Simplified Speech #033 – Fear
Episode description
Andrew and Morag talk about fears and how to get over them in this Simplified Speech episode.
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Fun fact
Twenty-four percent of Americans are afraid of speaking in public. This makes public speaking America’s number one phobia.
Expressions included in the study guide
- To break a fall
- To take the brunt
- To listen in
- To smoke your [body part] on [something]
- To be ahead of your time
- A rite of passage
- To be on edge
- To break down
- To face your fear
- To get over [something]
Simplified Speech #033 – Fear
Episode description
Andrew and Morag talk about fears and how to get over them in this Simplified Speech episode. [powerpress]Fun fact
Twenty-four percent of Americans are afraid of speaking in public. This makes public speaking America’s number one phobia.Expressions included in the study guide
- To break a fall
- To take the brunt
- To listen in
- To smoke your [body part] on [something]
- To be ahead of your time
- A rite of passage
- To be on edge
- To break down
- To face your fear
- To get over [something]
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Morag St. Clair
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcription: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Andrew Bates
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Operations: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Images: Leio McLaren (Unsplash)
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