This is an All-Ears English Podcast episode 1,601.

Don't beat yourself up in English conversations.

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Are you feeling stuck with your English?

We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection

and not perfection.

With your American hosts, Lindsey McMahon, the English adventurer,

and Michelle Kaplan, the New York Radio Girl,

coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA.

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Are you hard on yourself, especially when it comes to your English?

Today, get three new phrases that natives use all of the time on this topic

and find out how to give yourself a break.

Hey, Michelle, how are you doing today? What's going on?

Hey, Lindsey, not too much. Not too much. What about you? How are you?

Well, doing well. The sun is shining today in Colorado.

Yeah, no complaints. No complaints.

That's good. That's good. Hey, Lindsey, are you the kind of person like,

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