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BritSpeakPod

Dan @ BritSpeak

Welcome to the BritSpeakPod, your go-to podcast for improving your communication skills in the UK. Whether you"re new to the country or have been living here for a while, this weekly podcast is designed to help you navigate the nuances of British communication and culture. Join us as we explore tips and tricks to help you build a better life, advance your career, and foster stronger relationships in your new environment.

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00:17:51

089 - Surviving Small Talk in the Holidays

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/12/09

Get the Flowing Conversations Phrasebook - https://www.britspeak.co/phrase-bookIn this episode, we will talk about:⏵ The kind of events that require small talk⏵ How to survive talking about the holidays⏵ What to do if things don't go to planWant more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start communicating in English with confidence. Each episode talks

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00:18:14

088 - The Problem With “Perfect English” Influencers

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/12/01

Get the Speaking Practice Toolkit - https://www.britspeak.co/toolkitIn this episode, we will talk about:⏵ Why I hate this kind of social media teacher⏵ How it makes life worse for everyone⏵ What I hope happens in the futureWant more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start communicating in English with confidence. Each episode talks about British life, British

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00:18:48

087 - Understanding British Accents

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/11/24

Get a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/action-plan⁠⁠⁠In this episode, we will talk about:⏵ Why British accents are so different⏵ How to understand what is going on⏵ 5 really common techniques you will hear in UK accentsWant more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed

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00:17:09

086 - You're Not Bad At English... You Just Need More...

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/11/17

Get the Speaking Practice Toolkit for FREE - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/toolkit⁠⁠Get a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/action-plan⁠⁠In this episode, we will talk about:⏵ Why it is so important to practice speaking⏵ How to build a speaking practice plan⏵ Some simple exercises you can do anytime/anywhereWant more episodes

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00:18:04

085 - How To Start a Conversation In English

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/11/10

Get the Flowing Conversations Phrase Book for FREE - https://www.britspeak.co/phrase-bookGet a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/action-plan⁠⁠In this episode, we will talk about:⏵ Why starting a conversation is so awkward⏵ Why it is really important for daily life⏵ My ACTOR method to do this like a proWant more episodes

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00:13:15

084 - From Anxious to Confident: Yuliia’s Story

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/11/03

Get a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/action-plan⁠In this episode, we will talk about:⏵ Yuliia's journey in English⏵ The things she learned along the way⏵ How to apply those things to your own journeyWant more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop

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00:19:15

083 - How To Get To Know People in English

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/10/27

Get the Speaking Practice Toolkit for FREE - https://www.britspeak.co/toolkit⁠Get a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/action-plan⁠In this episode, we will talk about:⏵ A speaking practice exercise you need to try⏵ The common questions that always come up⏵ My answers to the questions everyone always asks meWant more episodes

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00:19:58

082 - Why The English Language Learning Industry Sucks!

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/10/20

Get a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/action-plan⁠In this episode, we will talk about:⏵ How the current system works⏵ Why I think it is designed to keep you stuck⏵ How I try to approach things differentlyWant more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop

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00:22:02

081 - What To Do When You Go Blank When Speaking In...

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/10/13

Get my Flowing Conversations Phrasebook for FREE - https://www.britspeak.co/phrase-bookGet a Personalised Roadmap & Assessment with my Confidence & Fluency Action Plan to Help You Boost Your Communication Skills in English - https://www.britspeak.co/action-planIn this episode, we will talk about:⏵ Why this keeps happening to you⏵ What you can do when it happens⏵ How to prepare to get back on trackWant more episodes

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00:13:54

080 - Phrasal Verbs For Daily Routines

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/10/06

Want more listening practice exercises? Check out my BritSpeak Academy - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeak-academy⁠⁠Download the FREE roadmap - ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/roadmap⁠⁠In this episode, we will talk about:⏵ The best way to approach phrasal verbs⏵ Why they are so useful to learn⏵ Phrasal verbs you can use today to talk about daily routinesWant more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you

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00:16:07

079 - Why You Keep Forgetting Words In English

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/09/29

Want to build a working vocabulary system - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/fast-track-vocabularyIn this episode, we will talk about:⏵ Why you forget the words you learn in English⏵ How this affects your communication skills⏵ How to learn words in a way that they actually stickWant more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start communicating in English with confidence. Each episode talks

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00:20:02

078 - Why Is English So Hard To Learn?

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/09/22

Want more listening practice exercises? Check out my BritSpeak Academy - ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeak-academy⁠Download the FREE roadmap - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/roadmap⁠Check out the FREE UK slang guide:https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guideIn this episode, we will talk about:⏵ Why English is so hard to learn⏵ How to make it easier on yourself⏵ What to focus on to make progressWant more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a

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00:19:36

077 - They are changing the voting age in the UK

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/09/15

Want more listening practice exercises? Check out my BritSpeak Academy - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeak-academyDownload the FREE roadmap - https://www.britspeak.co/roadmapCheck out the article used in this episode:https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2507/250721-voting-age.htmlIn this episode, we will talk about:⏵ Changes to the voting age in the UK⏵ Do some listening practice & learn some new words⏵ Discuss if this is a good idea or not?Want more episodes

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00:20:18

076 - How To Go From Intermediate To Advanced

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/09/08

Check out my BritSpeak Academy - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeak-academyDownload the FREE roadmap - https://www.britspeak.co/roadmapIn this episode, we will talk about:⏵ The problems most people have when improving their English⏵ What things you need to focus on to make progress⏵ The best ways of practicing those thingsWant more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start communicating in

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00:15:09

075 - Getting Used To Something... Again...

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/09/01

Get the British Slang Guide:https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide In this episode, we will talk about:⏵ Going back to work after a break⏵ How it takes a bit of time to get used to it again⏵ 6 other ways natives express this ideaWant more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to BritSpeakPod, a podcast designed to help you stop freezing and start communicating in English with confidence. Each episode talks about British life, British culture, and of course,

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41:34

074 - The Secret to Speaking Confidence in English

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/03/12

The way you think about language fluency might not actually be the truth and worse still, it might be holding you back from building your confidence when speaking in English. In this episode, we'll explore: ✔️ Why traditional learning methods aren’t enough ✔️ The power of real-world practice ✔️ How to immerse in English, even when you are not in the UK Get the speaking practice planner: https://www.britspeak.co/speaking-practice-planner Join the Britspeak Hub:

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49:56

073 - An Introduction to the Sheffield accent and...

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/03/04

I get asked a lot about my natural accent and the dialect I use when I am talking to friends and family back home in Yorkshire. The time has finally come to talk about the Sheffield accent and dialect that I grew up with!In this episode, we’ll explore:✔️ Whylearning the local accent can be really good✔️ Howthe Sheffield accent is different to RP✔️ Sheffield words that you need to know Come and join us in the BritSpeak Hub Community:https://www.britspeak.co/britspeak-mates Get the accent

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44:24

072 - How to Keep a Conversation Going (Even When You...

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/02/26

Ever been in a conversation that just… dies? You don’t know what to say next, and suddenly, silence. It feels awkward, and you start overthinking. ▸ Maybe you're worried about your English. ▸ Maybe you're scared of making mistakes. ▸ Maybe you just have no idea how to keep the conversation going. The truth is, this is a skill…one you can practice and improve. Today, I’ll give you three strategies to stop conversations from dying out and keep them flowing naturally. In this episode, we’ll

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43:24

071 - Why Changing Your Accent Won’t Help You Be...

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/02/19

Loads oflearners believe they need to change their accent to be understood in English, but that’s not true. Your accent is part of your identity. Instead of trying to sound like a native speaker, focus on clear pronunciation, stress, and rhythm...the real keys to effective communication. In this episode, we’ll explore:✔️ Why changing your accent isn’t necessary and what to focus on instead.✔️ How English rhythm and stress affect your speech.✔️ The five hardest-to-understand UK accents and

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47:32

070 - Why you struggle to understand British People...

BritSpeakPod ·

2025/02/12

In this episode of the BritSpeakPod, I talk about:⏵ The reasons that British people are hard to understand⏵ Why learning British slang and expressions is difficult⏵ The most used British slang words and what they mean Join the BritSpeakMates community:https://www.britspeak.co/britspeak-mates Get the British English Made Easy guide:https://www.britspeak.co/made-easy Try theBritish Slang ChallengeCourse: https://www.britspeak.co/british-slang-challenge Check out the show notes for this

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