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Jul 2016
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121: I'm not motivated to speak, but...

OLLY RICHARDS
About this episode

Juliano asks: "I'm not motivated to speak, but I still need to improve!"

In this episode:

  • Speaking is a muscle, you need to practise!
  • How I have struggled with motivation before
  • Things you can do to create motivation in the place you live

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