If you need English for your career, but you still struggle to speak, this message is for you. You might sometimes have trouble finding the right words in conversations… Or get stuck translating and organizing sentences in your head before you speak… Maybe you speak too slowly… Or not at all because you worry about pronunciation […]
The secret to fast English fluency is not what you think. You should STOP studying English if you want to quickly become a confident speaker. What’s the secret? I’m Drew Badger, the English Fluency Guide followed by over 1.2 million English learners… I created a new way to improve your spoken English without teaching you […]
English, with its rapidly expanding vocabulary, confusing grammar rules, and diverse dialects, is often perceived as difficult to learn. But is it really hard? Our Fluent For Life program will help you become fluent and confident in English. How Can English Be Challenging To Learn? Learning English can be challenging for many reasons. First, English […]
The truth is that you can become a more confident, fluent English speaker in weeks, or even days, depending on how you learn. To understand why fluency is possible—no matter your age, location, or if you’re learning English by yourself—let’s take a look at what it means.
Stoicism offers timeless wisdom for gaining resilience in the face of adversity. Epictetus taught impactful principles, so external events do not need to ruin inner tranquility. When faced with unpredictable misfortunes, one can develop emotional invulnerability by training their judgement. This article outlines seven Stoic disciplines for cultivating imperturbability, so that nothing disturbs your equanimity. […]
Acquiring advanced abilities such as being multilingual, proficient in concert piano, or skilled in neurosurgery can seem overwhelming for beginners. The extensive amount of information and techniques to learn can deter many from even attempting. It may feel like an impossible task. Nonetheless, the path to mastery can be made simpler by utilizing a simple […]
Most English learners KNOW a lot of English, but struggle to SPEAK because they’re missing one or more of these 3 things: 1. They don’t know conversational English. They understand English teachers, and they can follow textbooks. But they often can’t understand native speech, like slang and idioms. 2. Even if they know EVERY English word, they don’t understand the language like a native. […]
Physicist Richard Feynman once said, “If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t understand it.” I agree. So, for 20 years I’ve looked for the best way to explain: 1. Why many English learners know a lot of English, yet struggle to speak 2. How you really become fluent So I wanted to ask if the following makes sense […]
Dear subscriber of 9WSODL, I wanted to share the following: This post is going to be real short and to the point but you don’t want to underrate it because this is your secret sauce of getting Fluent in English for life. I’ve spent over 20 years helping people get fluent… But if I had to […]
When you’re watching an exciting new movie with your friends, one of the actors says, “That party last night was lit!” What does “lit” mean? Was there a fire? And why did he sound so excited? This character was using a slang word to describe the party he attended. Lit means really good. People in […]