(30 min) De “Me da Vergüenza Hablar” a Expresarte con Confianza

What happens when the coach who spends his days telling people to speak without fear has to do it himself, in his second language?

In this conversation, recorded entirely in Spanish, I'm joined by Nacho Fernández, a Spanish language coach, to talk about the mental blocks that hold learners back, from fear of getting it wrong to the perfectionism that keeps you silent. We look at how coaching, passive listening and speaking from day one can help you build real confidence quickly. And you get to hear me doing exactly what I ask of my clients: speaking my second language, mistakes and all, and getting the message across anyway.

This is Speak English with Confidence, previously 'From Lost to the River', a weekly show about language, identity, and what it really takes to speak with confidence.

More conversations, coaching options, and my new book More Than Words: Essays on Language, Identity, and the Courage to Speak at procoachenglish.com.

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