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In this episode, Christina and Geraldine talk about: 

• Being on their way to a conference as they speak
• Geraldine's tips on how to stand out
• The importance of being nice and able to listen
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• to stand out = to be very easy to see or notice
• to follow up = to take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication
• pushy = trying hard to get what you want, especially in a rude manner
  
  

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In this episode, Christina and Matthew talk about: 

• ways that they break the ice 
• the importance of being a good storyteller
• the new format, which is to highlight different expressions used during the podcast

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• to break the ice =  to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness
• a commonality =  a shared feature or attribute 
• to take the pressure off = to reduce the amount of stress

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Christina:

Hey, everybody. Christina here with your Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. I hope that you're having a great day. And today I'm here with Matthew. Matthew, How are you doing?

Matthew:

I'm doing all right. Um, as we typically do, uh, starting with weather, there's a big storm coming here and it's, um, it's, it's giving me a headache, .

Christina:

Oh, right, Okay. You're, you're one of those people who's like affected by the weather. It's like, there's, there's

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Here's a rundown of what's in this months Haps: 

1. Aftercare packages - The page is now live and share-able (Here's the link!) 
2. BEM Postmortem - Still putting finishing touches, a lot of interesting stuff is in there already
3. Getting started with the new BEM format of coaching sessions, etc. 
4. MightyNetworks - Please encourage your students to participate ! 
5. FFCC podcasts - The long form episodes are starting
6. SBEC launch for November - Working on changing the way we launch (more heavy lifting leading up to the launch, less intense launch emails... to test)
7. Testing target market - Employees in France with company paying? B2B directly to companies ? Entrepreneurs? Testing in progress...
8. What I'm reading & listening to: 
   1. The BBoost podcast (in French), who did a series of 7 episodes on the future of the online training market. (My notes in English from the podcsts here)
   2. Courage is Calling, by Ryan Holiday

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In this episode, Christina and Matthew talk about: 

• social networking and face-to-face networking
• the importance of relationship-building
• the importance of making small-talk 

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• to set up [something] = to arrange (meetings, appointments, etc.)
• an exchange = the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another
• an interaction = mutual or reciprocal action or influence

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In this episode, Christina and Kristina talk about: 

• alternative words to use instead of 'conference'
• conferences that they have attended
• the activities done at conferences
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• a trend = a general movement; a current style or preference
• practical = of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
• hands-on = relating to, being, or providing direct practical experience in the operation or functioning of something; involving or allowing use of or touching with the hands 
  
  

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Christina:

Hi everybody. Christina here for the Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. I hope you're all having a good week, good month and all of that. Um, I'm here with Kristina today, Kristina, with a K. How are you doing today?

Kristina:

Hey, Hey, how are you? Doing good.

Christina:

Yeah. Doing well doing wel

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In this episode, Christina and Matthew talk about: 

• the new email address for the podcast
• some common questions we get from students
• some tips to help you improve your English
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• to work backwards =  to start at the end and go towards the start
• muscle memory = the ability to repeat a specific muscular movement with improved efficiency and accuracy that is acquired through practice and repetition
• in the same boat = in the same difficult situation as someone else
  
  

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Christina:
Hey, everybody, Christina here with the faster fluency conversation club podcast. I hope that you are having a fantastic week today. I'm here with Matthew and Matthew. How are you doing today?

Matthew:

Uh, doing great. Doing great. Thank you. How about yourself?

Christina:

Yeah, doing well. Um, I just got in from my, um, workout just before we s

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In this episode, Christina and Paola talk about: 

• Paola's introduction
• why Paola chose to began studying English
• some of the English programs Paola has done
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• spotlight = a projected spot of light used to illuminate brilliantly a person, object, or group on a stage
• time zone = a geographic region in which the same standard time is kept
• an outlook = general attitude to life and the world
  
  

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Christina:

Hi everyone, Christina here with the Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. I hope you are all doing very, very well and taking care of yourself. Today is a special episode because it's a student spotlight episode where we bring on a member of, uh, Faster Fluency Conversation Club. So you can get to know them better so they can share their experience learning English. And you can see that, you know, maybe if you're struggling with English, if you had questions and, and all of that stuff, you can see

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In this episode, Christina talks about: 

• some questions she hasn't recently received
• some important points to consider when finding the right time to start a coaching program
• cost versus benefit 
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• structured = organized
• a barrier = something that blocks the way; an obstacle
• to take into consideration = to keep something in mind when making a decision
  
  

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Christina:

Hey everybody. This is Christina here for your Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. I forgot the, I was stumbled over the name there for a minute. Um, sorry. There was a notification that popped up on my phone. I'm going to put my phone away, um, so that I can actually focus and concentrate on today's podcast. Now today's podcast is, um, a little different from the other regular episodes. Uh, it's just me, myself and I, uh, which is another way of saying it's me all alone. Uh, me, myself and I, uh, it's a useful expression for you. Um, just because we thought this was an interesting topic and it's actually a topic, um, that like in the past few weeks, um, two separate people have asked me by

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In this episode, Christina and Kristina talk about: 

• how to choose an English program that is best for you
• the advantages of private lessons and group lessons
• the importance of knowing your objective before choosing a course
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• to figure out = discover; solve
• personalized = made or done especially for a certain person
• proficient = skilled at; highly knowledgeable of
  
  

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In this episode, Christina and Trisha talk about: 

• some of their experiences teaching
• some of the things they see English learners doing
• ways to help English learners succeed
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• behind the scenes = being or working out of public view or in secret
• to break [something] down =  To methodically explain something step by step
• silly = showing little thought or judgment 

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