Smart English Coach

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Smart English Coach helps you get to advanced English level FAST. Get the strategies, mindset and shortcuts for fluent and confident English speaking. Presented by Clare Whitmell, an English teacher and coach, with 20+ years' experience of teaching students from around the world.

  1. How To Understand Fast Spoken English

    17 SEPT

    How To Understand Fast Spoken English

    Do you find listening to fast spoken English difficult? If so, this episode is for you! Some of my students came over to the UK recently for an intensive summer program, and there were four 'listening' situations which they found difficult. I explain why the conversations were hard, and share some tips and strategies to help you understand fast spoken English. This episode is for you if you travel to English-speaking countries, or if you have conversations with native English speakers. Link in this episode International Dialects of English Archive - listen to how people from different countries and regions speak English The English Fluency Club - join our community to get more fluent in English! Send us a text Subscribe to the podcast Never miss an episode! Get free weekly coaching tips here.

    19 min
  2. What's Your Big 'Why' For Learning English?

    3 SEPT

    What's Your Big 'Why' For Learning English?

    When you know the most important reason for learning English, you can make progress faster - even when you have 'bad' days with English! In this episode I share the three reasons why it's so powerful, and an easy way to discover your 'big why'. Links from this episode Contact me to book individual English sessions Join the English Fluency Club to speak English regularly and improve your general English level Send us a text Subscribe to the podcast Never miss an episode! Get free weekly coaching tips here.

    10 min
  3. Is Your English Teacher Helping You - Or Hurting You?

    30 JUL

    Is Your English Teacher Helping You - Or Hurting You?

    Your English teacher is supposed to help you feel more confident with English - but what should you do if the opposite happens? In this podcast episode, find out: - why a teacher can make you feel less confident - three things you can do to regain your motivation and confidence  Links in this episode English Fluency Club  (regular English speaking in a fun atmosphere) 3-word story (deadline for the competition - 21 August 2025) Send us a text Subscribe to the podcast Never miss an episode! Get free weekly coaching tips here.

    12 min
  4. How To Find Joy In English With A 3-Word Story Challenge

    16 JUL

    How To Find Joy In English With A 3-Word Story Challenge

    In this episode, guest Ruth Pringle invites you to win a gorgeous brooch (piece of jewellery) in her 3-word story competition. Ruth is an English teacher who runs language holidays in Scotland which don't feel like English classes. In the episode we talk about how to feel more confident in English through connecting your experiences to your English - and why it's important to have fun and pleasure using English. Listen to the episode for your chance to win a beautiful, unique piece of Scottish jewellery! Vocabulary notes jaded with = tired of (social media) itchy = when your skin is uncomfortable and you have to scratch it to make it feel calm handstand = when you 'stand' on your hands (with your legs vertically in the air) Links in this episode Blue Noun - Ruth's website Alone With English - A 6-part audio guide to learning English Send us a text Subscribe to the podcast Never miss an episode! Get free weekly coaching tips here.

    21 min
  5. How Speaking Templates Help You With English Fluency

    2 JUL

    How Speaking Templates Help You With English Fluency

    We have templates to help us write reports and emails - and we can also use them to help us speak with more confidence and fluency. In this episode, I show you how 'speaking templates' (or 'fluency phrases') help us to structure sentences. These templates are flexible and they help you to focus on your message - rather than worrying about every word. If you'd like to practise some speaking templates with my full support, check out my new two-week fluency program: Confident Summer Speaking. Send us a text Subscribe to the podcast Never miss an episode! Get free weekly coaching tips here.

    9 min
  6. How To Stop Freezing When You Speak English

    25 JUN

    How To Stop Freezing When You Speak English

    You can have great grammar and vocabulary - and still 'freeze' when you speak English. It can happen at all levels of English, and even when you've prepared. In this episode, I look at some reasons why you freeze when you speak, and some strategies to reduce it! Link in the episode Join the English Fluency Club to speak English regularly without stress. Send us a text Subscribe to the podcast Never miss an episode! Get free weekly coaching tips here.

    9 min
  7. How To Be Confident Using English At Work

    18 JUN

    How To Be Confident Using English At Work

    In this episode, Meg Nicholls talks about the challenges of using English at a high level - and how to be more confident in professional situations. Find out: - why 'code-switching' can be stressful - why conversational English is often more challenging than giving a presentation - why your 'mindset' will help you be more confident in English Links in this episode Find out more about Meg on her site megalanguagecoach.com Send us a text Subscribe to the podcast Never miss an episode! Get free weekly coaching tips here.

    17 min
  8. 7 Strategies For English Fluency

    5 JUN

    7 Strategies For English Fluency

    This episode contains the recording of a workshop I gave on 7 strategies for English fluency. These are the same strategies that I teach inside the English Fluency Breakthrough program, and they will help you to reduce hesitation in English by 30% - 40%, and to increase your vocabulary by up to 40%. Get all the details of the English Fluency Breakthrough program here: English Fluency Breakthrough Program Send us a text Subscribe to the podcast Never miss an episode! Get free weekly coaching tips here.

    46 min
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Smart English Coach helps you get to advanced English level FAST. Get the strategies, mindset and shortcuts for fluent and confident English speaking. Presented by Clare Whitmell, an English teacher and coach, with 20+ years' experience of teaching students from around the world.

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  • Creator
    Clare
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    124
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 Smart English Coach
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