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The Feel Good English Podcast

Kevin Conwell•www.feelgoodenglish.com
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Language Learning
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Become more fluent in English and life with inspiring English lessons based on the best non-fiction books and Ted Talks. Feel Good English is personal growth for English learners. Let's grow together! Get transcripts, extra lessons and connect with Kevin at www.feelgoodenglish.com
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#057 Using MAKE to Talk about $$ - "What Teachers Make" Ted Tuesdays

Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/member Ever heard the phrase "Those who can't do, teach"? At the Bowery Poetry Club, slam poet Taylor Mali begs to differ. At the Bowery Poetry Club, slam poet Taylor Mali begs to differ, and delivers a powerful, 3-minute response on behalf of educators everywhere. In this episode I will "break down" this poem for you. Also, learn how to use the expression "What do you make" to talk about your salary in this episode...

Sep 13, 2016•16 min

#056 A Memorization Technique that Works! - "Memory Palace" by Lewis Smile

Get the TRANSCRIPT at www.feelgoodenglish.com/memory Do you have a system for memorizing new English vocabulary? Are you a master of memorization? I'm not. :( But there is a system that has been around for thousands of years, helping people memorize information with much less effort. This system is based off evolution, which means it is the natural way our brains retain information. In the book, "Memory Palace", Lewis explains how this system works, and even goes through the works of Shakespear ...

Sep 08, 2016•21 min

#055 How to Master English - "The Art of Learning" by Josh Waitzkin

Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/josh In his riveting new book, The Art of Learning, Waitzkin tells his remarkable story of personal achievement and shares the principles of learning and performance that have propelled him to the top—twice.

Sep 01, 2016•21 min

#054 The Most Important English Phrase - Ted Tuesdays - "Why Lunch Ladies Are Heroes"

Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/member Children's book author Jarrett Krosoczka shares the origins of the Lunch Lady graphic novel series, in which undercover school heroes serve lunch...and justice! His new project, School Lunch Hero Day, reveals how cafeteria lunch staff provide more than food, and illustrates how powerful a thank you can be.

Aug 30, 2016•13 min

#053 Drew Badger from EnglishAnyone.com Shares Life-Changing Tips

Get the transcript --> www.feelgoodenglish.com/member Drew Badger from Englishanyone.com shares lessons that have changed his life, business and language learning. Learn how to apply these lessons to your English learning in today's episode.

Aug 25, 2016•35 min

#052 Frustrated with English? How To Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/member Through Dale Carnegie’s six-million-copy bestseller recently revised, millions of people have been helped to overcome the worry habit. Dale Carnegie offers a set of practical formulas you can put to work today. In our fast-paced world—formulas that will last a lifetime!

Aug 19, 2016•20 min

#051 Little Changes = Big Results "How to Tie your Shoes" - Ted Tuesdays

Get the transcript --> www.feelgoodenglish.com/member Terry Moore found out he'd been tying his shoes the wrong way his whole life. And you know what? So have you, probably. He'll teach you the right way in this talk, and show you how little changes can make a huge impact. Get the transcript --> www.feelgoodenglish.com/member

Aug 16, 2016•9 min

#050 Jack Askew on Discovering Your Path TO FLUENCY

Get the free transcript --> www.feelgoodenglish.com/member Jack Askew is the creator of To Fluency. and a certified English language teacher and language lover. He has helped many English learners reach a high level of English. He's originally from the UK, but now lives in the mountains of North Carolina in the US. He then started teaching English lessons one-to-one online before finding his passion: language acquisition and English language coaching. He realized how powerful English language le...

Aug 12, 2016•31 min

#049 A 30 Day English Goal - Ted Tuesdays

Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/member Is there anything you’d like to add to your day? Is there any routine or habit that you think would help you be happier, be more productive, become a better English speaker? In today's TED Tuesday lesson, I will be talking about small things can make a big impact on your life, and why it's okay to start small in all your endeavors. Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/member

Aug 09, 2016•13 min

#048 Stop Trying to Sound Smart - Words That Work by Frank Lundtz

FREE COURSE --> http://www.feelgoodenglish.com/free-course/ Do you want to reach out to the 2 billion English learners from across the world? Or perhaps you'd like to make friends with people who play the same game as you or enjoy the same music like you do? In today's episode , I will be teaching you how to communicate better by means of using simple words to express yourself more freely and get involved with a larger, more global audience. FREE COURSE --> http://www.feelgoodenglish.com/free-co...

Aug 05, 2016•14 min

#047 Q&A Episode - How should I use your podcast transcripts?

GET THE TRANSCRIPT at www.feelgoodenglish.com Do you use transcripts for learning the content from this podcast more deeply? If so, what is the best way to use them? Is one way more effective than another? Well, yes, I think so. LIsten to this episode and find out the best way to use transcripts.

Aug 02, 2016•8 min

#045 The World's English Mania - Ted Tuesday's

Get the transcript --> www.feelgoodenglish.com/member Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English — "the world's second language" — by the thousands.

Jul 26, 2016•10 min

#044 The Secret to Higher Quality Work - Deep Work by Cal Newport

Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/member Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have...

Jul 22, 2016•22 min

#043 The #1 Quality that Brings Success - Ted Tuesdays

Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com We can train our ability to delay gratification, just like we can train our muscles in the gym. And you can do it in the same way as the child and the researcher: by promising something small and then delivering. Over and over again until your brain says, 1) yes, it’s worth it to wait and 2) yes, I have the capability to do this. Learn more in this episode.

Jul 19, 2016•11 min

#042 How to Easily Sell Things and Influence People - To Sell is Human by Daniel Pink

Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com To Sell Is Human offers a fresh look at the art and science of selling. As he did in Drive and A Whole New Mind, Daniel H. Pink draws on a rich trove of social science for his counterintuitive insights. He reveals the new ABCs of moving others (it's no longer "Always Be Closing"), explains why extraverts don't make the best salespeople, and shows how giving people an "off-ramp" for their actions can matter more than actually changing their minds....

Jul 15, 2016•18 min

#041 - When is the best time to listen to English lessons?

Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com In this Q&A episode, a Feel Good podcast listener asked, "When is the best time to listen to my podcast?" Are YOU doing it wrong? Listen and hear my opinion on when the most effective (and easiest) time to listen to English lessons is. Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com

Jul 12, 2016•10 min

#040 Don't Wait for Others to Choose You - Choose YOURSELF by James Altucher

Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com The American dream system has come to an end and has been long gone, and we as a collective society has become more submissive than ever and it's become even harder to keep up with Jones' in our current time.In this episode, I'll be talking about a book titled Choose Yourself byIn this episode, I'll be talking about a book titled Choose Yourself by James Altucher, a successful writer, podcaster, and businessman, and how we can get rid of our fear of ...

Jul 08, 2016•25 min

#039 Success Is a Continuous Journey - Ted Tuesdays

Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Think you're done after you've reached success? You're not! A common problem when people realize big successes is they stop doing what got them there in the first place. In this episode, Richard St. John shares his story of how he gave up on doing exactly the things he taught in his first Ted Talk, the 8 Secrets of Success.

Jul 05, 2016•7 min

#038 Think You're Smart? Not So Much - You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney

Get free transcripts at www.feelgoodenglish.com In this episode of the Feel Good English Podcast, I have some bad news for you, unfortunately, and the news is... You are not as smart as you think. And where did I hear this news? Well, I heard it from the book "You Are Not so Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook. Why Your Memory will See Fiction and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself." by David McRaney. But here’s the truth: You are not so smart. You’re just as deluded as the rest...

Jul 01, 2016•15 min

#037 - The Power of Believing that You Can Improve by Carol Dweck - Ted Tuesdays

Get the free transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/member "Mindset" author, Carol Dweck, wants to share that our children need to know how to react to challenges not only in school, but also through any place else that creates various challenges. In this episode, we will also be talking about the Ted Talk, also by Carol Dweck, called "The Power of Believing That You Can Improve".Get the free transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/member

Jun 28, 2016•12 min

#036 How to Easily Create Permanent English Habits - Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation.

Jun 24, 2016•20 min

#035 The KEY to Learning English: Speak English with Vanessa

TRANSCRIPTS at www.feelgoodenglish.com/member Vanessa is an English teacher, language and culture lover, and continuously curious person. She's been teaching English for 6 years around the world, and now she teaches online helping intermediate English learners become confident speakers. In this episode, we talk about her entry into the teaching world, what she believes is key to English learning, as well as a book that she thinks can inspire language learners to become excellent speakers, and li...

Jun 21, 2016•27 min

#034 Focus on the RIGHT English Goals with the 80/20 Rule - The 80/20 Principle by Richard Kock

Get the free transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Are you unsure about which English goals you should have? Our modern world can create a lot of stress because of all the options and content we have. Which method is the best? How do I manage my time? How can I be more productive? Trying to answer all of these questions can be frustrating. But but the book, "The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving more with Less" by Richard Koch, will help you get clarity on what to focus on, so you can see...

Jun 16, 2016•15 min

#033 Ted Tuesdays - How to Start a Movement by Derek Sivers

Free Transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/member In this episode of the Feel Good English Podcast, we have another Ted Tuesday lesson and I chose this really cool, fun, and short video called "How to Start a Movement" by Derek Sivers. Derek Sivers is a very successful tech entrepreneur and writer, and a very interesting guy in general. The short TedTalk goes through a Youtube video that went viral about a dude who got up out of the crowd and started dancing on his own. Free Transcript at www.fe...

Jun 15, 2016•8 min

#032 Thirteen Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do by Amy Morin

GET THE FREE TRANSCRIPT AT WWW.FEELGOODENGLISH.COM/13things While the advancements in technology have made our lives easier, it has, however, alienated us from our true values and distanced us from establishing real, healthy relationships. In this episode, I’m going to talk about "13 Things Mentally-Strong People Don’t Do" by Amy Morin, a licensed psychotherapist and best-selling author whose book has attracted a worldwide following and has been translated into 20 languages. The book shows us th...

Jun 10, 2016•18 min

#031 Rappin' with the Fluency MC - English through Rhythm and Rhyme

GET THE FREE TRANSCRIPT AT https://goo.gl/eyWRb6 Jason R Levine has eighteen years of experience as an English teacher, teacher trainer, and materials writer. He has led student workshops and teacher training programs in fourteen countries in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East. Jason conducts workshops for English students and teachers worldwide through Linguaid, Gallery Languages and the U.S. Department of State. He is the creator of the English Workout Method, an approach to Eng...

Jun 07, 2016•27 min

#030 Learned Optimism: Change your Mind and Your LIfe by Martin Seligman

Get the FREE transcripts at www.feelgoodengish.com/member Have you ever heard the expression "is your cup half empty or half full?" We say this a lot in the US, and what it gets at is if you are an optimistic or pessimistic person. Difficult times happen to everyone, but the way you look at these times makes a big difference in the quality of your life. In the book, "Learned Optimism" by Martin Seligman, the consequences of being pessimistic are talked about, as well as the benefits to becoming ...

Jun 03, 2016•17 min