AEE 2557: Can't Help It? How Imperfection Leads to Connection

All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon

Education, Business, Language Learning

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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0:00.0	This is an all ears English podcast episode 2557. Can't help it? How imperfection leads to connection.
0:09.8	Welcome to the all ears English podcast downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling stuck with your English?
0:18.9	We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent
0:23.0	by focusing on connection, not perfection,
0:27.0	with your American hosts, Lindsay McMahon,
0:30.4	the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan,
0:33.7	the New York Radio Girl,
0:35.6	coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA.
0:40.3	To get real-time transcripts right on your phone and create your personalized vocabulary list,
0:47.3	try the All-Ears English app for iOS and Android.
0:51.3	Start your seven-day free trial at all-earsenglish.com forward slash app.
1:00.7	What are your weaknesses? Dessert? Shopping? When you share these, you open yourself up to more
1:07.9	connection because you show you are not perfect.
1:11.6	Today, get the essential vocabulary to do it.
1:19.6	You speak English, but do you really trust it?
1:24.6	Do you really trust yourself when you speak English? Can you respond quickly
1:30.3	without overthinking? Can you express complex ideas without getting stuck mid-sentence? Does your
1:37.3	personality come through when you speak English? Or do you feel like a less interesting version of yourself when you speak English?
1:48.1	If you struggle with this, it's time for an upgrade. The All-Ears English B2C1 bundle
1:57.4	helps you move beyond hesitation and speak with real confidence and flow. This week only,
2:05.3	you can save up to $200, but the offer ends on Sunday, February 1st at midnight. Go to all-earsenglish.com
2:16.7	slash B2C1. That's all earsenglish.com slash b2c1 that's all earsenglish.com slash b number two c number one.
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