Making friends and building your social circle can be difficult when you are surrounded by native English speakers. Here are some ways you can connect with new people when living in the UK.

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My name is Dan and I am a British English language coach from Sheffield in the UK. I help people who want to, or who already, live in the UK with their communication skills so that they can build a better life, a fulfilling career, and stronger relationships in their new environment.

You can learn from me for free:

I also offer paid services to help you build your communication skills:

If you want to make new friends and build better relationships with native speakers, it all starts with small talk. Most people think this is boring or embarrassing, but you couldn’t be further from the truth!

In this episode, I talk about:

Download “8 small talk mistakes and how to avoid them” for FREE”

https://www.britspeak.co/smalltalkmistakes

Join the Small Talk Success Workshop:

https://www.britspeak.co/small-talk-success

Check out the full show notes here:

https://www.britspeak.co/podcast/episode043

Get the transcripts and support the show:

https://www.patreon.com/britspeakpod

Thanks for checking out the BritSpeakPod. If you enjoyed this episode, do me a favour and subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review on your favourite podcast platform!

My name is Dan and I am a British English language coach from Sheffield in the UK. I help people who want to, or who already, live in the UK with their communication skills so that they can build a better life, a fulfilling career, and stronger relationships in their new environment.

You can learn from me for free:

I also offer paid services to help you build your communication skills:

Everyone gets worried about accidentally doing things that will make the people around them angry. Today I will help you avoid this problem by telling you the 5 things you should never do in the UK

In this Episode I talk about:

Check out the full show notes here:

⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/podcast/episode042

⁠https://www.patreon.com/britspeakpod⁠

⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/askbritspeak⁠⁠

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My name is Dan and I am a British English teacher from Sheffield in the UK. I moved to Japan in 2016 to start a new life and I realised that the language I learned from textbooks was nothing like the real world and I really struggled to survive in a new country. These days I am able to do most things in my daily life here in Japan and I want to make sure that you can do the same in the UK. I am here to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English!

You can learn from me for free:

We can also work together to help you achieve your language goals.

Whichever you choose, I am here to help!

Everyone gets worried about accidentally doing things that will make the people around them angry. Today I will help you avoid this problem by telling you the 5 things you should never do in the UK

In this Episode I talk about:

Check out the full show notes here:

⁠https://www.britspeak.co/podcast/episode041

https://www.patreon.com/britspeakpod⁠

⁠https://www.britspeak.co/askbritspeak⁠

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Thanks for checking out the BritSpeakPod. If you enjoyed this episode, do me a favour and subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review on your favourite podcast platform!

My name is Dan and I am a British English teacher from Sheffield in the UK. I moved to Japan in 2016 to start a new life and I realised that the language I learned from textbooks was nothing like the real world and I really struggled to survive in a new country. These days I am able to do most things in my daily life here in Japan and I want to make sure that you can do the same in the UK. I am here to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English!

You can learn from me for free:

We can also work together to help you achieve your language goals.

Whichever you choose, I am here to help!

Lots of English learners ask me if it is OK to use idioms at work or in their business communication. Let's talk about it.

In this episode I talk about:

Check out the full show notes here: ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/podcast/episode040

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Thanks for checking out the BritSpeakPod. If you enjoyed this episode, do me a favour and subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review on your favourite podcast platform!

My name is Dan and I am a British English teacher from Sheffield in the UK. I moved to Japan in 2016 to start a new life and I realised that the language I learned from textbooks was nothing like the real world and I really struggled to survive in a new country. These days I am able to do most things in my daily life here in Japan and I want to make sure that you can do the same in the UK. I am here to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English!

You can learn from me for free:

We can also work together to help you achieve your language goals.

Whichever you choose, I am here to help!⁠

Living in the UK can be pretty confusing sometimes. You know, you're in a new place surrounded by a bunch of new people with their own weird culture and it's easy to feel lost. So today we're going to talk about UK culture shocks and how you can survive them.

In this episode I talk about:

Check out the full show notes here: ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/podcast/episode039

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Thanks for checking out the BritSpeakPod. If you enjoyed this episode, do me a favour and subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review on your favourite podcast platform!

My name is Dan and I am a British English teacher from Sheffield in the UK. I moved to Japan in 2016 to start a new life and I realised that the language I learned from textbooks was nothing like the real world and I really struggled to survive in a new country. These days I am able to do most things in my daily life here in Japan and I want to make sure that you can do the same in the UK. I am here to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English!

You can learn from me for free:

We can also work together to help you achieve your language goals.

Whichever you choose, I am here to help!

English learners tend to learn idioms and expressions from their teachers and textbooks. The only problem is that most of them are really old fashioned and native speakers never use them. Today I will show you some expressions British people actually use!

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My name is Dan and I am a British English teacher from Sheffield in the UK. I moved to Japan in 2016 to start a new life and I realised that the language I learned from textbooks was nothing like the real world and I really struggled to survive in a new country. These days I am able to do most things in my daily life here in Japan and I want to make sure that you can do the same in the UK. I am here to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English!

You can learn from me for free:

We can also work together to help you achieve your language goals.

Whichever you choose, I am here to help!

The road to becoming a confident communicator in British English can be tricky. Sometimes you get a bit lost along the way and it can feel like you have stopped making progress. If this has happened to you, don't worry! I am here to help you get back on track!

In this episode, I talk about:

Check out my private lessons: https://www.britspeak.co/services

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Thanks for checking out the BritSpeakPod. If you enjoyed this episode, do me a favour and subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review on your favourite podcast platform!

My name is Dan and I am a British English teacher from Sheffield in the UK. I moved to Japan in 2016 to start a new life and I realised that the language I learned from textbooks was nothing like the real world and I really struggled to survive in a new country. These days I am able to do most things in my daily life here in Japan and I want to make sure that you can do the same in the UK. I am here to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English!

You can learn from me for free:

We can also work together to help you achieve your language goals.

Whichever you choose, I am here to help!

Today I am going to show you 5 different slang expressions that are used in the UK to say that something is good. We have loads of different ways to express this because it is really boring just to use the word “good” over and over again. We like to express ourselves in more interesting ways, you know?

Get my British Slang Guide here:

https://www.britspeak.co/british-slang-guide

⁠https://www.britspeak.co/podcast/episode036

https://www.patreon.com/britspeakpod⁠

Got a question? Ask me here and I might use it in a future podcast episode:

⁠https://www.britspeak.co/askbritspeak⁠

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Thanks for checking out the BritSpeakPod. If you enjoyed this episode, do me a favour and subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review on your favourite podcast platform!

My name is Dan and I am a British English teacher from Sheffield in the UK. I moved to Japan in 2016 to start a new life and I realised that the language I learned from textbooks was nothing like the real world and I really struggled to survive in a new country. These days I am able to do most things in my daily life here in Japan and I want to make sure that you can do the same in the UK. I am here to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English!

You can learn from me for free:

We can also work together to help you achieve your language goals.

Whichever you choose, I am here to help!

Speaking with confidence is something we all want to achieve but sometimes it feels like you are never going to get there. Today, I’m going to show you the secrets to building your speaking confidence.