#04 Shannon Kennedy on Musicianship, Shyness and Scripting in Language Learning

In this episode of The Language Hacking Podcast, Benny Lewis interviews his co-host, Shannon Kennedy about how she made the transition from music to languages, raising multilingual children, and what it’s like speaking another language when you identify as a shy introvert. 

Featured Resources

• Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
• Speak in a Week
• LingQ

Mentioned in this Episode

• Eurolinguiste
• Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
• Speak in a Week
• Drops
• Pimsleur
• LingQ
• Women in Language
• Shannon’s music
• Shannon on Twitter
• Shannon on Facebook
• Shannon on Instagram
• Shannon on Youtube

Episode Overview

• How Shannon went from music to languages and how she connects them
• What skills in learning music she has been able to transfer over to language learning
• Language journalling
• How foreign languages help you become a better musician
• How to get comfortable speaking languages as a shy introvert
• Scripting
• How to use language islands to steer conversations into topics you’re comfortable with
• How to pick up language learning after a break
• Time management and energy management strategies
• Tips for raising multilingual kids

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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