Grow Your English with Jamie

About Grow Your English with Jamie

Hello and welcome! I’m Jamie Francis — English pronunciation and communication coach, and former university lecturer in Phonology from the UK. This podcast is for intermediate and advanced English speakers who want to sound clearer, more confident, and more authentically themselves when speaking in English. In each episode, you’ll learn practical, real-world communication skills in natural British English — while we explore self-development, language, connection, confidence, mindset and the modern professional world. And if you’d like free transcripts, vocabulary notes, and my 30-page Essential Pronunciation Guide, you can download them all at growyourenglish.com

Publisher

Jamie Francis

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jun 2025

Latest episode

3 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Mar 2026

   E4 Confidence in English as an Introvert

   🌱 Free transcripts, vocabulary notes + 30-page Essential Pronunciation Guide at: growyourenglish.com Do you ever feel like confident English is reserved for people who are naturally more extraverted than you? There’s this idea that confidence in English means speaking fast, filling every silence, and being the loudest person in the room. But after years of working as an English coach, let me tell you - that simply isn’t true. In this episode, I explain how to build genuine confidence in Engli...

2. 

   6 Nov 2025

   E3 How to Speak So People Listen

   🌱 Free transcripts, vocabulary notes + 30-page Essential Pronunciation Guide at: growyourenglish.com Do you ever feel like people don’t really hear you when you speak English — even though this rarely happens in your first language? In this episode, I’ll show you how to speak in English in a way that commands more attention, without having to become someone you’re not. You’ll learn: Why feeling unheard in English isn’t always about grammar or vocabularyHow your voice, body, and language affec...

3. 

   15 Jul 2025

   E2 Perfection Is Killing Your Progress

   🌱 Free transcripts, vocabulary notes + 30-page Essential Pronunciation Guide at: growyourenglish.com Are you stuck trying to be perfect in English — or in life? In this episode, I’ll show you why aiming for perfection can actually have the opposite effect, and how to get real, visible results instead. You’ll learn: What perfectionism really is (and why it’s so common today)How the desire to be “perfect” can kill your progressOne simple mindset shift that will help you move forward in English ...

4. 

   24 Jun 2025

   E1 How to Be Funny in English

   Jamie discusses the challenges of expressing humor in English, explores British and American humor styles, and provides tips for sounding more natural.

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YouTube views

454,855

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

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Quality

41

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

0

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