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English with Thiago

by Thiago Alencar · English · Learning

This is a podcast designed to help intermediate and advanced English learners communicate with more confidence, accuracy, clarity and awareness. Hosted by Thiago Alencar, a Brazilian English Teacher with over 20 years of experience, this podcast deals with topics such as English pronunciation, voc

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 16 min
Latest: 8 Oct 2026
Language: English

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8 Oct 2026 · 14 min

Practice English Like a Musician (4 Key Principles)

⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 🎯Join My Next Cambridge Bootcamp: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/bootcamp 📣Speak English with Real People: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 📓Get My Free Vocabulary Guide: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You can understand almost everything — films without subtitles, podcasts at normal speed, a fast meeting. Then someone asks you a question, and what comes out of your mouth is nothing like what was in your head.That gap between understanding English and producing English is the intermediate plateau, and more…

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E193 · 6 Oct 2026 · 22 min
The 5 Verbs That INSTANTLY Reveal Your English Level
🎯Join My Next Cambridge Bootcamp: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/bootcamp ⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📣Speak English with Real People: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 📓Get My Free Vocabulary Guide: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Can you explain me… suggest you to… discuss about…? If these sound correct to you, this video is your English level test. Learn the 5 common English verb mistakes that keep intermediate learners from sounding advanced.In 20 years of teaching intermediate and advanced English learners, I've heard the same verb…
E192 · 30 Sep 2026 · 57 min
How To CHANGE Someone's Mind | 5 Principles of Influence (C1 English Conversation)
📖Join My Next Cambridge Bootcamp: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/bootcamp 📧Connect With Dr. JonRobert Tartaglione: https://www.influence51.com ⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📣Speak English with Real People: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 📓Get My Free Vocabulary Guide: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 How To Change Someone's Mind | 5 Principles of Influence (C1 English Conversation)Why do smart people with good arguments fail to persuade anyone? In this English conversation, I talk to Dr. JonRobert Tartaglione — psychologist, behavioral…
E191 · 16 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
How to Get Hired, Keep the Job, and Get Promoted in English
📧Connect with Kurt: https://kurtuhlir.com/ ⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📖Join the waitlist for my next Cambridge B2 and C1 exams prep group: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/cambridge-exam-waitlist 📣Join The Fluency Hub Community: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Book a 1.1 Call With Me: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Most advice about English for work comes from teachers. This one comes from the other side of the table.Kurt Uhlir is a Chief Marketing Officer…
E190 · 10 Sep 2026 · 24 min
Let's Have A SERIOUS Conversation About Your English Level (B1 To C1 Explained)
⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📖Join the waitlist for my next Cambridge B2 and C1 exams prep group: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/cambridge-exam-waitlist 📣Join The Fluency Hub Community: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Book a 1.1 Call With Me: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You understand 90% of my videos without subtitles. So what's your level? Can you call yourself B2?It's the most common question I get on this channel, and today I'm answering it properly —…
E189 · 3 Sep 2026 · 16 min
Why Your English Stays Intermediate FOREVER (B2 to C1 Explained)
⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📖Join the waitlist for my next Cambridge B2 and C1 exams prep group: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/cambridge-exam-waitlist 📣Join The Fluency Hub Community: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Book a 1.1 Call With Me: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Most English learners reach intermediate level and stay there. Not for weeks. Not for months. For years.Not because they're not trying. Not because they're not talented. Because nobody has…
E188 · 26 Aug 2026 · 50 min
How To Speak English So People Actually WANT To Listen
📖Join the waitlist for my next Cambridge B2 and C1 exams prep group: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/cambridge-exam-waitlist 🗣️Want to work with Jay directly on your accent, executive presence, or communication clarity? Visit him at https://theaccentcoach.com/ ⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📣Join The Fluency Hub Community: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Book a 1.1 Call With Me: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 How To Speak English So People Actually Want To…
E187 · 20 Aug 2026 · 18 min
Why You Can't Speak About Complex Topics in English (Yet)
📖Join the waitlist for my next Cambridge B2 and C1 exams prep group: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/cambridge-exam-waitlist ⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📣Join The Fluency Hub Community: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Book a 1.1 Call With Me: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Do you understand many things in English but freeze the moment you have to explain something more complex? This is one of the biggest hidden gaps for learners moving from B1 to C1 English…
E186 · 13 Aug 2026 · 27 min
10 Things Advanced Speakers Do That Intermediate Ones Don't
📖Join the waitlist for my next Cambridge B2 and C1 exams prep group: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/cambridge-exam-waitlist ⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📣Join The Fluency Hub Community: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Book a 1.1 Call With Me: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You understand almost everything in English now — movies, podcasts, meetings — but the moment you open your mouth to speak, something feels off. In this video, I break down the 10 specific…
E185 · 5 Aug 2026 · 33 min
Why Comprehensible Input Is Not Enough, Analyzing Different Learning Hypotheses and How To Stop Feeling Stuck At English
⭐Download The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📣Join The Fluency Hub Community: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Book a 1.1 Call With Me: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Comprehensible Input Is NOT Enough. Here's Why Your English Is Stuck.You've heard it everywhere on YouTube lately: just listen, just watch, don't study, don't force anything — and one day English will "click." I need to be honest with you: that promise is incomplete.Comprehensible input is real. It's backed by…
E187 · 23 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
40 Habits That Silently Move Your English From B2 To C1
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📣Practice Speaking With Real People: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 💻Speak with me on Zoom for 60 minutes: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call 📓Get This FREE GUIDE: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 I just turned forty years old. And to mark the occasion, I decided to make a different kind of video.In this video, I share forty habits that in my experience — twenty five years as a learner and teacher of English — every successful advanced English learner has in common. Some of…
E186 · 8 Jul 2026 · 40 min
Your English Will Always Be Stuck At Intermediate (Until You Fix These Mistakes)
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 If you have been learning English for years and still make the same mistakes — this video is for you.Most B1 and B2 English learners assume that with enough time and practice, their mistakes will naturally correct themselves. The science says otherwise. Some errors do not fade with time. They get stronger. They get faster. And eventually, they become permanent — unless…
E185 · 24 Jun 2026 · 47 min
Your English Will ALWAYS Be Stuck At Intermediate (Until You Fix These 3 Things)
⭐B2 Edge Summer Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 If your English has been stuck at intermediate for months — or even years — this video is for you.Most B1 and B2 English learners think the intermediate plateau is just a motivation problem. Study more, watch more videos, download another app. But the science tells a very different story.In this video, I break down the three real reasons your English stops improving at the…
E184 · 17 Jun 2026 · 16 min
Are You Accidentally Sounding RUDE in English? (5 Mistakes To Avoid!)
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Your grammar is correct. Your vocabulary is fine. And you might still be coming across as rude — without knowing it.This is one of the most overlooked problems in English learning at intermediate level and above. Not making grammar mistakes. Making register mistakes. Saying the right words in the wrong way for the situation.In this video, I'll explain what register is,…
E184 · 10 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
Master The Present Perfect Once and For All | 1+ Hour Deep Dive Lesson (B2 English)
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 "There was an accident here." "There has been an accident here." Both are correct. Both are perfect English. But they mean something completely different — and if you can't explain why, this lesson is for you.In this B2 English deep dive lesson, we go through every single use of the Present Perfect — Simple and Continuous — and compare it directly with the Simple Past.…
E182 · 3 Jun 2026 · 23 min
B2 Shadowing English Speaking Practice | Consistency
🔥 Want daily structured practice at B2 level?The B2 Edge app gives you AI-powered practice built around lessons exactly like this one — every single day, structured for B2 learners:👉 https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Fluency isn't built by watching videos. It's built by opening your mouth and practicing — consistently, every day, at the right level. That's exactly what this session is designed for.In this B2 English shadowing practice, we…
E181 · 27 May 2026 · 1 hr 34 min
How Word Formation Multiplies Your B2 Vocabulary | 1+ Hour Deep Dive Lesson
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Most B2 learners try to grow their vocabulary by memorizing word lists. It doesn't work. In this full English lesson, I'll show you a smarter approach — one that lets you decode and produce hundreds of new words by understanding how they're built from the inside out.We're going deep on word formation — specifically affixes: prefixes, suffixes, and how they combine with…
E179 · 21 May 2026 · 14 min
Why You Keep Saying The Same 50 Words in English (And How To Fix it)
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You've studied vocabulary for years. You know hundreds — maybe thousands — of English words. So why do the same fifty come out every time you speak? This isn't a memory problem. It's not a motivation problem. And it has nothing to do with how intelligent you are. It's a method problem — and once you understand it, you can fix it.In this video, I'll show you exactly why…
E178 · 20 May 2026 · 13 min
Make Your English Sound More NATURAL With These 12 Filler Words
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Some native speakers use them constantly. Language teachers tell you to avoid them. They're both wrong — sort of. Filler words are not signs of weakness. They're the connective tissue of real conversation. They signal that you're thinking in English, not translating. They manage the flow. They make you sound like someone who actually belongs in the conversation — not…
E177 · 19 May 2026 · 13 min
Why Some People Come Back From Abroad With The SAME English
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You know someone who moved abroad to improve their English. Maybe you've done it yourself. And yet — months later, sometimes years later — the English didn't change the way everyone expected. Why?In this video, I'm going to tell you the real reason moving abroad doesn't automatically improve your English — what the people who go abroad and don't improve all have in…
E176 · 18 May 2026 · 16 min
Why Fast English Sounds Like a COMPLETELY Different Language
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You studied English for years. You know the vocabulary. You understand the grammar. And then a native speaker opens their mouth at full speed — and it sounds like a completely different language.You're not imagining it. And it's not your fault. The English you were taught was a controlled, slowed-down version of the language — designed to be understood in a classroom,…
E175 · 15 May 2026 · 16 min
Why Small Talk in English Feels Impossible (And How To Fix it)
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You can write professional emails in English. You can follow complex conversations. You might even be at B2 level. And yet — the moment someone tries to make casual conversation with you in English, your mind goes blank.Small talk in English is one of the most overlooked skills in language learning. And it's costing intermediate learners real opportunities — at work, in professional networks, and in everyday life.In this…
E174 · 14 May 2026 · 12 min
Speaking English Well Has NOTHING To Do With Your Accent
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Most English learners spend years worrying about their accent. Trying to "speak English like a native". Avoiding conversations because they're afraid of how they sound. And here's the truth nobody is saying clearly enough: Your accent has nothing to do with how well you speak English.In this video, I'm going to show you why accent obsession is one of the biggest traps intermediate learners fall into — what actually matters…
E173 · 13 May 2026 · 11 min
This Advice is Ruining Your English (Especially at B2)
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 There is a piece of advice that has spread across every English learning YouTube channel, every podcast, every app, and every classroom. You've heard it. You've probably followed it. And if you're stuck at B1 or struggling to break into B2 — there's a good chance it's part of the reason why.In this video, I'm not going to tell you the advice is completely wrong. I'm going to tell you something more important: it's…
E172 · 12 May 2026 · 12 min
The GRAMMAR TRAP That Keeps You STUCK At B1 FOREVER
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You know the grammar rule. You've studied it. You've done the exercises. You can explain it perfectly. And then you open your mouth — and the wrong form comes out. Again.If that sounds familiar, you're not alone. And the problem isn't your memory, your age, or your ability to learn. It's the way grammar is being taught — and the way you've been studying it.In this video, I'll show you the three grammar traps that keep B1…
E171 · 11 May 2026 · 12 min
You're Studying English WRONG (Here's The Fix)
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You've been studying English for months. Maybe years. You watch videos, review grammar, build vocabulary lists — and yet something isn't moving. You're still stuck at the same level, making the same mistakes, having the same conversations.The problem isn't how much you're studying. It's what you're studying — and how.In this video, I'll show you exactly why traditional study methods stop working at intermediate level, and…
E170 · 8 May 2026 · 14 min
You Don't Feel Fluent in English. You Feel Like a FRAUD.
⭐B2 Edge Spring Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You've had good conversations in English. People understood you. You got through it. And somehow — it still didn't feel real. There's a name for that feeling. And if you're an intermediate English learner stuck between B1 and B2 — or already at B2 and still waiting to feel fluent — this video is for you.In this video, you'll discover why so many English learners feel like frauds even after years of study, why fluency feels…
E169 · 7 May 2026 · 12 min
Your English is Better Than You Think. That's The Problem.
⭐B2 Edge Spring Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You've been putting something off because your English didn't feel ready. A job application. A conversation. A project at work. An opportunity that came and went while you waited for your English to reach some imaginary threshold. In this video, I want to tell you something I've said to hundreds of students over 20 years of teaching — and then challenge you with something most encouragement videos never say.You'll learn:1) Why the…
E168 · 6 May 2026 · 11 min
You're Doing Shadowing WRONG (Here's How To Fix It)
⭐B2 Edge Spring Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Shadowing is one of the most powerful speaking techniques ever developed for language learners. And most people are doing it completely wrong.If you've tried shadowing before and felt like you were always behind, always scrambling, never really understanding what you were saying — that's not a you problem. That's a method problem. And in this video, I'm going to fix it.You'll learn:1) Why the "echo method" (repeating…
E167 · 5 May 2026 · 12 min
How To Stop FORGETTING English Words in Conversation
⭐B2 Edge Spring Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You're mid-sentence. You know exactly what you want to say. And then — nothing. The word just disappears. If this has ever happened to you, I need you to hear something: this is not a memory problem. It's not a sign that your English isn't good enough. And the advice most people give you about it? It makes it worse. In this video, I'll show you exactly what's happening in your brain when you blank mid-sentence — and the two-part…

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Typical length: 16 min
Latest episode: 8 Oct 2026
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