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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 12 MIN

You Have NO ONE To Speak English With? Good.

from English with Thiago · host Thiago Alencar

⭐B2 Edge Spring Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary:https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947Most learners think the absence of a speaking partner is what's holding them back.It isn't. In fact, jumping into real conversations before you've done the solitary work is one of the most common — and most damaging — mistakes intermediate learners make. Because real conversations reward the English you already have. They don't build the English you don't have yet.In this video, I'll show you the principle that rock bands, martial artists, and pilots all use before they ever perform for real — and why English learners almost never apply it.You'll learn:→ Why most learners have the speaking process completely backwards→ The simulation principle — and how to use it to build speaking confidence alone→ A 3-step practice method you can start today, without needing anyoneI also share a piece of my own story: the first three years of my English journey, no partner, no course, no internet — and what happened when I finally started speaking with real people.If you want to go further, the B2 Edge app has an AI coach that simulates real conversations — job interviews, professional situations, casual chats — at your level, on your schedule, with no social pressure. Click the link on top of this section and get started.

⭐B2 Edge Spring Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary:https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947Most learners think the absence of a speaking partner is what's holding them back.It isn't. In fact, jumping into real conversations before you've done the solitary work is one of the most common — and most damaging — mistakes intermediate learners make. Because real conversations reward the English you already have. They don't build the English you don't have yet.In this video, I'll show you the principle that rock bands, martial artists, and pilots all use before they ever perform for real — and why English learners almost never apply it.You'll learn:→ Why most learners have the speaking process completely backwards→ The simulation principle — and how to use it to build speaking confidence alone→ A 3-step practice method you can start today, without needing anyoneI also share a piece of my own story: the first three years of my English journey, no partner, no course, no internet — and what happened when I finally started speaking with real people.If you want to go further, the B2 Edge app has an AI coach that simulates real conversations — job interviews, professional situations, casual chats — at your level, on your schedule, with no social pressure. Click the link on top of this section and get started.

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⭐B2 Edge Spring Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary:https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947Most learners think the absence of a speaking partner is what's holding them back.It...

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