Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni

Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni

By Fabio Cerpelloni (www.fabiocerpelloni.com)Arts
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Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni episodes

  • You Don't Need Follow Every English Teacher Out There

    Watch the episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/his4qaunSmA

    You don't need 127 teachers, YouTubers, or creators. One or two are enough. Choose one you trust and then get on with your learning without getting lost in a sea of contradicting voices.
    Links
    The only YouTube channel I used to learn English -- It was great in 2011. Imagine how great it is in 2024 -- https://www.youtube.com/user/engvidenglish
    My book: https://fabiocerpelloni.com/any-language-you-want/

    10 min
  • The Best Way to Learn a Language: All You Need to Know About It

    Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4kfYRqxYtqA

    What's the best way to learn a language? My first language is Italian but I've spent the past decade teaching English, a language I started learning in my 20s. I've also studied and researched second language acquisition as part of my MA in Language Education.
    Without bragging, I know the answer to "What's the best way to learn a language?" But I can't reveal the secret without first addressing a bigger question.
    I hope what I say in this episode is helpful.
    ***
    My book: https://fabiocerpelloni.com/any-language-you-want/

    20 min
  • Don't Use English Idioms to "Sound Advanced"

    Do you use English idioms in speaking or writing to sound advanced? To impress someone? To look cool?


    Don't.


    Episode links

    • Watch this episode on YouTube -- https://youtu.be/zW1x9ydBwHA
    • Book: 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing by Gary Provost
    • My book -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/any-language-you-want/
    • The video I mentioned -- https://youtu.be/P_AZvuGjS0w?si=kqiGQneeDh-8zcm8
    • My website -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/
      • 17 min
    • The Power of Thinking about Thinking & Learning Journals: with David Loewen (Doctor of Education)

      Watch this episode on YouTube --

      https://youtu.be/WkYpKVokW4c

      A fascinating interview with David Loewen from Canada. David is a writer, thinker and Doctor of Education. He's also the co-founder of Humanity Academy, a social enterprise committed to empowering individuals by unlocking the doors of knowledge, wisdom, and self-awareness.


      David and I talked about:

      • The Humanity Academy
      • The shortcomings of traditional education systems
      • The importance of thinking about thinking
      • Learning journals
      • Bears, Australia, and Creativity

        • I'm fascinated by David's work. I hope you'll find this interesting too.


        Chapters:

        00:00 Introduction

        02:50 Humanity Academy

        06:36 Problems with Traditional Education

        13:05 Solutions

        23:55 Learning Journals

        36:35 Keeping a Learning Journal

        49:31 Individualism

        58:37 Talking to Ourselves

        1:09:00 Consistency?

        1:22:30 5-Day Crash Course

        1:26:00 Conclusion


        *Books we mentioned (hope I haven't missed any!)*

        • The Secret Life of You by Kerri Sackville
        • Show Your Work by Austin Kleon
        • Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg


          • Links to David's Work:

          - Personal website: https://www.davidloewen.org/

          - Newsletter (2 free weekly issues): https://www.boxcutter.co/

          - Humanity Academy: https://www.humanityacademy.life/

          - The Learning Journal Crash Course: https://www.learningjournal.life/

          David's Medium:

          - https://medium.com/@thelearningjournals

          - https://medium.com/@thedavidloewen


          For more about Fabio (me) go to https://fabiocerpelloni.com/

          1 hr 28 min
        • Improve Your Writing by Publishing on Medium (Tips for Non-Native English Writers)

          Watch this episode on YouTube --

          https://youtu.be/gjDkyfaW-40

          Keeping a journal or a diary has never scared anyone. But putting your words in front of other people’s eyes, well, yes, that might be intimidating, especially if you’re writing in a second language.

          I never had an audience when I was learning to write in English. I would use pen and paper, and I never published a single word except for some status updates on Facebook.

          I missed out.

          Knowing that someone will read you may be scary, but it'll naturally force you to revise, improve, and polish your text. You’ll be checking the language you use, asking yourself whether your ideas are clear or not and, most importantly, you’ll be writing to and for real human beings who may even give you some feedback.

          That's why I encourage you to publish your writing.

          No special tools are required. You don’t need any expensive subscriptions. You don’t need to learn how to build a website or create a personal blog. You just need to open an account on Medium.com – a free blogging platform.

          I’ve been there for a while too, so if you need any help or have any questions about it, let me know in the comments.

          *Links*

          • Medium - https://medium.com/
          • My medium profile - https://medium.com/@fabiocerpelloni
          • The Short Form - https://medium.com/the-shortform
            • 5 min
          • How to Improve Your Writing (Book Recommendation)

            Watch on YouTube --

            https://youtu.be/P_AZvuGjS0w
            What's the best way to improve your writing? Here's a book that can help you. Great for beginners and intermediate writers. Useful reminders in it for more advanced ones.


            Links and stuff I mentioned

            "100 Ways to Improve Your Writing" by Gary Provost

            An interview with Derek Sivers on the "Writers Ink" podcast: "The Art of Simplicity with Derek Sivers" -- https://writersinkpodcast.com/the-art-of-simplicity-with-derek-sivers/

            My website -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/

            13 min
          • Write to Be Useful: with Niki Tisza

            Watch this episode on YouTube --

            https://youtu.be/JDPwhC987eM

            In this episode of Stolaroid Stories, I'm joined by Niki Tisza, a non-native English writer and designer from Hungary. Niki started writing when she was a kid and her passion for the written word has never waned.


            Here's what you'll hear her talk about:

            - Journaling

            - Negative feedback she received from teachers

            - Her successes as a blogger

            - Coping with criticisms about her English grammar.

            - Arnold Schwarzenegger

            - Reading books

            - Writing tips


            I hope her story will inspire you.


            𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬

            - Niki on Medium - https://medium.com/@nikitisza

            - Niki's website - https://www.nikitisza.com/


            - 41 Useful AI Prompts for Non-Native English Writers (PDF) --https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SH_mfeXlBQjn92Jxmfn5HlZa_ggbNAlV/view?usp=sharing


            - 3-week writing program - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/writing-program/


            𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐖𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝

            - Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger

            - Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger

            - The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron


            𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬

            00:00 Introduction

            01:06 Niki's Early Writing Journey

            09:47 Negative Feedback

            22:02 Writing in English

            32:45 Blogging vs. Social Media

            36:01 Writing Advice

            41:33 Using ChatGPT

            48:00 Reading + @ArnoldSchwarzenegger

            53:50 Future Project +Conclusion

            1 hr 1 min
          • Don't Let ChatGPT Suppress Your Writing Creativity (a rant😅)

            I have a monthly subscription to the ChatGPT 4, the "premium" version. I love ChatGPT. In one of my blogs, I wrote:


            "An AI chatbot is a tool — like a hammer. You can use a hammer to put up paintings on the wall, build a hospital for kids, defend yourself from a mugger, or smash your partner’s head. A hammer is neither good nor bad. A hammer is a hammer. But what you use a hammer for can have good or bad consequences." An AI chatbot is the same. An AI chatbot is a terrible tool for you as a non-native English writer if you let the machine write for you.

            (Read the full article here if interested -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/41-ai-prompts-for-non-native-english-writers/)

            The Internet is full of junk and it's never been easier to churn out crappy writing. So let's use AI to learn, improve, and create great stuff -- not to become robots ourselves.

            9 min
          • Skilled Writers Pre-Write

            I'm doing a Master's degree in Language Education. I'm focussing my study on helping non-native English writers so I'm learning many things about writing and writers' processes these days.

            In this video, I share something that keeps coming up in the research.
            I hope this is helpful (you can watch this on YouTube too -- https://youtu.be/0GSR3XT1mj0?si=Qd_hKLnTYK41E0wD)
            ***
            My private email list for non-native English writers -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private

            11 min

          About Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni

          From the publisher's feed

          I have this channel to help writers improve their craft. You'll find interviews with authors, from small indie ones to big names like Seth Godin, Derek Sivers, Kerri Sackville, Matthew Dicks, Barbara Serra, and others. You'll also find unscripted rambles, unedited reflections, book reviews, writing tips, stories, rants -- anything to help you become a better writer and creative thinker. You're welcome to join me! I ask more questions than I answer.