Effortless English Podcast | Learn English With Aj Hoge

Public speaking is scary. Overcoming the nervousness is the biggest challenge. Before you can learn presentation techniques, you must calm your mind and emotions. You must learn to feel comfortable speaking publicly. How to do it?   In this Effortless English Show, AJ teaches you a simple and effective way to increase confidence with presentations. Using video, you can practice speeches and become comfortable. But, you must avoid one BIG mistake when doing this. AJ tells you what it is. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Movie technique lesson with a lot of new vocabulary, including idioms and slang. AJ teaches a video from Paul Joseph Watson that is full of great phrases and vocabulary words. The video is about the lying and corruption of the corporate (mainstream) media. Paul Joseph Watson has a British accent, while AJ’s accent is American. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Writing is the most difficult skill for many English learners. You need to write well to get a good job. You need to write well to keep a good job. You need to write well to get a high score on the TOEFL or IELTS.   What is the secret to good writing? What's the easiest way to quickly improve your writing? In this Effortless English Show, AJ tells you a very simple tip for better writing. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Increase your energy for studying. Increase your concentration. Improve your memory. Feel more excited about learning and living. Our mental energy is connected to our physical energy. Our emotional health is connected to our physical health. The more energetic we feel physically, the faster we learn and the better we perform. In today's Show, AJ discusses the "magic bullet" of health and recommends the book "Juicing Power" by Mike Cernovich. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

The End Of School is a book by Zachary Slayback. The book discusses the huge problems in our school systems. Slayback also offers a new vision for education-- a variety of choices to replace our outdated schools. AJ Hoge, host of The Effortless English Show discusses "The End of School". He reads a short section, teaches new vocabulary, and discusses the ideas. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

The Effortless English Revolution: Schools are terrible everywhere in the world. Students are stressed, tired, bored, and angry. Parents are frustrated. No amount of money or time improves the situation. What is the answer? How can we create a powerful education system that serves students? How can we create effective education? How can transfer give power back to students, learners, and families? For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Your Effortless English Pronunciation Course questions answered by AJ. AJ reviews the most important points about pronunciation and then answers your questions. Recorded LIVE! For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

http://effortlessenglishclub.com/pronunciation-training-techniques  Two powerful pronunciation techniques!

http://effortlessenglishclub.com/american-accent-ear-training  Train your ears in order to improve your English pronunciation!

Have you ever heard of an abstraction? This is probably a new word to you but the meaning is not new to you at all. An abstraction is an idea but not the actual thing. Learning English can sometimes be an abstraction. When you go to a restaurant, you look at the menu, it's a piece of paper. It's what we call an abstraction. It's not anything you would eat. It's just words on a page. You can read the menu. When you read the menu, you'll get some ideas in your mind about what the dish will be, how it might taste, how it might smell. But that's not real, you're just imagining. It's all in your head, it's all an abstraction. You can't eat the menu. You can try, but you'd only be eating paper. You would get no taste or smell or nutrition from eating the menu. The menu is an abstraction, the meal is the real thing. The meal is the real life. And no matter how good the menu is, even if the description's amazing, it will never really give you the experience of eating the actual food. You need real world English, that

Did you know that you can take six, seven or even eight years of English class and still not know how to speak English? So what are you learning in English class? You are learning how to follow the rules and do what you are supposed to do. But when you get out of class, you no longer have someone telling you how to study English. You no longer have someone telling you to take a test, study, practice your English. I'm not here to tell you exactly what to do. I am not your boss. I don't want to be your boss. I want to be your friend. I want to be your guide. Your coach, your coach who encourages you to be a great performer. Your coach who encourages you, motivates you, to be stronger, to be an independent learner, to have success independently, to get what you want from life, not what I want you, for you. One of our important values in Effortless English is self-reliance. Self-reliance. It's an important value. It means, basically, trust yourself. Trust, believe that you are smart enough. You are good enough. Y

Do you understand and speak English but have a hard time being understood? Are you fluent in English and have perfect grammar but your pronunciation is bad? Did you know there's a psychological importance for pronunciation? People will respect you more, automatically, unconsciously, when your pronunciation is clear. Is this fair? No, it's not fair, I know. If your pronunciation is bad, peoplemay not respect you as much. They may see you more like a child, and will react to you more like a child with less respect. I know it's not fair, but this is reality, this is the real world. On the other hand, when you have very good pronunciation with your English, when people listen to you, when you talk to other people, especially native speakers, Americans, Canadians, British, Australian, when your pronunciation is very good, they respect you more, and they also accept you more quickly and more easily. Fair or not fair, this is reality and so pronunciation is also very important for these reasons. In this audio, I sha

When we practice the attitude of gratitude, we can appreciate how far we have come in life. Do you feel frustrated when trying to speak English? Do you compare yourself to others? Practicing the attitude of gratitude can bring you back to a place of appreciation. Appreciation that you are able to read English, speak English and are making great progress in speaking English fluently. In this Effortless English Show, AJ teaches you how   an attitude of gratitude can allow you to relax and have fun while speaking English. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit the Effortless English Club Blog. 

Learn English Over 50 Years Of Age.  Can you learn to speak English fluently when you are 50 years old or older?  Is it possible to learn quickly over 50? The short answer is Yes!  In fact, in this podcast, AJ says that learners over 50 have many advantages!

AJ interviews his friend Kenny Peavy about his new book "Young Homeless Professional".  AJ and Kenny discuss their experiences living in cars in Athens, Georgia.  Topics include: voluntary simplicity, economic freedom, non-conformity, and Henry David Thoreau. Kenny Peavy is now an outdoor education consultant.  He helps schools develop powerful real-world science programs that get kids out of the classroom.  AJ and Kenny have been friends for many years. 

Decisions are the key to changing your life completely.  Decisions are power.  One decision can transform your life.  Which decisions will help you achieve success with English speaking?  How do you make great decisions to get the results you want?  Why are decisions so powerful?  In this Effortless English Show, AJ teaches you the power of decisions!

How do you find a great English teacher, tutor, or school?  How do you find a great English conversation partner? What kind of person will help you succeed? In this Effortless English Show, AJ tells you how to shop for a great teacher.  He discusses the most important qualities of a tutor and how to choose the very best one for you.

Boldly Go Forward as you learn English and improve your communication.  The most powerful "secret" to learning English is how to change your attitude.  In this Show, AJ shares the secret of his most successful students and tells you how to do exactly what they do.

AJ talks about your fear of being judged and how it can cause problems with your English fluency.  He begins with a dangerous and scary story about his first trip to India.

In English learning, you are going to encounter unexpected challenges.  This is the case even when you use the Effortless English system.  When these problems arise, how do you solve them?  How can you continue moving forward? AJ Hoge tells you how.