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My English Matters — 213 episodes

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205. 10 Expressions You May Hear at Work & What They Actually Mean

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204. 4 Reasons You Know English But Still Struggle to Speak Confidently

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203. 5 Speaking Habits That Make You Sound Less Confident

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202. What to Focus On If You Want to Speak English More Confidently This Year

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201. How to Build an English-Speaking Habit Even with a Busy Schedule

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200. You're Not Bad at English — Here's What's Really Happening

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199. How to Keep Talking When You Don't Know the Exact Word

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198. The Hidden Habit That Makes You Hesitate When Speaking English

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197. How to Actually Become a Confident English Speaker

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196. “I Know What to Say… But I Can’t Say It” — Let’s Fix That

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195. From Short Answers to Engaging Conversations

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194. You Don’t Need More Vocabulary... Here’s What You Actually Need

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193. Why You Know English… But Still Can’t Speak Confidently

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192. You Don’t Need to Be Extroverted to Speak English With Confidence

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191. Phrasal Verbs: The Secret to Sounding Natural in English

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190. The Art of Real Talk: Moving Past Small Talk to Deeper Connections

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189. 3 Grammar Mistakes That Silently Destroy Your Confidence (and How to Fix Them Properly)

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188. A Practical System to Improve Your Fluency (Through Short, Consistent Daily Practice)

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187. From Small Talk to Smart Talk: How to Build and Sustain Conversations

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186. Sound Smarter When You Speak: Phrases and Structures for Clear, Professional Expression

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185. Start Speaking Without Hesitation: Techniques to Reduce Pauses and Self-Doubt

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185. How to Express Your Ideas in Simple, Natural English

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184. What to Say When Your Mind Goes Blank: Practical Phrases for Smooth, Confident Speaking

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183. How to Expand Your Vocabulary Without Memorising Long Lists

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182. Why You Freeze When Speaking English (And How to Break The Habit)

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181. The Secret to Building Better Sentences

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180. How to Stop Translating in Your Head and Speak Naturally

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179. Confident English at Work: Phrases That Make You Sound Professional

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178. Stop Being Boring and Let Your Personality Shine!

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177. How to Find Time to Learn English

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176. 4 Reasons Why You May Never Be Fluent in English (and What to Do About It)

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Is MEM Academy right for you?

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NEW Masterclass! Your Path to English Fluency

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175. Balancing Work, Advocacy, and English Growth: Izyan’s Journey

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174. The Excuses That Might Be Holding You Back from Improving Your English

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173. Break the Language Barrier, Start the Conversation

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172. From Shy to Confident: My Small Talk Survival Guide

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171. Don't Translate. Think in English!

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170. Want to Be Fluent in English? Use the F.L.U.E.N.T. Framework

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169. How to Sound Natural in English (Even If People Say "Speak Properly!")

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168. Back to Basics: What Every Speaker Should Know About Subject-Verb Agreement

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167. How to Sound Confident (Even If You're Not)

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166. What I Would Do If I Started All Over Again

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165. Let’s Talk: 5 Misconceptions & Comments About English Learning

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164. Stop Complaining, Start Doing

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163. 4 Must-Hear Episodes on Using ChatGPT to Boost Your English Skills

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Join Us Live: Speak to Connect Workshop in Kuala Lumpur!

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162. What to Do When You Make An Embarrassing Mistake

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161. How to Handle Difficult People Smartly

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160. The FREE Framework: A Simple Formula to Overcome Nervousness When Speaking English

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159. Podcast Gems: Top Episodes to Check Out

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158. Don't Let ChatGPT Erase Your Voice

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157. My High School Friend’s Visit and the Power of Communication

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156. Aspiration vs. Inspiration – What’s the Difference & Which One Drives Success?

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155. 5 Fun Ways to Improve Your English with a Friend

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154. Words Matter: Boost Your Confidence with a Richer Vocabulary

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153. The 4 Types of English Learners - Which One Are You?

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What's Your English Confidence Persona?

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152. The Pressure of Perfection: Why Perfection Isn’t the Goal

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151. 4 Ways I’m Rethinking My Goals (and How It Relates to Your English Learning Journey)

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150. Reflect and Celebrate: Your English Growth in 2024

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149. What to Say if You Have Nothing to Say

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148. Overcoming the Fear of Making Mistakes in English

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147. Stop Repeating Yourself: Five Ways to Keep Your Content Fresh

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146. 25 Ways to Improve Your English Before 2025

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145. Turn Your Car Into an English Classroom!

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Your 2025 Roadmap to Fluency - Save Your Seat for This Exclusive Training!

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144: How Long Will It Take to Be Fluent in English?

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143. Lessons from Debaters: Practical Insights for Workplace Persuasion

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142. Instant Writing Boost: Must-Try ChatGPT Prompts

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Sign up to join our FREE email series: 3 Strategies to Sharpen Your Writing (With or Without AI)

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141: 5 Reasons Writing Skills Matter—Especially in an Age of AI Writing Tools

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140. Writing with ChatGPT: Dos, Don’ts, and How to Get It Right

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139. How to Use ‘Weekend’ Prepositions Correctly in English

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138. Nervous When Speaking English? Lessons from My Own Journey

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137. From Rejected to Respected: Nadiah's Journey to Confident Public Speaking

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136. Following Up: Part 2 - Tips for Professional Follow-Ups In Person & Over the Phone

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135. Following Up: Tips & Phrases for Professional Follow-Ups

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134. Improving Your English Through Movies & TV Shows

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133. Are You an Extrovert? Tips for Speaking English Confidently

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132. Are You An Introvert? Don't Let That Label Affect Your Confidence in Speaking English

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131. Quiz: 15 Common Idiomatic Expressions for Everyday Situations

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130. Understanding the Differences: "You're Welcome" vs "Your Welcome" vs "You're Welcomed"

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129. Learning English with Movies and Games: An Interview with Ata Hanifee

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128. Life in the UK as a PhD Student: An Interview with Ata Hanifee

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127. Singular vs. Plural Forms in English

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126. Speaking Too Fast? Discover Why and How to Slow Down

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125. How to Sound More Polite: Phrases to Improve Your Communication

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124. American or British? Which Accent is Better?

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123. Concluding Sentences: Tips for Ending Responses Effectively & Professionally

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122. "Traffic Jam" or "Traffic Jammed"?

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121. 10 Words Learners Often Mispronounce and Get Confused About

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120. The Difference Between "Few", "Fewer", and "Less"

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119. "Avoid to Make Mistakes" or "Avoid Making Mistakes"? 10 Common Collocation Preposition Errors

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118. Ten Idioms with the Word "Head"

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117. The Difference Between "I Am Not" and "I Do Not"

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116. Are Tenses Important?

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115. Are You Really "Lazy"? Exploring Alternative Phrases for People Who Say They're "Lazy"

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114. Essential Phrases and Expressions for Travelling Abroad

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113. "Buying Time" Phrases for When Your Mind Goes Blank

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112. Filler Words: When & How to Avoid Using Them

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111. How to Stay Focused in Meetings

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110. How to Use ChatGPT to Improve Your English

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109. How to Give Negative Feedback

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108. How to Present Your Content in an Interactive Way

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107. Preparing for Social Events: Tips & Phrases for English Learners

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106. 14 Phrases to Express Disagreement

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105. 5 Tips for Being Concise and Clear

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104. How to Control Your Emotions in Difficult Conversations

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103. Using Pros and Cons to Express Your Opinion

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102. About Time: How to Tell and Ask for the Time in English

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101. "Is it one word or two?"

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100. Homonyms, Homographs & Homophones: Making Sense of Similar Words

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99. Native and Non-Native English Teachers: Does It Matter?

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98. Spell It Right: A Comparison of British and American English

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97. 10 Common Expressions for Everyday Use

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96. My First Day at School in Manchester

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95. The Auxiliary Verbs Part 2: "Do" and "Have"

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94. The Auxiliary Verbs Part 1: The "Be" Verb

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93. Pronunciation Practice: Words Ending in “ed"

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92. What is the Past Participle?

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91. Test Your Knowledge of the Apostrophe 'S'

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90. How to Use 'S' Correctly

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89. Congratulations to, on or for? Which is correct?

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88. Painting with Words: Using Similes

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87. Painting with Words: Using Metaphors

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86. Using the Passive Voice

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85. Active vs. Passive Voice

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84. Pronunciation: Consonants

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83. Pronunciation: Vowels

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82. Countable & Uncountable Nouns: Part 2

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81. Countable vs Uncountable Nouns: Part 1

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80. How to Ask Questions Correctly When Speaking and Writing: Part 2

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79. How to Ask Questions Correctly When Speaking and Writing: Part 1

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78. Tips for Learning English as an Adult

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77. Essay Writing: What's Your Style?

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76. 6 Tips for Better Public Speaking

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75. British English vs American English Pronunciation

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74. British English vs American English

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73. English Words That Are Unique to Malaysians

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72. Why Does English Matter?

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71. Why Motivation is Key to Learning English

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70. Ways to Say Hello and Goodbye

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69. Commonly Mispronounced Dishes & Beverages

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68. Bilingualism in the Malaysian Context

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67. 11 Manglish Words

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66. Nine English idioms to help you sound fluent

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65. Using Contractions: "Gonna" vs "Going to"

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64. Words and Phrases to Use to Sound Polite

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63. What to do when you don't understand someone in English

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62. How to Recover From Negative Feedback

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61. 5 Things to Ask Yourself Before Your Presentation

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60. How to Avoid Overexplaining

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59. Saying Sorry and Responding to an Apology

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58. How to Practise for Your Upcoming Presentation

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57. Five Pronunciation Exercises to Improve Clarity

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56. How to Create Your Persona for Speaking English

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55. What to Do Right Before Your Big Presentation

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54. Modal Verbs

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53. How to Elaborate When Speaking

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52. What to Do When People Don't Understand You

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51. How to Stop Saying "Um" and Other Filler Words

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50. How to Set Goals & Stay Motivated

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49. Phrases to Express Condolences

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48. "Every Day" or "Everyday"?

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47. How to Use "Do", "Does", and "Did" Correctly

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46. Practice or Practise?

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45. How to Edit Your Writing

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44. “i.e.” or “e.g.”? What’s the difference?

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43. How to Overcome Writer's Block

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42. How to use the Apostrophe

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41. How to Improve Your Listening Skills

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40. How to improve your pronunciation with word stress – Part Three

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39. How to Regain Your Confidence

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38. How to improve your pronunciation with word stress – Part Two

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37. How to Stick to Your Point & Avoid Rambling

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36. How to Become a Better Writer

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35. What to do when you forget a word or phrase

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34. Phrases for Responding to Difficult Questions

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33. "I'm too lazy to learn English. What should I do?"

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32. How to handle negative feedback

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31. How to improve your pronunciation with word stress – Part One

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30. What is your level of English?

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29. Six Things to Avoid Doing When You Speak English

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28. How to Improve Your Vocabulary

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27. Phrases to Sound Polite in Email

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26. Phrases to Use in Meetings and Discussions

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25. How to Overcome Your Fear of Speaking English

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24. How to Write Formal Letters

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23. "I am shy and always concerned about what other people think of me. How do I overcome this?"

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22. 'I confuse' or 'I am confused'? How to express your feelings correctly using adjectives.

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21. How can I improve my English when I have no one to practise with?

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20. 25 More Phrasal Verbs You Can Use At Work

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19. Deadline vs Dateline

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18. "How can I get other people to speak English with me?"

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17. How to Address People in Formal and Informal Settings – Part Two

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16. How to Address People in Formal and Informal Settings - Part One

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15. Phrases to Use in Group Discussions

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14. Five Ways You Can Train Yourself to Think in English

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13. "People laugh at me when I speak English. What should I do?"

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12. "I'm shy to speak English because my grammar is bad!”

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11. 26 Idioms You Can Use At Work

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10. The ‘Be’ Verb and How to Fix Common Mistakes

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9. 25 Phrasal Verbs You Can Use At Work

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8. How to get to the Next Level of English Proficiency

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7. Seven Steps to Effectively Introduce Yourself

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6. Soft-spoken? 7 tips for getting your voice heard

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5. What to Do When Your Mind Goes Blank

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4. How to Correct Yourself When You Make a Mistake

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3. Five Things You Can Do At Home to Improve Your English

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2. When to Use 'I' or 'Me' in a Sentence

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1. 10 Ways to Stay Motivated to Learn English

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