In this episode, I recap what's been going on in the language training world I work in since the beginning of the Covid-19 quarantine period here in France. I'll share stories about what teachers of different levels of technology competency hav

Season 2 #3 My worst language lessons EVER (and what I learned from them)

Sep 6th, 2019 20m 7s

In this episode, I've once again been inspired by Tamara Parson's ELT.Training Facebook Group "5 day back to school challenge" where she talked about none of her participants being comfortable sharing their worst ever lessons and what they lear

Season 2: #2 Lesson planning and timing

Sep 4th, 2019 29m 59s

I've recently joined the fantastic professional development group run by Tamara Parsons of ELT.Training, you can join and get involved here.One of the issues that language teachers seem to repeatedly bring up is lesson planning and timing, how

Season 2 #1 Building your online business from scratch: Part 1

Aug 26th, 2019 30m 5s

This is the first episode of the second season of The Expert Language Trainer Podcast.Why a second season? Gone are the days of directionless rants, that's Season 1 kind of stuff. Season 2 is going to be well-structured advice on how to practi

#16 Why Stephen Krashen should be your language teacher superhero

Jul 28th, 2019 34m 49s

Stephen Krashen is, in my opinion, one of the greatest linguistic theorists of our time. His work absolutely changed my perspective on what it is to learn and therefore teach a language. In fact, in pure Krashen theory, the teacher doesn't real

#15 How to become a legitimate language trainer

Jul 27th, 2019 38m 44s

In this episode, I talk about a simple and free path you can follow to becoming a legitimate language trainer without any kind of certification or external help. This is about you showing the world your credibility through examples of your work

#14 What the hell is TPRS and why am I only hearing about it now?

Jul 25th, 2019 10m 10s

This is a quick interview conducted with Scott Benedict, plenary speaker at the TPRS conference in Agen, France, to give a very general explanation of TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling). You can find an online conferen

#13 What makes a language trainer legitimate?

Jul 19th, 2019 41m 46s

In this podcast I’ll be starting a campaign to address a problem I believe is affecting a lot of language trainers out there - a feeling that they’re not legitimate enough. I’ll give you my experience and stories from the industry, as well as m

#12 Who wants to be a celebrity language trainer?

Jun 18th, 2019 31m 11s

Following on from my last podcast about trainers who are out there making the big bucks, I'm back with my thoughts on what it takes today to be a 'celebrity language trainer', and how to turn that into a paying job. Listen to this episode for s

#11 How language training can make you a millionaire

Jun 6th, 2019 37m 59s

In this episode, I talk about the influencers and online trainers out there who are making money selling their training courses online, sometimes to the level of millions of dollars. I'm here to tell you that anyone can do what they're doing, a

#10 Trainer, coach, consultant, what's the right way to develop language?

Jun 4th, 2019 31m 46s

In this episode, I bother my good friend and business partner Joss Frimond in a classic ranting phone-call, with him inevitably taking me down a peg and showing me who the real expert is in the language training industry. After an existential c

#9 How real are you as a language trainer?

Jun 3rd, 2019 30m 7s

Here we go, it’s time to go deep... How much are you living your true self in your classes? An expert language trainer inspires passion in all their learners thanks to the fact that they’re genuine, not putting on an act or doing anything they

#8 things I've learned about giving digital homework

May 30th, 2019 56m 14s

This episode is a bumper hour-long conversation between myself and Joss Frimond, founder of Linguaid, the experts of the language training market, about 8 key things that I've learned since we started working together about making digital homew

#7 Teaching online - are you boring your learners?

May 23rd, 2019 34m 29s

In this episode, I'll review some key points from the eBook I published last year on Digitally Assisted Language Traininig #DALT. In this approach, I've cherry picked the best bits of eLearning and Blended Learning together with my own extensiv

#6 How to use empathy to improve your training

May 13th, 2019 58m 53s

In this special episode, I interview Daniel Prince bit.ly/2Hhwe6H, author and sales guru, about his experience as a beginner language learner in France. Check out this extra long episode for tonnes of tips from my experience working with learne

#5 Using empathy to improve your training

May 13th, 2019 35m 28s

In this episode, I’ll give my experience of developing training techniques to help my learners quickly overcome their psychological barriers to being the best they can be in my classes. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, FaceBook and YouTubeMu

#4 How to not suck at giving homework

May 12th, 2019 30m 35s

In this episode, I’ll confront the hard truth that most language trainers aren’t getting the completion rates they expect from their homework assignments, and some easy tips on how to change that for the better. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedI

#3 Five must-read books for any Expert Language Trainer

May 12th, 2019 21m 45s

In this episode I’ll tell you about five must-read books for any aspiring expert language trainer. Links to the books:How Languages are LearnedApproaches and Methods in Language TeachingThe Lexical Approach: The State of ELT and a Way Forwa

#2 Are you teaching too much grammar?

May 10th, 2019 26m 59s

In this episode I’ll share stories and advice about how and when we should teach grammar, and how far we should take it. Useful link: https://www.englishpage.com Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, FaceBook and YouTubeMusic by www.bensound.com

#1 Is your language training actually working?

May 10th, 2019 27m 47s

In this episode I’ll share stories and advice about what makes the content and objectives of language training really stick. If you’re worried your learners are forgetting some of what you’re teaching them, tune in to find out more. Useful lin

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