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Communicating clearly, confidently, and effectively in job interviews and the workplace is critical for your career success. Join English Communication and Interview Coach Kristine as she shares communication tips and tells stories from the workplace, including funny mistakes. Designed for native and non-native English speakers, you'll grow your English vocabulary with definitions for English idioms and phrases. Can you talk about your accomplishments in a way that impresses others? Are you ready to deliver a presentation that doesn't bore your audience? Do you know how to ask for feedback in an interview? Express to Impress provides the knowledge, tools, and techniques to help you communicate more effectively and make others love talking to you!

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Listening Expert Shares How to Understand More of the English Language

February 02, 2023 • Kristine Knutter and Cara Leopold • Episode 76

I invite you to tune in to hear the rest of my conversation with Listening Expert Cara Leopold with Leo Listening.

This time, we talk about how to get used to different accents and speaking speeds and motivate yourself to learn a language for work or school even if you don't want to. You'll also learn what to do if your language learning has stalled, bad habits language learners pick up when learning a language in a traditional classroom setting, reductions and linking, and how to improve your English skills by joining a movie club.

Here are a couple of excerpts from our conversation:

"The irony is that it's usually the words that you already know that cause the most problems."

"People resent it (the English language), and I understand that because it's imposed on a lot of people, and obviously, we can't expect everyone to be excited about learning it. So I totally understand those feelings, which are valid. I think then, if you can't get excited about English, what can you get excited about? What interests you, in general?"

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