The Elevator Pitch

As EFL learners, we constantly find ourselves on the lookout for new strategies to develop our speaking skills. We can look at this process from different perspectives, and undoubtedly there are different areas of improvement when it comes to speaking a foreign language. However, if we know exactly the stage of the process in which we find ourselves at this very moment, we will have a better view on the needs that we should satisfy to increase our linguistic abilities. In this episode I talk about why I find the elevator speech detrimental for most learners in search of improving their speaking skills.

Leo Bado is an EFL learner, so he can perfectly understand the nuances and contours revolving around this adventure. Moreover, he became a learner as an adult and knows perfectly the attitudinal barriers underlying the journey of acquiring a new language. Ultimately, Leo always says that a final experience is required to master the language, the insightful experience that English, such as personal development, is always in the making.

Credits:

Voice Over Intro

Yuliana Rojas Ramírez

Art Cover

Image drawing-1991304_960_720 under Pixabay License.

Intro Music

Song : Shards [Intro Version]

Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

from Intro Versions [Free To Use], released March 7, 2021

Produced & Composed by Guillaume Brouhon

Outro Music

“New Day” by “Twisterium” VItalii Iegorov under Pixabay License.