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.
Two helpful questions for you today
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Hi Reader, It's the weekend and boy am I glad! It's been a busy week, hasn't it? I think these two questions will help you with your English practice: ***The two best questions I've read all week! James Clear's email newsletter is great for reading practice. It's usually short but filled with great ideas to read and think about. If you scroll to the bottom of this post you'll see a great question to think about! It's easy to focus on the bad things that happened to you this week with your English skills. But what went well as you prepared for the CELPIP or worked on your English? Remember: Like James Clear points out, small wins stack up! This is true with your English skills too! 2. Are you spending enough time outside of your comfort zone? This great question is also at the bottom of the post I'm linking to from James Clear's newsletter. (I know...I like sharing and talking about Clear's work.) But he has great ideas that I think will help you as you work on your English skills. In this post he makes a great observation about what you can do to learn faster - and it totally applies to building your English and CELPIP skills! Check it out. Upcoming Class: See you next Wednesday, February 12 at 6pm PST for our next class. Thanks for reading! Have a great weekend. 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, Speaking Task 6—dealing with a difficult situation—can feel like one of the tougher speaking task questions you'll face on the CELPIP exam. The challenge? How to stay firm without sounding rude? Here are some ideas from one of my most downloaded speaking skills focused podcast episodes, with over 6,000 downloads. In it, I share how one of my clients handled a challenging speaking task question. She had to refuse a customer's request, and she nailed it by following these three...
Hello Reader, But first, I wanted to quickly reach out and say how much I appreciate you. Thank you for being a part of my newsletter community, and for letting me pop into your inbox each week. I pray that you are able to have some time off over the next few weeks, and that you are able to enjoy some time with your loved ones. My prayer for you is that you sense God's perfect peace, His great comfort, and joy. Being on your own or away from family during this time of year can be especially...
Hello Reader, I read it again this week over on Reddit: how do I stop myself from saying "Um" and "Uh" all the time when I'm giving my speaking task responses on the exam. Here's the short answer: Notice your habit: You can’t fix what you don’t hear. In this podcast I share a simple exercise using your phone to catch those sneaky “ums” (and reveal my own weird “filler” habit that my wife had to point out!) - by the way, don't feel bad about having filler words. We all use them! Embrace the...