How To Progress Faster In English - How To Learn English Tips & Motivation

38,498 views ・ 2016-01-11

Business English with Christina


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Let’s see, today I need to: respond to emails,
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go to the project meeting,
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work on my slides for next week’s meeting, go get groceries, cook dinner,
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work on my German.
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Hmm,
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maybe I’ll do German tomorrow, because I probably won’t have time today.
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And I really want to watch the new episode of Versailles on Canal +…
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Does this sound like you?
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I’m Christina and you’re watching Speak Better, Feel Great TV.
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The place to boost your English and boost your career.
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Today, you’re going to get tips
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and some free tools
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to help you finally find time
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to boost your English.
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You ready?
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There’s so little time in a day, and you have so many things to do.
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You want to work on your English, but there are always
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“more important” things to do?
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I totally feel your pain! i totally understand.
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If you’ve been watching Speak Better, Feel Great TV since the beginning,
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first of all, you totally rock!
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You also know that I’m a big fan of setting goals for improving your English.
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Just check out that video and you’ll see
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And since it’s the new year, it’s a perfect time to try a new strategy
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and make this year your most successful year in English.
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Ever.
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First, you need to have a plan and some goals.
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To help you, I’ve created 2 free planners that you can download.
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Just click on the link below in the notes.
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And you'll get them they are totally free!
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Now
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first, fix your Ultimate Goal.
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The ultimate goal can be big
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but it still needs to be a little specific.
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For your ultimate goals, forget things like
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“Be more fluent in English”
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or
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“Have more vocabulary.”
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” Maybe that’s your big-giant-yeah I’m awesome goal,
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but
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not today.
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Then, break your Ultimate Goal down into specific steps.
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Then, break each step into short-term
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measurable goals that you can achieve each week or each month.
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This will allow you to see your progress and stay motivated.
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So get specific.
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Here’s how:
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First, Define the ultimate goal.
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Let’s say it’s something kind of big like
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“Be able to have easier meetings in English”
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No.2
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Break your Ultimate Goal into Specific Steps.
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For having easier meetings,
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some Specific Steps could include
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Learn how to introduce myself at the beginning of a meeting
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Improve comprehension of my American colleague’s accent
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And
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Learn expressions to lead a meeting
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No. 3
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Then, break each step into short-term goals and focus on these
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for a week, for a month
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for the time that you think its necessary to achieve the goal.
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If you’re working on how to introduce yourself,
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you can formulate your short-term goals like this:
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“By the end of this week, I will create a structure for introducing myself.”
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Simple, the next week, maybe your short-term goal will be
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“Formulate and practice short sentences that fit in my introduction structure.”
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All very simple
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but all very achievable
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in small amounts of time.
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In your plan, you need to focus on
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one thing at a time, and one thing only.
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Sure, you want to be more fluent overall,
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but you don’t become more fluent by trying to learn everything at once.
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It’s like trying to catch a lot of tennis balls at once.
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That’s not very efficient.
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So choose one thing you want to learn first,
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before you move on to your second goal.
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And that's it. It's a simple way to help you finally find the time
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even 10 minutes 15 minutes a day
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but to help you achieve your goals.
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So be sure to download the planners in the notes below the video
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and start the New year off right and reach your English goals.
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If you liked this video, help me boost the English level of French people everywhere!
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Share this video with your colleagues on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or
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send the link by email!
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And if you want to boost your English and boost your career every week with me,
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go to christinarebuffet.com
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and subscribe to receive email updates.
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You’ll get a short English lesson,
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vocabulary, and exclusive bonuses that I only share with my Speak Better, Feel Great Ambassadors.
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Thank you so much for watching Speak Better, Feel Great TV.
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I’m Christina and I’ll see you next time.
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