A podcast to help you improve your English learning skills. For far too long, people have taken the classroom style route to learning a language, or have used methods that don&#39;t always work. Listening to a native speaker is easier than ever. Ignore the grammar and don&#39;t worry about sounding perfect. I&#39;m Jayson, a native English speaker from the US. My goal is to help you learn English (or any language) in the most efficient way possible: Listening, remembering, and being confident). Welcome to How We Really Talk.

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Recently, I was asked whether you should learn about someone else&#39;s culture first, or just the language you&#39;re studying. I give an in depth explanation on what the best way to learn in this instance is. This episode gives more of an insight into how you should keep learning in a story and experience setting. It gives you more opportunities to expand vocabulary and listen to how a native English speaker from the US speaks. You&#39;ll also learn about different cultures and differences in other languages.

How We Really Talk - Ep. 4: Language and Culture

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Grammar might be holding you back from speaking more confidently. Grammar isn’t the end-all be-all, and it shouldn’t be your main focus. Sure, you need the basics, but in this episode, I break down the only grammar that you really need and explain why grammar drills and memorizing things don’t help in the long run. Listen to this episode to get a real sense on what you should be focusing on doing instead so that you can improve your English more efficiently.

How We Really Talk – Ep. 3: Stop Worrying About Grammar

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In this episode, you&#39;ll learn about three important words that are used by native English speakers everyday. Gonna, wanna, and gotta. Chances are, you&#39;ve heard these words before whether you knew it or not. Maybe you already use them. But what do they actually mean? This isn&#39;t something you&#39;d typically be encouraged to use in a classroom or in a paper, these words are shortened, allowing sentences to flow and sound much smoother while speaking or texting. Use these words to sound more natural.

How We Really Talk - Ep. 2: Gonna, Wanna, Gotta

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At the beginning of your conversation in English, you may have learned to say &#34;I&#39;m fine, thanks&#34; to someone when you&#39;re asked &#34;How are you?&#34; But here&#39;s why you shouldn&#39;t say it and what you should say instead. To a native English speaker, &#34;fine&#34; doesn&#39;t mean what you think it does.

How We Really Talk - Ep. 1: What Fine Really Means

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A podcast to help you improve your English learning skills. For far too long, people have taken the classroom style route to learning a language, or have used methods that don&#39;t always work. Listening to a native speaker is easier than ever. Ignore the grammar and don&#39;t worry about sounding perfect. I&#39;m Jayson, a native English speaker from the US. My goal is to help you learn English (or any language) in the most efficient way possible: Listening, remembering, and being confident). Welcome to How We Really Talk.

How We Really Talk - Intro

Intro

Learning English? Forget about the basic classroom style approach and grammar. Listen to a native speaker to help improve your listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Welcome to How We Really Talk.