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[NEW: We're now accepting your English-related questions, feedback and topic ideas. If you'd like to contact us, please send an email to: contact@christinarebuffet.com ] In this episode, Christina and Kristina talk about:  Why it's useful to play devil's advocate Ways to give feedback and suggestions diplomatically The only question you need 90% of the time you want feedback The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  to play devil's advocate = to pretend to disagree with someone in order to have a good discussion about something to overcome obstacles = to successfully deal with difficult situations We'll cross that bridge when we get there = we'll discuss that problem when it actually happens Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!Special offers on FFCC membership:  Buy 5 months, Get 1 free, OR Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session Click here for all the details of the Faster Fluency Conversation Club! We meet 6 times a week:Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now Support the showSupport the show

For more details on Speak Business English Confidently (Enrollments close Wednesday November 23, 2022!) : https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/speak-business-english-confidently/join-now [NEW: We're now accepting your English-related questions, feedback and topic ideas. If you'd like to contact us, please send an email to: contact@christinarebuffet.com ] In this episode, Christina and Linda talk about:  [3 points] The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  [3 vocabulary expressions + definitions] Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!Special offers on FFCC membership:  Buy 5 months, Get 1 free, OR Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session Click here for all the details of the Faster Fluency Conversation Club! We meet 6 times a week:Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now Support the showSupport the show

For more details on Speak Business English Confidently: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/[NEW: We're now accepting your English-related questions, feedback and topic ideas. If you'd like to contact us, please send an email to: contact@christinarebuffet.com ] In this episode, Christina and Matthew talk about:  how to identify when you have a problem you must solve the importance of writing things by hand when you set your goals why asking for help is one of the best things you can do in difficult situations The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  To fall short of your goals = to not meet your goals, often by just a little To have too much on your plate = to have too many tasks to complete at one time Things fall though the cracks = things are not done, often because you have too much on your plate Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!Special!!Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!!Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!!We meet 6 times a week:Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now Support the showSupport the show

For more details on Speak Business English Confidently: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/[NEW: We're now accepting your English-related questions, feedback and topic ideas. If you'd like to contact us, please send an email to: podcast@christinarebuffet.com ] In this episode, Christina and Karyn talk about:  opportunities that can come thanks to programs you follow the importance of making connections and keeping in touch a chance meeting that changed Christina's life and business The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  Opportunity comes knocking = an opportunity presents itself to you To work your way up = to start at a low position in your company and progressively move to higher positions thanks to your good work To click with someone = to have a good feeling with someone, often from the first meeting Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club! Special!!Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!!Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!!We meet 6 times a week:Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-nowSupport the show

For more details on Speak Business English Confidently: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/[NEW: We're now accepting your English-related questions, feedback and topic ideas. If you'd like to contact us, please send an email to: podcast@christinarebuffet.com ] In this episode, Christina and Linda talk about:  soft skills the importance of being able to see yourself objectively  how your LinkedIn profile is similar to a pitch  The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  objectively = with a basis in observable facts rather than feelings or opinions to downplay [something] =  to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance, value, strength, etc to brag = to speak too proudly about what you have done or what you own Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Support the show

[NEW!! We're now accepting your English-related questions, feedback and topic ideas. If you'd like to contact us, please send an email to: podcast@christinarebuffet.com ] In this episode, Christina and Andrew talk about:  give their definitions of 'pitch' the origins of the word pitch ways to give a good pitch The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  a pitch = something said by someone (such as a salesman) in order to make someone want to buy, do, or accept something to convince = to cause (someone) to believe that something is true in a nutshell = in summary Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Christina: Hey, everybody. Christina here with your Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. I hope that you are doing well this week and today, um, special news because our guest on the podcast today is Andrew, who has been running the Friday sessions of F fcc and it's his first time on the podcast, so very excited to have him here. Andrew, how are you doing today? Andrew: Uh, very excited to be here, Christina: . Great. Lovely. Um, maybe for those of, uh, well, I guess for the, the members of F FCC who have not yet attended one of your sessions, and then of course for anyone listening to the podcast who is not yet a member of F FCC C, um, do you wanna just give us a, a short little introduction to yourself? Support the show

[NEW!! We're now accepting your English-related questions, feedback and topic ideas. If you'd like to contact us, please send an email to: podcast@christinarebuffet.com ] Click here to find Geraldine!In this episode, Christina and Geraldine talk about:  Being on their way to a conference as they speak Geraldine's tips on how to stand out The importance of being nice and able to listen The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  to stand out = to be very easy to see or notice to follow up = to take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication pushy = trying hard to get what you want, especially in a rude manner Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Support the show

[NEW!! We're now accepting your English-related questions, feedback and topic ideas. If you'd like to contact us, please send an email to: podcast@christinarebuffet.com ] In this episode, Christina and Matthew talk about:  ways that they break the ice  the importance of being a good storyteller the new format, which is to highlight different expressions used during the podcast The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  to break the ice =  to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness a commonality =  a shared feature or attribute  to take the pressure off = to reduce the amount of stress Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Christina: Hey, everybody. Christina here with your Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. I hope that you're having a great day. And today I'm here with Matthew. Matthew, How are you doing? Matthew: I'm doing all right. Um, as we typically do, uh, starting with weather, there's a big storm coming here and it's, um, it's, it's giving me a headache, . Christina: Oh, right, Okay. You're, you're one of those people who's like affected by the weather. It's like, there's, there's always that joke of like your grandpa who's like, oh, my arthritis is acting up. Guess the snow is coming.(continues...)Support the show

[NEW!! We're now accepting your English-related questions, feedback and topic ideas. If you'd like to contact us, please send an email to: podcast@christinarebuffet.com ] In this episode, Christina and Matthew talk about:  social networking and face-to-face networking the importance of relationship-building the importance of making small-talk  The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  to set up [something] = to arrange (meetings, appointments, etc.) an exchange = the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another an interaction = mutual or reciprocal action or influence Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Support the show

[NEW!! We're now accepting your English-related questions, feedback and topic ideas. If you'd like to contact us, please send an email to: podcast@christinarebuffet.com ] In this episode, Christina and Kristina talk about:  alternative words to use instead of 'conference' conferences that they have attended the activities done at conferences The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  a trend = a general movement; a current style or preference practical = of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal hands-on = relating to, being, or providing direct practical experience in the operation or functioning of something; involving or allowing use of or touching with the hands  Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Christina: Hi everybody. Christina here for the Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. I hope you're all having a good week, good month and all of that. Um, I'm here with Kristina today, Kristina, with a K. How are you doing today? Kristina: Hey, Hey, how are you? Doing good. Christina: Yeah. Doing well doing well. So let's see today. We're gonna talk about, um, a subject, which I almost feel like is a subject from like the world before COVID, but maybe things are coming back to normal, um, attending conferences and things that you've gotten out of conferences, um, in the past. And, and doesn't have to be, um, conferences related to English, cuz I think people, you know, listening to the podcast or people in FFCC, um, probably will not be attending conferences for English teachers. They would be attending events for their own job. Um, so we could talk about any type of conference, congress, convention, which maybe like, I always say conference, but before we started recording this, we were talking about the vocabulary of conference. Um, yeah. Do you wanna tell us a little bit about some of that? Kristina: Yeah. Yeah. I've heard um, I've heard conference, I've heard seminar. Um, I've heard convention. Christina: Convention. Yeah.(continues...)Support the show

[NEW!! We're now accepting your English-related questions, feedback and topic ideas. If you'd like to contact us, please send an email to: podcast@christinarebuffet.com ] In this episode, Christina and Matthew talk about:  the new email address for the podcast some common questions we get from students some tips to help you improve your English The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  to work backwards =  to start at the end and go towards the start muscle memory = the ability to repeat a specific muscular movement with improved efficiency and accuracy that is acquired through practice and repetition in the same boat = in the same difficult situation as someone else Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Christina:Hey, everybody, Christina here with the faster fluency conversation club podcast. I hope that you are having a fantastic week today. I'm here with Matthew and Matthew. How are you doing today? Matthew: Uh, doing great. Doing great. Thank you. How about yourself? Christina: Yeah, doing well. Um, I just got in from my, um, workout just before we started recording this. So, um, I was making, making a joke with Matthew for, because we were talking about this earlier. Um, good thing this is only audio because I am hot and sweaty and look like I have just spent an hour, you know, doing exercise. So, um, but feeling good, feeling good. Uh, right. So today we have a special Q&A. That's question and answer. Um, and Matthew, I believe this was your idea actually. So do you wanna tell us a little bit about today's episode?Support the show

** NEW!! We're now accepting your English-related questions, feedback and topic ideas. If you'd like to contact us, please send an email to: podcast@christinarebuffet.com In this episode, Christina and Paola talk about:  Paola's introduction why Paola chose to began studying English some of the English programs Paola has done The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  spotlight = a projected spot of light used to illuminate brilliantly a person, object, or group on a stage time zone = a geographic region in which the same standard time is kept an outlook = general attitude to life and the world Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Christina: Hi everyone, Christina here with the Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. I hope you are all doing very, very well and taking care of yourself. Today is a special episode because it's a student spotlight episode where we bring on a member of, uh, Faster Fluency Conversation Club. So you can get to know them better so they can share their experience learning English. And you can see that, you know, maybe if you're struggling with English, if you had questions and, and all of that stuff, you can see that there are lots of other people just like you. And today we have Paola with us. Paola, how are you doing today? Paola: I'm doing well. Thank you. And you? Christina: Well, very well. I'm super excited to have you on the podcast. Um, thank you. As I said before  we started recording, thank you very much for volunteering to come on. Um, I'm very excited about this. So let's get started. Um, Paola would you like to introduce yourself, tell us a little bit about you and where you live and the basics? Paola: Yes. My name is Paola. I'm currently living in Guadeloupe for 23 years now and, I’m Italian, but I started learning French at 11 years old. When I come to Guadeloupe I built a little hotel with my husband and then we start receiving people for our job. During the last ten years I need to speak English because English-speaking people came from USA, Germany, a lot of stranger don't speak French. So, uh, I need to improve my English. Um, I, started, um, learning English when I was in high school, but I never used, um, the language because I don't, I didn't need it. So when I went my first Support the show

In this episode, Christina talks about:  some questions she hasn't recently received some important points to consider when finding the right time to start a coaching program cost versus benefit  The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  structured = organized a barrier = something that blocks the way; an obstacle to take into consideration = to keep something in mind when making a decision Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Christina: Hey everybody. This is Christina here for your Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. I forgot the, I was stumbled over the name there for a minute. Um, sorry. There was a notification that popped up on my phone. I'm going to put my phone away, um, so that I can actually focus and concentrate on today's podcast. Now today's podcast is, um, a little different from the other regular episodes. Uh, it's just me, myself and I, uh, which is another way of saying it's me all alone. Uh, me, myself and I, uh, it's a useful expression for you. Um, just because we thought this was an interesting topic and it's actually a topic, um, that like in the past few weeks, um, two separate people have asked me by email. Um, just like they wanted some help, like, “Hey, how, when is the right time or when is the best time, um, to start a program?” Christina: So I thought it would be interesting to, um, I guess maybe address that question cuz I said, oh, if, if two different people have that question, um, maybe other people, maybe you guys have it as well. And then of course, if you are a member of FFCC, uh, you can maybe talk about, um, you know, if you've ever taken a coaching program, English coaching or other, um, you know, when you started it, how did you decide to start it? Do you felt like it was the right time, cetera, et cetera. So, um, let's answer that question. When is the right time to start a coaching program? Now, um, as you probably know, of course, you know, coaching can really have a huge impact on the way that you advance in your work, in your life, in your relationships, your goals, all of that. Um, I'm not saying that just because I am a coach, I'm saying that because I believe it, I have seen it, um, in my own life and work. Christina: Every time I've worked with a cSupport the show

In this episode, Christina and Kristina talk about:  how to choose an English program that is best for you the advantages of private lessons and group lessons the importance of knowing your objective before choosing a course The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  to figure out = discover; solve personalized = made or done especially for a certain person proficient = skilled at; highly knowledgeable of Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Support the show

In this episode, Christina and Trisha talk about:  some of their experiences teaching some of the things they see English learners doing ways to help English learners succeed The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  behind the scenes = being or working out of public view or in secret to break [something] down =  To methodically explain something step by step silly = showing little thought or judgment  Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-nowSupport the show

In this episode, Christina and Matthew talk about:  some of the most common grammar mistakes they hear students make how to prioritize the mistakes you keep making to improve your English faster the corrections to some of the most common grammar mistakes The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  to get into [something] =to talk about something in-depth to bite the bullet = to get something over with because it is inevitable to get [something] out of your system = to get rid of something in your life Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Christina: Hey everybody, I hope you are having a lovely summer. And I hope that you're enjoying these review episodes with the videos, where you can go back and review some of our past video lessons on topics like listening, skills, grammar, business English, whatever. And we're also doing podcasts to go with them and help you guys review a little bit these different topics, because revision is important if you want to remember. Anyway, I'm here with Matthew today. Matthew, how are you doing? Matthew: I'm super excited to be talking about grammar today. Christina: Aren't we all? Don't we love grammar? Yay for grammar. Been looking forward to this for months. But grammar, it's important, so we of course want to talk a little bit about it. Today we're getting into some of the top five common grammar mistakes, I would say by our very scientific method of choosing them. We were sitting down before this podcast and saying, "What are the mistakes that we hear the most often with our students?" And so we're going to talk about those today. You want to start off, Matthew? What's the first one you would point out? Matthew: Well, I think even maybe before we start is I think as an exercise ... Because this list could be different for everybody, as you said. We just put this list up. If you are taking lessons or studying English, you should be able to notice either yourself, or your instructor can point out, "Hey, you keep making this mistake, this mistake, this mistake." And creating a list of three or five things that you're always making the same mistake is a good way to really improve your English.(Continues...)Support the show

In this episode, Christina and Linda talk about:  ways to understand native English speakers better how to pronounce "do" how to pronounce "will" The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  a bunch of = a number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together; a lot of to owe = have an obligation to pay or repay (something, especially money) in return for something received to come up with [something] = to think of something Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Christina: Hey everybody, I hope you are enjoying these review lessons that we're putting together for you over the summer and today I am with Linda. Linda, how are you doing today? Linda: I'm good. Yeah. Doing well. Thank you. You? Christina: Doing well. Yeah, exactly. Well, right now it's late June, but the time this podcast is coming out, it's early August. So, I will be back from vacation by the time this comes out. Nice, relaxed and ready to get back to work. Anyway, today we are doing a little work on helping everyone better understand native speakers, or even very advanced speakers who speak very fast and use a lot of connected speech and things like that, that are very, I would say, characteristic of the way native speakers speak and generally, that's what makes them hard to understand. Linda: Yes. I want to say, not just Americans. This is all native speakers. That's important too. Christina: Yes, exactly. All native speakers are sometimes hard to understand. So, what would your first tip be to help people?(continues...)Support the show

In this episode, Christina and Kristina talk about:  how to improve your emails how to make small talk how to improve your business meetings The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  a heads up = an advance warning of something to go back = to return menacing  = suggesting the presence of danger; threatening Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Christina: Hi, everybody. I hope you are well into your summer vacation, and maybe you're listening to this podcast on the beach, or out in the mountains, or maybe just in your office and maybe there's a lot of people on vacation and you can actually work on things now. Anyway, I hope you're all having a lovely, lovely almost August. Anyway, Kristina, how are you doing today? Kristina: I'm doing pretty good. How are you? Christina: Doing well. Doing well. So for just a heads up for you guys, for the next couple of weeks, since it's the summer, we're taking a little bit of a break, slowing down a bit. And that means that the podcasts and the videos for the next three weeks are going to be review lessons where we go back and we revisit some of the things from the past year. And today it's about essential business practices in English. And I guess, Kristina, what would be maybe the first, I guess, essential business practice that you would like to share with us? Kristina: Well, there's a lot. There's a whole lot which we always talk about in FFCC. But one that I can think of is when you're writing an email. At the end, so many times, maybe in different languages, it's like, "Oh, I wait for your response." But in English, the best thing to say is, "I look forward to your response," "I look forward to hearing from you," "I look forward to meeting with you." Any of that is all fine. Christina: Right, yeah. Just, "I look forward to..." whatever is coming in the future instead of like, "I wait for..." Which, I don't know, it almost sounds kind of menacing, like the person is sitting at their email box, saying, "Respond, respond, respond. Why haven't you responded to me?" Kristina: "I'm waiting for you!"(continues...)Support the show

In this episode, Christina and Matthew talk about:  their methods of making reservations staying at Airbnbs some of the destinations that they have been to The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  to make a reservation = arrange for something such as a table in a restaurant or a room in a hotel to be kept for you to keep [one's] options open = to wait before making a final decision about something to allow for the possibility of having a different choice a good deal = to buy something at a lower price than normal; a bargain Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Christina: Hey everybody. I hope you're having a lovely month of July and a lovely summer. Maybe you've got some summer vacation. I hope you're enjoying it if you're listening to this on the beach, in the mountains or wherever. Today, I'm here with Matthew. Matthew, how are you doing today? How's your summer going? Matthew: Oh, good, good. It's strange when you live in a tropical place, it's always the same weather so the seasons don't really change. Christina: Yeah. Matthew: I guess it's good. Good, as always. Christina: It's like, well, what is it? Was it the Beach Boys that put out an album called Endless Summer? It's just like endless summer. Matthew: Oh, okay. Christina: Yeah. Right. Okay. Today we're talking about a very, I guess, summery topic related to vacations and traveling and things like that. How do you make reservations when you're going to travel now that people can actually travel? Yeah. How do you, what's your, I guess your habits, your reflexes, when you want to book a vacation? Matthew: I think I'm probably a bit different than maybe the traditional way of booking, booking a hotel, booking a flight, picking a place to go. I don't get too particular actually about where I want to go or exactly when I want to go. I like to keep my options open by having more flexibility, then I can find really good deals. I'm really interested in finding good deals.(continues...)Support the show

In this episode, Christina and Linda talk about:  some of the business trips they have taken how they were able to have some fun on their business trips writing off business expenses  The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast):  to get ready for [something] = to prepare for something to mix business with pleasure = to combine fun with work to wander around = to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction Do you want the transcript of the podcast, more vocabulary resources and live conversation practice?Join the Faster Fluency Conversation Club!You'll become more fluent and more confident in English faster, in a fun community of professionals from around the world!Brand new! Here's the link to the transcript! Use code 'FFCC50' to receive 50% off your 1st month in the club!  Special!! Buy 5 months, Get 1 free!! Buy 10 months, Get 2 free & an Individual Evaluation session!! We meet 6 times a week: Mondays 18:00-19:00 CEST (France time)Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 CEST (France time)Wednesdays 20:00-21:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 0:00-1:00 CEST (France time)Thursdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (France time)Fridays 12:30-13:30 CEST (France time)     You can also check what time it is for your time zone with the Time Zone Converter Details about joining: https://mybusinessenglishcourses.com/faster-fluency-conversation-club/join-now--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Christina: Hey, everybody. Christina here for your Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. I hope you're all doing well. And today I'm here with Linda. Linda, how are you doing today? Linda: I'm doing all right. And how about you? Christina: I'm doing well as well. I'm getting ready for vacation. Well, when they will be listening to this, I will already be on vacation, but as we're recording this, I am getting ready for vacation. So looking forward to that soon. Anyway, so let's see, we're talking about mixing business with pleasure. And for example, when you go on business trips, do you take advantage of the trip to maybe visit some of the places because you're attending a meeting or a conference or you're meeting up with clients or anything like that? I don't know. Do you ever do that? Have you ever done anything like that? Linda: So the first thing that comes to mind is when I was doing my undergraduate, so at university, I went to social psychology conferences. That's what I went to school for, sociology and psychology, and before that marketing. But anyways, this was for, it was a sociology conference. So I presented one in Boston and one in Chicago. And unfortunately, when I went to Boston, I was behind in my preparation. So I should have seen Boston, but I really only spent one day wandering around Boston instead of all three days, because I was trying to finish. Anyways, but in Chicago, so I'm from near Chicago, so I've been to Chicago many times. But during that conference, I actually had time to walk the Magnificent Mile and get by the lake and do some fun stuff, so that was at least a mixture. Christina: Yeah. That's a good way to, I guess, mix it up. Yeah.(continues...)Support the show