Have you experienced this too?
You are fluent and perfect with the people you know (or with your teacher whom you've known for years), but as soon as you are around new or important people, you freeze. You lose your words. The stakes are high, but your ability to be in the situation and endure pressure is low.
It saddens me that no one talks about the REALITY of learning a foreign language. The reality is that the gap between what people learn and what people need in real life is huge. It's enormous. In fact, when people realize how big the gap is and how impossible it is to close it with just a few months of training, they go back to what they have always done, telling themselves the story that "they're learning".
To learn is to change.
Nothing changes when you practice the same thing for years. Most people practice mindless scrolling, binge watching Netflix, hanging out with the people who can understand them and NEVER taking the risk of moving past their current level.
I'm talking to risk-takers here, to those who read the captions. They read because their soul is searching. They know there must be a different approach. There must be people out there who understand how they feel and who have already taken the risked.
Join me and risk giving up your current level of English. The goal is to sound like YOU in another language. The journey is to discover what that even sounds like.
Most likely, that will mean sounding like a different person. This is what happens to me every year. And I love this ongoing transformation.
I don't want to speak, act, or think on autopilot. My practice helps me stay out of "autopilot mode" and learn authentic self-expression in English.
If you've been looking for a coach to help you be clear and spontaneous in English, book a free 20-min session with me. Comment "feedback", and I will send you a DM with more details.
You are fluent and perfect with the people you know (or with your teacher whom you've known for years), but as soon as you are around new or important people, you freeze. You lose your words. The stakes are high, but your ability to be in the situation and endure pressure is low.
It saddens me that no one talks about the REALITY of learning a foreign language. The reality is that the gap between what people learn and what people need in real life is huge. It's enormous. In fact, when people realize how big the gap is and how impossible it is to close it with just a few months of training, they go back to what they have always done, telling themselves the story that "they're learning".
To learn is to change.
Nothing changes when you practice the same thing for years. Most people practice mindless scrolling, binge watching Netflix, hanging out with the people who can understand them and NEVER taking the risk of moving past their current level.
I'm talking to risk-takers here, to those who read the captions. They read because their soul is searching. They know there must be a different approach. There must be people out there who understand how they feel and who have already taken the risked.
Join me and risk giving up your current level of English. The goal is to sound like YOU in another language. The journey is to discover what that even sounds like.
Most likely, that will mean sounding like a different person. This is what happens to me every year. And I love this ongoing transformation.
I don't want to speak, act, or think on autopilot. My practice helps me stay out of "autopilot mode" and learn authentic self-expression in English.
If you've been looking for a coach to help you be clear and spontaneous in English, book a free 20-min session with me. Comment "feedback", and I will send you a DM with more details.
"If you’re looking to rise to the top your profession, staying on top of new innovations and industry trends is vital. No matter what your field, having a systematic approach to learning from extraordinary examples is essential to getting ahead."
I highly recommed reading this.
We reverse engineer learning a foreign language every day in the community. The method that I teach requires collecting a lot of great examples (from native speakers) so we can identify patters, analyze them, spot the differences between how they speak and how we spealk, and devise individual practice strategies to create the wanted change.
We don't learn from text books or follow a standard curriculum. There is no standard curriculum for your specific challenges in the real world.
This method looks easy. Sound complicated. Requires incredible dedication to progress and a lot of self-trust. That's why only a few practice it, while millions talk about it.
https://hbr.org/2021/11/you-can-learn-anything-through-reverse-engineering
I highly recommed reading this.
We reverse engineer learning a foreign language every day in the community. The method that I teach requires collecting a lot of great examples (from native speakers) so we can identify patters, analyze them, spot the differences between how they speak and how we spealk, and devise individual practice strategies to create the wanted change.
We don't learn from text books or follow a standard curriculum. There is no standard curriculum for your specific challenges in the real world.
This method looks easy. Sound complicated. Requires incredible dedication to progress and a lot of self-trust. That's why only a few practice it, while millions talk about it.
https://hbr.org/2021/11/you-can-learn-anything-through-reverse-engineering
Harvard Business Review
You Can Learn Anything Through Reverse Engineering
To reverse engineer is to look beyond what is evident on the surface and find a hidden structure — one that reveals both how an object or idea was designed and, more important, how it can be re-created. It facilitate skill acquisition in any field and is…
Close your eyes and visualize an apple. Many of you will have a quasi-perceptual experience that may be a bit similar to actually seeing an apple. For those who do, this experience is an example of mental imagery. It is the kind of example philosophers use to introduce the concept.
When you say English words, native speakers of English see representations of these words. Often these are recalled from memory and lead one to re-experience a version of the original stimulus.
In my work, I see again and again that people fail to send the right images. The message they send is either received incorrectly or not received at all, which leads to a lot of miscommunication and a decrease in confidence.
Having a conceptual understanding is not enough to deliver your ideas with more clarity. I have developed specific exercises so you can check yourself and improve the skills that are lacking. The problem is usually with either sending or receiving the right image, or both.
Knowing this will not change much. Practicing this will change everything.
Share this video with someone who needs a new perspective on speaking with clarity and being understood in a foreign language.
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When you say English words, native speakers of English see representations of these words. Often these are recalled from memory and lead one to re-experience a version of the original stimulus.
In my work, I see again and again that people fail to send the right images. The message they send is either received incorrectly or not received at all, which leads to a lot of miscommunication and a decrease in confidence.
Having a conceptual understanding is not enough to deliver your ideas with more clarity. I have developed specific exercises so you can check yourself and improve the skills that are lacking. The problem is usually with either sending or receiving the right image, or both.
Knowing this will not change much. Practicing this will change everything.
Share this video with someone who needs a new perspective on speaking with clarity and being understood in a foreign language.
Sign up and get instant access to my free self-study resources.
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A fragment from my group-coaching program "Native-Like Fluency".
To learn full and authentic expression in English, you need to practice very differently from what you've known until now.
My methodology for achieving native-like fluency in English implies learning more about your learning skills and unconscious speaking patterns than about the English language itself. Why? Because the people I coach already know a lot ABOUT the language. They still struggle to express themselves: what they think, how they feel, what they need, and how they want to be perceived externally.
We use the target language to learn more about the language and nurture your second language identity, which WILL BE different from your first language identity.
In this program, I teach a new approach to becoming fluent and free in your expression. You will learn very specific exercises that will be structured into specific practice routines. I will also show you what it means to create a practice routine so you don't need to depend on me or any other coach/teacher.
You will have unlimited support and receive human feedback on every exercise you do. This is not a program that offers only a series of video lessons that you're supposed to watch on your own. Every lesson is an exercise. Every exercise means you receive feedback. You will feel stuck. You will fail. You will lose your way. You will want to quit. And that's okay because I will be there for you to guide you and show you what's possible.
I will not repeat this program LIVE.
You can get the replays of my one and only Native-Like Fluency program with a 70% discount until August 15, 2024.
I will personally interview each participant and help you design a practice routine that will yield the best results.
You will learn A LOT from watching other people practice. You will also get a lot of individual attention. This is a perfect solution if you're in a different time zone and can't join LIVE training anyway, or if you prefer to take your time and learn on your own. You get 12-month access to the replays of my 6-month program.
nataliatokar.me/replays
If you have questions about the program, ask in the comments.
To learn full and authentic expression in English, you need to practice very differently from what you've known until now.
My methodology for achieving native-like fluency in English implies learning more about your learning skills and unconscious speaking patterns than about the English language itself. Why? Because the people I coach already know a lot ABOUT the language. They still struggle to express themselves: what they think, how they feel, what they need, and how they want to be perceived externally.
We use the target language to learn more about the language and nurture your second language identity, which WILL BE different from your first language identity.
In this program, I teach a new approach to becoming fluent and free in your expression. You will learn very specific exercises that will be structured into specific practice routines. I will also show you what it means to create a practice routine so you don't need to depend on me or any other coach/teacher.
You will have unlimited support and receive human feedback on every exercise you do. This is not a program that offers only a series of video lessons that you're supposed to watch on your own. Every lesson is an exercise. Every exercise means you receive feedback. You will feel stuck. You will fail. You will lose your way. You will want to quit. And that's okay because I will be there for you to guide you and show you what's possible.
I will not repeat this program LIVE.
You can get the replays of my one and only Native-Like Fluency program with a 70% discount until August 15, 2024.
I will personally interview each participant and help you design a practice routine that will yield the best results.
You will learn A LOT from watching other people practice. You will also get a lot of individual attention. This is a perfect solution if you're in a different time zone and can't join LIVE training anyway, or if you prefer to take your time and learn on your own. You get 12-month access to the replays of my 6-month program.
nataliatokar.me/replays
If you have questions about the program, ask in the comments.
The truth: Chat GPT doesn't know the truth.
Don't rely on it too much. It uses the information from open sources without fact-checking it.
1. Ask AI
2. Use your discernment
3. Fact-check everything
Don't use AI to write for you. This is a surefire way to never learn how to write and to sound like a cliche instead.
Don't rely on it too much. It uses the information from open sources without fact-checking it.
1. Ask AI
2. Use your discernment
3. Fact-check everything
Don't use AI to write for you. This is a surefire way to never learn how to write and to sound like a cliche instead.