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David Rogier is the founder and CEO of MasterClass, an online education platform where users can learn pretty much anything from top experts in their fields, including Serena Williams, Martin Scorsese, Hans Zimmer, Wolfgang Puck, Bob Iger, and many more.

In this episode, we chat about everything David’s childhood and early career, his thoughts on the current state of education and what the future looks like, his approach to finding business ideas, how he ultimately got the idea for MasterClass, his biggest learnings and takeaways after 7 years of running the company, and much more.

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Tune in to the management insights podcast with today’s guest Gerry McNamara as we discuss how to use online tools to better manage online and hybrid classes.  The days of college classes meeting in classrooms two or three times a week for lectures is going the way of gasoline powered cars – an increasing number of folks are moving away from it and most know its day as the dominant model are waning.  Increasingly, classes are going to hybrid models where classes meet only occasionally or going fully online.  Today, we are going to be talking about digital tools instructors can use to help facilitate these classes.

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Read Melissa's tips on our blog

Melissa suggests setting up a designated homework/homeschool space in your home to prevent distractions during online classes and homework time. Things to keep in mind:

• Try to choose a quiet space in a less busy part of the house, an environment that will naturally minimize distractions. It’s important to choose this area and stick with it
• Choose functional furniture and stock up on supplies. We suggest avoiding couches or lap desks and instead opt for a traditional desk or a small table and chair. Consider adding a soft cushion on the chair — when kids feel uncomfortable, they’re more prone to stirring and squirming, leading to distraction and disorganization. With regard to supplies, be sure to stock up on pens, pencils, and markers. We also suggest including a timer on your supplies list, which you can use to give your child a brain break for intervals of uninterrupted work
• Reserve space for a calendar and to-do list. Important, visible anchors like these will make your child’s in-house homeschool/homework space an area that encourages building on small tasks to reach larger goals

Melissa Scatena is the CEO of Scattered Solutions, an online learning platform for toddlers to teenagers.

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“Adda Birnir of Skillcrush, An Online Education Company Teaching Women”

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Host, Espree Devora

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Guest,

Adda Birnir of Skillcrush

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Listener Spotlight,

Shubhangi Raj 

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Resources Mentioned:

• Skillcrush, https://skillcrush.com
• Free Coding Camp, https://learn.skillcrush.com/skillcrush-free-bootcamp
• Lynda, https://www.lynda.com
• Digital Divas, https://digitaldivas-2020.weebly.com
• Traction, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22091581-traction
• Superhuman Blog, https://firstround.com/review/how-superhuman-built-an-engine-to-find-product-market-fit/
• SNL, https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live
• The Lean Startup, http://theleanstartup.com
• Running Lean, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13078769-running-lean
• Predictably Irrational, https://danariely.com/books/predictably-irrational/
• SXSW, https://www.sxsw.com
• Mother Jones, https://www.motherjones.com
• codecademy, https://www.codecademy.com
• Notes, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notes/id1110145109
• Trello, https://trello.com
• Jira, https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
• Slack, https://slack.com
• The Tools, https://www.thetoolsbook.com

People Mentioned:

• Gabriel Weinberg, https://www.linkedin.com/in/yegg13/
• Rahul Vohra, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulvohra/
• Dan Ariely, https://www.linkedin.com/in/danariely/
• Al Gore, https://www.algore.com
• William Clinton, https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/william-j-clinton/
• Hillary Clinton, https://www.hillaryclinton.com

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• Produced and Hosted by Espree Devora, http://espreedevora.com
• Story Produced, Edited and Mastered by Cory Jennings, https://www.coryjennings.com/
• Production and Voiceover by Adam Carroll, http://www.ariacreative.ca/
• Team support by Janice Geronimo
• Music by Jay Huffman, https://soundcloud.com/jayhuffman

Short Title: Adda Birnir of Skillcrush

You spend nine months nesting, making your everything just right so that your beautiful newborn will know, from the very beginning, that home will always be the safe place.

Then, 18 years later, that little chick you've been loving and coddling and providing for graduates and you burst with pride. Next stop: Leaving home. And then it happens. Your beautiful child morphs into a surly, argumentative and disrespectful pain in the ass. We call it soiling the nest. 

If you're not familiar with the term "soiling the nest", you've probably never graduated a high school senior preparing to start college, never had kids, or are one of the lucky few whose son or daughter is a mature, well-adjusted teen. It's what kids do to make saying goodbye to their childhood home and life as they know it a little less painful, a little less scary. 

This year, teens across America are continuing the age-old tradition of being difficult (and sometimes downright obnoxious) in preparation for the transition. Parents are doing their part by becoming ever-more controlling and clingy. This parent-child dance that often happens when a fledgling is about to fly the coop makes it easier for everyone to let go. 

Everything is different in 2020, however, as families come to accept that there may not be a move-in day, a tearful good-bye at the curb, or mom's ugly crying over the baby book once she gets home. It's pandemic parenting in our new reality. Your freshman is home for the foreseeable future. 

Now where the hell is the wine?

What will this September look like for Canada’s students? Conference Board researchers Dr. Maria Giammarco and Nimi Pukulakatt look at campus social distancing and what’s at stake for Canada's universities, colleges, and polytechnics. 

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In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Lewis talks to you about some things he's been discussing in class this week, about gender inequality and role models.  He lists some influential women throughout history before talking about what role models are, mentions his role models and then analyses the whole concept of role models. 

Below, you have a list of some of the tricky words used, enjoy and keep up the good work. 

1. Salary gap - a difference in income. 
2. Look up to - admire. 
3. Take for granted - not appreciate. 
4. Achievable - can be achieved. 
5. Doable - can be done. 
6. Look on the bright side - be optimsitic. 
7. Commitment - being committed. 
8. Selflessness - not being selfish. 
9. Overcome - surpass.
10. Make an effort - try.

Where does a computer go dancing?  A disco. 

Thanks for listening and Teachify your life!

In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Lewis and Mickey discuss a range of subtopics related to doing business in other languages, what it takes to be an entrepreneur and they go into the birth of Teachify too.  Below you have a list of the tricky words and phrases too.  

1. Lack - not have. 
2. Over and over again - repeatedly. 
3. Off by heart - memorised. 
4. It speaks for itself - the evidence proves it. 
5. Track record - history and proof. 
6. A leap of faith - a jump into the abyss. 
7. Daunting - worrying, scary. 
8. Entrepreneur - business person. 
9. Willing - prepared, ready or eager. 
10. Insight - view, opinion, experience. 
11. Drop out of - leave school, college or university. 
12. Be hung up on something - be worried or concerned about. 
13. Revenue - income, turnover - money made. 
14. Expenses - money spent. 
15. Cash flow - the money coming in and going out of a company.

And did you guys pay attention until the end to listen to the joke?  Here it is.

What do you call an alligator detective? 

An investigator! 

Thanks for listening guys, don't forget to keep teachiying your life! 

In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast...

• Lewis speaks to us about some superstitions, what a superstition is, whether he or his family are superstitious before telling us about the origins of a couple of superstitions. 
• In addition to that, he mentions a few common superstitions around the globe and in Spain before ending with a joke. 

Below, you have a list of some of the more complex vocabulary and their synonyms. 

1. Engrained - stuck or established. 
2. Arise from - come from.
3. Youth - childhood.
4. Date back to - have the origin in.
5. Carry on - continue.
6. Ladder - portable stairs. 
7. Lean against - support yourself against.
8. Sacred - holy. 
9. Sin - an immoral act.
10. Chopsticks - cutlery used in many parts of Asia. 
11. Poke into - to point, touch or put in. 
12. Back in the day - in the past. 
13. Pass away - die. 
14. Run out of - not have any more.
15. Drool - salivate, dribble.

The Teachify Joke: 

What do you call a fly without wings? A WALK. 

In this episode of The Official Teachify English Podcast
- Lewis speaks about Ghosts, one of the topics studied in class this week, he discusses what image we have of ghosts, recommends a few scary movies and gives some useful vocabulary to express disbelief but also expressions which mean to joke with someone.

Below, you have some of the more complex vocabulary used...

1. Spooky - scary, haunted or related to ghosts. 
2. Concerned - worried. 
3. Roughly - more or less, approximately. 
4. There is bound to (verb) - there is guaranteed to (verb)
5. Graveyard - a place where there are graves. 
6. To be my cup of tea - to be something I like. 
7. Haunted house - a place where there are supposedly ghosts.
8. Freak someone out - scare someone. 
9. Gullible - innocent, naive, believes everything. 
10. Take something with a pinch of salt - not believe something or not take seriously.
11. Pull your leg - joke with you, take the piss/Mickey or trick you. 
12. You must be kidding - you have to be joking. 
13. Fishy - difficult to believe, suspicious. 
14. Dessert - sweet, pudding // Desert - Sahara, Atacama, Gobi. 
15. Scream - shout, cry at a high pitch.

Last but not least, the joke...

What's a ghost's favourite dessert? I scream! 

Thanks for listening guys :) 

Gadi Evron and Karen Castelletti host Malka Older and discuss topics such as her book “Informocracy”, society and information, “Fake News”, Narrative Disorder. and Representation vs. Appropriation. On the show were also Tammy Coxen who taught us how to mix a drink created for “Infomocracy by Criminal Element, “Ginfomocracy”, and Stephen Llano on Information Quality, and academia in the days of Covid-19. Karen also read for us “I, Cthulhu” by Neil Gaiman.

Part two of the episode includes Tammy’s and Steve’s show corners, and Karen’s reading.

Full show notes can be found here. For more information and updates on future shows, check out the Essence of Wonder With Gadi Evron website.

Gadi Evron and Karen Castelletti host Malka Older and discuss topics such as her book “Informocracy”, society and information, “Fake News”, Narrative Disorder. and Representation vs. Appropriation. On the show were also Tammy Coxen who taught us how to mix a drink created for “Infomocracy by Criminal Element, “Ginfomocracy”, and Stephen Llano on Information Quality, and academia in the days of Covid-19. Karen also read for us “I, Cthulhu” by Neil Gaiman.

Part one of the episode includes Malka Older’s interview.

Full show notes can be found here. For more information and updates on future shows, check out the Essence of Wonder With Gadi Evron website.

On today's episode of the Lockdown series we chat about mental health and self care, our top tips for taking care of yourself while still going through University life in lockdown! Thank you to Angelica for sharing her experiences. Follow us: @universitypodcast

Hello again,

The Official Teachify English Podcast is back! 

Given the current situation, we thought we would up our podcast and social media game by being more active, thus providing you with additional content so that you can keep studying and improving your English despite Spain being in quarantine. 

Listen carefully and repeat it a few times to really understand everything and we encourage you to try to imitate and copy Lewis' speaking until you sound like his twin. 

In the pod, Lewis gives you an insight into life during the lockdown and how Teachify is adapting by creating extra content on YouTube and right here!  

Enjoy listening and spread the word if you know anyone who might enjoy the episode :)

Finally, always remember to look on the bright side of life! 

Applying for college right now is tricky. With so much uncertainty, what can parents and students do? In this episode, Adam Torres and  Adam H. Blumenthal, Managing Director at College Funding Evolution, discuss steps parents and students can take to prepare for college admission.

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Roxanne is a planner. She plans what she's doing with her business 'by bun' two years ahead. TWO YEARS. And yet she'd never planned to be an artist.

She spent six years in a proper zero-creativity job before realising she could make a living through her art. And she's done that by growing an audience who enjoy her content across various social media platforms. Who support her, both socially and financially. But she realises plans can change, things change. And that's okay.

We chat about taking on and even creating social challenges, the pressures of constant content creation, making courses, hosting workshops and figuring out a way to balance her work-life as freelancer.

Key takeaways:

• Set up multiple income streams early on
• Plan for the long-term, and
• Don’t fear change

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