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.
New podcasts dropped this week
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Hello Reader, Remember this: progress happens one small step at a time. This is true about most things that matter in life - including your CELPIP prep! I have two recent podcasts for you:βπ§ Is AI Really Helping You Prepare for the CELPIP? π§Where is your strength coming from?β A little more info...βπ§ Is AI Really Helping You Prepare for the CELPIP? One of my favourite takeaways: AI should supplement your practice time, but never be used INSTEAD of actually talking and interacting with people in English. And don't believe everything AI tells you. It makes mistakes. It gets facts wrong - I've had to correct it SEVERAL times about CELPIP speaking task information, for example. And when it comes to taking feedback from AI - also don't believe EVERYTHING it tells you. AI doesn't have what you have: feelings. Life experience. And the ability to convey those feelings through the tone of your voice. And because it doesn't have those characteristics, it's hard (maybe not even possible) for it to accurately evaluate your speaking tasks in particular. You'll need human help for that. **** π§Where is your strength coming from? I'm starting to drop spiritual care focused episodes on different days than my normal ones. They'll always be clearly labeled so you know the difference. In this episode: immigrating to Canada and working towards your CELPIP goals are FILLED with pressures, obstacles, deep challenges and discouragements (as well as victories!). This is not just a fill out paperwork, study and work hard to succeed experience. It's also a deeply spiritual one that can hit you hard and in places you never thought you'd be hit: your identity! Your sense of belonging. Your sense of purpose. And where you draw your strength from matters if you want to make it through one of the most challenging (and rewarding) experiences you can have. If you're not into what I'm talking about on these spiritual care focused episodes, no problem! Feel free to skip them and keep enjoying my regular ones. Those won't be changing. I hope you enjoy them! Do you have a CELPIP prep related question you'd like me to answer in an upcoming episode? Just reply and let me know. I'll do my best to answer it for you on the podcast. Have a great rest of your 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, 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? Sesame Street No GIF by Muppet Wiki Here's the thing: AI IS having a deep impact in our world. It IS taking...
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: π 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...