Beginners 29: How to tell a story

Discover how to express missing people and places in Spanish in our episode "Missing Things: City vs Countryside." Learn three authentic expressions—"extrañar," "echar de menos," and "hacer falta"—through a natural conversation about life in Colombia's bustling capital versus its ... Show More

Lis tells us about her car crash in the centre of Bogotá. Learn how to describe accidents, and unexpected events in Spanish. 

A few years ago, we made a move from London to Bogota - in this episode, Lis tells the story of our intercontinental move.Learn how to combine the preterite tenses (imperfect and indefinite) when you tell a story, and when to use each one.Foundations 2 is launching on the 7th Apr ... Show More

Have you got a story to tell? Here's a phrase about just telling the important bits 

Just a little story for you; the title says it all.  

Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate. 

talking about the small things in life and how to make them bigger than life <3 

Do you want to be able to tell interesting stories? Learn how to create and develop a story using simple techniques. Questions go to publicspeaker@quickanddirtytips.com. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ... Show More

Hey, Sis! Are you wondering how to create a more captivating and impactful speech? Do you want to know why story-telling is so important and how you can use it to your benefit with simple steps? Let’s dive into today’s episode where we will discuss the importance of story-telling ... Show More

How to make your meaning clear by speaking in shorter sentences. 

What is the shape of your narrative? CONSUME: “17776 Football” by Jon Bois https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football CREATE: Write a 100 word story with a beginning, middle and end. Write another 100 word story with completely different characters and completely different action. ... Show More

Using these simple brainstorming tricks, you can figure out how to troubleshoot a scene and turn it into one of the highlights of your entire manuscript. 

We discuss this story and teach you some related vocabulary so you can talk about it too.