Hi, everybody! I’m Georgiana, and welcome to the Speak English Now Podcast. I’ve been teaching English online since 2011, with one main goal: helping you speak fluently—with no grammar and no textbooks.

Maybe you can already understand some English. You can read. You can listen to podcasts. Maybe you can even watch videos in English.

But speaking is different.

Sometimes you know the word, but you can’t remember it quickly enough. And sometimes you translate everything in your head before you speak.

If this happens to you, this podcast is for you.

My goal isn’t to teach you complicated grammar rules. I want to give you lots of understandable English and help you practice using it.

That’s an important part of my method. You listen. You understand. You respond. And you repeat.

With enough repetition, common words and sentence patterns become more familiar. And little by little, your English can become more automatic.

That means you don’t have to think about every single word before you speak.

I’ll use mostly easy English. And that’s intentional.

You don’t need to understand every word.

If you understand most of what I say, that’s enough. You can relax and keep listening.

Before we continue, let me quickly show you how to use this podcast. Listen to an episode more than once. Focus on the main idea. If you need help, use the transcript while you listen. Then listen again without reading. This podcast may feel different from other English lessons. I won’t stop all the time to translate every sentence or explain every grammar rule. Instead, I’ll guide you with easy English, examples, repetition, and questions. When I ask you a question, try to answer out loud. A short answer is enough. Don’t study every sentence. Listen, understand, answer, and repeat.

I’ll also introduce some words and expressions that may be a little more challenging. You don’t need to stop every few seconds to look them up.

You’ll find a vocabulary list with the transcript. And I’ll try to use the important vocabulary more than once so you can learn it naturally.

Many episodes also include a Mini-Story. A Mini-Story gives you guided speaking practice.

I give you a little information. Then I ask you some very easy questions. After that, I give you the correct answer so you can compare.

Don’t worry about giving a perfect answer. A short answer is fine. The important thing is to respond quickly. And if possible, answer out loud.

The questions may seem extremely easy sometimes. That’s intentional too. This is not a test.

You’re training your English so that your responses become faster and more automatic.

You can learn a lot with this podcast. But the podcast and my premium courses are different.

Podcast episodes cover many independent topics. My complete programs are structured.

You follow the lessons in order, and you get much more repetition and much more guided practice.

So if you enjoy the podcast but you want to work more seriously on your speaking and fluency, visit:

SpeakEnglishPodcast.com/courses

And yes, every episode has a free transcript. Visit: SpeakEnglishPodcast.com/podcast.

And if you love the podcast, please share it with someone who’s learning English.

Okay. Since this is our first episode, I want you to experience a very short Mini-Story right now.