Smart English Coach
Smart English Coach helps you get to advanced English level FAST. Get the strategies, mindset and shortcuts for fluent and confident English speaking. Presented by Clare Whitmell, an English teacher and coach, with 20+ years' experience of teaching students from around the world.
Episodes
113 episodes
Why 'Connection, Not Perfection' Will Bring You Success
In this episode, guest speaker Lindsay McMahon explains why our goal in learning a language should be to connect with people - rather than to be perfect.She talks about the best ways to deal with mistakes in English, and also shares her ...
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Season 1
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Episode 112
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32:42
How To Pass A Job Interview In English
Job interviews are very stressful - especially if English isn't your first language. But there are ways to make the most of your multilingual abilities.In this episode, guest Kristine Knutter talks about the importance of mindset in you...
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Season 1
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Episode 111
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25:09
How To Improve Your English Listening And Pronunciation
Why is it that you can understand what you read in English very well - but you can't easily understand what you hear?In this episode, guest Lucy Tilney talks about the connection between listening, pronunciation and memory, and shares h...
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Season 1
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Episode 110
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16:15
How To Give An Effective Presentation In English
In this episode, guest speaker Craig Wealand explains how to give a good presentation in English - and the biggest mistakes to avoid.He shares some ways to present both in person and online so that your audience stay interested in what y...
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Season 1
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Episode 109
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13:51
How To Speak Confidently In English Meetings
In this episode, guest speaker Hannah Yurk explains how to speak confidently in English meetings.She shares some ways to reframe the way you think about your English so that you feel less anxious in meetings. She also has some great tip...
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Season 1
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Episode 108
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13:20
How To Present With Confidence And Fluency In English
In this episode, guest speaker Maurice Jeths explains how to create a presentation in English where your ideas flow logically, and where you can connect with your audience.He shares some ideas to help you present with confidence and flu...
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Season 1
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Episode 107
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18:26
How Curiosity And Connection Help You To Enjoy English
Speaking English can be so much more than doing a classroom exercise.Imagine how it feels when people want to find out more about you, when they listen to you and encourage you.That's the power of curiosity and connection. These t...
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Season 1
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Episode 106
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4:22
When And How To Use Netflix To Learn English
‘Netflix is not your teacher!’I hear this comment a lot, but is it true? Can Netflix help you learn English?In this episode, I talk about three times when Netflix is a great choice. But rather than just watching or listenin...
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Season 1
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Episode 105
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9:41
Why Confidence In Your English Is So Important
Confidence in your English is the start of a better life.This sounds like a very strong statement, but I've seen people who are confident in their English go on to make huge changes in other areas of their life.In this episode, I ...
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Season 1
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Episode 104
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8:14
How I Help My Students To Get More Fluent In English
When I ask people about their biggest problem in English, they almost always say that it's fluency.But what's surprising is that even people with a high level of English say that they don't feel fluent.In this episode, I talk abou...
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Season 1
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Episode 103
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15:37
How To Feel Empowered When You Learn English
Learning English has its 'ups and downs', and it can sometimes be difficult to feel 'empowered', or 'in control' of the language learning process. This can make you feel demotivated.In this episode, I share three strategies that can mak...
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Season 1
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Episode 102
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11:02
How To Deal With The 'Ups And Downs' Of Learning English
Learning English is different from learning other skills, and you'll have both 'ups' and 'downs' as you learn. It can be frustrating to feel you aren't always making progress, and in this episode I share my thoughts on why you experience 'downs...
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Season 1
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Episode 101
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8:07
How Can Introverts Become Fluent In English?
Welcome to the 100th episode of the Smart English Coach podcast!This episode is for you if you're an introvert and a naturally shy person. How can you get fluent in English if you prefer to be on your own, rather than with other people?...
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Season 1
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Episode 100
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8:30
How To Choose What To Study In English
How do you choose which activities to do in English, or which teachers to follow, when there's so much choice?This is a really good question to ask, so that you can avoid confusion and overwhelm.In this episode, discover the fou...
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Season 1
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Episode 99
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6:36
The Power of Personalised Feedback For Fluency
Maurice Jeths speaks seven languages, so he knows the best methods for learning languages quickly.In this episode, find out- his top five methods for fluency, and- how personalised feedback can help you move up levelsMau...
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Season 1
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Episode 98
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35:19
How To Be Less Critical About Your English
We often criticise ourselves for not being 'good enough', but self-criticism can destroy confidence. So in this episode I share my 'C.R.A.P' method to reduce self-criticism and frustration with your English.Yes - you read that correctly...
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Season 1
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Episode 97
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9:17
Is Fluency More Important Than Accuracy In English?
If you had to choose between fluency and accuracy in English, which would you choose? Speaking without hesitation, or speaking without mistakes?Many people would probably choose fluency - but it's a little more complicated than that!
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Season 1
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Episode 96
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6:48
How To Feel Inspired For Learning English
Inspiration is a really positive emotion for learning English as it can motivate you and give you a goal.In this episode, I share some ways that you can use inspiration to make progress in English. It's a short episode, which was 'inspi...
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Season 1
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Episode 95
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4:13
How To Be More Fluent In English Through Rap
Jason Levine (also known as "Fluency MC") combines learning English with rap, and his English 'shows' in schools help students become more confident and more fluent in English.In this episode, he shares why he started writing songs to h...
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Season 1
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Episode 94
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19:33
6 Ways To Get More Fluent In English
In this episode, special guest Craig Wealand (from inglespodcast.com) shares six ways of getting more fluent in English. Craig is a very experienced English teacher that you might remember from th...
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Season 1
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Episode 93
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18:46
What's Your Gameplan For Learning English?
Do you have a gameplan (strategy) for improving your English?In this episode, I share a simple - but very effective - 'gameplan' that I heard about from a student recently.It was effective, because it brought spectacular results ...
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Season 1
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Episode 92
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5:26
How To Use 'Coaching Circles' To Write An English CV
If you have a big goal in English, it's a good idea to divide it into smaller steps. But there's something else you can do, so that you feel inspired and motivated at each step. This extra tool for goal-setting is called "coaching circles", and...
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Season 1
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Episode 91
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23:54
3 Advantages of Self-Study English Courses
Why should you choose self-study English courses over 'classroom' textbooks or online resources?In this podcast, I share three reasons why self-study courses can be a great option if you're learning English on your own.There's a...
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Season 1
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Episode 90
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5:15
How Journalling Helps You With Your English
Journalling is an amazingly effective, free way to improve all areas of your English. It helps not just with vocabulary and writing, but also with your speaking skills and confidence.In this episode, Sarah Morgan shares her best tips fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 89
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25:31
