Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni

Lucia Matuonto is a book author, podcaster, and children’s physiotherapist from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, who speaks English, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

During the global lockdown she started The Relatable Voice Podcast as a way to connect with others and share stories.

On her show she interviews people from all walks of life. Her guests range from book authors, life coaches, and public speakers, to survivors, healers, and storytellers. She invites them to talk about life, books, goals and, in Lucia’s own words, “whatever else comes up.”

At the time of writing, The Relatable Voice Podcast counts over 300 episodes.

Imagine how much speaking practice Lucia has done over the past few years. In fact, she says that since she launched her show in 2020, she’s been making noticeable progress in her English speaking skills and she’s now more confident in her ability to communicate.

You'll hear her talk about her experience with podcasting as a learner of English and I hope this conversation will inspire you to start your own podcast.

Episode Links

My private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/

Get in touch with Lucia - https://www.luciamatuonto.com/

The Relatable Voice podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-relatable-voice-podcast/id1552925382

Me on the The Relatable Voice podcast (coming soon)

Do you have to finish reading a book just because you started it? Should you avoid using subtitles when watching a movie in another language just because someone says so? If something works for everybody, but not for you, what should you do? Here are my thoughts on this.

Watch me talk about this on YouTube - http://youtu.be/tyeSLYKRjDc?hd=1

Find out more on my website - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/

A couple of weeks ago I posted an article about war. It's an article I wrote to myself. In this episode I read it out to you and share my reflections.

You can read it here. - https://medium.com/@fabiocerpelloni/you-say-youre-against-war-but-are-you-really-f7ec39540fda?source=friends_link&sk=ff1be6991b46fecc71432e9d55901beb

Watch me talk about this on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyCa-k7UXAM&t=11s

I hope this is useful.

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In this episode, I talk with Lyn, a learner of English from Taiwan. Lyn has been learning English for a few years.

She also worked with me because she needed some help with her speaking.

You'll hear us talk about:

My private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/

The speaking program Lyn did with me, "4 Weeks with Fabio" - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/4-weeks-with-fabio/

The book club Lyn took with me last year - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/storyworthy-book-program/

If you'd like to help, check out my book club idea -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1st_wYJtR0sCswlw7eki-1FjCsH_t18CG0r6aXrm1nRI/edit?usp=sharing

Or let me know what you think of book clubs by completing this 2-minute questionnaire -- https://forms.gle/h7Qefjd21NkGwKSu5

The blog post I mentioned in the podcast -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/book-clubs/

Join my private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/

Watch this on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EUS9oCaodU&t=530s

When I was learning English, I wanted to have a native English accent. I had 5 good reasons for this. Looking back, though, I realize that 3 of these reasons were stupid.  I’ll share all 5 of them with you. 

You can read the article I wrote about this too. - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/native-english-accent/

I hope this helps you.

In this episode, I play a personal storytelling game with Martin from Rock n' Roll English, the funniest English teacher and podcaster out there (in my opinion).

The game is called "3-2-1." Martin and I give each other 3 concrete nouns (e.g. pen, book, glass). We then choose one of these nouns and have 2 minutes to prepare to tell a 1-minute personal story about it.

"3-2-1" is a game that Matthew Dicks, a master storyteller from the US, plays in his storytelling workshops. I decided to play it with Martin as I know he loves telling stories.

You'll hear 6 stories including not wanting to marry Aloha, my partner, and acting like Homer Simpson. Some of these stories are not bad, some others are great. This is a light-hearted episode that I'm sure you'll enjoy.

Episode Links

Get in touch with Martin - https://www.rocknrollenglish.com/

The Storyworthy Book Club - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/storyworthy-book-program/

My private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/

Falling in love with learning English is what helped me master it. Can this happen to you too?

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In this episode, I talk with Philip Charter, an award-winning British writer and writing coach who loves helping multilingual writers share what they have got to say.

You'll hear us talk about:

Episode Links

Get in touch with Phil - https://linktr.ee/englishwritingcoach

My private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/

My book clubs - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/book-discussions/

Medium (where to publish your writing for free) - https://medium.com/

Books we mentioned

The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. & E. B. White

On Writing Well by William Zinsser

On Writing by Stephen King

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Please find 5 minutes a day to sit down and read a book. It's essential.

Watch this on YouTube - http://youtu.be/COjE_jW56CE?hd=1

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