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

381. Little pieces of confidence | My Relocation Diaries

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In today’s episode, we’ll practice connected speech in 25 of some of the most common, daily expressions that you can use in your everyday conversations. Wadaya-think?
Download the free practice sheet with audio here to see the transcript and follow along: https://bit.ly/49SSm1s
Check out my other episodes to learn the basics of connected speech:

Connected speech in English: How to use it to sound even clearer: https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/274/
How to Connect Words and Sounds in English: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/connected-speech/

398. Practice connected speech in these 25 daily phrases

I hit a million followers on YouTube!  Today, I want to share some of the lessons I’ve learned over the past several years, with hundreds of videos later, and how I view this milestone.

397. Lessons learned from 1 million subscribers on YouTube 

I’ve been promising I’d tell you this story for several weeks now…and I won’t hold you in suspense any longer.  Here’s the story of my refrigerator, and a much bigger story about dealing with circumstances completely out of your control.
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396. The refrigerator story | My Relocation Diaries

I got really sick. In this episode I talk about why it was different to be sick in a different country, what was the hardest thing for me, and the funny thing that happened at the pharmacy

395. Sick | My Relocation Diaries

Do you know the 5 most common words in English? Are you actually pronouncing them the RIGHT WAY? You might be surprised! Tune in to this episode to learn about how to actually pronounce the most common words that appear in the English language.
Practice more of these words in phrases and sentences on my website: https://bit.ly/3THEdOw

381. Little pieces of confidence | My Relocation Diaries

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