The InFluency Podcast

What happens when you prepare for your dream interview for weeks… and then get to the interview and realize you can't actually say what you want out loud?

That's exactly what happened to Monica.

In this student interview, Monica shares the heartbreaking moment that changed everything in her English journey. After being invited to interview for her dream position, she realized that all her preparation had stayed in her head. 

The moment she had to speak, she froze. And that painful experience became the turning point that pushed her to finally change the way she was learning English.

Since then, Monica has completely transformed the way she speaks, practices, and shows up in English.

In this conversation, we talk about: How one difficult interview became her wake-up call, why passive learning wasn't enough, how daily habits helped her become consistent, the role of pronunciation and prosody in building confidence, and how English helped her reconnect with her purpose

Monica's story is powerful, honest, and incredibly inspiring. If you've ever felt like English was holding you back from showing the world who you really are, this conversation is for you.

I'm so honored to share Monica's story with you. She is thoughtful, brave, and deeply inspiring, and I know you're going to love her.

Check out Monica's Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/frenchsoundsbeautiful/ 

Monica discovered me through Luke's English Podcast. Watch that interview here! https://teacherluke.co.uk/2023/06/20/831-learning-how-to-learn-with-hadar-shemesh

Learn more about Beyond here: https://bit.ly/4nrfM5N 

Feeling stuck in English and haven't seen progress, even though you've been working on your English for a while? 

This is probably because of 1 of 2 reasons:

Reason 1: You're not practicing consistently
Reason 2: You're learning in a way that is not actually effective

This video is focused on how to shift your mindset, build better habits, and create a learning experience that helps you feel more confident, more free, and more like yourself in English.

I'm sharing with you 5 powerful values that can completely transform the way you practice English:

Action over comfort
Practice builds confidence
Communication over perfection
Lead with care
Own your growth

These are the same values we use inside Beyond, our English practice community, and they can help you change not only how you learn English, but how you show up for yourself.

In this pronunciation episode, we're breaking down the most common "CH" sounds you'll find in English (hint: there is more than one way to say it!) 
Follow along and repeat out loud in today's pronunciation practice!
Did you enjoy this practice? Want more? Join my free 14-day pronunciation plan! https://bit.ly/3YAWcJ5 
* There are two other pronunciations of CH not mentioned in the episode.
Yacht → the CH is silent
Loch →  in some dialects, it's pronounced as a /x/.

Improve your vocabulary, pronunciation and pace while reading a story out loud with me! We're reading a part from The Housemaid by Frida McFadden. 

Download the PDF to read along with me and learn the vocabulary from the episode! https://bit.ly/4sqQeb7 

#readaloud #readoutloud #thehousemaid #reading 

Want more reading practice? Check out my read along playlist! https://bit.ly/4dcJedr

Have you ever listened to a native English speaker and thought… wait, that sounds funny! 

You HEAR one thing, but you SEE  something completely different when it's written.

Today, I'm going to share with you a linguistic feature of English called coalescence (also known as fusion). 

It's one of the most common processes in spoken English. Once you understand it, a lot of things that used to sound confusing will suddenly make perfect sense, AND know this will help you understand native speakers so. much. better. 

To practice more, download the free practice sheet here → https://bit.ly/4sTJH8O 

For more information about consonants, check out my consonants masterclass → https://bit.ly/4sZkkTb