Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni

A couple of weeks ago I posted an article about war. It's an article I wrote to myself. In this episode I read it out to you and share my reflections. You can read it here. - https://medium.com/@fabiocerpelloni/you-say-youre-against-war-but-are-you-really-f7ec39540fda?source=friends_link&sk=ff1be6991b46fecc71432e9d55901beb Watch me talk about this on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyCa-k7UXAM&t=11s I hope this is useful. www.fabiocerpelloni.com

In this episode, I talk with Lyn, a learner of English from Taiwan. Lyn has been learning English for a few years. She also worked with me because she needed some help with her speaking. You'll hear us talk about: Creating an English environment around you What Lyn found surprising about learning English Mindset and goals Our "learning English" stories. I think Lyn is a brave learner who's doing a great job to improve and I hope this conversation will motivate you. Episode Links My private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/ The speaking program Lyn did with me, "4 Weeks with Fabio" - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/4-weeks-with-fabio/ The book club Lyn took with me last year - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/storyworthy-book-program/

If you'd like to help, check out my book club idea -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1st_wYJtR0sCswlw7eki-1FjCsH_t18CG0r6aXrm1nRI/edit?usp=sharing Or let me know what you think of book clubs by completing this 2-minute questionnaire -- https://forms.gle/h7Qefjd21NkGwKSu5 The blog post I mentioned in the podcast -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/book-clubs/ Join my private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/ Watch this on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EUS9oCaodU&t=530s

When I was learning English, I wanted to have a native English accent. I had 5 good reasons for this. Looking back, though, I realize that 3 of these reasons were stupid.  I’ll share all 5 of them with you.  You can read the article I wrote about this too. - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/native-english-accent/ I hope this helps you.

In this episode, I play a personal storytelling game with Martin from Rock n' Roll English, the funniest English teacher and podcaster out there (in my opinion). The game is called "3-2-1." Martin and I give each other 3 concrete nouns (e.g. pen, book, glass). We then choose one of these nouns and have 2 minutes to prepare to tell a 1-minute personal story about it. "3-2-1" is a game that Matthew Dicks, a master storyteller from the US, plays in his storytelling workshops. I decided to play it with Martin as I know he loves telling stories. You'll hear 6 stories including not wanting to marry Aloha, my partner, and acting like Homer Simpson. Some of these stories are not bad, some others are great. This is a light-hearted episode that I'm sure you'll enjoy. Episode Links Get in touch with Martin - https://www.rocknrollenglish.com/ The Storyworthy Book Club - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/storyworthy-book-program/ My private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/

Falling in love with learning English is what helped me master it. Can this happen to you too? Watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/qh9BXp9eGBc *** www.fabiocerpelloni.com

In this episode, I talk with Philip Charter, an award-winning British writer and writing coach who loves helping multilingual writers share what they have got to say. You'll hear us talk about: Why Phil likes writing How to get into the habit of writing Where to publish your writing so people can read it Exam writing The power of feedback How Phil helps multilingual writers ChatGPT Most common challenges multilingual writers face Reading books Episode Links Get in touch with Phil - https://linktr.ee/englishwritingcoach My private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/ My book clubs - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/book-discussions/ Medium (where to publish your writing for free) - https://medium.com/ Books we mentioned The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. & E. B. White On Writing Well by William Zinsser On Writing by Stephen King Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Please find 5 minutes a day to sit down and read a book. It's essential. Watch this on YouTube - http://youtu.be/COjE_jW56CE?hd=1 Join my newsletter - www.fabiocerpelloni.com/private

I'm re-reading "Ego is The Enemy" by Ryan Holiday and in this episode I share some of my reflections on ego and learning. I'm thinking of opening a book club to read this great book together. Join my newsletter for updates on this -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/ Watch this episode on YouTube - http://youtu.be/LV01WJTWLXU?hd=1

You'll hear a lot of swear words in this episode - f**k, f**king, sh*t, motherfu**er, a*s - but they're all needed 😅 It's a personal story about the very first English lesson I taught. It was 2015 and I was in Auckland, New Zealand. I hope this story will inspire you to be brave enough to take the first step in whatever you're doing in life. Any comments? Please email me to let me know. All my contact info is on my website - www.fabiocerpelloni.com