{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68bffc4cf5c5afe5c257bd22/6a25af1febd8b0fa7301814a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"First Steps: Speaking English in a New Country — with Robert & Miranda","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68bffc4cf5c5afe5c257bd22/1780854482506-2c57bf63-fefa-4d46-b726-73bcfa604256.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This podcast is the result of a genuine human creative process. Every episode concept, educational strategy, narrative structure, and pedagogical direction is designed, written, and carefully curated by real people who are deeply committed to making English learning a human, meaningful experience. Artificial intelligence plays a supporting role in two specific areas: it assists in the refinement and editing of scripts, and it powers the voice synthesis technology (ElevenLabs) that brings our hosts to life with exceptional phonetic clarity and natural pacing. The result is a podcast where human intelligence leads, and AI serves. Every word was thought by a person. Every lesson was designed for you.</p><p><br></p><p>Martin and Julia are on holiday — and Robert and Miranda have stepped in with something special. This episode is for anyone living in an English-speaking country who has ever felt the anxiety of a phone call, the silence after a question they did not fully understand, or the exhaustion of existing in a second language all day long. Real strategies. Real comfort. Slow, clear English designed for you.</p><p><br></p><p>What you will learn today:</p><p>- Why the anxiety you feel about English is not weakness — and what it is actually telling you about yourself.</p><p>- The difference between reactive and proactive English — and why this single shift changes everything about how fast you improve.</p><p>- What the Basic Survival Kit series is, what to expect, and how five sentences per episode can transform your daily life.</p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p>Watch this episode with subtitles, read along, and support our project by subscribing to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@YourEnglishToolbox</p><p>---</p><p><br></p><p>Keywords: slow english, learn english, listening practice, intermediate english, english learning podcast, slow english podcast, your english toolbox, how to speak english fluently, english podcast for beginners, daily use english, survival english, english for immigrants, english for daily life, english for expats, practical english speaking, english anxiety, confidence in english, speak english naturally, learning english abroad, IELTS speaking practice, TOEFL speaking, Cambridge B2 First, exam english</p><p><br></p><p>#SlowEnglishPodcast #YourEnglishToolbox #LearnEnglish #EnglishListeningPractice #SurvivalEnglish #EnglishForImmigrants #PracticalEnglish #DailyEnglish #RealEnglish #EnglishAbroad #IELTS #TOEFL</p>","author_name":"YOUR ENGLISH TOOLBOX"}