Smart English Coach
Smart English Coach helps advanced English learners communicate clearly, confidently and naturally at work.
Each episode shares practical strategies and coaching insights to help you express complex ideas, stop overthinking your English, and speak with authority.
Hosted by Clare Whitmell, English teacher and coach with 20+ years’ experience helping professionals reach advanced fluency.
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How To Be Less Critical About Your English
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We often criticise ourselves for not being 'good enough', but self-criticism can destroy confidence. So in this episode I share my 'C.R.A.P' method to reduce self-criticism and frustration with your English.
Yes - you read that correctly! Self-criticism is so damaging, that it deserves the 'crap' word!
I share four steps you can take to restore your confidence in your English and to enjoy your achievements.
Vocabulary notes
Give yourself some leeway = room for free movement
Cut yourself some slack = forgive yourself for mistakes
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