Quirky French Podcast

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What if you could improve your listening skills and discover French culture at the same time? This week, I'm launching a new series called Storytime. I will read you the first chapter of a classic French book, followed by some comprehension questions, and will give you all the answers as well as vocabulary and grammar insights in the chapter's guidebook downloadable for FREE here: www.quirkyfrench.com/podcast/episode13

If you like the sound of the story and want to discover more, you'll also receive the following chapters, guidebooks, and transcripts in your inbox each week as well as slowed-down recorded audios. Get your freebies now at: www.quirkyfrench.com/podcast/episode13

We are taught to believe that failing is bad, making mistakes is wrong, we are constantly judged on our performance and this can often lead to fear. In today's episode, I want to explore the concept of mistakes and failure and offer a different perspective on the subject. If you're afraid to speak up for fear of making mistakes or looking like a fool, and if your self-confidence is at an all-time low, this new perspective could help you regain control and power over your fear. This week, I'll invite you to redefine what it means to make mistakes and invite failure and mistakes into your learning journey for real growth. More information at www.quirkyfrench.com/podcast/episode12

Salut! How do you know you're progressing when everything gives you the opposite impression? You put in the work, the time, the money, and yet you're still left wondering if any of it is worth it. Introducing... the intermediate plateau! This week, I'll discuss what the learning plateau is, how to know whether you're progressing or not and how to stay motivated when you feel like giving up. For more content and resources, visit www.quirkyfrench.com/quirkyfrenchpodcast

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The title says it all: within the next 15 minutes, you'll find out how much better your French can be! If you tend to freeze up when you start to talk, if you get that awful ball of nerves and tend to get stuck out of panic, you're going to want to listen to this very special interactive episode.
This week, we're going to do an activity together, you're going to experience improvement in your speaking, and it's going to happen live! First I'm going to talk about what happens in your body when your mind goes blank, and then I'll show you how to recenter and become grounded in spite of your nerves using two very simple steps that will help you speak clearly and efficiently every time you use those tips. You'll see for yourself as we do this exercise together. 
As always, to take things even further, make sure to download your free bonus at www.quirkyfrench.com/podcast/episode10. Let's get started!

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You want to develop your confidence and grow as a learner. But where should you start? There are so many options out there, and you don't really feel like any of them really works. The answer is simple: you don't need to do everything. In fact, all you need to do is focus on the two areas I'm going to talk about this week, you can safely ignore everything else for now! Be sure to download your FREE bonus to help you take things even further and apply those two tips to your own situation. Just head to quirkyfrench.com/podcast/episode9.

Salut and welcome back to part two of Stress less, learn more! This second part is all about creating the mindset shift you want to get closer to your goal. If you're stuck in a vicious cycle,  this episode is going to teach you a powerful technique to take control of your learning. It will help you feel better so you can learn better. In this episode, you're going to learn how to choose emotions that serve you and bring you closer to your goal, how to concretely create a positive thinking pattern, and how to ensure this thinking pattern actually sticks and works in the long run. I'm going to be walking you through the FREE workbook activities so make sure to download it on www.quirkyfrench.com/podcast/episode8 and follow along as you listen to this episode.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022!!!! 
Today, on the first day of this new year, I simply want to wish you a happy new year and invite you to start the year by considering everything you've achieved and how far you've come. While some may want to start the new year with resolutions, I want to start it with gratitude. We learners often get carried away with wanting to achieve more, perform better, and reach our goals, and so I want to remind you to celebrate your successes as you start this new year. As for me, I want to send a big shoutout to you for tuning in each week. I want to thank my fantastic team and my dear family and friends for supporting me and helping turn this project into a reality. 
Here's to you all, your accomplishments, past, and future! Bonne année 2022!!! For more episodes and resources, head over to quirkyfrench.com!

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Don't we all wish we could spend more time learning and less time overthinking, feeling overwhelmed, confused, frustrated..? Episode 6 is the first of a very special, two-part series dedicated to mindset. You're going to learn that everything you do stems from your mindset, which therefore affects your ability to learn effectively. So if you want to gain confidence and improve your French, this two-part series is going to teach you a powerful method that will help you develop the mindset you need to generate real progress in your learning journey.

This episode will teach you how your thoughts and emotions impact your ability to learn effectively, how to develop self-awareness, study your own thoughts, and identify how they are affecting your learning, and how to identify mental blocks, limiting beliefs, and negative cycles you may be stuck in right now.

Be sure to download your FREE workbook to put everything into action and apply those concepts to your own learning right now. Just head to quirkyfrench.com/podcast/episode6.

Bonjour! This week, I'm going to talk about how to DIY your way to fluency. If you're plateauing right now, or if you don't know how to improve your speaking, then this episode is going to help you carve your own path to fluency. In the episode I'll dispel some myths about fluency, I'll explain the three dimensions of fluency and what that means to you and your learning, and I’ll walk you through the free worksheet you can download with today’s episode so that you can create your own techniques and strategies to develop your speaking. Make sure to download the FREE worksheet at quirkyfrench.com/podcast/episode5

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In this week's episode, I'll be talking about goal-setting and will discuss: why goals are important, why you shouldn't be afraid to aim for an ambitious goal if your dream is big, why having a clear goal is paramount to achieving that goal, and how to break down your overall goal into actionable steps to fit into your routine. 
Make sure to head onto this episode's webpage and download the workbook that will help you break down your goal into smaller learning goals at quirkyfrench.com/podcast/episode4.