Extra English Practice
Active Listening Strategies
English communication lesson on how to be an active listener in conversational settings. Key points include body language and verbal responses. Examples given.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Politeness Theory
Politeness Theory and Face (Goffman and Brown & Levinson) can help us have difficult conversations and communication effectively. This video gives examples of how positive and negative politeness sound in a conversation. Politeness...
Extra English Practice
Notetaking: Starting a Conversation 2
English lecture with accompanying comprehension questions to practice note-taking in an academic English setting. Topic: starting a conversation with a stranger.
Extra English Practice
How to Respond to "How Are You?"
English conversation lesson on different ways to respond to the question, "How are you?" Various examples given.
Extra English Practice
Notetaking: Starting a Conversation
English lecture with accompanying comprehension questions to practice note-taking in an academic English setting. Topic: starting a conversation with an acquaintance.
Extra English Practice
How to Start a Conversation
English conversation lesson on how to start conversations with friends, acquaintances and strangers in polite and culturally appropriate ways. Short skits as examples..
Rachel's English
Real Life - Hiking in CO * Used in Live Stream June 26, 2020 Part 1
Study English conversation and interesting pronunciation, plus vocabulary words in this real English conversation video as I hike a beautiful mountain in Colorado. See how Americans reduce words in natural conversation to improve...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Public Speaking Skills vs Conversation Skills Confidence Booster
Public speaking and ordinary conversation have many similarities and important differences that should help become more confident in your public speaking skills. You'll be building your skills on what you already know from your everyday...
Rachel's English
Real Life - Hiking in CO * Used in Live Stream June 26, 2020 Part 2
Study English conversation and interesting pronunciation, plus vocabulary words in this real English conversation video as I hike a beautiful mountain in Colorado. See how Americans reduce words in natural conversation to improve...
Curated Video
Improve Your Vocabulary - Stop Saying "You're Cute"
Improve Your Vocabulary - Stop Saying "You're Cute". Are you misusing the word cute? Many non natives are. Let's broaden our vocabulary and use words better suited to our intention. Improving your vocabulary can help you to communicate...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Master the Art of Conversation: Don't Be a One-Upper
Are you a one-upper? To master the art of conversation, you will need to keep your one-upping ways under control. One of the goals of this channel is to help people master the art of conversation. To do so, you have to avoid bad...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Master the Art of Conversation (Part 1 of 4)
You will master the art of conversation with these tips (Part 1 of 4). This video shows you three great skills to become and an amazing conversationalist. The Goal of the Game: Get the other person talking. Pick somebody and play this...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
How to End a Conversation Politely
How do end a conversation politely? This video gives 7 smooth ways to end a conversation without being rude when somebody won't stop talking.
Transforming Education
Social Awareness in Students' Words
A short video features a sixth-grader, an eighth-grader, and a high school sophomore who talk about what they have learned about social awareness and how they learn to develop their own awareness skills.
Transforming Education
Self-Efficacy In Students' Everyday Lives
Setting goals is one thing; achieving them is another. Three young learners share their experiences with asking for and giving others support to master a task and achieve their goals.
Transforming Education
Importance of Self-Efficacy
A short, animated video introduces viewers to the importance of self-efficacy. The narrator first defines self-efficacy then offers five ways learners can develop this social-emotional learning competency.
Rock A Lingua
¿Cómo Te Llamas? (What Is Your Name?)
Ana and Adam are fast friends—they know each other's names, countries of origin, and home countries after one conversation! Work on introductory Spanish conversation skills with a helpful video, complete with catchy song and enjoyable...
Rock A Lingua
¿Cómo te Llamas? (What Is Your Name?)
Get to know someone's name, place of origin, and where they currently live with a cute Spanish song. After Ana introduces herself, she asks Adam the same questions about himself. Spanish learners then get a chance to answer the questions...
Curated Video
Td Social Skills (You Tube): Social Skills Training: Taking Turns Speaking
This video follows Jonathan throughout his day as he learns how to improve his friendships by practicing conversation skills.