
All Ears English Podcast
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Ep 1636AEE 1636: Hats Off to the Chef! How to Compliment Someone's Cooking in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe When you attend a work or social gathering and you love the food, what can you say? Today get high level native phrases to say that the food is great to build stronger relationships at work or in your social life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1635AEE 1635: You Do You! Should You Always Be Your Authentic Self?
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe In today's episode you learn a natural English expression that embraces authenticity. Is it always the right move to try to be unique and authentic? Today we share our opinions and give you more ways to say this in English. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1634AEE 1634: Geek Out with Michelle and Lindsay
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe What is the difference between the word nerd and geek. Let's dive into a lively conversation about the key differences and find out how these archetypes have changed since the 1980's. Listen in today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1633AEE 1633: How to Listen to Messy Directions in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe When you get ready to play a game or participate in any activity, you may hear instructions. Don't expect these instructions to sound like the structure you were taught in your textbook. Find out how to listen to natives give instructions in English naturally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1632AEE 1632: When to Hit Send On Your Job Application
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe In today's episode we review an article on when is the best time to submit your job application. Can you guess when it is? Find out today and get our thoughts on the best strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1631AEE 1631: Do You Bend Over Backwards to Learn English?
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe In today's episode you will learn a super natural expression in English for your social life and your work life about how to articulate that you have done everything you can to accommodate a situation. Listen in for native vocabulary today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1630AEE 1630: Level Up Your Color Vocabulary in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe At your level, you should be able to describe colors in more depth for better and more precise conversations. Today get 4 ways native speakers add depth to their color descriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1629AEE 1629: How to Banter in English and Shout Out to a Super Listener
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe When can you use the phrase "what can I tell you?" Find out today why Michelle says this phrase so much on the podcast and how you can fit it into your next English conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1628AEE 1628: Rockets, Brain Surgery, and English Vocabulary
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe This idiom is not rocket science! Stick with us today to learn a few new English expressions to say that something is not that hard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE Bonus: 'Face' Idioms and Exclusive IELTS Live Classes
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Ep 1627AEE 1627: How to Be Playful with Your English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe In this episode you'll learn 4 new English expressions that originate from the playground but can be used in business or everyday English. Listen in to make your English more fun today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1626AEE 1626: Take a Bite Out of the Commentary Sandwich
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe When people are sharing stories and the group goes off on a tangent, how can you stay flexible, add to the conversation and know when to bring it back to the main topic? Build these connection skills in English today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1625AEE 1625: California English with Grant Barrett from A Way with Words
Today we have a guest on the show. Grant Barrett is a linguist who is based in California. He will tell us four things that are interesting to know right now about California English and how it's changing. Visit their site and subscribe to their show at https://www.waywordradio.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1624AEE 1624: How to Express Your Wants and Needs in the Business English World
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe Expressing what you need, want, or expect is complicated in the workplace. What you say will depend on the level or urgency, your level in the company and so much more. Find out exactly how to do it correctly today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1623AEE 1623: Look Alive! How to React to a Native Speaker in an English Conversation
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe The quickest way to surge forward with your English connections is not to learn fancy grammar structures- it is to learn how to react to what the speaker is saying. Listen today to find out how to react in four different situations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1622AEE 1622: Do You Finish People's Sentences?
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe In today's episode we'll talk about the connection skill of finishing people's sentences- but it is not the right thing to do in every situation. Find out how to do it and when to avoid it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1621AEE 1621: Visit, Stop By, and Swing By - What's the Difference in English?
Get your estimated IELTS Band Score. Take the IELTS Quiz at https://www.allearsenglish.com/myscore The word visit is not appropriate for every situation in English. What if you don't plan to stay long? In this episode get new ways to say that you are coming to see someone in English. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1620AEE 1620: How to Clarify When Someone Doesn't Understand in English
Get your estimated IELTS Band Score. Take the IELTS Quiz at https://www.allearsenglish.com/myscore When you explain a technical point to someone and they repeat it back to you to make sure they got it, what do you if they didn't actually understand? Find out how to explain it and maintain the rapport in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1619AEE 1619: Zoomies! What to Do When You Hear English Slang You Don't Know
Get your estimated IELTS Band Score. Take the IELTS Quiz at https://www.allearsenglish.com/myscore When you are in a conversation and someone drops a slang word that you don't know the meaning to, what can you do? Listen for how natives handle situations like this today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE Bonus: Make a Wish! Vocabulary You Need to Talk About Birthdays in English
bonusDownload the All Ears English App now at https://www.allearsenglish.com/app In this bonus episode Lindsay and Michelle talk about how they like to celebrate birthdays. How should you acknowledge other people's birthdays? Should you call or just send a text? Get all of the details today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1618AEE 1618: Are American Ambitions Changing?
Get your estimated IELTS Band Score. Take the IELTS Quiz at https://www.allearsenglish.com/myscore Today we reflect on the a trend we're seeing in American society where we're placing more value on balance in life and defining ourselves less by our work. Is this a permanent shift or a temporary change? Find out today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1617AEE 1617: Maybe Learn New Ways to Make Suggestions in English?
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe In your classrooms and textbooks you spent years learning the traditional ways to make suggestions but sometimes you want a more native and natural way to suggest something. Learn how to do it today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1616AEE 1616: Non-boring Ways to Say Something Is Boring in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe When you are bored by a person or situation you might want to make a comment. Today get four new English vocabulary words to describe something that bores you in an interesting way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1615AEE 1615: How to Give the Gift of Confidence to Someone Asking a Question in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe When people feel they can come to you to ask questions and they don't feel intimidated, you will have better relationships in both business and life. Find out how to show people you are open to their questions in English today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1614AEE 1614: How to Handle Zoom Meetings in International Business with Peter Yawitz
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe On the show today we have best-selling author and New York Business consultant Peter Yawitz back on the show to talk about how you can respond to the new and emerging challenges that have cropped up in the post pandemic era with business meetings on Zoom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1613AEE 1613: Peanut Butter, Baseball, and Bowling with Lindsay and Michelle
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe How can you show someone you know them using the phrase "you strike me as" without offending them? Today learn how to use this phrase carefully to build connection in English conversations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE Bonus: Confident Phone Calls in English, and a Free Live Webclass!
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Ep 1612AEE 1612: Context is King When You Re-Introduce Yourself in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe When you run into someone that you have met before, maybe at a conference or even at a party, how can you share the context of how you met to make them recognize you in English? Find out how to do it for the best possible connection today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1611AEE 1611: How to Pump Yourself Up in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe Before you enter a big presentation or a meeting or even just a long day, what can you say to yourself in English to get motivated and ready? Today get new English phrases to give yourself a pep talk in English. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1610AEE 1610: How to Make Sense of Statistics in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe You want to have interesting conversations in English about current events and issues in society but do you freeze when someone throws out a number? Today get a 4-step framework for listening to statistics, understanding them, and responding in a group conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1609AEE 1609: Don't Talk My Ear Off!
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe In today's episode we answer a listener question about how to use the phrase "head off." Learn about the many ways we use this expression and other head and ear expressions in English conversation today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1608AEE 1608: How to Report on Something You Heard in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe Do you ever hear native speakers say, "She was like or he mentioned"? In today's episode we'll highlight four ways native speakers pull in other conversations and comment on them. Listen in for natural and native English today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1607AEE 1607: How to Start Your Answer with Confidence and Personality in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe When you get asked a question- you want to start your answer off in a strong way. If you want to state your answer in the affirmative there are 5 natural ways to say yes that will show confidence. Learn what they are today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE Bonus: Live Webclass Invitation Plus What to Say When You Cut Someone Off on the Phone
bonusRegister now for the free live webclass at https://www.allearsenglish.com/phone What should you do or say in English when you talk over someone accidentally on a call because of a bad connection or bad reception? Find out in today's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1606AEE 1606: How to Take a Mental Health Day in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe In American business culture, the concept of the mental health day is becoming more and more accepted. What can you say in English when you just need a day off? Find out today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1605AEE 1605: Ew! Gross! How to Express Disgust in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe Small words can be powerful when it comes to English conversation and connection. Today learn simple ways to say that you are disgusted by something in English. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1604AEE 1604: How to Take the Reins in an English Conversation
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe In today's episode we talk about how and when to take control in a group conversation to move from the vague and superficial to the specific. Listen in today for this super high level English skill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1603AEE 1603: How Talking About Dance Can Help You in the Business English World
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe Did you know that even the topic of dance can be a way to build relationships in business? Today find out what the common line dances are in American culture and how to ask your colleagues or native speaking friends about their dance experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1602AEE 1602: How to Drop an English Proverb into Your Conversation
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe Do you ever feel like you want to share a deeper thought in the form of a proverb or saying to build the connection but not sure how to introduce it? Find out how to do it and maintain an English conversation today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1601AEE 1601: Don't Beat Yourself Up in English Conversations
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe Are you hard on yourself especially when it comes to your English? Today get three new English phrases that native speakers use all of the time on this topic and find out how to give yourself a break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1600AEE 1600: How to Talk About Politics and Washington with the Right Acronyms in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe In today's milestone episode, learn how to say common government acronyms by getting the chunks, then immersing yourself in the news and talking about the events in a lively native English conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1599AEE 1599: How to Change It Up When it Comes to Online Work Meetings in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe Do you have Zoom fatigue? How could you suggest that you change the meeting format at your workplace? Today get some ideas on ways to suggest new formats to meet with your colleagues in Business English. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1598AEE 1598: How to Make Your Friendships Sticky in English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe How can you talk about being there for someone or supporting them in English? Today learn a few easy ways to express that you would drop everything for someone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1597AEE 1597: Textbooks Teach You Get, But Natives Use What?
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe Your textbooks and classroom teachers might teach you to use the word "get" but there is a far more natural way to say this. Find out what it is and how to use it today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1596AEE 1596: Is No News Good News? Find out Today
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe When you are waiting for something important, the expression "no news is good news" can be really comforting. Learn more about this English expression today, and find out why it is so common to use about healthcare in American culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE Bonus: Don't Take All the Credit in Business English
bonusTake the Business English quiz and get your Business level at https://www.allearsenglish.com/workquiz In your workplace you probably have to work on a team. In this bonus episode you'll get new vocabulary for talking about teamwork in English plus find out how to get your business English level in 2 minutes with our simple quiz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1595AEE 1595: How to Start Strong with your English Teacher
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe Today, we answer a listener's question about online English tutors. Listen in for our answers, and get tons of ways to connect with your English tutor in your first meeting to build a strong connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1594AEE 1594: How to Be Natural in English from the Get-Go
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe How can you talk about the things that have been happening for a long time in English? Today get this classic connection skill to refer to the past and things that have been going on for a while in English. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1593AEE 1593: How to Paraphrase in English Like a Native
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe Find out what to listen for when the person you are talking to quotes or summarizes what someone else said in English. Listen today so that you'll be ready to respond with confidence in your next English conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ep 1592AEE 1592: How to Keep Your Chin Up When You Learn English
Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe Let's face it, you need to expand your English vocabulary. In today's episode you'll get 6 new expressions that have to do with the face. Get new ways to get your point across with fun face vocabulary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices