English with Kirsty
A podcast for busy people who want to improve their business English or develop their communication skills. For further information, see www.englishwithkirsty.com/podcast
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 107
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 266: EwK266 - what's been happening at English with Kirsty?
For anyone who's listening in January 2025 - wishing you a year with interesting encounters, opportunities that help you to grow, and people who will support you along the way! If you have discovered…
00:12:16 |
Tue 07 Jan 2025
Episode 265: 31 ways to improve your English - January 2025 challenge
My "31 ways to improve your English" challenge is back again and we'll be starting on 1st January 2025!I don't believe that the beginning of a new year is the best time to start new things or bring a…
00:09:36 |
Wed 04 Dec 2024
Episode 264: EwK264 - Dolores Rojo Guiñazú on podcasting in two languages
I met Dolores a few months ago at a networking event and since then I’ve been getting to know her better at my networking and language exchange events for language professionals.Dolores is also a pod…
00:33:37 |
Tue 29 Oct 2024
Episode 263: EwK263 - Dogs and language learners – tips for advanced learners to overcome common challenges
In this week's episode I'm talking about my new interactive workshop, which is all about the challenges that we can face as advanced language learners. We've got our language to a good level, but the…
00:07:23 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Episode 262: EwK262 - Elisabeth and I discuss finding an accessible English course
If you use access technology or have other accessibility requirements, you can’t just find a good language course and sign up for it! First you need to check out how accessible that course will be fo…
00:22:42 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Episode 261: EwK261 - Getting the right input to develop your business English
Today I'm talking about some of the activities in which I've been participating in order to develop my language skills in a way that's relevant to work. Whether that was attending a Women in Localisa…
00:13:31 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
Episode 260: EwK260 Maria Virgínia Barros on how a love of writing can improve your language skills
You first met Maria in episode 244 of the podcast about the conversation club.I first met her at our networking for language professionals events and through her interview on the Language Worker podc…
00:38:28 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Episode 259: EwK259 - 8 things that can prevent us from starting new projects
September can be a time for new beginnings, although really, we don't need to wait for a certain month to start something new. Still, lots of people are talking about new plans and ideas at the momen…
00:17:49 |
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Episode 258: EwK258 - Learner stories - you don't have to love languages to be able to learn them
Today I'm bringing you my conversation with Helen. You may remember her because she featured on episode 235 about the conversation club.This is part of a new series where I'm talking about different …
00:17:42 |
Wed 04 Sep 2024
Episode 257: EwK257 - English with Kirsty survey and online meet-up
I have two announcements for you this week!Firstly, I'm doing a survey about the podcast and I'd love to get your input. It's always good to hear from my podcast listeners, but I'd be especially happ…
00:05:43 |
Tue 27 Aug 2024
Episode 256: Inês Moura on voice coaching and her decision to change the language of her podcast
I decided to contact Inês because I’d been listening to her podcast, Your voice matters, for a while. I was even more excited to discover that the first episodes were in Portuguese, because it means …
00:39:15 |
Tue 20 Aug 2024
Episode 255: EwK255 - Language stories: why do I do what I do?
We often talk about what we do, but one of the things that we touched upon at the conversation club today was why we do what we do. What motivates us? What gives us a sense of fulfilment?Today I'm sh…
00:14:46 |
Tue 13 Aug 2024
Episode 254: EwK254 - Adrian Probst on creating content in an additional language
Sometimes advice like “feel the fear and do it anyway” or “just start and see what happens” doesn’t work. You need a more structured plan to give you the confidence to create and launch something new…
00:38:41 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
Episode 253: EwK253 - why it's sometimes easier to speak with people that we don't know
It's summer here in Europe and many people are thinking about holiday activities - which means a lot of the things that we usually do are put on hold.This episode is one of a series of quick, impleme…
00:07:46 |
Fri 02 Aug 2024
Episode 252: Anja Lordanić Mustać on podcasting in an additional language
I came across Anja and her podcast on LinkedIn because I was curious to find out what other podcast hosts are doing and to find some new content to listen to. Anja and I started talking when I posted…
00:35:39 |
Fri 19 Jul 2024
Episode 251: EwK251 - Language tip - 100 words a day!
Today I'm sharing a tip from one of our language exchange for language professionals meet-ups and it's something that I'm doing to help with my Portuguese.If you commit to giving yourself regular opp…
00:09:24 |
Tue 09 Jul 2024
Episode 250: EwK250 - Today I’m the podcast guest – my friend Rita interviews me!
🎉 250 episodes of English with Kirsty 🎉When I published the first episode of English with Kirsty in 2015, it was meant to be a long-term project, but I didn’t think about how many episodes there woul…
00:36:49 |
Sun 30 Jun 2024
Episode 249: EwK249 - Julia Michelle on brand voice
Carrying on with our voice theme, this week, Julia Michelle is here to talk with us about another aspect of voice, one which is particularly relevant to those of us who are business owners or freelan…
00:33:39 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
Episode 248: EwK248 - How much of your personality comes through when you’re speaking English?
Our voices are so much more than the way we speak. This is part of it, but finding and using our unique voice is about more than that. It’s about expressing who we are, what we think, how we feel, an…
00:10:44 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
Episode 247: Sion Dayson on voice acting, language learning, and discovering new cultures
I met Sion through the networking for language professionals sessions that I run with Rita Prazeres Gonçalves. I thought it would be good to talk with Sion about her work and her experiences of movin…
00:34:55 |
Thu 06 Jun 2024
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