This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2697. Do you follow the five second rule?
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We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection,
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Are you a shoes on or shoes off household?
If a chip drops on the floor, will you still eat it?
Today, let's open up a great cultural topic for connection.
Has this ever happened to you?
You're mid-sentence and you hear yourself slow down.
You simplify.
You avoid the word you actually want.
That moment adds up in meetings, interviews, and everyday conversations.
It weighs on you and makes you feel isolated.
It becomes harder to make real connections.
Our free two-minute fluency quiz helps you identify what interrupts your flow and your connections and how to fix it.