The InFluency Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Unlock the parts of you that stay quiet in English and finally show up as your full self. In this episode, we talk about the habits and thoughts that limit your expression and how to break them so you can speak with clarity, confidence, and freedom.

You will learn how to:
• Notice the beliefs that hold you back
• Shift from fear to curiosity
• Practice in simple daily ways that build real confidence
• Express yourself with more presence and ease

Want to keep practicing and building your true voice in English? Check out my practice community, Beyond.  https://bit.ly/4nrfM5N

Struggling with prepositions in English? In this lesson, we'll discover the most common preposition mistakes and practice them together with clear drills so you can use them confidently in real life.

Learn with me in my courses 🤝 https://bit.ly/4oBeZzC

"Difficult doesn't mean impossible, and direction is more important than speed." That's a quote from the wonderful interview I'm having today with my dear student, Luciana! Her story will inspire you to keep going, no matter where you are on your English journey.

In this episode, Luciana, a UX designer from Brazil now living in Portugal, shares how she went from avoiding speaking English and feeling awkward in meetings… to hosting conversation groups, creating videos, and speaking confidently every single day.

We talk about:
- How she shifted her mindset from fear to joy
- Why community and accountability are game-changers
- How pronunciation work improved her fluency AND listening skills

If you've ever thought you're too old to improve, or that fluency is impossible without living in an English-speaking country, Luciana is living proof that it's possible.

Luciana is a student of both my New Sound and Beyond programs!
Check them out here:
Join New Sound: https://bit.ly/3I9wNkY
Join Beyond: https://bit.ly/4nrfM5N

Today, I'm starting to share my humble experience learning Spanish living in Barcelona, and trying to understand others and get by. It's not as easy as I thought it would be! But I'm working on finding my path.

Tune in to listen to my episode and hear what it's like to be an absolute beginner in a new language.

Practice pronunciation with me! Suffixes in English often change the pronunciation and stress on a word, which can make guessing the right pronunciation a bit stressful. But in this episode, I'll show you how to pronounce words with the -ally suffix with ease.

What other words with the -ally suffix can you think of?

In this episode, the examples include how to pronounce the words:

• Cultural and Culturally
• Digital and Digitally
• Natural and Naturally
• Accident and Accidentally
• Specific and Specifically

If moving to a new country does anything, it definitely shakes up your daily routine. In this episode, I'll talk about how I'm balancing productivity, creating a different work environment, developing different routines and balancing family time in Barcelona.

Do you want to improve your communication skills in professional environments in English? That's exactly what we're talking about today with Lindsay from All Ears English. We talk about how business English has changed since the pandemic, and how you can succeed in conversations remotely or in-person. 

Useful Business English phrases, recommended by Lindsay:

• I apologize but I need to reschedule our meeting. Does [time] work for you?
• I hate to do this but I need to reschedule our meeting. Can you please send me your availability for next week?
• I'm sorry, I have to cancel. Would you be available at [time]?
• I want to respect your time today. What are your time constraints?
• How did [event] go?
• I'm wondering what you're thinking about [topic of interest]?
• What are your thoughts on [topic]?
• What keeps you busy when you're out of work?
• What do you like to do outside of work?
• Now I'm gonna pass this to [person].
• Next up is [person] who's gonna go through [something].
• I'll hand it back to [person] to show us [something].

Connect with Lindsay on All Ears English 

Website: https://www.allearsenglish.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/all_ears_english/
Subscribe to All Ears English Podcast: https://www.allearsenglish.com/episodes/
Check out Lindsay's Business English course https://bit.ly/30AttqB 

Listen to our previous interview together: https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/68/

Today I'm sharing with you the CRAZIEST thing I've ever done and how I moved my entire family to Spain…before even knowing if I would receive the visa. I'll also share why the power of our thoughts can either limit us, or allow us to take risks we never could have imagined, but get us big results.

Whether you're a passionate polyglot, or you have to learn several languages out of necessity, you might have wondered if learning more than one language can harm your progress in English. In today's episode, I'll share my thoughts, and what steps you can take if you are learning more than one language at a time.

Did you like this episode? Check out the episode "Will Learning Other Accents Mess Up My English?" https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/listening-to-different-accents/

Moving to a new country can be scary, and you need to build a new sense of confidence in this new place. I realized that the only way for me to overcome my fear of 'not belonging' or 'doing something wrong' is by building my confidence little by little by taking small actions. And that's what I'm talking about today.

Video version is available here: https://youtu.be/sEDlJwSUF_4