Weekly emails to help you say goodbye to fear and speak English fearlessly. Learn effective and practical tips to help you prepare for and conquer the CELPIP Exam. I also host The CELPIP Success Podcast.
Can (Should?) ChatGPT help you with your English?
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Hello Reader, I'm curious. Like SUPER curious. So I'm asking you. Yes you! Do you use ChatGPT to help you with your English skills? To help you study for the CELPIP? As a conversation buddy?
I'm asking because I've met listeners to my podcast who have tried using AI for their practice. To be honest, they didn't seem thrilled with the results. Their general opinion felt like they got inconsistent answers, and often tougher grading that was more discouraging than helpful from AI. For me, and my experiments with it, I've found that it never sounds like me. And that's a problem. When people read the words I write, or listen to the things I share on my podcast, I want them to hear and read my words. The way I would say and write them. My style. My personality. My voice. If you're preparing for the CELPIP, test raters want the same thing. You, and your use of English. I don't think AI should be avoided 100%. I do use it. But just not to create 100% of the thing that I'm working on. Brainstorming? Sure. Working on strategy? Sure. But actually creating the newsletter or podcast or blog pots - nope. That's 100% me. What about you? How do you use AI? **** Did you see this? Remember, in September you can check out the 'premium' version of the podcast. But as of October 1st, it will be just $9 a month to enjoy the premium extras: full transcript + printable listening comprehension worksheets + bonus audio content. Listen to latest episode here. And you can grab this week's transcript and listening skills worksheet right here. Have a great week! Aaron |
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Weekly emails to help you say goodbye to fear and speak English fearlessly. Learn effective and practical tips to help you prepare for and conquer the CELPIP Exam. I also host The CELPIP Success Podcast.
Hello Reader, I'm so sorry for two emails today. I realized I had some mistakes, and wanted to fix them. (Working on your English? You'll make plenty of mistakes too! Do what I'm doing right now - correct and try again! 😁) --- I bet you've noticed it. I know I have. Darkness. Have you noticed it's getting darker sooner now? And darker in the morning when you get up to head to work? I've noticed it. And then...the cold. Have you noticed that happening yet? Dang. The cold is coming. The dark is...
Hello Reader, Writer and speaker John Maxwell once said, "You'll never find the right answers if you're asking the wrong questions." And I've got a great frequently asked 'wrong question' to share with you today: "How long should I practice for the CELPIP before I take it?" And another popular one: "How long is long enough to practice my English for?" The answer? It's not about how long you need or should be practicing. It's how frequently are you practicing? Frequency matters FAR MORE than...
Hello Reader, Well, this is embarrassing! My email sent with the wrong info in it, so I'm resending to fix it. (I'm so sorry for the duplicate message today - here is the right one.) Getting stuck at any score on the CELPIP can be a mighty tough situation to be in, because stuck usually means you've had multiple attempts at breaking free, but they didn't work. Worse? What if your reading, writing, and listening scores were all high, and it was all because of your speaking results that you...