The 3 secrets of adult language learning with Elisa Polese

In this episode, I speak with Elisa Polese, a professional language teacher, coach, and author well-known for teaching multiple languages at once in the same classroom! To date, she has studied a staggering 25 languages, and teaches 13 of them, including Italian, German, English, Spanish, Russian, French, Dutch, Catalan, Portuguese, Greek, Hindi, Arabic, and Esperanto!

In our conversation, we discuss:

• How she has managed to learn so many languages and how you can do the same!
• Why she encourages language learners to speak from day one.
• Elisa's 3 golden secrets to help adult language learners succeed.

We even get into an impromptu Russian lesson near the end, so stick around if you want to hear me try my hand at a new language!

More about Elisa:

• Elisa's site: SpeakFromDayOneWithElisa.com

Elisa's courses:

Use the code STORYLEARNING to get 20% off Elisa's courses:

• Smart Italian for Busy People
• Self-mastery in Language Learning

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Olly Richards

Creator of the StoryLearning® Method

Olly Richards is a renowned polyglot and language learning expert with over 15 years of experience teaching millions through his innovative StoryLearning® method. He is the creator of StoryLearning, one of the world's largest language learning blogs with 500,000+ monthly readers.

Olly has authored 30+ language learning books and courses, including the bestselling "Short Stories" series published by Teach Yourself.

When not developing new teaching methods, Richards practices what he preaches—he speaks 8 languages fluently and continues learning new ones through his own methodology.