This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2603.
This episode is no joke.
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Are you feeling stuck with your English?
We 'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection,
not perfection with your American hosts, Lindsay McMahon,
the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the New York radio girl coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA.
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Listen in and find out how to do it today.
Have you ever finished a conversation in English and thought, I know I can say that better?
You understood everything that was said.
You had ideas, opinions, maybe even a joke.
But when it was your turn to speak, your answer came out shorter than you wanted or more basic
than how you would say it in your own language.
This happens when your understanding is stronger than your speaking fluency.
The good news?