{"podcast":{"title":"Learning English Conversations","slug":"learning-english-conversations-467906","podcast_index_feed_id":467906,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p02pc9zn.rss","website_url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9zn","image_url":"http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0hxql2c.jpg","author":"BBC","episode_count":808,"summary":"Everyday expressions and real English conversations to help make your English conversations easier. Every week, we teach you a new phrase or word you can use in conversation with The English We Speak. And we bring you special series to improve your English conversation. Try Beating Speaking Anxiety to learn how to fight your fears of speaking English. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-english-conversations-467906"},"episode":{"title":"Beating Speaking Anxiety: 8. I’m scared I can’t be myself","slug":"beating-speaking-anxiety-8-i-m-scared-i-can-t-be-myself","published_at":"2026-03-09T12:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-english-conversations-467906/beating-speaking-anxiety-8-i-m-scared-i-can-t-be-myself","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-english-conversations-467906","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n5hr5l","audio_url":"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss-low/proto/http/vpid/p0n5hq60.mp3","summary":"It can be harder to express our personality in a foreign language because we have fewer language tools available and speaking anxiety can make it harder to let our personalities shine. Learn from experts about this topic and get tips on how to show your true self in English in the last episode of this special series. Don't forget, you can watch Georgie's explainer videos and see learners of English try different activities to improve their speaking confidence. Find them on our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety Office English is back for a third series! Search for 'Learning English for Work' in your favourite podcast app, or find the episodes with free transcripts here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english Our newsletter with our weekly highlights and language learning tips comes out every Wednesday. Make sure you're signed up! https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599","meta_description":"It can be harder to express our personality in a foreign language because we have fewer language tools available and speaking anxiety can make it harder t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":548,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learning-english-conversations-467906/episodes/beating-speaking-anxiety-8-i-m-scared-i-can-t-be-myself/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-english-conversations-467906/beating-speaking-anxiety-8-i-m-scared-i-can-t-be-myself.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}