The InFluency Podcast
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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.
In this podcast she will share her best strategies for learning English, speaking English with confidence and mastering the American accent.
The InFluency Podcast
2d ago
Did you know there’s not actually a U sound in words like audio and author? It’s true! In this episode, I’ll show you how to pronounce words that have an AU and AW spelling pattern in English ..read more
The InFluency Podcast
6d ago
In this episode I talk about friendships. I will take you through what friendships looked like for me before I moved here, what has changed, and how I’m making new connections here now.
I’ll also talk about how we change over the years in the way we make friends and the way we find the right people for us.
This episode was recorded with enormous love to all my friends here and there. I’m grateful for having you in my life ..read more
The InFluency Podcast
1w ago
Have you ever needed to disagree with someone in English, but weren’t sure how exactly to say it? In this episode, I’ll share with you several different ways you can (politely) disagree with someone the next time you don’t see eye to eye with them ..read more
The InFluency Podcast
1w ago
Today, I’m starting to share my humble experience learning Spanish living in Barcelona, and trying to understand others and get by. It’s not as easy as I thought it would be! But I’m working on finding my path.
Tune in to listen to my episode and hear what it’s like to be an absolute beginner in a new language ..read more
The InFluency Podcast
2w ago
Practice pronunciation with me! Suffixes in English often change the pronunciation and stress on a word, which can make guessing the right pronunciation a bit stressful. But in this episode, I’ll show you how to pronounce words with the -ally suffix with ease.
What other words with the -ally suffix can you think of?
In this episode, the examples include how to pronounce the words:
Cultural and Culturally
Digital and Digitally
Natural and Naturally
Accident and Accidentally
Specific and Specifically ..read more
The InFluency Podcast
2w ago
If moving to a new country does anything, it definitely shakes up your daily routine. In this episode, I’ll talk about how I’m balancing productivity, creating a different work environment, developing different routines and balancing family time in Barcelona ..read more
The InFluency Podcast
3w ago
Do you want to improve your communication skills in professional environments in English? That’s exactly what we’re talking about today with Lindsay from All Ears English. We talk about how business English has changed since the pandemic, and how you can succeed in conversations remotely or in-person.
Useful Business English phrases, recommended by Lindsay:
I apologize but I need to reschedule our meeting. Does [time] work for you?
I hate to do this but I need to reschedule our meeting. Can you please send me your availability for next week?
I’m sorry, I have to cancel. Would you be ava ..read more
The InFluency Podcast
1M ago
Whether you’re a passionate polyglot, or you have to learn several languages out of necessity, you might have wondered if learning more than one language can harm your progress in English. In today’s episode, I’ll share my thoughts, and what steps you can take if you are learning more than one language at a time.
Did you like this episode? Check out the episode “Will Learning Other Accents Mess Up My English?” https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/listening-to-different-accents ..read more
The InFluency Podcast
1M ago
Guess what!? I moved! In January, 2024, my family and I packed up and moved to Barcelona. A new country, new language(s), and many, many challenges.
This new series, Relocation Diaries, will be about the struggles, conflicts, happy moments, learning a language, mindset work, and how I almost lost my mind over one refrigerator (long story, coming soon).
I knew I wanted to document this time and share it with you. Get ready for more behind the scenes of my life and my business ..read more
The InFluency Podcast
1M ago
Tag questions in English can be tricky, can’t they? In today’s lesson, we’ll talk about how to pronounce tag questions in English so you can use them confidently.
Download the free PDF to practice tag questions: https://hadarshemesh.com/tagquestions ..read more