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Stolaroid Stories Fabio Cerpelloni
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Stolaroid Stories is a podcast for English learners who are also interested in personal development. Each episode features true stories and inspiring conversations with people from all walks of life, from language teachers and coaches to army veterans and activists. You'll improve your English while listening to real-life experiences, gaining insight and inspiration from others, and reflecting on yourself and your own journey. The show is hosted by Fabio Cerpelloni, an easy-going English teacher from Italy - www.fabiocerpelloni.com
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Learn Grammar With The English Grammar Detective: Paul Duke (Part 2)
The second half of the conversation with Paul Duke, The English Grammar Detective. (Listen to the previous episode for Part 1)
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/ -
Learn Grammar With The English Grammar Detective: Paul Duke (Part 1)
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/ -
A reflection on writing and on the book I wrote
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/ -
Changing Your Thoughts To Avoid Anxiety: With Samantha Lantagne (Part 2)
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/ -
Changing Your Thoughts To Avoid Anxiety: With Samantha Lantagne, a Language Trainer With a Background in Psychology and Mental Health (Part 1)
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/ -
How will learning English help you become the person you want to become?
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/