#96 Fiona’s 90-Day Italian Challenge

Fluent in 3 Months Challenge winner, Fiona, joins Benny and
Elizabeth to talk about her progress learning Italian, the myth
of “natural talent”, and how excited she is to speak to family,
friends and Italian locals without the need of a translator.


This episode features Fiona, who made significant progress with
Italian in just 90 days with the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge.


We guarantee that anyone who completes the Fluent in 3 Months
Challenge will have a 15-minute conversation in their new
language after 90 days of learning. You can find out more here.


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Episode Overview


Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:


Busting the myth of “natural talent”

Getting help with you’re a technophobe

The two-way street of the Challenge community

Overcoming reluctance to create videos

Differences between learning in school and learning with the
Challenge

How Fiona learns Italian from her daughter and practises with
her husband

Tips for new language learners and first time Challengers

Finding every opportunity you can to talk in your target
language

Combining language practise with exercise and building
routines

Perseverance as the key to success and parallels with
climbing a mountain

Benny’s approach to learning and maintaining multiple
languages

How to mindfully approach strangers in their native language

Memorising ice-breaker phrases for striking up conversation,
or just barging in!



Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy


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