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My Fluent Podcast


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Feb 26, 2021

Interview with Rachel Smets - Clarity Coach and language learner/teacher. Her main passion is living abroad. 

Here is the video version with the English transcript/subtitles:

https://youtu.be/kuL21ew7uDM

Chapters:

0:26 Intro with Daniel

2:38 Start Interview - Who is Rachel Smets?

6:39 Why Rachel doesn't have a podcast

7:19 What is a Clarity Coach? 

8:30 How can we imagine a "Clarity Coach Session"?

11:50 Is English really Rachel's first language? 

13:00 Which languages has Rachel taught? 

13:33 What does learning a language mean for Rachel?

14:28 What topics did Rachel cover in her lessons?

15:45 Conversation classes...

16:30 Which languages is Rachel fluent in?

16:55 TEDx Talk: Don't compare yourself. "stop comparing". Be the best of you,

18:54 Luck is a loser's word!

21:51 Teaser/advertisement: The Vocab Man Podcast: 

#40 - Don't take no for an answer - I won't take no for an answer | The Vocab Man - Fluent Vocabulary | Spreaker

22:42 Rachel Smets is the Author of the book "Awaken Your Confidence"

29:49: Do you remember the very first interview you conducted for your book? Were you nervous?

31:48 Learning languages abroad...

32:55 The biggest obstacles when it comes to learn languages

34:18 Language learning tips 

36:40 Rachel doesn't use learning apps

38:25 Outro / Where can we find Rachel Smets online?

Links:

https://www.rachelsmets.com 

JOIN Rachel Smeths Facebook Group

FB GROUP Clarity & Confidence: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CreateClarity/ 

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelsmets/ 

Get out of the crab bucket: https://youtu.be/T8w8HipXEIU 

How to Quit your 9-5. Escape the rat race: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOeCvFiCDr6xipelvHQo-iiQ0rTLiKEy6 

Subscribe to Rachel Smets YouTube Channel - My Fluent Podcast

The video Rachel mentioned with  Gary Vee:

GARY VEE. LUCK is a LOSER word.

https://youtu.be/0Pyw71h_xGs 

Rachel is also an author of the book Awaken Your Confidence: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B01KLZY1VM/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=awaken+your+confidence&qid=1614194867&sr=8-1 

Awaken your confidence -my fluent podast

 

Living Abroad Successfully:

Ted Talk:

Rachel Smets: Stop comparing! Be the best YOU! | TED Talk

https://www.ted.com/talks/rachel_smets_stop_comparing_be_the_best_you 

Your next step | Rachel Smets | TEDxDelftSalon - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6045pUmDqCo 

American Slacker Podcast - EP132- Rachel Smets on Stitcher 

https://www.stitcher.com/show/american-slacker-podcast/episode/ep132-rachel-smets-58348000 

Music:

Scott Holmes (Upbeat Party)

Upbeat Party Scott Holmes Music

https://www.scottholmesmusic.com/tracks/upbeat-party/ 

Upbeat Party by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

We won't take no for an answer! Listen to the Vocab Man!