Natalia Tokar | Native-Like Fluency

Practice Plan for this week. Listen to this example from one of the community sessions. Do you have a tendency to stress words this way too?⬇️ We have entire routines to help you improve your rhythm: 1. Thought Chunking (lessons from this practice routine are included in this week's plan) 2. Sentence Stress and Rhythm (see the plan for Feb 15)

The recording of every Sunday Practice Session is available to all the members. If you missed a Sunday class, you can always practice with the recording. You will also receive feedback, regardless of when you share your work/results of the practice. Under the recordings of our Sunday sessions you will find a short summary and time stamps to improve the navigation. See the screenshot ⬆️ To join us and dramatically improve your spontaneous speaking skills, as well as other aspects of your English fluency, apply here with a voice message

Sunday Practice Session. February 5, 2025. Using the new AI tool to write stories and structure our speaking ONE new AI tool, a 20-min follow-along practice to imoprove your rhythm, and an inspiring exercise to tell better stories. Join the community and do this exercise too. Improve your spontaneous speaking skills with the right practice. To apply, record a voice message and tell your story. Why do you need native-like fluency? Listening to you will help me give you the right recommendations on where to begin in the community.

It doesn't matter what you practice or what courses you take if you are not in your body. Because you can't feel your practice that way. What are you going to feel it with? Your head? Your logic? Your mind?

“The pursuit of perfection is the biggest force taking us away from our ability to experience beauty and meaning.”

This episode is advanced! Share your thoughts in the comments on YouTube. Watch Episode 23 and hear every single word that they say. Practice Line by Line to deepen your practice.

Did you guys see the new episode of the synchronization exercise?

The second part of the exercise. Do the same thing. First, listen to it without the subtitles. The video has 106 words. How many were YOU able to hear?

Check your listening skills. HOW TO DO THE EXERCISE: 1. Watch the video in the carousel ➡️ and write down every word that you hear 2. Only then swipe ➡️ to see the video with the subtitles. 3. Count how many words you missed. This is your real result. 3. Watch the video with the subs and make sure you can HEAR every word that you SEE. 4. Watch it again 5. Enjoy the result. You're going to hear a lot more than when you watched it the first time. If you can understand this video, you will understand any movie with Matthew McConaughey (swipe to see an example➡️) Feedback from reality is necessary to make progress. If you can hear everything, then you have no problem writing it down. If you think you can understand everything, but you can't communicate what you understand, then it's time to go back to practice. Do the synchronization exercise regularly, and you will notice an improvement. If you swipe ➡️, you will see my result. I did this exercise myself before posting it here. The video has 472 words, and I heard all 472. Even 7 years ago it would have been impossible. 7 years ago I was already a qualified teacher and I was supposed to have great listening skills. The Southern American accent used to sound like a string of unrecognizable sounds to me. Today, I can clearly hear every word in ANY accent. I practice to get better myself. And I openly share what I do with people who also want to step up their game. The most pathetic thing I've seen in my life is people who used to be great at something trying to teach others how to be great. I don't want to learn from people who used to be great. I don't want to learn from English teachers who used to grind but stopped mastering their skills because "they have no time". To help others get better, I need to continuously get better myself. When I got my degree, my English sucked, even though I was one of the most exceptional students the university had ever seen. I couldn't understand half of what people said to me in English. I had to change that because no one was there to teach me to meet my own standards. Now I know it's possible. You can do it too. Go do the exercise.

An excerpt from "Hidden Potential" by @adamgrant I have 18 years of teaching experience, and the theory of learning styles has always looked like a scam to me. It sounds beautiful and simple in theory, but it's absolutely incompatible with real-life application of skills. I always wanted to ask how many hours those researches spent in the actual classroom and how many students they have supported throughout the years. It takes a lot longer than one class (or even a semester) to acquire, let alone master a skill. I know that my auditory channel is very well developed. I love podcasts and prefer audio books. However, I also know that I've been purposefully improving my short-term memory for many years. Without it, my auditory channel is rather useless. If you love listening to audio but struggle retaining information, your auditory channel is not really helping your learn better. There is no theory on YOU. Go and research yourself. How do you learn best? I also use visual aids. I love printed books. I take handwritten notes every day. I do not have one dominant learning style. It's a big mistake to never read or write because you prefer listening. You'll hit a dead-end pretty soon. Find the full episode of Natalia Reads in the community of practice. Practice with me and learn to use ALL of your learning skills. I teach the methodology for achieving native-like fluency in a foreign language and mastering non-trivial skills through applying metacognitive strategies and developing meta-skills. Join us and learn to read and speak in the rhythm of English. nataliatokar.me/community

An excerpt from "Hidden Potential" by @adamgrant I have 18 years of teaching experience, and the theory of learning styles has always looked like a scam to me. It sounds beautiful and simple in theory, but it's absolutely incompatible with real-life application of skills. I always wanted to ask how many hours those researches spent in the actual classroom and how many students they have supported throughout the years. It takes a lot longer than one class (or even a semester) to acquire, let alone master a skill. I know that my auditory channel is very well developed. I love podcasts and prefer audio books. However, I also know that I've been purposefully improving my short-term memory for many years. Without it, my auditory channel is rather useless. If you love listening to audio but struggle retaining information, your auditory channel is not really helping your learn better. There is no theory on YOU. Go and research yourself. How do you learn best? I also use visual aids. I love printed books. I take handwritten notes every day. I do not have one dominant learning style. It's a big mistake to never read or write because you prefer listening. You'll hit a dead-end pretty soon. Find the full episode of Natalia Reads in the community of practice. Practice with me and learn to use ALL of your learning skills. I teach the methodology for achieving native-like fluency in a foreign language and mastering non-trivial skills through applying metacognitive strategies and developing meta-skills. Join us and learn to read and speak in the rhythm of English. nataliatokar.me/community

Type your answers in the comments! My dear community members, you'll soon have access to a very clear section on that/this/it. You will finally get the difference! I have been working with a professional writing coach who has the most wonderful explanation on how these words are used in English. I can't wait to share new insights and exercises with you! Stay tuned! Not a member? Apply here nataliatokar.me/community Make sure to send your audio/video response too. Without it, your application will be ignored (you'll see it once you start filling out the form).

how much feedback I've given to people only in the community. There's a lot outside the community too, in private sessions. 95% of my feedback are video or audio messages.