My guest today is Joana Lisboa from Unleash your Vocal Power. We met on LinkedIn last year when I think I commented on one of Joana’s voice-related posts. Then, after chatting some more, I thought she would be a great guest for the podcast.

For the past 12 years, Joana’s life mission has been to help others find their authentic voice. The process of self-discovery she suggests to her clients has been proven by her before starting her career as a Vocal Coach. She went from being a shy girl, barely heard, to someone who believes in applying her vocal power authentically, no matter the circumstances. She works with entrepreneurs and companies and also gives singing lessons. Anything related to voice and body captures her attention: communication, singing, acting, cinema, dancing.

We talked about:

🎙 Joana’s story and how she came into vocal coaching
🎙 How both shy and outgoing people both have communication challenges
🎙 Why it’s important to know your voice and how you can be creative and flexible with it. The freedom when you can be yourself!
🎙 How public speaking can help you to develop and discover your voice
🎙 The best advice – to be present and focus on what’s happening here and now.

Find out more on the show notes page:
https://englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode245/

I loved recording this episode!

Originally I asked for volunteers from the conversation club for freelancers and business owners to record an episode with me about why they come to the club, how it has helped them, and what advice they would give to anyone who was thinking about coming along. Patricia, Maria, Anja, Lieselotte, and Marta all volunteered and I was so happy to hear what they had to say. I’m proud of what we are creating together and so happy that a recurring theme was the feeling of safety within the club – safety to use the language, talk freely, and even make mistakes!

The club is for people who aren’t looking for a course, but who would like to have an opportunity to speak English in a welcoming and friendly group. We have a topic that is related to freelancing or running your own business and everyone has the opportunity to ask questions, share ideas, and we can all learn from each other.

So, if you’d like to join us at the conversation club, you can sign up or find out more on the club's page:
https://www.englishwithkirsty.com/conversations 

or on the show notes page for this episode:
https://www.englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode244

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My guest today is Rita Menezes, whom I met through the language networking events that I run with Rita Prazeres Gonçalves.

Since 2002, Rita Menezes has been working as translator, subtitler, transcreator and reviser/quality controller in several audiovisual, transcreation and marketing projects; these projects include, for example, films and series now on streaming and marketing campaigns of well-known brands. Since 2014, Rita has also been involved in translator’s training. Rita has a BA in Translation and Interpreting, a MSc in Relationship Marketing and a PhD in Translation Studies, specialised in audiovisual translation. As a researcher, her main research interests are subtitling, subtitling revision/quality control and pivot subtitling. She is the co-author of the educational project ApiVoT and co-editor of a special issue of “Perspectives” about pivot audiovisual translation. Creativity, ethics and technology are areas that awaken her curiosity.

We talked about:

Find out more on the show notes page:
https://www.englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode243

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My guest today is Olivia Segal whom I met on LinkedIn last year.

This is how Olivia introduces herself:

Hi! I’m Olivia. I’m an English Language Specialist. I help Spanish- and Catalan-speaking organisations with all their content in English through my reviewing and editing, translation, writing, and language consultation services. I’m based in London, but you can find me in Barcelona a few times a year.
I love talking about languages! I studied them at university, learnt even more by living and working abroad and am still amazed by the people you can meet through speaking another language.

We talked about:

Find out more about olivia on the show notes page:
https://www.englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode242
and check out the events section on my home page for details of te events that I mentioned at th beginning.


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My guest today is Diego Perez, whom I first heard being interviewed on the Language Worker podcast! Thank you Rita for interesting me to so many cool people!!

I wanted to do this episode because we're talking about something outside of my experience, but it is another way for people to develop their language skills.

Diego Perez is a passionate and optimistic voice in video game localisation. With loc credits for Diablo Immortal, Baldur’s Gate III, and Final Fantasy VII: Remake and nearly 10 years of experience under his belt, he is the Portuguese translator behind the upcoming Kenshi 2, a mentor for beginner translators, a language industry writer, and the lecturer of a game loc course at TranslaStars.

We talked about:

Find out more about Diego on the show notes page:
https://www.englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode241

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My guest today is Megan Miller, whom I met last year on LinkedIn.

Megan Miller is the CEO of Aprovechar Language Solutions, LLC, a company which acts as a bridge between English and Spanish language learners. Her personalized and small group programs take a habit-based approach, and whether it’s in class or a Book Club – you know you’ll have fun! Megan has a Bachelor’s in Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture and is certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language.
We talked about:
• Megan’s podcast for learners of Spanish and how she focuses on one word in each episode.
• How habits and routines can help us to improve our language skills.
• The mountains and valleys of language learning and what you can do when it stops being fun.
• What we want to call ourselves – teacher? Coach? Mentor? Trainer? What do these things mean in different languages?
• And it comes back again … learning a language needs to be fun!!

Find out more about Megan on the show notes page:
https://www.englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode240

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My guest today is Craig Wealand

London-born Craig is a DELTA qualified teacher, materials writer and a professional podcaster and podcast editor.
He settled in Valencia, Spain in 1997 where he worked for the British Council and was a Cambridge speaking examiner until 2021.
He has spoken at several international conferences on podcasting and language teaching. These days, he spends his time teaching English conversation and fluency online and producing his co-hosted language podcast.

We talked about:

⭐ Craig’s story and how he got into teaching
⭐ The hidden meanings behind words and why it’s important to understand body language as well as words
⭐ Craig’s experiences of living and working in Spain
⭐ Tips and resources for passing the Cambridge speaking exam
⭐ Craig’s podcast for learners of English

Find out more about Craig on the show notes page:
https://www.englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode239

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My guest today is Renata Fernandes from Renata Fernandes Translation.

Previously Renata was a guest on The Language Worker podcast and we met at one of the networking events for language professionals that I run with Rita Prazeres Gonçalves.

This is how Renata introduces herself:

“I’m a Brazilian bi cisgender female chronic pain warrior who translates movies and TV shows for a living, and someone who’s relentless about pizza and inclusive communication.”

We talked about:

* Who Renata is and what she does
* Why inclusive language is important to Renata
* A Netflix initiative to promote inclusive language
* Different ways of communicating inclusively in Brazilian Portuguese
* Where you can find Renata online.

Find out more on the show notes page:
https://www.englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode236

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I start this episode by running through the 4 events that I'm offering in March 2024. If you'd like to know more or you're interested in future events, check out the events section on 
https://www.englishwithkirsty.com 

I then go on to talk about my experiences of volunteering, 5 ways a voluntary role in another language can help you, and how not all volunteering roles are the same. They can be online or face-to-face, and there are many organisations that are looking for volunteers, so you’re sure tto find something related to your interests or a topic about which you feel passionate.

How about you? do you have any experience with volunteering in another language? Is it something that you would like to explore?

Find out more on the show notes page:
https://englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode237/

Send me an email if you have any questions or suggestions about the English with Kirsty podcast:
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or come and find me on LinkedIn 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsty-wolf-a8478235/

Nick Nasev is a London-based accredited translator of Southern Slavic languages into English. He has also been an editor of and contributor to many award-winning books and journals about southeast Europe. But get this… his surname might not show it, but he’s actually a fourth-generation Aussie and also an expert in Australian culture and its own form of English, topics he also writes about. For almost 2 decades Nick has been working for many high-profile clients adapting their English copy and text for an Australian audience. And no, it’s not simply a case of just adding -ie to the end of every word.

We talked about:

Find out more on the show notes page:
https://www.englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode236

Send me an email if you have any questions or suggestions about the English with Kirsty podcast:
[email protected]
or come and find me on LinkedIn 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsty-wolf-a8478235/