The InFluency Podcast

The InFluency podcast is your go-to resource for learning, speaking and teaching English. Hadar Shemesh is a pronunciation expert and fluency coach with thousands of students around the world, though she herself was an intermediate ...more

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February 11, 2020 00:26:27
16. Personal Things You Wanted To Know About Me | Q&A

16. Personal Things You Wanted To Know About Me | Q&A

A few months ago I invited you to ask me PERSONAL questions. I didn’t think I'd get many questions but I was surprised to...

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February 06, 2020 00:45:03
15. How Small, Smart Choices Can Transform Your English | The Compound Effect

15. How Small, Smart Choices Can Transform Your English | The Compound Effect

Taking small actions every day leads to great results. Author Darren Hardy calls it "The Compound Effect'', and it holds for a lot of...

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February 04, 2020 00:38:49
14. Contractions in English: Your Essential Pronunciation Guide

14. Contractions in English: Your Essential Pronunciation Guide

Download the English contractions practice sheet and the audio: https://hadarshemesh.com/contractions-freebie/ Contractions are words and phrases that are shortened by dropping sounds (in writing and...

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January 30, 2020 00:39:48
13. How to effectively practice your intonation in English

13. How to effectively practice your intonation in English

In this podcast episode I elaborate on how to practice it effectively and integrate it into your day-to-day speech. Because forming a sentence is...

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January 28, 2020 00:21:22
12. American Intonation: What They Don’t Teach You In School

12. American Intonation: What They Don’t Teach You In School

Why is it SO HARD to understand native speakers? And what do you HAVE to know to improve your spoken English and get your...

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January 23, 2020 00:38:36
11. Why do I feel like a fraud every time I speak English? | The Impostor Syndrome

11. Why do I feel like a fraud every time I speak English? | The Impostor Syndrome

How does the Impostor Syndrome affect us when speaking English as a second language? And why do we feel that even when we do...

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