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THE SECRET TO LEARNING VOCABULARY EFFECTIVELY
FLUENCY, VOCABULARY Sarah Plochl 4/14/25 FLUENCY, VOCABULARY Sarah Plochl 4/14/25

THE SECRET TO LEARNING VOCABULARY EFFECTIVELY

This is about how best to learn vocabulary in context so that you can aid your memory and maximise your active speaking skills.

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How to speak more fluently
FLUENCY, VOCABULARY Sarah Plochl 3/3/25 FLUENCY, VOCABULARY Sarah Plochl 3/3/25

How to speak more fluently

This is about phrases you can use to make your spoken English more fluent.

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THe GROWTH ZONE MODEL
SELF-EXPRESSION, BUSINESS ENGLISH, COACHING Sarah Plochl 11/25/24 SELF-EXPRESSION, BUSINESS ENGLISH, COACHING Sarah Plochl 11/25/24

THe GROWTH ZONE MODEL

This is about how the right amount of effort you need to make so you can improve.

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How to BRING MORE ENGLISH INTO YOUR DAY
FLUENCY, VOCABULARY, ACTIVE LEARNING, PERSONALISED PRACTICE Sarah Plochl 10/28/24 FLUENCY, VOCABULARY, ACTIVE LEARNING, PERSONALISED PRACTICE Sarah Plochl 10/28/24

How to BRING MORE ENGLISH INTO YOUR DAY

This is about small actions you can add into your daily life to give you more English practice.

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HOW TO STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO NATIVE SPEAKERS
SELF-EXPRESSION, BUSINESS ENGLISH, NATIVE SPEAKERISM Sarah Plochl 4/4/24 SELF-EXPRESSION, BUSINESS ENGLISH, NATIVE SPEAKERISM Sarah Plochl 4/4/24

HOW TO STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO NATIVE SPEAKERS

Comparing yourself to native speakers is understandable, but not helpful and here is why.

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MASTERING BUSINESS ENGLISH
SELF-EXPRESSION, BUSINESS ENGLISH Sarah Plochl 3/18/24 SELF-EXPRESSION, BUSINESS ENGLISH Sarah Plochl 3/18/24

MASTERING BUSINESS ENGLISH

This is about what “Business English” is and how I (a complete punk) started working as a Business English trainer

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IT’S NOT ABOUT YOUR ENGLISH. IT’S ABOUT YOU.
FLUENCY, LANGUAGE LEARNING, SELF-EXPRESSION Sarah Plochl 12/14/23 FLUENCY, LANGUAGE LEARNING, SELF-EXPRESSION Sarah Plochl 12/14/23

IT’S NOT ABOUT YOUR ENGLISH. IT’S ABOUT YOU.

How language coaching is different from traditional English lessons.

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8 Tips for Better Presentations (in English)
FLUENCY, PRESENTING Sarah Plochl 11/23/23 FLUENCY, PRESENTING Sarah Plochl 11/23/23

8 Tips for Better Presentations (in English)

These tips will make your presentations better, whatever level your English is!

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Why I volunteer
LANGUAGE TEACHING, COMMUNITY Sarah Plochl 11/9/23 LANGUAGE TEACHING, COMMUNITY Sarah Plochl 11/9/23

Why I volunteer

Why I took on the role of IATEFL BESIG Joint Coordinator

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English for Artists
CONFIDENCE, SELF-EXPRESSION Sarah Plochl 10/12/23 CONFIDENCE, SELF-EXPRESSION Sarah Plochl 10/12/23

English for Artists

About finding my speciality.

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“I am an artist.”
CONFIDENCE, SELF-EXPRESSION Sarah Plochl 10/5/23 CONFIDENCE, SELF-EXPRESSION Sarah Plochl 10/5/23

“I am an artist.”

A story about making room for your whole self.

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How to perform confidently (even when you’re not)
CONFIDENCE, PERFORMANCE, SELF-EXPRESSION Sarah Plochl 8/24/23 CONFIDENCE, PERFORMANCE, SELF-EXPRESSION Sarah Plochl 8/24/23

How to perform confidently (even when you’re not)

Here’s a story and a few tips that could help you along if your English is not something you feel very confident about, but something that you still have to perform with.

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Learning styles
LANGUAGE LEARNING, NEUROSCIENCE, QUIZ Sarah Plochl 6/8/23 LANGUAGE LEARNING, NEUROSCIENCE, QUIZ Sarah Plochl 6/8/23

Learning styles

The truth about learning styles and how to use your own personal preferences to learn languages successfully.

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How Sensitivity is a Strength
CONFIDENCE, SELF-EXPRESSION Sarah Plochl 4/6/23 CONFIDENCE, SELF-EXPRESSION Sarah Plochl 4/6/23

How Sensitivity is a Strength

What I talked about with Bao Yang on her podcast “The Ambitious Empath Show”

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Feeling nervous when you're speaking English? Here's what to do.
MINDSET, CONFIDENCE Sarah Plochl 3/2/23 MINDSET, CONFIDENCE Sarah Plochl 3/2/23

Feeling nervous when you're speaking English? Here's what to do.

Why saying that you’re nervous is the way to more confidence.

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Why you should not feel ashamed of your English.
LANGUAGE TEACHING Sarah Plochl 2/23/23 LANGUAGE TEACHING Sarah Plochl 2/23/23

Why you should not feel ashamed of your English.

Read this if you're always comparing yourself to native speakers of English (and are ready to hear why it's a bad idea).

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5 things traditional language teachers don't want you to know.
LANGUAGE TEACHING, GRAMMAR VS. VOCABULARY Sarah Plochl 2/7/23 LANGUAGE TEACHING, GRAMMAR VS. VOCABULARY Sarah Plochl 2/7/23

5 things traditional language teachers don't want you to know.

Trigger warning: this may be offensive to you if you have very traditional views on language teaching/learning!

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Dressing up your English
COMMUNICATION, VOCABULARY Sarah Plochl 2/3/23 COMMUNICATION, VOCABULARY Sarah Plochl 2/3/23

Dressing up your English

It’s not a question of “right” or “wrong” but a question of context.

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Get started telling anecdotes
COMMUNICATION, VOCABULARY Sarah Plochl 12/1/22 COMMUNICATION, VOCABULARY Sarah Plochl 12/1/22

Get started telling anecdotes

This is about how to overcome your inhibition and start telling anecdotes in English

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Being “too much”
EDGY, SELF-EXPRESSION Sarah Plochl 4/7/22 EDGY, SELF-EXPRESSION Sarah Plochl 4/7/22

Being “too much”

This is about how to deal with negative feedback.

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