How I became a polyglot

How I became a polyglot

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You Don't Need a Good Memory to Learn a Language

In this episode, I share why having a terrible memory has never stopped me from learning languages. In fact, I believe it's one of the reasons I've become successful at it. I explain why natural memory isn't the key to fluency and how building the right systems can make all the d ...  Show more

Everyone in the Room Thinks They're the Worst

In this episode, I reflect on conversations at a language exchange event in Guadalajara, where I met learners who were communicating successfully in their target languages but still apologised for their mistakes. One German learner in particular reminded me how often we judge our ...  Show more

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