coach Podcast, and feel free to send your own personal thoughts on those positive aspects in – whatever they might be. It’s easy, just use your phone, record it, and send it in to [email protected] or check out the feedback page at www.TrainingTree.de/podcast ...

I am looking forward to hearing from you, take care of yourselves now, wash your hands - listen to the relevant authorities and – bye for now.

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surviving it 2: remote work, friends and family, tools and tips that help now

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All things considered, this episode today takes a more positive outlook.  It presents and exemplifies working - and currently relevant language in use. The content today should be interesting to software developers and the like. Relevant to anyone remotely interested in exploring the possibilities that remote work provides. And last of all it should be helpful to anyone looking to improve their English skills through real conversation on true-to-life themes – that are of interest to them.

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Sasha Bondar

Sasha Bondar is a software developer with over 15 years of experience. 

During his career Sasha has held different roles in the area of software development – as consultant – and in education and business. First of all, Sasha is a software developer - he codes a lot and loves it – so much so that he’s currently building an online learning platform on Telegram to teach the Go programming language –  interesting fact, he will himself,  learn Go along with students ;)  

Sasha has also delivered many company courses - where he’s taught and inspired more than a hundred students to code in Ruby.

In the capacity of interim CTO Sasha has helped many customers to build scalable software products, establish remote teams and work processes. He sees himself as a Developers’ advocate.  He currently works for a company which he co-founded called REINTECH - bridging the gap between developers and other companies. It’s a hiring platform where firms companies or projects abroad - can access and hire highly skilled software developers from Eastern Europe. At REINTECH - he is chiefly responsible for building a developers community, and helping developers to find their first job on the platform. He also offers consultancy to customers, on how to build a verifiably productive remote team of developers. 

At this moment - Sasha, like most software engineers in the world, works from his home in Lviv – doing coding and other work routines he combines with playing with his daughter Zoe.

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surviving it 1: New Challenges 2020 - Training and Coaching Online

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How will we facilitate the process at scale? How will we actually deliver education online – for instance – also for tactile – hands-on disciplines such as the performing arts? How can we learn from the experience of others? As a Trainer or Coach, how to build rapport in this new scheme of things? What are the now even more pressing implications – and how does what I’ve always called “this fresh and exciting democratization of the learning experience” also play a part? What are some of the more positive aspects about this new paradigm within which we’ve all found ourselves?  Will it again be the same old wisdom – founded on humanity, shared interests and inclusiveness – focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses – that again takes us forward in this trying time?

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Philip Clarke

Philip has distinguished himself as a Performance Coach who trains singers, poets, speakers, DJs or actors to enhance their stage performance. He has a passion for young entertainers who he believes need to be trained in the art of performance, communication, songwriting and sound engineering. 

Currently he is the Director of Arts and Culture at the University of Technology, Jamaica and, believes he is still a work in progress so his mantra is be who you truly are by owning your story..... see shownotes for more

What it really means

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Well hello there – welcome to another episode of the English Coach Podcast. This is a trailer episode, number 18 in the series aimed at informing, inspiring, or simply entertaining you during the run-up to season 2. All things remaining equal, season 2 is still scheduled for release in May. This episode today begins with a short feature – another story in the life of the protagonist - and ends with a bit of insight into an aspect of the adult learning experience – that might be of interest to you.

THE PROTAGONIST

Sven was a very successful leader of moderately sized subsidiary of an international company – specializing in luxury goods. His subsidiary alone had an annual turnover of about 10.3 Million Euros and employed 19 team members. Sven approached me one day for English Training in support of his leadership role.... see shownotes for more

Listeners Speak

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In today’s Trailer Episode 17, I share the stage so to speak, with some of my listeners – sharing some of their feedback that I received on season one from them – with you.