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.
Does AI really help you prep for the CELPIP?
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Hello Reader, This week I read a post on LinkedIn that got me thinking about AI, and this week's podcast is based on what I've been thinking about. We hear things like, "AI is coming for this or that position" which means it's going to replace someone's job. Maybe you've heard stuff like that too? And I sometimes find myself wondering the same about the work I do. Could I get replaced? Here's the thing: AI IS having a deep impact in our world. It IS taking jobs away. And it's a foolish response to bury our heads in the sand and pretend it's not happening. I'm thinking about Kodak, the film company. Remember them? In North America during the 1990's they controlled around 90% of the U.S. film market, but by 2012 they were forced to file for bankruptcy. There are many reasons why this happened, but one of them is refusing to adapt quickly enough to digital photography, even though they actually helped spark it! I think we are in one of those spaces. It's tempting to resist the rapid change. Ignore it. Put our head down, and then end up getting steamrolled with it like what happened to Kodak. But should we go headlong into using AI and let it take us where it goes? In today's podcast, I'm sharing some of my initial research into using AI. And spoiler: Yes. I think you should. But never as a replacement for human interaction if you really want your English skills to get better. I hope you enjoy it. Over to you: Are you using AI to help you prepare for the CELPIP or practice your English?
Have a great week, Aaron |
Learn How To Speak English Fearlessly + Effectively Prepare for the CELPIP Exam
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, One of the top mistakes CELPIP test takers make with speaking task 3 is trying to talk about everything in the image. This is a trap! Do this instead. Animated GIF Where are my die hard Star Wars fans? From the GIF above, if you know who this character is and what movie he's from - hit reply and let me know. I will set up a free 30 minute CELPIP strategy call with the first person to get both answers right. Back to the speaking task 3 trap... If you try talking about EVERYTHING...
Hello Reader, I've been thinking (and praying!) about doing this episode for well over a year now - it dropped this week - Wednesday morning, and I can't wait to get it to you: 👉 Where is your strength coming from? What is it? I've been thinking about doing something like this for a year or more, but kept hesitating because of fear, because of not wanting to come across in the wrong way, or somehow push you away. But what I couldn't stop thinking about? The deeply challenging experiences of...
Hi Reader, The tip? Get to the point. Quickly. and you will notice your speaking and writing scores begin to improve. How's that for getting to the point? Want a podcast episode on the topic? Try this: How to increase your CELPIP speaking scores. Getting to the point matters far more than you may realize for both speaking and writing. When you take too long to make your point, you say goodbye to precious seconds that you plain and simple don't get a lot of! And you need to use as much of your...