Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Mini-Series – Self-Sabotage – Five Speakers from Around The World

So unbelievably grateful to be launching a new series (mini-series) on my podcast over the next five weeks that talks about self-sabotage.  What is self-sabotage? That’s you making a poor decision which ultimately jeopardizes you from achieving success.  We make decisions all the time that are detrimental to all parties that are involved, so I …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 97 – Vocabulary – Advertising & Selling

Welcome back to some more vocabulary development! I love this, because many of these vocabulary terms are colloquial: things that we say on a daily basis. So, enjoy these definitions, expressions, and make sure you hear all the examples in my podcast down below! They launch a marketing campaign on TV. They give away freebies. …

Stephen Covey’s Smart Trust Matrix Zones

Zone 1 (High Propensity to Trust; Low Analysis) is the “Blind Trust” zone of gullibility. It’s the Pollyanna approach where people blissfully trust everyone. This is where we find those “suckers who are born every minute” — those people who are a sure bet to fall for Internet, marketing, investment, and other scams. Fyre Festival …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 94 – Vocabulary Development – Describing Graphs (Two-Part Patreon)

Welcome back, everyone! Here’s some more IELTS language for you study-goers out there, as well as some sentences and an exercise at the bottom. I’ve gone over this in context about a month ago, but I have much more to cover. We use a range of vocabulary to describe points on a graph or to …

10-Year Anniversary (First Time Traveling Abroad)

When I clicked “book flight” and got the confirmation, it felt as if my heart fell not only to my stomach, but right out of my body in general. I recall the moment when my mother was walking across the living room and I said, “hey, so I’m going to Australia.” She said nothing but …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 95 – Pronunciation – Question Intonation

We’re back with another minor snippet of what’s to come! Love doing pronunciation podcasts, and remember, all of this will be implemented into a video course, so stay tuned! The intonation you use lets others know if you are making a statement or asking a question. Use the falling intonation for wh- Qs: Where would …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Developing your Speaking with Katarina Gleisberg

She’s back — yet again! Here are some tips, guidelines and things you can use IMMEDIATELY to start immersing yourself into the English language. Some of this will scare you, but it is necessary to become the effective speaker you want to become. Tips 1) Speak in Daily InteractionsPut yourself out there in natural speaking …

Stephen Covey’s “Smart Trust” Matrix

We’re back with another blog, although it’s been a long time making personal development blogs! Much apologies, but here’s an excellent Matrix, along with my explanation, in the podcast down below. Learning how to extend “Smart Trust” is a function of two factors — propensity to trust and analysis — which are juxtaposed on the …

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: International Guest Speaker – Camka of Switzerland

Finally, after a second try (and failing the first time), both Camka and I rocked the house with this one! Straight out of Switzerland, Camka’s mother and society taught her to just “read between the lines” rather than chasing her uniqueness. It wasn’t until she headed to South Korea on an exchange program where she …

The Death of Languages (Patreon Special)

For those of you who tuned into my earlier blog and podcast, here’s the second half of it with more discussions (only on Patreon). If you’re interested, here’s the link below! Some languages die and others become widely used for a variety of reasons. Some are historical and relate to when a small number of …