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A first attempt at a visual to go with a post (no, I haven’t done word-making yet… I just want an attagirl for finally making time to do something with this!)
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Myth: German is a Challenging Language to Learn
Fact 1:
Every letter and letter combination has a distinct sound. You usually pronounce German words the same way you spell them phonetically. Therefore, pronunciation is easy once you have mastered the alphabet.Fact 2:
Learning German is easy – especially for English speakers. Both…Read More5 Comments-
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Thank you, Joel. It is great to have another person look over your content and give feedback. I really appreciate it.
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Hi Kerstin, what if you try to shorten and simplify each Fact so that a 12-year old can understand it quickly — that’s the average reading comprehension of us here in the US anyway. Perhaps a version that is less academic/intellectual may be more powerful and to the point?
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MythBuster v1 – Is Willpower the Best Motor for Change?
Not sure about the title yet. And Fact 2 can probably be split in two.Fact 1- The amount of willpower you have is finite. And will raise or lower depending on physical & mental health, vitality, energy levels, stress, trauma, sleep, what’s important to you &/or what else is on you…Read More
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Joel – who are your Zoom Mates this month in your pod? You’ll want to tag them so they can review this and give feedback!
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I had the same issue. Shannon daid they where working on it….i think that also have to be your friend? Following your comment for insight.
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Hello Joel, I am one of your Zoom Mates. For the title, I would prefer Is Willpower the Best Motivator/Motivation for Change? I can relate to the fact that you present and find them compelling to try hypnosis. Fact 1: I would use nouns for all reasons. Fact 2, I would add the horse as an example to visualize what you mean. Let’s imagine a horse…Read More
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Maybe make the Myth an erroneous statement to make it more catchy. Like “You have to go through the misery of white-knuckling-it to change your life.”
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Well, my 1st PSA was 400 characters too long for LI, and I didn’t feel like editing any more, so FB it is. 🙂
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I finally did a FB Live of my PSA. In my determination to get it done, I forgot my microphone. Well, here it is: https://www.facebook.com/LearnGermanThroughArt/videos/555911942613599. Not perfect, but done.
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Hi Kerstin, I liked your video. The last part about practicing with a partner and the cultural aspects felt the strongest. Maybe an example here or elsewhere would have been a nice add, but a very good job regardless.
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Hi Kerstin, This is very simple and clear. I would consider opening w/ Fact 2, and moving Fact 1 down, German is easy. For Fact 3, you might consider taking out that grammar is the hard part and stay w/ logical. And I would switch the last sentence around to emphasis, you can start speaking w/ others, even w/o perfect grammar. I think it makes a…Read More