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Jul 14
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Episode 281: EwK281 Live episode from my...

KIRSTY MAJOR
About this episode

When I saw that the podcast's 10th birthday was coming up, I wanted to do something. But what? It would have to be online because my podcast, my friends, my clients, my guests, and my listeners are spread out across the globe. But what should the event look like? I wasn't sure!

But I did know that, as well as having the podcast in common, my guests and listeners share a common interest in language and learning. That's a good start!

One of my ideas was to record a mini episode while we were together. A couple of people came with prepared questions, but when we opened it up, there were more questions than I'd expected, which was great! I knew about the first four, but the rest of the episode was my spontaneous reactions to questions about what it's like to have a podcast, some of the things that have happened, what having a podcast means for my business, how it feels to be a guest, and my plans for the future - among other topics!

I couldn't answer the question about my favourite episode because I really don't have one - but this was one of my favourites. It reminds me of the time that a group of lovely people came together to celebrate the podcast turning 10. In fact, a couple of people commented privately about what a nice group I'd brought together and I hope that new connections, collaborations, and maybe friendships will come from it.

Thanks to those who helped me with the event, to those who contributed to this episode, and to everyone who came along last week! 

Let me know if you have any ideas or topic suggestions for future episodes - I have the calendar for the next 10 years to fill 😀

You can check out the show notes page here: https://englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode281/
This is where you can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsty-wolf-a8478235/
This is my home on the internet: https://www.englishwithkirsty.com
And you can email me here: kirsty@englishwithkirsty.com 

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