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.
How to beat the clock on CELPIP speaking tasks
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Hello Reader, Does it ever feel like those 30 seconds of brainstorming time on the speaking section of the CELPIP are never enough to figure out what you'll say? And then even worse, the REAL TROUBLE begins: trying to fill those 60 and 90 second response times for each of your answers! How do you deal with that blasted timer? This week I'm responding to a question I read over on Reddit because I know it's a common challenge that maybe you are facing today, too! So if you've ever found yourself wondering how to beat the clock on the exam, today's podcast episode is just for you. How To Practice With a Timer on the CELPIP Exam Thank you for reading, I hope you have a fantastic 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, I've had more conversations this week about AI than I think I have ever had. At work, we're trying to figure out how to use it to help reduce time on mundane (boring) tasks like sorting survey responses and categorizing them. What would have taken me hours to do manually now just takes a few minutes - but it's not perfect. I still need to wrestle Claude to make it do what I really want it to do. I I was in 3 meetings over the past week were we were discussing how to use AI, when...
Hello Reader, Have you ever found yourself focused entirely on all the mistakes you've made or have been making - both in your life and in your CELPIP prep? Like that focus becomes all you can see? That 7 or 8 on the CELPIP that you keep getting even after 8 attempts seems to take over your thoughts and has you believing things like, "I suck at this. I'm never going to get 9. NEVER! Maybe I should just give up." In this week's podcast I'm talking about failure, and hopefully I offer you some...
Hello Reader, A few days ago I came across a question over on Reddit that I see a version of pretty much every week. It goes like this: "My exam is in a few days, but my speaking is stuck at 8 after two attempts., I don't feel confident in my speaking. Any tips or templates that could help me?" The common situation I see: I'm stuck at [x lower than wanted score] but I need a way higher score. I don't feel confident (because I keep scoring low!) I have my next exam in a few days. Do you have...