In today's episode, we're talking about COMMUNICATION itself. Firstly how other people’s reactions can impact our confidence when we're speaking our target language. And then we'll expolore how communication depends on many factors that are often beyond our control.

key insights

The Impact of Reactions in Communication: The way others react in a conversation can affect how we FEEL about our own language abilities.

External Factors Matter: Communication isn't just about your language skills—distractions like noise or a bad connection can interfere with understanding.

Mutual Effort in Communication: Both parties need to make an effort to understand each other.

Facing the Fear of Mistakes: It's natural to worry about how others perceive our mistakes, but often, these fears are based on false assumptions.

The Importance of Perspective: When faced with misunderstandings, take a breath, reset your perspective, and remember that your language skills may not be the problem

I also chat with language expert and copywriter Lauren Martin about the importance of mutual effort in the communication process. Lauren shares her insights on how native speakers can help make communication smoother and more accessible by showing respect and consideration for non non-native speakers.

I close the episode with my F.E.A.R. acronym: “False Evidence Appearing Real” which helps us reframe and control our communication anxiety.

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