This is our first episode of our Business Series – Leading a Meeting. Over the next few months we are going to release ten new episodes on how you can be more confident in business in an English-speaking environment. Jon and Gideon take you through how to lead a meeting effectively. Covering how to sound confident without being rude, structuring the meeting clearly and managing transitions smoothly. We focus on three key functions: - Opening a meeting - Structuring the agenda - Transitioning between topics By the end of this episode you will be more confident in how to lead a meeting in English.

For more information about Monty and to support our podcast please click on the link below:

https://linktr.ee/englishwithmonty

Jon and Gideon cover five mistakes that advanced learners still make. We talk about using “very” too often, being too formal in conversation, incorrect collocations, small word order issues and translating directly from your first language.

For more information about Monty and to support our podcast please click on the link below:

https://linktr.ee/englishwithmonty

Jon and Gideon are in Chiang Mai, Thailand together, talking about some common myths about British culture and the English language. Do British people find it difficult to talk to strangers, are we always polite and is the English language usually spoken a clear and simple way? If you want to find out then have a listen and discover which myths we bust!

For more information about Monty and to support our podcast please click on the link below:

https://linktr.ee/englishwithmonty

Jon and Gideon talk about some fossilised expressions. These expressions such as “hang up” and “backfire”. They are expressions that refer to an old technology but are still used in present day English.

For more information about Monty and to support our podcast please click on the link below:

https://linktr.ee/englishwithmonty

Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use the word 'take' in different ways. We give an explanation and a few different examples on how you can use it. Perfect if you don't have much time and want to brush up on your grammar :) For more information about Monty and to support our podcast please click on the link below:

Connect with Monty through Linktr.ee

Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use the word 'run' in different ways. We give an explanation and a few different examples on how you can use it. Perfect if you don't have much time and want to brush up on your grammar :) For more information about Monty and to support our podcast please click on the link below:

Connect with Monty through Linktr.ee

Jon and Gideon talk about some essential phrasal verbs. These are phrasal verbs that you're much more likely to use in everyday conversation such as “run out of”, “tell off” and “hang up” among others. Great if you want to sound more like a native speaker!

For more information about Monty and to support our podcast please click on the link below:

https://linktr.ee/englishwithmonty

Jon and Gideon talk for around 8 minutes about how to use the past perfect continuous. We give an explanation and a few different examples as to how you can use it. Perfect if you don't have much time and want to brush up on your grammar :) For more information about Monty and to support our podcast please click on the link below:

Connect with Monty through Linktr.ee