Episode 131B- Great Influencers To Follow For English Listening Practise And Conversation Awareness

In these two episodes I covered some social media (especially Instagram/TikTok) sources you could use to practise your English. I also talked about the importance of finding sources that you enjoy and trust, that you understand and can comprehend easily. This will make it more likely that you stop and watch their videos when you are scrolling. In this episode I covered some Instagram Influencers. You can find them in the links below. Stage Door Johnny is a British actor, cabaret performer and comedian. His videos focus on the confusing parts of English: words that sound different but have the same spelling, words that have different spelling but sound the same, words that are similar but have totally different spelling. His videos are short and funny. https://www.instagram.com/stage_door_johnny/ Blair Imani is an American author, historian and activist who uses her platforms to inform and educate. She founded Smarter in Seconds, a video series that informs and raises awareness about modern issues. https://www.instagram.com/blairimani/ #SmarterinSeconds RxckStxr is a music producer and writer as well as a voiceover artist. He creates funny content where he adds voices to animal videos. As a Black American his content often has lots of slang and is casual English, it's also very funny.https://www.instagram.com/therxckstxr/ Elyse Myers is an influencer and singer with ADHD. She uses her platform to create content that is funny, she often tells stories from her life. Recently she's become very famous, even starring in a music video with Meghan Trainor! She has also recently started her own podcast, Funny Cuz It's True. https://www.instagram.com/elyse_myers/ Mel Robbins is a writer, motivational speaker and influencer who also has ADHD. She has one of the most watched TED talks ever with over 31 million views! She has written several books including: High Five Habit and Five Second Rule. She also has her own podcast.https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ I hope you found these episodes useful. Additional Vocabulary Content Creators - a modern term describing people who create video, or online content comprehensive - complete, whole homonyms - words that have the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings little bits - 'bit' or 'skit' are words to describe small plays or funny stories told to make people laugh. killing two birds with one stone - idiom - to take one action that solves two problems.