Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni

In this episode, I'm talking with Paul Duke, The English Grammar Detective. Paul helps English teachers and learners understand the complexities and nuances of grammar. He's an English Instructor, online tutor, and content creator based in Vancouver, Canada. Paul was a private investigator and executive security specialist. In that profession, he learned a lot about asking questions and acquiring information and he has found a clever way to adapt these techniques into an inductive method of teaching grammar. In this 2-part conversation, you'll hear us talk about: The connection between crime scenes and learning grammar Teaching grammar Grammar rules Why grammar is essential How to learn grammar Avoiding learning grammar Grammar in writing Knowing what you want to learn a language for English Weirdness (Paul's grammar investigation series on YouTube) Episode Links The Grammar Detective on YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/@TheGrammarDetective Paul's website -- https://hardboiledenglish.com/ Me on Paul's podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmQBYhmAlbU&list=PLicIpoe8_-n_86D0GKaWCeHB7NIKcFaBP&index=2 My private email list -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/

Watch this on YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2w92akqLlk Feel free to email me your thoughts on this. All my contact info is on my website -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/contact/ I reply to all. My private email list -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/

Part 2 of the interesting conversation about anxiety and fears with Samantha Lantagne, an English language coach, and facilitator from Canada who has a background in psychology and mental health. Samantha delivers workshops and presentations on psychology and mental health topics for workplaces and she's a polyglot herself. She speaks English, French, Italian, and Spanish. It was a long conversation so I split the episode into 2 parts. In Part 1 you'll hear us talk about: Samatha's background Samatha's personal story about anxiety How anxiety works against the body and causes physical pain In Part 2 you'll hear us talk about: How Samantha helps learners deal with anxiety through recordings. A simple technique for dealing with anxiety. Advice on how to overcome a fear of flying. Changing your thoughts to avoid anxiety and fear. My fear of not being able to sleep. Episode Links ⁠Samatha's website⁠ - https://consciouscounsellingtherapy.com/about/samantha-lantagne/ ⁠Samatha on LinkedIn⁠ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samlantagne/ Read "Ego Is The Enemy" by Ryan Holiday - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju8WoRcR4Qo The book that kept me awake for 1 month ("Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker) ⁠My reading community starting on 22 May⁠ - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/community/

An interesting conversation about anxiety and fears with Samantha Lantagne, an English language coach, and facilitator from Canada who has a background in psychology and mental health. Samantha delivers workshops and presentations on psychology and mental health topics for workplaces and she's a polyglot herself. She speaks English, French, Italian, and Spanish. It was a long conversation so I split the episode into 2 parts. In Part 1 you'll hear us talk about: Samatha's background Samatha's personal story about anxiety How anxiety works against the body and causes physical pain In Part 2 you'll hear us talk about: How Samantha helps learners deal with anxiety through recordings. A simple technique for dealing with anxiety. Advice on how to overcome a fear of flying. Changing your thoughts to avoid anxiety and fear. My fear of not being able to sleep. Episode Links Samatha's website - https://consciouscounsellingtherapy.com/about/samantha-lantagne/ Samatha on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samlantagne/ My reading community starting on 22 May - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samlantagne/

Some personal stories about why knowing your "why" is helpful when learning. My reading community - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/community/ The blog post I mentioned - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/hard-work/

A 10-week book club for strong B2 (upper-intermediate) and above nonfiction book lovers who want to: meet with other learners and connect through reading an interesting self-development book. practice speaking and writing in English. work on grammar and vocabulary. learn about the negative effects that our ego has on us and how to develop a humble mindset. find inspiration and motivation and keep developing as people. All info here -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/community/ Watch me talk about it on YouTube - http://youtu.be/7TY4VMcA0j0?hd=1

Ambra is one of my best friends and she's one of the most fascinating people I know. She's been to 75 countries. She hitchhikes, falls from buildings and takes the most amazing photos. I interviewed her in my house a few weeks ago and in this episode you'll hear her talk about: why she likes traveling alone hitchhiking and couchsurfing. falling from a building to avoid being sexually assaulted. not feeling excited about traveling anymore. how traveling helps you grow as a person. the least she (and I) need to have to feel happy. her favorite country. Italy, her native country. her traveling advice. Episode Links Join my private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/ Ambra's Instagram: ambra_peaceofsheet - https://www.instagram.com/ambra_peaceofsheet/

Do you feel you never have enough time to do the things you want to do? The same often happens to me. Here are my reflections on this. I hope this helps. www.fabiocerpelloni.com Watch this episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrJir4xvm10

Lucia Matuonto is a book author, podcaster, and children’s physiotherapist from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, who speaks English, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. During the global lockdown she started The Relatable Voice Podcast as a way to connect with others and share stories. On her show she interviews people from all walks of life. Her guests range from book authors, life coaches, and public speakers, to survivors, healers, and storytellers. She invites them to talk about life, books, goals and, in Lucia’s own words, “whatever else comes up.” At the time of writing, The Relatable Voice Podcast counts over 300 episodes. Imagine how much speaking practice Lucia has done over the past few years. In fact, she says that since she launched her show in 2020, she’s been making noticeable progress in her English speaking skills and she’s now more confident in her ability to communicate. You'll hear her talk about her experience with podcasting as a learner of English and I hope this conversation will inspire you to start your own podcast. Episode Links My private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/ Get in touch with Lucia - https://www.luciamatuonto.com/ The Relatable Voice podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-relatable-voice-podcast/id1552925382 Me on the The Relatable Voice podcast (coming soon)

Do you have to finish reading a book just because you started it? Should you avoid using subtitles when watching a movie in another language just because someone says so? If something works for everybody, but not for you, what should you do? Here are my thoughts on this. Watch me talk about this on YouTube - http://youtu.be/tyeSLYKRjDc?hd=1 Find out more on my website - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/