Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this video, I discuss a short and really useful book for language learners: How to Improve Your Foreign Language Immediately, by Boris Shekhtman. This book will provide you with all the tools you need to organize your thoughts before and during a conversation, get over your fear of speaking, and become an excellent speaker of your target language.

You can find the book on Amazon here:

amzn.to/3rVhdPh (Affiliate link)

Timestamps

0:52 There are no "magic pills"
1:13 You can improve your language skills right now
1:26 About the book
1:36 Clothing metaphor
3:00 Shekhtman's 7 intuitive tools for better speaking
3:16 Other general concepts from the book
3:47 Chapter descriptions
4:32 The 3 main areas of communication
5:22 Tool 2 - Build your islands
5:46 Tool 3 - Shift gears
6:14 Tool 4 - Simplify, simplify
7:02 How Luca uses language islands
7:23 Final review
7:56 How I recommend you use the book