Hadar Shemesh · Education

The InFluency Podcast

The InFluency podcast is your go-to resource for learning, speaking and teaching English. Hadar Shemesh is a pronunciation expert and fluency coach with thousands of students around the world, though she herself was an intermediate speaker of English once. In this podcast she will share her best strategies for learning English, speaking English with confidence and mastering the American accent. Discover how becoming fluent has everything to do with acquiring the right mindset, setting goals and learning how to overcome challenges. Hadar will also share her teaching philosophy and techniques to support English teachers looking to help their students become fluent.

Episodes

The podcast episode delves into the speaker's immigrant experience, particularly their journey from Nicaragua to the US and the challenges they encountered, including language barriers and bullying. Despite the difficulties, the speaker persevered and graduated high school, reflecting on their struggle with identity an...

348. How to get started learning pronunciation

29 Aug 2023

19m

348. How to get started learning pronunciation

29 Aug 2023

19m

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This podcast episode discusses the importance of pronunciation in effective communication and provides guidance on how to improve pronunciation skills. The speaker emphasizes the holistic nature of pronunciation, highlighting key aspects such as prosody, intonation, and reductions in connected speech. The episode offer...

347. Mindset Talk: How to Find Motivation

25 Aug 2023

11m

347. Mindset Talk: How to Find Motivation

25 Aug 2023

11m

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This podcast episode explores the concept of motivation in language learning. The speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding personal motivations and reasons for wanting to improve language skills. While motivation is crucial, it is not the sole factor contributing to success in language acquisition. Building s...

346. Vowel Practice with American English Vowels

22 Aug 2023

13m

346. Vowel Practice with American English Vowels

22 Aug 2023

13m

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This podcast episode discusses the importance of understanding and practicing vowel sounds in American English pronunciation. It introduces the concept of an intensive vowel drill, where learners actively participate in comparing similar words with different vowel sounds to improve their pronunciation skills. The episo...

345. Interview with my student Fred Silva

18 Aug 2023

33m

345. Interview with my student Fred Silva

18 Aug 2023

33m

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This podcast episode features Fred Silva, a Brazilian entrepreneur who shares his English learning journey and how it has impacted his personal and professional life. Despite being a shy person, Fred recognized the importance of communication and decided to improve his English skills. He started a YouTube channel and p...

344. Jokes in English, explained

15 Aug 2023

14m

344. Jokes in English, explained

15 Aug 2023

14m

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This podcast episode explores the challenges and nuances of humor in a second language, with a focus on language-related jokes and cultural subtleties. The host shares personal experiences of trying to tell jokes in English and highlights the difficulty of accurately conveying humor, including intonation, rhythm, and t...