#94 Sam on Comedy and Humor in Language Learning

Fluent in 3 Months Challenge participant, Sam, joins Shannon and
Benny to talk about how the Challenge changed the way he learned
languages and helped him find consistency and discover new
language learning methods.


This episode features Sam, who made significant progress in many
languages 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
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Episode Overview


Some of the topics discussed in the interview are:


Hating languages in school and going on to love them later in
life

Discovering your learning style and how it leads to success

How the Challenge changed the way Sam learned languages

How to work through roadblocks in your learning

Why “done” is better than perfect

Using comedy as a language learning tool

Combining writing with shadowing as a learning method

How novelty and newness can keep you engaged and excited
about your languages

Stick-with-it-ness and the power of consistency



Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy


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