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
98 episodes
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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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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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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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
3 Quick English Speaking 'Wins'
How can you improve your English almost instantly? Anna Connelly, from the Confident Business English podcast shows us three simple ideas with a huge impact! In this episode, find out:- three ways to improve your English quickly...
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Season 1
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Episode 88
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22:14
3 Emotions That Help You Learn English
How do you become a successful English speaker? At school you learnt grammar rules and vocabulary, but to keep making progress, how you feel about English is important.In this episode, I talk about three emotions that will help you lear...
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Season 1
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Episode 87
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11:39
How To Focus Your English Learning
When there's so much advice and so many strategies for learning English, which do you choose? How can you avoid confusion and overwhelm so that you can follow the right learning path for you?In this episode, I share the strategy of one ...
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Season 1
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Episode 86
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6:47
Become More Fluent In English With Speaking Challenges
Short, fun and motivating 'challenges' can help you improve your English fluency quickly.They're great if you don't have many opportunities to speak in English, or if you don't have much confidence. They're even better when you can get ...
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Season 1
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Episode 85
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7:18
How To Keep Learning English
What can you do to avoid stopping your English study? How can you keep going so that you get all the benefits of an advanced level of English?In this episode, I talk about the five main reasons why you stop learning English, and three...
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Season 1
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Episode 84
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7:52
How To Deal With Imposter Syndrome In English
If you feel that your English isn't good enough, or that you can't do your job as well as an English native speaker, this episode is for you! I show you why you might have 'Imposter Syndrome', why it can stop your progress in English - and four...
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Season 1
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Episode 83
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7:00
How To Improve Your English Listening At Advanced Level - A Conversation With Tree Blackmore
Is English more difficult to understand than other languages?This was one of the questions I asked Tree Blackmore. We talked about:- the reasons why listening is difficult - particularly in English- why English vocabulary ma...
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Season 1
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Episode 82
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12:16
How To Really Learn English Vocabulary - Conversation With Luke Thompson
In this episode, listen to Luke Thompson (host of Luke's English Podcast) talk about how to really learn vocabulary - and not just stare at word lists.We talk about the importance of learning vocabulary for advanced level, the mistakes ...
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Season 1
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Episode 81
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27:43
How To Sound Professional When You Speak English
If you use English for your work, "disfluencies" in English are something you should avoid.In this episode, I interview Craig Wealand, an English teacher and podcaster, who specialises in fluency, disfluency and advanced communica...
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Season 1
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Episode 80
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10:54
How To Find Happiness In Learning English
A simple, but very powerful thing when you learn English is finding happiness from it - because this will help you get quicker results.It isn't just because feeling happy gives you more motivation. There are other benefits that you get ...
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Season 1
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Episode 79
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8:43
The ONE question you should ask yourself for learning English
To choose the right English learning activities, there's one question you need to ask yourself first.Your answer will help you to avoid spending hours on the wrong activities, and not making the progress you want.Your answer wil...
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Season 1
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Episode 78
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8:08
Should you learn English idioms?
If I told you that there are an estimated 25,000 idioms in English, would you want to learn them?It seems an impossible task, but idioms are a fantastic and imaginative way to explain your feelings and thoughts in a concise - and often ...
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Season 1
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Episode 77
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8:59
What Advanced English Means
Getting to an advanced English level can change your life. It's a really useful goal to have - but what does it mean?In this episode, find out:- how you can define 'advanced English'- three ways to improve your English when you ...
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Season 1
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Episode 76
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8:36
How To Make Beautiful Sentences In English
How can you sound professional and confident when you speak English? What makes your sentences beautiful, powerful and impressive?In this episode (inspired by one of my students), I share three tips for making beautiful English sentence...
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Season 1
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Episode 75
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8:50
The Life-Changing Advantages Of Learning English
There are obvious advantages for learning languages - particularly for your brain.And of course, learning English has lots of other benefits too. A better-paying job, greater study opportunities, international networking are all e...
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Season 1
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Episode 74
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7:14
Successful English Learning - Conversation With Michael Lavers
In this conversation with Michael Lavers, from the Level Up English Podcast, discover some of the secrets for successful English learning:- how to be more confident (even if you think you're too 'old' to learn English well)- the imp...
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Season 1
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Episode 73
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