Effortless English Podcast

Your grammar anxiety is destroying your charisma — and it's costing you promotions, respect, and confidence.

You studied English for 10+ years. You know the grammar rules. But when you try to speak? You freeze.

You're analyzing verb tenses while confident speakers — who make MORE grammar mistakes than you — get promoted, close deals, and command respect.

Here's the brutal truth: When you pause to think about grammar, people don't think you're being careful. They think you're uncertain. Weak. Not leadership material.

In this audio, I'll show you:

 ✅ The 3 charisma-killing signs of grammar anxiety (and how to eliminate them)

✅ Why native speakers break grammar rules constantly — and sound MORE confident because of it

 ✅ The ONE grammar rule that's destroying your career (hint: it's the belief that you must be perfect)

✅ The 30-day fix: How to stop sounding robotic and start commanding respect

✅ What to do RIGHT NOW to speak like a leader instead of a textbook This isn't about learning more grammar. This is about UNLEARNING the habits that make you hesitate, freeze, and fade into the background.

Native speakers use fragments. They say "gotta" and "gonna." They end sentences with prepositions.

And they sound confident, natural, and powerful — because they focus on COMMUNICATION, not correctness.

You can do the same. Stop studying grammar rules. Start listening 1-2 hours daily to real English. Copy how natives actually speak.

That's how you go from grammar anxiety to confident, charismatic English.

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Inside, you'll discover:

• Why grammar study kills your speaking (and what to do instead)

• The listening method that native speakers use

• How to think in English without translating 

• The Point-of-View Story technique that makes grammar automatic

🎯 Ready to speak English powerfully and advance your career?

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✅ Learn the same method that helped 40+ million students worldwide

✅ Speak confidently in meetings, interviews, and presentations ---

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Remember: The rule that's killing your career is the belief that you must be perfect.

Native speakers break grammar rules every single day and sound MORE confident because of it.

Stop chasing perfection.

Start communicating powerfully.

Commit, don't quit!

— A.J. Hoge

Why "Perfect English" Is Destroying Your Fluency

A lot of Grammar. Zero Confidence. Sound familiar?

You study for years. You memorize rules. You pass tests. But when it is time to speak… you freeze.

You are a lion at home. A mouse in English.

In this audio, I reveal the hidden reason most English learners stay stuck — and it is NOT what you think.

It is not grammar. It is not vocabulary. It is not listening. It is something much deeper. Something inside you.

I share a powerful secret discovered by one of history's greatest thinkers — Imam al-Ghazali.

Schools lied to you. Grammar kills speaking.

This audio shows you what actually works.

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Commit, don't quit. So English sparks the fire that takes you higher.

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What does it take to think like a champion? This book will change how you think about SUCCESS — and your English. AJ's English Book Club starts "The Champion's Mind" by Jim Afremow. Champions don't just train their bodies. They train their MINDS.

And that's exactly what this book teaches — the same mental skills used by Olympic athletes, pro sports stars, and peak performers in every field. And here's the connection: these mental skills are EXACTLY what you need to master English. Confidence. Visualization. A growth mindset. Feeding the positive wolf, not the negative one.

This is the FUEL that powers your English speaking success. In this episode, we cover Chapters 1 and 2 — and I teach you important English vocabulary from the book along the way. You learn English AND you learn powerful success strategies at the same time. That's the Book Club way.

📖 CHAPTER 1 — "Be Your Own Champion" The Champion Question: What will your life look like when you have become your own champion? This chapter teaches you to take personal responsibility, win ONE day at a time, stop waiting, and focus on present excellence. "Excellence can be achieved only today." Not tomorrow. Not next week. TODAY.

📖 CHAPTER 2 — "Master the Mental Skills" 12 science-backed mental skills every champion needs. Goal setting. Building confidence through preparation and practice. The powerful "Good. Better. Best." process: (1) What did I do well? (2) What can I improve? (3) What specific changes will I make?

Plus the two wolves parable, visualization techniques, and building unshakeable self-belief.

Here's what you'll learn in this episode:

✅ Key vocabulary from Chapters 1 and 2 (learn English naturally)

✅ The Champion Question that changes how you think about life

✅ Why winning ONE day at a time beats big long-term plans

✅ The 12 mental skills that separate champions from everyone else

✅ The "Good. Better. Best." framework for daily improvement

✅ How to feed your positive wolf and starve the negative one

✅ Why these mental skills will transform your English confidence This is psychology. This is the FUEL.

Method alone is not enough to speak English powerfully. You need the right mindset — and this book gives it to you.

📚 Get the book: "The Champion's Mind" by Jim Afremow Read along with us and join the Book Club conversation.

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I'm A.J. Hoge — The World's #1 English Teacher. Author of "Effortless English: Learn to Speak English Like a Native."

I've helped over 40 million students worldwide speak English fluently, confidently, and powerfully — without boring textbooks, grammar drills, or classrooms. Be your own champion. Start today. 

Commit, don't quit.

You're in a meeting. Your manager asks, "What do you think?" Your heart races. You KNOW the answer — in your language. But in English? Your mind goes blank. You freeze. This is NOT a language problem. It's a brain problem. And I'm going to show you the exact 90-day system that fixes it permanently.

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In this show, I break down the 3 reasons your brain freezes when you speak English:

1. The Translation Trap — You're translating back and forth between languages. Your conscious brain can't keep up with real conversation speed.

2. Grammar Paralysis — You're analyzing grammar rules WHILE trying to speak. Native speakers never do this. Neither should you.

3. Performance Stress — Cortisol floods your brain. Fear shuts down the language centers. You go silent at the worst moment.

Then I give you the complete 90-day system to eliminate all three: 

🟢 Phase 1 (Month 1): Input Overload Massive listening practice using mini stories. No speaking pressure. No stress. Just deep listening that rewires how your brain processes English.

🟢 Phase 2 (Month 2): Automatic Grammar Point-of-view stories that teach you grammar naturally — without rules, without analysis. You absorb correct grammar the way native speakers did as children.

🟢 Phase 3 (Month 3): Confident Speaking Psychology techniques that destroy nervousness permanently. Peak emotional state training. Box breathing. Mental rehearsal. You learn to PERFORM in English, not just "know" English.

This is the Effortless English™ system. Method + Psychology. The engine and the fuel. Stop freezing. Start speaking. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

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Your obsession with grammar is hurting your career. Native speakers break grammar rules all the time! Speaking confidence is what is important, not grammar perfection.

In fact, you must break these "rules" if you want to sound confident and natural every time you speak English.

📚 FREE BOOK FOR YOU: Want my complete book for free? 

👉 Go to: EffortlessEnglishClub.com/7rules

I'll give you my book "Effortless English | Learn To Speak English Like A Native". Completely free. No credit card required.

🎓 READY FOR THE COMPLETE SYSTEM? If you want ALL the lessons, mini-stories, vocabulary training, and audio you need for this 90-day plan, check out the Power English Course:

👉 https://EffortlessEnglishClub.com Includes:

• 6 months of structured daily lessons

• Point-of-View stories (learn grammar intuitively, without rules)

• Mini-story lessons (train your brain to think IN English)

• Real English audio from native speakers

• Energy and psychology training (The Fuel)

• Lifetime access + updates

💬 REAL STUDENT RESULTS:

"I studied English for 10 years using traditional methods. I knew grammar perfectly but froze in job interviews. After using Effortless English, I became fluent enough to become an English tutor myself." - Marjan, Serbia

"I needed English for a job opportunity and only had a few months. This 90-day system worked. I got the job, and now I teach using these same methods." - Carole, France

"I started and quit learning English dozens of times. This time I committed to 90 days. Finally, I'm fluent enough to use English in my engineering career." - Hadi, Iran

🔥 THE COMMITMENT:

This system works... but ONLY if you commit to 90 days without quitting. Two hours a day. Following the system exactly.

No switching methods halfway through. Are you willing to commit? If yes, then let's do this. Commit, don't quit. If no, that's okay. But don't start and quit. That kills your confidence.

Decide right now. Are you in?

📱 CONNECT WITH ME:

🌐 Website: EffortlessEnglishClub.com

📧 Email: members@effortlessenglish.org

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🎵 TikTok: @ajhoge.effortlessenglish

🔵 LinkedIn: /in/effortlessenglish/

--- Remember:

✅ Learn with your ears, not your eyes

✅ Commit, don't quit

✅ Burn your grammar books See you in the next video.

Lots of love to you! 💚

- A.J. Hoge Founder, Effortless English Teaching English Learners Since 1996

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🚀 The 90-Day Study Plan That FINALLY Gets You Fluent (Intermediate to Advanced) If you're studying English every day but STILL not fluent... it's not because you're bad at languages. It's because your study plan is wrong.

After 30 years of teaching and helping 40 MILLION students worldwide, I can tell you this: 95% of intermediate English learners are using the SAME broken study plan. They study hard. They're motivated. But they stay stuck at intermediate forever. 

Today, I'm giving you the EXACT 90-day study plan that takes intermediate learners to advanced fluency. This is what actually works.

🎯 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

✅ Why traditional "balanced study" keeps you at intermediate forever

✅ The 3-part system my most successful students use (The Engine + The Fuel)

✅ Your exact daily schedule: What to do Monday through Sunday for 90 days

✅ How to study LESS but get better results

✅ The commitment framework that prevents quitting

✅ Real student transformations: From frozen in interviews to teaching English themselves

💡 THE TRUTH ABOUT FLUENCY: You don't need more grammar study. You don't need to memorize more vocabulary. You don't need expensive software or apps. What you need is the RIGHT system, followed consistently for 90 days.

Schools taught you wrong. They made you read textbooks and memorize rules. But advanced speakers got there by doing something completely different: They learned with their ears, not their eyes. 

📚 FREE BOOK FOR YOU: Want my complete 7 Rules for Excellent English? These are the seven foundational rules that make this entire 90-day system work.

👉 Go to: EffortlessEnglishClub.com/7rules I'll send you one rule per day for seven days. Completely free. No credit card required.

🎓 READY FOR THE COMPLETE SYSTEM? If you want ALL the lessons, mini-stories, vocabulary training, and audio you need for this 90-day plan, check out the Power English Course:

👉 https://EffortlessEnglishClub.com Includes: • 6 months of structured daily lessons • Point-of-View stories (learn grammar intuitively, without rules) • Mini-story lessons (train your brain to think IN English) • Real English audio from native speakers • Energy and psychology training (The Fuel) • Lifetime access + updates

💬 REAL STUDENT RESULTS:

"I studied English for 10 years using traditional methods. I knew grammar perfectly but froze in job interviews. After using Effortless English, I became fluent enough to become an English tutor myself." - Marjan, Serbia

"I needed English for a job opportunity and only had a few months. This 90-day system worked. I got the job, and now I teach using these same methods." - Carole, France

"I started and quit learning English dozens of times. This time I committed to 90 days. Finally, I'm fluent enough to use English in my engineering career." - Hadi, Iran 

🔥 THE COMMITMENT: This system works... but ONLY if you commit to 90 days without quitting. Two hours a day. Following the system exactly. No switching methods halfway through. Are you willing to commit? If yes, then let's do this. Commit, don't quit. If no, that's okay. But don't start and quit. That kills your confidence. Decide right now. Are you in?

📱 CONNECT WITH ME:

🌐 Website: https://EffortlessEnglishClub.com

📧 Email: members@effortlessenglish.org

📘 Facebook: facebook.com/effortlessenglish

📸 Instagram: @effortlessenglishclub

🎵 TikTok: @ajhoge.effortlessenglish

🎬 RELATED VIDEOS YOU'LL LOVE: • Stop Translating in Your Head When Speaking English • The 7 Rules for Excellent English (Complete System) • Why You Can't Speak English After 10 Years of Study • Learn English Without Grammar Books (It's Possible!) ---

Remember:

✅ Learn with your ears, not your eyes

✅ Commit, don't quit

✅ Burn your grammar books See you in the next video. Lots of love to you!

💚 - A.J. Hoge Founder, Effortless English Teaching English Learners Since 1996

#EnglishFluency #LearnEnglish #StudyPlan #EffortlessEnglish #SpeakEnglish #EnglishLearning #IntermediateEnglish #AdvancedEnglish #EnglishForCareer #BusinessEnglish

You know the grammar rules. You can explain them perfectly. But when you try to SPEAK English, you freeze. Here's why: These 5 grammar rules are BLOCKING your fluency. Today, I'm showing you exactly which grammar rules to FORGET—and what to do instead to speak naturally and confidently.

THE 5 GRAMMAR RULES TO FORGET:

❌ Rule #1: Articles (A, An, The)

❌ Rule #2: Perfect Tenses (Present Perfect, Past Perfect)

❌ Rule #3: Modal Verbs (Should, Would, Could, Must)

❌ Rule #4: Conditional Sentences (If-Then Structures)

❌ Rule #5: Subject-Verb Agreement These rules slow you down, make you nervous, and stop you from speaking naturally.

After teaching for 30 years and helping over 40 million students worldwide, I can tell you: the ones who succeed are the ones who STOP obsessing over these rules. Instead, you need to learn with your ears, not your eyes. Use phrases, not isolated words. Listen deeply and repeatedly to natural English until it becomes automatic. 

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Inside you'll get:

✅ My complete book "Effortless English: Learn To Speak English Like A Native" (FREE) 

✅ 7-day email course with powerful audio lessons

✅ The 7 Rules for speaking English effortlessly

✅ Avoid the 7 worst mistakes of English learning Takes 30 seconds to sign up. Start your transformation today!

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All courses include:

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• Lifetime access - learn at your own pace 100% Money-Back Guarantee. If you don't improve, you don't pay.

💬 WHICH GRAMMAR RULE HAS BEEN BLOCKING YOU? Comment below and tell me which of these 5 rules you've been wasting time on. I read every comment and I'm here to help!

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🎓 ABOUT EFFORTLESS ENGLISH: I'm A.J. Hoge, author of "Effortless English: Learn To Speak English Like A Native" and creator of the Effortless English system. For 30 years, I've helped over 40 million students in 150+ countries learn to speak English fluently and confidently - without boring textbooks, classrooms, or grammar drills.

My mission: To bring confidence, vitality, and happiness to people all over the world through the power of English fluency.

My method is simple but powerful:

• Learn with your ears, not your eyes

• Learn phrases, not individual words

• Never study grammar rules - learn grammar naturally through stories

• Listen and answer, don't just listen passively

• Use real English from real conversations

• Learn through compelling stories, not boring textbooks

• Read for pleasure, not for study This is how native speakers learned English. This is how YOU will master English. Commit, don't quit!

- AJ Hoge 

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You've studied grammar for years. You know the rules. You can pass tests. So why do you STILL freeze when someone asks you a question in English? Because grammar study doesn't help you speak—it actually destroys your fluency. In this video, I'll prove it to you. And I'll show you the method that actually works.

You'll discover:

✅ Why grammar study kills your speaking confidence

✅ The exact 2-page grammar rule that changed everything for me as a teacher

✅ How native speakers ACTUALLY learned English (zero grammar study)

✅ The 3 methods that train your subconscious brain (not your conscious brain)

✅ Real student transformations: from grammar experts who couldn't speak → automatic fluency

✅ Your 90-day action plan to speak English effortlessly Stop wasting time memorizing rules. Start training your brain the way native speakers learned.

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Learn English through literature with the Effortless English Book Club! Together we read and study an important book of the English language. Our first book is "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. In this Show, AJ discusses Chapter 1. We learn some of the major characters and major messages of the book. Join with us. Get a copy of "Animal Farm" and read Chapter 1!

The power of reading great books will change your life.  You can learn anything.  You can do almost anything.  You can solve any problem. https://effortlessenglishclub.com/power-reading-great-books

Schools are lying!  Are you frustrated with English? With life? Do you fail to get the success you want?  Do you have problems with your English and your life? You probably learned a big lie in school that is preventing your success!  Find the solution in this Effortless English Show! English Courses at: EffortlessEnglishClub.com

Nerd meaning:  an overly intellectual person who is lacking social skills.  Also: geek. Nerd and Geek culture is the topic for this Effortless English Show!! English Courses at: EffortlessEnglishClub.com    

To succeed with English, you must have faith.  You must have faith in yourself that you will succeed.  You must have faith in the method.  Build your confidence and succeed with English! EffortlessEnglishClub.com

"The red pill" is slang.  This slang comes from the movie The Matrix.  In this Show, AJ teaches you English from the movie.  He also discusses how we use this slang in different situations.  Effortless English Courses at: EffortlessEnglishClub.com

Free Text Transcript at: https://effortlessenglishclub.com/schools-war-free-speech-jordan-peterson

In this show, AJ tells you the hard truth about schools and why you are the very best teacher for your children. Parents teach your children. Teach them English. Teach them everything. You and only you can teach them best!

Teach children English using these simple techniques.  Your children can learn English very quickly.  They can learn to speak English fluently. And YOU are the very best English teacher for them! In this Effortless English Show, AJ tells you how to teach English to your children.

For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-andvideo-podcast.

Increase your motivation to study English. Many students complain that they are bored with English. They are tired and don't want to study every day. They ask how they can increase their motivation for English.

For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-andvideo-podcast.

The history of the English Language: 1066 is the most important date in the history of English.  Why does English have a "double vocabulary system"?  Why do some words feel casual, while others feel formal?  Why is English spelling so confusing?  The answers to those questions can be found in the year 1066.  In that year, two battles determined the fate of the English language.

For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-andvideo-podcast.

Body language and nonverbal communication are important for your English speaking.  You need to communicate confidence.  You need to look strong and relaxed every time you speak English.  You want people to respect you.  You want people to listen to you.  In this video, AJ tells you how to have stronger body language when you speak English. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

School does not equal education. You will never learn to be successful in school. To achieve success and happiness, you must become the master of your own education. Only you can do this, no one can do it for you. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Fear of public speaking in English is the number one problem of speakers. How do you overcome the terrible nervousness? How can you feel more relaxed before and during a speech? What's the number one secret to reducing fear, especially when you must speak in English? In this Effortless English Show, AJ tells you an important mindset change that will give your more public speaking confidence. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

College is for children because it prolongs childhood. American universities have a huge party culture. Students drink alcohol, do drugs, and "party" constantly. While this may seem fun, the party culture delays adulthood. In college, students avoid responsibility and remain passive. They wait to be told what to read and what to learn. By the time they graduate at age 22 , they are still passive children. Even at this age, many struggle to make their own decisions. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Gap years will change your life. Escape from the "rat race". Take a risk. Live your dreams. In this Effortless English Show, AJ encourages you to challenge yourself. He talks about taking sabbaticals in order to learn new skills, travel the world, start a business, or volunteer. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Good Career Good Life. What's the secret? Should you go to college? How do you get a good safe job? What's the secret to job and career success? How do I live a great life? AJ discusses your lifetime career and how to have the most success. He also tells you the BIG lie that you must avoid. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

The Schools War On Boys must be stopped. Boys are naturally energetic. They are naturally rambunctious. They love physical and rough play. Boys love to be outdoors. They love running and can run, and run, and run, and run all day long. But this energy is hated by the schools. Schools want passive students. They force boys to sit in chairs for hours. They force boys to listen to a (female) teacher talk on and on and on and on; day after day after day after day. Some boys adapt. They become weak "pleasers". Others resist and are labeled hyperactive, ADHD, learning disabled, oppositional defiant... or some other psychobabble disorder. In the USA, many are now being drugged. This is child abuse. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Two magic words guarantee job interview success. Two words will get you job offers. Two magic words will give you great interviewing power. What are the two most powerful words for English job interviews? How can you be better than all of the others? How will you impress the interviewer? In this Effortless English Show, AJ teaches you the two most powerful words for job interviewing. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Best answers to English job interview questions make you "stand out". How do you give the best answers? How do you compete with all of the other people? Which answers will get you job offers? AJ teaches you how to use a Sales Presentation mindset for interview success. This is the most important method for answering job interview questions. Using this method, you will be better than 99% of the other applicants. Learn the mindset secret to great job interviewing. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Public speaking is scary. Overcoming the nervousness is the biggest challenge. Before you can learn presentation techniques, you must calm your mind and emotions. You must learn to feel comfortable speaking publicly. How to do it?   In this Effortless English Show, AJ teaches you a simple and effective way to increase confidence with presentations. Using video, you can practice speeches and become comfortable. But, you must avoid one BIG mistake when doing this. AJ tells you what it is. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Movie technique lesson with a lot of new vocabulary, including idioms and slang. AJ teaches a video from Paul Joseph Watson that is full of great phrases and vocabulary words. The video is about the lying and corruption of the corporate (mainstream) media. Paul Joseph Watson has a British accent, while AJ’s accent is American. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Writing is the most difficult skill for many English learners. You need to write well to get a good job. You need to write well to keep a good job. You need to write well to get a high score on the TOEFL or IELTS.   What is the secret to good writing? What's the easiest way to quickly improve your writing? In this Effortless English Show, AJ tells you a very simple tip for better writing. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Increase your energy for studying. Increase your concentration. Improve your memory. Feel more excited about learning and living. Our mental energy is connected to our physical energy. Our emotional health is connected to our physical health. The more energetic we feel physically, the faster we learn and the better we perform. In today's Show, AJ discusses the "magic bullet" of health and recommends the book "Juicing Power" by Mike Cernovich. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

The End Of School is a book by Zachary Slayback. The book discusses the huge problems in our school systems. Slayback also offers a new vision for education-- a variety of choices to replace our outdated schools. AJ Hoge, host of The Effortless English Show discusses "The End of School". He reads a short section, teaches new vocabulary, and discusses the ideas. For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

The Effortless English Revolution: Schools are terrible everywhere in the world. Students are stressed, tired, bored, and angry. Parents are frustrated. No amount of money or time improves the situation. What is the answer? How can we create a powerful education system that serves students? How can we create effective education? How can transfer give power back to students, learners, and families? For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Your Effortless English Pronunciation Course questions answered by AJ. AJ reviews the most important points about pronunciation and then answers your questions. Recorded LIVE! For a free transcript of this audio, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Have you ever heard of an abstraction? This is probably a new word to you but the meaning is not new to you at all. An abstraction is an idea but not the actual thing. Learning English can sometimes be an abstraction.

When you go to a restaurant, you look at the menu, it's a piece of paper. It's what we call an abstraction. It's not anything you would eat. It's just words on a page. You can read the menu. When you read the menu, you'll get some ideas in your mind about what the dish will be, how it might taste, how it might smell. But that's not real, you're just imagining. It's all in your head, it's all an abstraction. You can't eat the menu. You can try, but you'd only be eating paper. You would get no taste or smell or nutrition from eating the menu. The menu is an abstraction, the meal is the real thing. The meal is the real life. And no matter how good the menu is, even if the description's amazing, it will never really give you the experience of eating the actual food.

You need real world English, that's why I do this podcast. In my podcast, I don't talk about grammar rules. I talk about real life topics. Real world English. In this latest podcast, I talk about a book right now that I enjoy, "Dumbing Us Down". I talk about life strategies that I think might be useful or helpful to you. I talk in a very normal, real world, conversational way. I do this because you need real world English - real English learning! You don't need grammar rules, vocabulary lists, et cetera.

Please join me as I discuss the importance of emphasizing word endings, new books I am reading and more about abstractions!

For a free text transcript of this video, please visit http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Did you know that you can take six, seven or even eight years of English class and still not know how to speak English? So what are you learning in English class? You are learning how to follow the rules and do what you are supposed to do. But when you get out of class, you no longer have someone telling you how to study English. You no longer have someone telling you to take a test, study, practice your English.

I'm not here to tell you exactly what to do. I am not your boss. I don't want to be your boss. I want to be your friend. I want to be your guide. Your coach, your coach who encourages you to be a great performer. Your coach who encourages you, motivates you, to be stronger, to be an independent learner, to have success independently, to get what you want from life, not what I want you, for you.

One of our important values in Effortless English is self-reliance. Self-reliance. It's an important value. It means, basically, trust yourself. Trust, believe that you are smart enough. You are good enough. You can make your own decisions. You are your own boss. You are the boss of your learning. You are the boss of your life. Not me. Not some other teacher.

In this episode of the Effortless English Show, I share with you easy ways to improve your English reading and English speaking. I share with you the types of books you can read and techniques you can incorporate to improve your English. Most importantly I share with ways to take your power back and have the confidence to know you have what it takes to speak and read English fluently!!

You can get a free text transcript of this episode at http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast.

Do you understand and speak English but have a hard time being understood? Are you fluent in English and have perfect grammar but your pronunciation is bad? Did you know there's a psychological importance for pronunciation? People will respect you more, automatically, unconsciously, when your pronunciation is clear.

Is this fair? No, it's not fair, I know. If your pronunciation is bad, peoplemay not respect you as much. They may see you more like a child, and will react to you more like a child with less respect. I know it's not fair, but this is reality, this is the real world. On the other hand, when you have very good pronunciation with your English, when people listen to you, when you talk to other people, especially native speakers, Americans, Canadians, British, Australian, when your pronunciation is very good, they respect you more, and they also accept you more quickly and more easily. Fair or not fair, this is reality and so pronunciation is also very important for these reasons.

In this audio, I share with you a very simple but effective technique for improving your English pronunciation. If you follow me on Twitter and YouTube you know that I like to use movies to help you learn English. In this blog, we use imitation but I share with you a secret for quickly improving your pronunciation - and it's fun! In each blog, I also share a Twitter question. If you would like to submit a question to me via Twitter, please follow me @AJHoge.

To get a free text transcript of this audio, please visit: http://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast

Recording of monthly VIP webinar call.  Topic: No Worries!

http://effortlessenglishclub.com/vipsite/VIP-Program/

http://effortlessenglishclub.com/babies-know-english-best  Babies know how to learn English.  They do it perfectly!  We can learn a lot about speaking Engish perfectly from babies.  In this audio I discuss how babies learn English and how you can copy some of their best methods.

http://EffortlessEnglishClub.com  AJ and Aaron talk about English presentations.  They discuss the big challenge of fear.  Giving a presentation to a group makes many people nervous and aftraid.  This is the biggest challenge of any presetnation-- dealing with the fear.

http://EffortlessEnglishClub.com Listen to the replay of the Live Effortless English Teleseminar from June, 2013.  A.J talks about the Effortless English Engine, and answers callers questions.  Topics include vocabulary, slang, and motivation. 

http://BusinessEnglishConversations.com  Another Business English meditation.  Relax and enjoy!

http://BusinessEnglishConversations.com  A guided meditation for more success with public speaking.

http://BusinessEnglishConversations.com  Business Freedom meditation.  Listen in quiet room and turn off the lights.  Relax and enjoy!

http://nonr.eventbrite.com/  Join us at the LIVE Effortless English Event in Barcelona, Spain.  Get your tickets on our registration page: http://nonr.eventbrite.com/

Speak English with Power and Confidence by learning to use emotions in a way that will Improve Your English Speaking.

http://EffortlessEnglishClub.com  English grammar will NEVER teach you to speak excellent English.  You must focus on something else to speak English powerfully.

http://businessenglishconversations.com Business English success requires you to focus mostly on Business, not on English.

http://effortlessenglishclub.com/english-coaches-job Download the text of the Effortless English Newsletter.  Improve your English speaking and listening.

http://EffortlessEnglishClub.com/english-is-a-sport Text Newsletter for Audio.

You must practice English as you would practice a sport... not study it like an academic school subject!

Get the free picture at:  http://effortlessenglishclub.com/the-engine-of-english  Use the Engine of English Speaking to speak excellent English. 

http://EffortlessEnglishClub.com How can strangeness help you learn English?  AJ discusses why strangeness and emotion are important for English learning. 

Dr. James Asher is a pioneer in the language teaching field.  In this podcast I discuss his unique ideas and research.

A Teleseminar with the Effortless English VIP members.  AJ answers questions from VIP members.  He discusses English fluency, vocabulary, and writing.  AJ also discusses upcoming improvements to the VIP program.

This is the audio for Rule 7 for Effortless English Speaking.

This is the audio for Rule 6 for Effortless English Speaking.

This is the audio for Rule 5 for Effortless English Speaking.

This is the audio for Rule 4 for Effortless English Speaking.

This is the audio for Rule 3 for Effortless English Speaking.

This is the audio for Rule 2 for Effortless English Speaking.

This is the audio for Rule 1 for Effortless English Speaking.

This is a follow-up commentary to comments from an Iranian member.  I discuss how to use Emotional Power in leadership situations.