RICH DAD POOR DAD | S5 – E51 | Final Episode and ending

Wow! It has been an amazingly long series. I haven't even had the opportunity to set up the next book which I will be dissecting, but through the universe and manifestation, I know I will attract to me the next book. Nonetheless, here's the ultimate and final episode. I won't do summaries in groups because...

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 132 – Study Skills – Effective Note-Taking

How do you usually make notes on audio programs you listen to? Videos on YouTube? Or even in classrooms? Do you review your notes after the lesson? If so, how do you do it? If not, why not? Note-Taking SkillsNote-taking skills are essential, but not everyone knows how to do it. It's not simply a...

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Presentation Skills – My Presentation at BIDC!

Here's my presentation at BIDC Festival in Bangkok! Now, I wasn't able to get the full audio, so it might be just 3 minutes in and cut off after 47 minutes. I apologize, but the content is here. I did a rough transcript of it, but there's a lot of questionable vocabulary, so if you're...

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Special Listening – Urbanization

Welcome back, people! This is from the previous podcast I did with urbanization and I decided to make some questions for you, as well as topics you can discuss. How do you think the growth of cities will affect the areas below? Will the effects be positive or negative? FamiliesThe economyhealthpopulation growthcrime rural life Listen...

Interviewee #027 – Gerri Cortez on Thailand & Personal Brand Building

Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, Gerri went through a mid-life crisis before being inspired by a friend's physique. She then ventured off to Phuket Thailand where she was only supposed to stay for 4 months, but then it turned into 5 years. After that, digital marketing, personal branding, SEO and so many things (ecommerce)...

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 3 – Episode 19 – Vocabulary – Phrasal Verbs Connected with Travel

Here we go! Some phrasal verbs you can understand and use IMMEDIATELY! Traveling, especially for my Thais, is tough because of the language barriers.  To take that further, I remember when I met a Japanese girl on a bus in Hawaii and she couldn't speak ANY ENGLISH! Imagine traveling the world without knowing English! Well,...

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 3: Episode 16 – Speaking Skill – Becoming a Good Conversationalist

As a non-native English speaker, it's important to become an active listener.  Becoming an active listener revolves around attentively listening to the other speaker.  Yes, it's important to speak, too, but you will be liked very quickly if you ask people questions that they WANT to answer. “So if you aspire to be a good...

Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 3 – Episode 5 – Vocabulary – Phrasal Verbs Part III

We're back with some more phrasals! One of my students from a long time ago told me that I should do more of these blogs/podcasts because it could be very difficult to follow.  Well, I have some more on board today! Talk + about = discuss. Let's discuss the repercussions of a warming ocean. Let's...

Interviewee #18 – Soheir Ghanem on All Things E-Commerce

Soheir is the host of the eCommerce QueenBOSS podcast, a public speaker and a Fashion eCommerce entrepreneur.  Through her podcast and programs, she helps creative entrepreneurs to build an eCommerce business that sparks passion, and creates wealth in their lives, so they can share their gifts with the world, even if they’re just starting out or...

Stephen Covey’s Levels of Communication: Low, Trust, High

Levels of communication.  Yes.  This is extremely important on so many levels.  If you look at the chart I've created, you can probably indicate not only what category you fall into, but everyone else you know. Let's do a breakdown of the three levels. Lowest Communication Low-trust situations, period.  If you're in a relationship where...