#24 Elizabeth Bruckner - from 10x Failure to Language Coach

11/16/20 • 48 min

Elizabeth Bruckner failed ten times to learn French. It wasn’t until she began exploring the online language community that she finally learned French... in her 40s. She’s since gone on to successfully learn German and Spanish and is now one of the coaches of the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge.

In this episode, we chat with Elizabeth about her experiences learning a language in her 40s, the brain and language learning, how to overcome our inner gremlins and Elizabeth gives you a taste of what it’s like to get coached in the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge.

We actually guarantee that anyone who completes the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge will have a 15-minute conversation in their new language after 90 days of learning. You can find out more here.

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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

Learning languages later in life
Finding the desire to learn languages
Using neuroscience to help with learning
How to stop making emotional excuses and finally learn a language
The biggest language learning gremlins to overcome
The importance of community in language learning
Creating systems and paths to push you towards your language learning
An inside look at coaching in the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
Advice for the most common stumbling blocks for language learners
Finding language giants
Why there’s no one path to learning a language

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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We actually guarantee that anyone who completes the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge will have a 15-minute conversation in their new language after 90 days of learning. You can find out more here.

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Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

Learning languages later in life
Finding the desire to learn languages
Using neuroscience to help with learning
How to stop making emotional excuses and finally learn a language
The biggest language learning gremlins to overcome
The importance of community in language learning
Creating systems and paths to push you towards your language learning
An inside look at coaching in the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
Advice for the most common stumbling blocks for language learners
Finding language giants
Why there’s no one path to learning a language

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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#23 Michele Frolla on Living and Working in Rome to Learn Italian

Michele Frolla grew up hearing Italian, but didn’t learn to speak it until she was a bit older. After picking up her heritage language, she went on to live and work in Italy, fully immersing herself in the language. She then went on to create the Intrepid Guide where she shares her experience and tips for learning languages and living abroad.

In this episode, we chat with Michele about her experiences learning, living and working in another language and how this lead to her creating her own language business.

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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

Michele’s experience with her heritage language and its impact on finally learning Italian
Moving to Rome and living the Italian life
The power of modal verbs
Learning with pen and paper
Her challenges with learning Norwegian
The origins of her blog, the Intrepid Guide
Leaning into the fear of language learning
Making friends with her languages
Tips on finding jobs in foreign countries
Learning a language to live in a country that speaks it

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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#25 Learn a Language in 5-Minute Bursts with Drops

Benny Lewis chats with Shannon Kennedy and Caitlin Sacasas about how they use the language app Drops. Drops is a visual, vocabulary language learning game that helps you build your foundation in a new language in 5-minute sessions.

Shannon and Caitlin share why they love Drops, how they use the app, and how Drops teaches vocab without translation.

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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

The history of Drops and its multinational background
Why Drops focuses on helping learners with just one thing
How Drops pays special attention to teaching a language through games
Learning a language without translation
Keeping up your language learning motivation and how Drops’ 2-Day Rule
How 5 minutes a day adds up to a language learning habit and lots of learned words
Why learning vocabulary is so important
The difference between the free version of Drops and Drops Premium
How Drops decides on what new content gets added
Learning travel essentials with Drops’ “Travel Talk” feature
Drops partnership with K-pop star and artist Amber Liu
Language laddering with Drops

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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