Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni

In this episode, you'll hear me talk about how I came up with the idea of writing "Any Language You Want", a collection of personal true stories on how I learned English. Episode Links Join my private email list  (https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/) Become a writer on my Medium publication  - (shorturl.at/jnszP) "How to Live" Book Club - (https://fabiocerpelloni.com/how-to-live/)

In this episode I talk with Tania, a highly experienced English teacher from Melbourne, Australia. Tania moved from Australia to Italy in 2006 and for the first time in her life she understood what it meant to not be able to speak a language and communicate. "It was horrible and frustrating," Tania says.  Tania has been teaching English to Italians for nearly 2 decades and even had her own language school for many years. Teaching gives her a huge amount of satisfaction and she says that she has found her purpose in life in helping others communicate effectively in English. You'll hear her talk about: her experience living in Italy and learning Italian the role of learning Grammar when studying a language. what she thinks about levels (A2, B1, etc). Would like to support the show for free? If you'd like to support the show, then you could do one of these things: Write a review on Podchaser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXgdVIAWuio&feature=youtu.be  Tell a friend about the show Subscribe to Stolaroid Stories Share it on social media / WhatsApp / Telegram Leave a review on Apple Podcast Rate it on Spotify Thank you! Episode Links Tania's Instagram @english.with.tania Tania's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeu8tCjB_Gcc1wXvAxiFvZg) My book clubs (https://fabiocerpelloni.com/book-discussions/) A personal story about living in Australia (https://fabiocerpelloni.com/sunset/) Join my private email list  (https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/)

In this episode I interview Brenden Kumarasamy, a public speaking coach based in Montreal, Canada. Brenden is the CEO of MasterTalk, a company that helps people master their communication skills and give effective presentations. He's also a YouTuber. At the time of publishing this (January 2023) his YouTube channel has nearly 30,000 subscribers. Brenden uses it to help people communicate their ideas to the world in the best possible way. You'll hear me and Brenden talk about: How and why Brenden started MasterTalk. Using personal stories to connect with your audience. Whether having a native English accent is important or not when giving a talk. Practical steps to give an effective presentation in English. Practical ways to practice giving presentations every day. The nature of anxiety and confidence. I think you will find this episode especially useful if you give presentations in English, host workshops, present at events, give talks for work or if you need to speak in public for whatever other reason. Would like to support the show for free? If you'd like to support the show, then you could do one of these things: Write a review on Podchaser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXgdVIAWuio&feature=youtu.be  Tell a friend about the show Subscribe to Stolaroid Stories Share it on social media / WhatsApp / Telegram Leave a review on Apple Podcast Rate it on Spotify Thank you! Episode Links Join my private email list at https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/ Listen to this episode on my website at https://fabiocerpelloni.com/brenden/  Brenden's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@MasterTalks  MasterTalk - https://www.mastertalk.ca/

In this episode, I'm reading out one of my blog posts. Here's the link https://fabiocerpelloni.com/use-swot-analysis/ Any comments? Please leave a comment in the box at the bottom of that page. I reply to all. Join my private email list for inspiration, learning tips and more at www.fabiocerpelloni.com/private

In this episode I tell a personal story about a time I was leaving a language school in New Zealand. It took place in 2016 but I still remember that moment very well. I hope this story will somehow help you get through those life situations in which you feel you need to show everyone how good you are. The transcript of this episode (only the story) is available at https://fabiocerpelloni.gumroad.com/l/farewell  If you'd like to support the show, then you could do one of these things: Write a review on Podchaser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXgdVIAWuio&feature=youtu.be  Tell a friend about the show Subscribe to Stolaroid Stories Share it on social media / WhatsApp / Telegram Leave a review on Apple Podcast Rate it on Spotify Thank you! Episode Links  The transcript of the story - https://fabiocerpelloni.gumroad.com/l/farewell Join my private email list at https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/  

In this episode, I'm reading out one of my blog posts. Here's the link https://fabiocerpelloni.com/swot-analysis/ Any comments? Please leave a comment in the box at the bottom of that page. I reply to all.

In this episode I'm joined by Urmi Hossain. Urmi is a proponent of self-development and continuous learning. She's also an author. She was born and raised in Italy by Bengali parents, who wanted her to be the typical Bengali girl: obedient and perfect for the community. In her book called "Discovering Your Identity: A Rebirth From Interracial Struggle", she narrates what she had to go through in her childhood. She does this through reflections and confessions about what it felt like growing up in a household that wanted her to be someone she didn't want to be. She's also a polyglot as she speaks 4 languages: Bengali, Italian, English and French. You'll hear us talk about: Her book How she learned English Fear of being judged Fear of making language mistakes How to be confident in speaking a second language The transcript of this episode is available here - https://fabiocerpelloni.gumroad.com/l/urmi If you'd like to support the show, then you could do one of these things: Write a review on Podchaser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXgdVIAWuio&feature=youtu.be  Tell a friend about the show Subscribe to Stolaroid Stories Share it on social media / WhatsApp / Telegram Leave a review on Apple Podcast Rate it on Spotify Thank you! Episode Links Urmi's picture on my website  - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/urmi/ Urmi's book on Amazon - · https://www.amazon.co.uk/Discovering-Your-Identity-Interracial-Struggle-ebook/dp/B0B75X14G7 My private email list  - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/  Episode transcript on Gumroad - · https://fabiocerpelloni.gumroad.com/l/urmi

In this episode, I'm reading out one of my blog posts. Here's the link https://fabiocerpelloni.com/bg/ Any comments? Please leave a comment in the box at the bottom of that page. I reply to all.

This is one of my favourite episodes. It's a conversation between me and Christopher, a US Army veteran from Texas. Chris served in the army for over 20 years. He fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, has a degree in psychology and one in philosophy, and he's the host of Wandering Vibes, a podcast about life and personal growth that I think you'll like. You'll hear us talk about: Chris' life story  How not to be hard on yourself when speaking a second language Living an abundant life Personal growth activities The transcript of this episode (the conversation part only) is available here - https://fabiocerpelloni.gumroad.com/l/chris  If you'd like to support the show, then you could do one of these things: Write a review on Podchaser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXgdVIAWuio&feature=youtu.be  Tell a friend about the show Subscribe to Stolaroid Stories Share it on social media / WhatsApp / Telegram Leave a review on Apple Podcast Rate it on Spotify Thank you! Episode Links Chris' podcast: Wandering Vibes  - https://feeds.transistor.fm/wandering-vibes-podcast Wandering Vibes Podcast on Instagram  Free book discussion event - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/events/ In hindsight  Transcript - https://fabiocerpelloni.gumroad.com/l/chris  Join my private email list for free tips and quiet announcements - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/ 

In this episode, I'm reading out one of my blog posts. Here's the link https://fabiocerpelloni.com/problems/ Any comments? Please leave a comment in the box at the bottom of that page. I reply to all.