Welcome to 15 Minute Spanish for your Job Podcast! – SPJ 001

¡Hola my name is Miguel Lira!

Welcome to 15 Minute Spanish for your Job, a podcast designed to help you understand conversational Spanish and improve your language skills so you can interact with confidence.

This is session one, an introduction to explain a little about this podcast so you know what it is about and how it can help you improve your Spanish.

Let’s get started!

So, what is this podcast about?

First let me tell you that this is not a podcast about basic grammar, or fundamentals for beginners who want to get started with Spanish from scratch.

On the other hand, if you are able to understand 100% of what a native Spanish speaker tells you, then, please hit stop, this is not for you.

Actually, this podcast is a learning tool with practice materials for those who already know a little about the basics, but struggle to understand when native Spanish speakers talk to them, or when they hear them speak on television or in movies.

If it all sounds like “mumbo jumbo” when a Spanish speaker talks to you, and you would like to change that while you improve your Spanish skills, then, this podcast is for you.

What can you expect from this podcast?

Usually, new episodes will be published every 2 weeks, they will be about 15 minutes long and you will be able to find additional materials at SpanishForYourJob.com.

In the upcoming sessions, you will find a few different formats designed to help you improve your Spanish skills.

The most important ones are Dual Conversational Spanish Practice Sessions. During these sessions, we will go over articles in Spanish about Latin American culture and work related topics, as well as conversations related to specific work scenarios.

As we review these articles, I will read each sentence in Spanish,

then I will translate it to English so you can understand what’s missing,

and then I will read the same sentence in Spanish one more time so your mind gets to connect the pieces together.

You will also find sessions with other formats. Some of them will focus on short lists of phrases and vocabulary in Spanish for specific jobs; as well as other types of contents that will be developed as we get your feedback.

How will this podcast help you improve your Spanish?

Primarily, it will help you to improve your comprehension skills so you can understand when native Spanish speakers talk to you, which is one of the biggest challenges many of my students face when it comes to improving their Spanish.

This is not only stressful and awkward, but it also constitutes the biggest bottleneck of language learning,

Once you can understand native Spanish speakers, you will be able to learn on your own and practice by listening to radio shows, movies, and by talking to real people (as well as getting great discounts on authentic Mexican food of course!)

The point is, when you are able to understand native speakers, your Spanish will improve much faster.

If you think about it, learning how to ask a question in Spanish is easy, the problem comes when the other person answer your question and it all sounds like latin gibberish, or when you watch a movie in Spanish and you have no idea what they are saying 80% of the time.

That’s where this podcast will help you the most, so you can understand native Spanish speakers and improve your Spanish in a natural way, as if you were living in a foreign country for a few hours a day.

Why did I create this podcast?

Well, because I wanted to have audio practice materials I could share with my students to help them improve their comprehension skills, so they can understand when Spanish speakers talk to them.

I am a native Spanish speaker from Mexico. As a Spanish Language Coach, and a passionate language learner, I actually searched for materials like these when I was living in different coun...