The InFluency Podcast
The InFluency podcast is your go-to resource for learning, speaking and teaching English. Hadar Shemesh is a pronunciation expert and fluency coach with thousands of students around the world, though she herself was an intermediate speaker of English once. In this podcast she will share her best strategies for learning English, speaking English with confidence and mastering the American accent. Discover how becoming fluent has everything to do with acquiring the right mindset, setting goals and learning how to overcome challenges. Hadar will also share her teaching philosophy and techniques to support English teachers looking to help their students become fluent.
Episodes
Easily distracted when studying English? Learn how to tune out distractions and laser in on your English to get the results you’re after.
This week I’m talking about all the things that I’m currently planning. The thing is, since the moment I arrived in Spain, I haven’t stopped PLANNING! And even though it seems like a simple thing, I feel it’s one of the most energy consuming things we do!
From planning a holiday, to a birthday party for Amalia, a community meetup, team activities, play dates, it’s so. much. planning.
In today’s episode I’ll also share with you my t...
In this episode I talk about the impostor syndrome, what it is, and how it affects non-native speakers of English. This is an episode I published 3 years ago, and I wanted to bring it back for all the new people who joined my world recently!
Full transcript: https://hadarshemesh.com/transcript/impostor-syndrome/
We all know that speaking a language fluently has tons of advantages. Better communication! New friendships! Less misunderstandings! Life is easier when you understand everyone around you, no doubt.
But today, I wanted to think of it from a COMPLETELY different perspective. What are the advantages of NOT being fluent in a language? I’ve noticed quite a few things that I’ve experienced since moving to Spain where I can’t understand ...
Can I get that to go? Can I get the dressing on the side? There are tons of useful expressions to know when you go to a restaurant. Today, we’re going to practice 20 of them focusing on pronunciation, rhythm and intonation so the next time you go out to eat in English, you can ask for the specials with confidence and clarity. 
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This week, I started taking Spanish classes, and as you can imagine, I have a LOT of thoughts. 
It’s been a while since I was a student, and being on the receiving end of a class has taught me so much about how important pronunciation, mindset, and strategy are when learning a second language.
It’s been about 4 months since I’ve moved, and now I’m starting to feel like I’ve “settled in”. Today I’ll share updates about my Spanish, and some funny miscommunications that I’m sure you can relate to 
Oh, the horror of pronouncing the word horror!! Today, I’m teaching you how to pronounce words that end in -RROR. Words like error, horror, mirror and more. Join me for this fun 
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Last week, we visited our family and friends back home. Today, I’ll share about how it was to return home, the way I tried to maximize our time there, and what it felt like returning back to Barcelona.
In today’s episode, we’ll practice connected speech in 25 of some of the most common, daily expressions that you can use in your everyday conversations. Wadaya-think?
Download the free practice sheet with audio here to see the transcript and follow along: https://bit.ly/49SSm1s
Check out my other episodes to learn the basics of connected speech:
- Connected speech in English: How to use it to sound even clearer: https://hadarshe...
I hit a million followers on YouTube! 
Today, I want to share some of the lessons I’ve learned over the past several years, with hundreds of videos later, and how I view this milestone.
I’ve been promising I’d tell you this story for several weeks now…and I won’t hold you in suspense any longer. 
Here’s the story of my refrigerator, and a much bigger story about dealing with circumstances completely out of your control.
If you’re living in Spain and looking for a moving company, th...
I got really sick. In this episode I talk about why it was different to be sick in a different country, what was the hardest thing for me, and the funny thing that happened at the pharmacy 
Do you know the 5 most common words in English? Are you actually pronouncing them the RIGHT WAY? You might be surprised! Tune in to this episode to learn about how to actually pronounce the most common words that appear in the English language.
Practice more of these words in phrases and sentences on my website: https://bit.ly/3THEdOw
Relocating can bring up all kinds of emotions – happiness, sadness, loneliness, hopefulness…and sometimes all of the emotions can all happen at once. Today I want to share with you how I’m dealing with different emotions, and some of the ways I’m processing them.
How do you process your emotions?
Sign up for my FREE live class: https://bit.ly/3U0xuk9
Do you ever feel fake in English, especially when it comes to pronunciation? This is something that I’ve seen many of my students struggle with. Today, I want to talk about why you might feel fake, and how you can feel more authentic, and like yourself when you speak.
I’m talking about this and more in my free live class, grab yo...
In today’s episode of My Relocation Diaries, I share an update with you about my journey to getting certified as a Life Coach through The Life Coach School. It was most definitely a challenging and humbling experience, but I learned a lot – and that’s what I want to talk about today.
Check out the Life Coach School podcast: https://thelifecoachschool.com/podcast/
Did you know there’s not actually a U sound in words like audio and author? It’s true! In this episode, I’ll show you how to pronounce words that have an AU and AW spelling pattern in English.
In this episode I talk about friendships. I will take you through what friendships looked like for me before I moved here, what has changed, and how I’m making new connections here now.
I’ll also talk about how we change over the years in the way we make friends and the way we find the right people for us.
This episode was recorded with enormous love to all my friends here and there. I’m grateful for having you in my life.
Have you ever needed to disagree with someone in English, but weren’t sure how exactly to say it? In this episode, I’ll share with you several different ways you can (politely) disagree with someone the next time you don’t see eye to eye with them 
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