From Lost To The River

About From Lost To The River

Speak English with Confidence | More Than Words (previously 'From Lost to the River') is a podcast for anyone who speaks English as a second language and wants to feel like themselves when they use it. Maybe you've spent years studying and practising, or you've built a life, a career or a family in English, and still something closes down when it matters. A meeting, a phone call, a chat with a neighbour. You overthink every sentence, you freeze, and you walk away wondering why the words wouldn't come out. For most people, the English is already there. What gets in the way is everything around it: the fear of making mistakes, the worry about being judged, the sense that you sound less clever or less like yourself than you really are. Confidence coach and author Richard Marshall (https://procoachenglish.com/about) shares extracts from his conversations. Some are with non-native speakers, from executives and pilots to teachers and language learners, showing you what confident English actually sounds like. Others are with polyglots, coaches, authors, linguists and native English speakers learning other languages themselves, exploring why we freeze, how perfectionism and imposter syndrome take hold, and what changes when you focus on being understood. Honest conversations for anyone learning, living or working in a language that isn't their own. Learn more about Richard and his forthcoming book More Than Words: Essays on Language, Identity, and the Courage to Speak (https://www.procoachenglish.com/book) at his website procoachenglish.com. (https://www.procoachenglish.com/) You can contact him directly and join his Substack community at https://substack.com/@thecouragetospeak (https://substack.com/@thecouragetospeak)

Publisher

Richard Marshall

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Oct 2024

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

42 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   (11 min) Is It Too Late to Learn a Language as an Adult? | with Quang Dang Tran

   Have you ever told yourself it’s too late to learn a language properly, that you should have done it as a child and now the moment’s gone? In this conversation, I’m joined by Quang Dang Tran, a professional writer whose Substack, ‘Late Learning Vietnamese’, follows his own journey back into his family’s language as an adult, to talk about the years he spent trying to fit in and the moment everything changed at home. For a few years he also performed stand-up comedy, joking about not speaking Vietnamese, until he realised the joke was the thing he needed to change. If you’ve ever believed adults can’t really learn a language, or let the fear of looking foolish keep you doing the same safe thing, Quang’s story will feel very familiar. So will the moment he finally decided to do something about it. This is Speak English with Confidence, previously ‘From Lost to the River’, a show about language, identity, and what it really takes to speak with confidence. More conversations, coaching options, and my new book 'More Than Words: Essays on Language, Identity, and the Courage to Speak' at procoachenglish.com. This clip comes from a longer conversation, and you can watch the full version with subtitles on my YouTube channel, Richard Marshall | English Confidence Coach (@procoachenglish). If you’re reading this on a mobile device, click here to go straight to the video. Find Quang on Substack: Late Learning Vietnamese

2. 

   18 Oct 2026

   (6 min) Your Accent Is Your Superpower: How to Embrace Your English Accent as a Non-Native Speaker | with Verónica Vitale

   Do you ever wish you could switch off your accent before you open your mouth in English? In this short clip, I talk with English teacher Verónica Vitale, founder of Vital English, about why your accent is something to embrace and how it can help you speak English with confidence. I share the moment I went back to England, heard myself speaking English in a shop and realised I’d lost my superpower, because nobody noticed me anymore. Verónica talks about being asked where she learned her English in the US and in Denmark, why getting your message across matters more for non-native English speakers than ever sounding native, and how the accent you’re trying to hide is often the first thing people find interesting about you. This extract is taken from a longer conversation, where we switch between Spanish and English. Click HERE to watch it on YouTube with subtitles. This is Speak English with Confidence, previously 'From Lost to the River', a weekly show about language, identity, and what it really takes to speak with confidence. More conversations, coaching options, and my new book 'More Than Words: Essays on Language, Identity, and the Courage to Speak' at procoachenglish.com. Find Verónica: Instagram: @vitalenglishorg TikTok: @veronicavitale01 YouTube: Verónica Vitale Connect with me on Substack: https://substack.com/@thecouragetospeak

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   14 Oct 2026

   (6 min) Stop Worrying About How Your English Sounds | Ben Eden on Speaking with Confidence in Meetings

   Do you get nervous before you speak English in a meeting, worrying about every word before it leaves your mouth? Today I’m joined by author, speaker and former HR executive Ben Eden. I ask him how he’d help a senior professional who leads with confidence in their own language but freezes when they have to run a meeting in English. Ben admits he still gets nervous before big talks himself, and shares what a 'Hall of Fame' speaker once told him: if you’re nervous before you speak, it’s because you still think it’s about you. When your attention moves from how you sound to how you can help the people in front of you, the grammar stops being the point. And the people listening remember how you made them feel. This is Speak English with Confidence, previously ‘From Lost to the River’, a podcast about language, identity, and what it really takes to speak with confidence. More conversations, coaching options, and my book More Than Words: Essays on Language, Identity, and the Courage to Speak at procoachenglish.com. About Ben: Ben Eden, MSHR, SHRM-SCP, is a keynote speaker, leadership strategist and the author of 'How We See Ourselves: The Model for Lasting Results and Fulfillment'. As an HR executive in his twenties, he helped grow a company from fewer than 75 employees to almost 2,000 across five countries. He went on to create the Eden Model, which puts identity at the foundation of lasting success, and he co-created HR Wellbeing Week. Today he works with high-achieving leaders and their teams to replace self-doubt with clarity and self-belief. His book is available in paperback, ebook and audiobook. Find Ben: LinkedIn: Ben Eden, MSHR, SHRM-SCP | LinkedIn Website: LifeGuides: Posts | LinkedIn Book: How We See Ourselves Connect with me on Substack: https://substack.com/@thecouragetospeak

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5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 10 / 100

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21

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0

YouTube

0

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