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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 not perfection.

With your American hosts Lindsay 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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There are many different ways to say something good about yourself and your skills.

Today we talk about self-promotion in a social context and you'll get five ways to do it.

Do you ever have to ask it.

Do you ever have to ask native speakers to repeat

just so that you can stay in the conversation and respond?

Maybe the first time it's fine,

but how do you feel the second, third, fourth time?

Embarrassed?

Ashamed?

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