こんにちはTomoeです。
お元気ですか？
先日ドイツ人のお友達に会いました。
彼はドイツ語、英語、フランス語、そして日本語が話せます。
漢字にも造詣が深く、感心しました。
時々日本に住んでいる外国の人に会う機会がありますが、彼ほど日本が好きで、日本文化が好きな人も珍しいなぁ〜と思いました。好きこそものの上手慣れで、後数年日本で暮らせば日本人より日本に詳しくなるのでは？と思っています。素晴らしい。
そこで、自分への問いかけとして、「英語好き？英語につながる何か思い入れや、モチベーションは？」と聞いてみました。
皆さんはどうですか？「なぜ英語や外国語を勉強していますか？」
ちなみに私の目下の目標は今年のTony Robbins Leadership Academyについて行ける事。:)
http://www.tonyrobbins.com/MasteryUniversity/leadership.aspx
AJとEffortless Englishを始めて、３年以上経ち少しずつですが、口コミで輪が広がって来ました。日本人学習者にももっと知ってもらえたらなぁ〜と日々思っています。
私は英語がスラスラ？話せるようになった気もしますが、適当に話しているだけのような...、ドイツ人の彼のようにひたむきではなかったなぁ〜と反省しました。（笑）
Effortlss Englishも1回流して聞いただけで、deep learningの時間が取れなかったので、また聞き始める事にしました！（笑）
英語を学習している方、是非Effortless Englishの教材を試してみて下さい！！
４月にEffortless English Seminarもあると思います。
まだ予定は立っていませんが、楽しみにしていて下さい！
VIPメンバーになられた方には朗報です。
Power EnglishレッスンがVIPメンバー向けに、販売される予定です！
詳しくはVIPメンバーのフォーラムで。
Have a happy day!
Live with Passion!!!
Tomoe
日本語版Effortless English７つのルール
2010年1月20日水曜日
英語を自信を持って話そう！
こんにちは、ともえです。
お元気ですか？
先日国際交流パーティーに行ってみました。外国の方が４人ぐらい、後日本人が２０人ぐらいだったったような気がします。
英語を話すのってちょっと恥ずかしいですね。日本人同士でも英語で話してみましたが、すぐに日本語に切り替わってしまったり。（笑）まぁ、言葉はコミュニケーションツールなので、日本語でも英語でもコミュニケーションがとれればどちらでもいいんでしょうね。
感じたのが、場慣れしてないというか、あまり英語を普段話す機会がない人が多いと言う事。
英語が話せるのに、なかなか出て来なかったり...。
私の英語は間違えだらけですが、自信を持って話すおかげ？で、ネイティブスピーカーにも理解してもらえています。発音が少々まずくても自信を持って話す。文法の間違いを気にせず一気にリズムを付けて話す。ネイティブスピーカーなら間違いをそんなに気にせず、分かってくれます。自信を持って話すにはどうしたらいいのか？
今日はAJがVIP Forumsに載せたKeys to Automatic speakingをご紹介します。
"One can do quite well in second language acquisition without living in the country in which the language is spoken and without formal instruction. The crucial variables appear to be comprehensible input and having a good positive relationship with speakers of the language.
The necessary ingredients: comprehensible input and low "stress" (plus positive emotion). Also very important in my opinion, is the notion of club membership, the idea that we "talk like the people we think ourselves to be." (Smith, 1988, p. 4; see also Beebe, 1985). The best speakers, it can be hypothesized, make the extraordinary progress they do because they have comprehensible input and because they join a club of speakers who use the language. (Note that the "club" in this case is a circle of friends, not a national or ethnic group or religious group.) "
--Dr. Stephen Krashen
To summarize Dr. Krashen's keys to learning excellent speaking:
1. Easy Input (understandable, comprehensible).. especially listening.
2. Low or No Stress (nervousness, worry, shyness) and Strong Positive Emotions about the Language.
3. Club Membership (feeling a part of a group that uses the language, a positive identity with the language).
According to all the research and case studies that Dr. Krashen has reviewed... these are the three absolute keys to speaking a foreign language fluently... eventually like a native speaker.
英語を自信を持って話せるようになりたいですね！！
是非AJの英語教材を試して下さい！ もし気に入らなければ、返金します。
私達の教材に自信があります。世界中のEffortless Memberがあなたを待っています。
私達にはFree Forumsがあります。Forumsを通して、お互いに励まし合い、挫折せずに英語学習ができます。
Effortless English
ダウンロード教材です。AJの３７レッスンがセットになって、$97です。
iPodに入れて、いつでも聞いて下さいね♪
VIP membership
マンスリーメンバーシップコースです。
$1で最初７日間試してもらえます。７日後から月$37です。
毎月新しい１レッスンがダウンロードできますよ。
是非web siteを見てみて下さい！
Have a wonderful day!
Live with Passion.
Tomoe
お元気ですか？
先日国際交流パーティーに行ってみました。外国の方が４人ぐらい、後日本人が２０人ぐらいだったったような気がします。
英語を話すのってちょっと恥ずかしいですね。日本人同士でも英語で話してみましたが、すぐに日本語に切り替わってしまったり。（笑）まぁ、言葉はコミュニケーションツールなので、日本語でも英語でもコミュニケーションがとれればどちらでもいいんでしょうね。
感じたのが、場慣れしてないというか、あまり英語を普段話す機会がない人が多いと言う事。
英語が話せるのに、なかなか出て来なかったり...。
私の英語は間違えだらけですが、自信を持って話すおかげ？で、ネイティブスピーカーにも理解してもらえています。発音が少々まずくても自信を持って話す。文法の間違いを気にせず一気にリズムを付けて話す。ネイティブスピーカーなら間違いをそんなに気にせず、分かってくれます。自信を持って話すにはどうしたらいいのか？
今日はAJがVIP Forumsに載せたKeys to Automatic speakingをご紹介します。
"One can do quite well in second language acquisition without living in the country in which the language is spoken and without formal instruction. The crucial variables appear to be comprehensible input and having a good positive relationship with speakers of the language.
The necessary ingredients: comprehensible input and low "stress" (plus positive emotion). Also very important in my opinion, is the notion of club membership, the idea that we "talk like the people we think ourselves to be." (Smith, 1988, p. 4; see also Beebe, 1985). The best speakers, it can be hypothesized, make the extraordinary progress they do because they have comprehensible input and because they join a club of speakers who use the language. (Note that the "club" in this case is a circle of friends, not a national or ethnic group or religious group.) "
--Dr. Stephen Krashen
To summarize Dr. Krashen's keys to learning excellent speaking:
1. Easy Input (understandable, comprehensible).. especially listening.
2. Low or No Stress (nervousness, worry, shyness) and Strong Positive Emotions about the Language.
3. Club Membership (feeling a part of a group that uses the language, a positive identity with the language).
According to all the research and case studies that Dr. Krashen has reviewed... these are the three absolute keys to speaking a foreign language fluently... eventually like a native speaker.
英語を自信を持って話せるようになりたいですね！！
是非AJの英語教材を試して下さい！ もし気に入らなければ、返金します。
私達の教材に自信があります。世界中のEffortless Memberがあなたを待っています。
私達にはFree Forumsがあります。Forumsを通して、お互いに励まし合い、挫折せずに英語学習ができます。
Effortless English
ダウンロード教材です。AJの３７レッスンがセットになって、$97です。
iPodに入れて、いつでも聞いて下さいね♪
VIP membership
マンスリーメンバーシップコースです。
$1で最初７日間試してもらえます。７日後から月$37です。
毎月新しい１レッスンがダウンロードできますよ。
是非web siteを見てみて下さい！
Have a wonderful day!
Live with Passion.
Tomoe
2010年1月12日火曜日
Effrotless English Seminar in Bangkok(Thailand)
こんにちは、ともえです。
今日はタイのバンコックで開かれるEffortless Englishのセミナーをご紹介します。
日時２０１０年３月２７、２８日 （時間等は後日Emailで連絡あり）
費用 3200 Baht
詳細はこちらのサイトでご確認下さい。
http://effortlessenglishclub.com/fyv/bkk.html
☆タイに旅行で行かれる方、現地にお住まいで知的刺激が欲しいとお思いの方、是非ご参加下さい。
Enjoy learning English. :)
Have a wonderful day!
Love you
Tomoe
今日はタイのバンコックで開かれるEffortless Englishのセミナーをご紹介します。
日時２０１０年３月２７、２８日 （時間等は後日Emailで連絡あり）
費用 3200 Baht
詳細はこちらのサイトでご確認下さい。
http://effortlessenglishclub.com/fyv/bkk.html
☆タイに旅行で行かれる方、現地にお住まいで知的刺激が欲しいとお思いの方、是非ご参加下さい。
Enjoy learning English. :)
Have a wonderful day!
Love you
Tomoe
2009年12月20日日曜日
2009年10月15日木曜日
The Happy Daze Of Chris Morris
今日は Chris Morrisのブログより、The ways of happinessをご紹介します。
The ways of happiness
by Chris Morris
I’m in the middle of Robert Holden’s 8-week happiness course – a series of meditations on joy and happiness.
It’s wonderful. Robert is one of the most authentically happy people I’ve ever met, as well as being a great teacher and facilitator.
I love having conversations about happiness. From children to great grandparents, I think we can learn about happiness from everyone.
One of the most interesting things is what we call paradigms of happiness. How do people think about happiness?
Most people seem to think about it as something that has to be earned or deserved. If I work hard, then I can enjoy the weekend. If my kids are happy, then I’ll be happy. (Otherwise I suck and must be miserable.)
Others think about it as something they (can) achieve. They seek bigger experiences, wilder adventures, more stuff, better stuff. If I seduce a supermodel and go on a road trip across America, then I’ll be happy. (Otherwise I suck and must be miserable.)
Some people see happiness as something they already have. It’s like a possession. The trouble with a possession is someone might take it away, so these people tend to guard their happiness and insure against its loss.
If you’ve ever been to a self-improvement event, you’ll have met people for whom happiness has become a journey or even a quest. If they could just find the right map and ignore the distractions, eventually they’d get there. But who has the right map? You can almost hear these people shouting inside their head ‘JUST TELL ME WHERE THE DAMN HAPPINESS IS AND THEN I’LL GO THERE’. Usually they’re looking for the latest sat nav gadget, in whatever form that takes – another book, another workshop… they are usually less and less happy as they learn more and more ways to become happy.
A few people think about happiness as a choice. They decide to be happy. They might take practical steps too – learning techniques to focus their mind; eating in ways that give them constant energy; avoiding people who bring them down, etc. – and if they do, by aligning their attention and intention, they will probably feel good more often than not. This pretty much works; a lot of happy people do it this way.
But the paradigm I like best is the most simple of all. It’s the genuine realisation that you are happy. It’s the knowledge that happiness is your essence; your core. And when you pay attention to your essence rather than the distractions of everyday life, happiness is always there, because you are happy.
Michael Neill has a lovely story about a bowl of cloudy water, kinda muddy water. How would you make it clear? Shake it? Boil it? Sieve it? Add chemicals? None of them really work that great. The best way we’ve found is to let the bowl settle. Let the water stand for a while. And what you’ll notice is the gunk starts to separate itself, because the natural state of water is clear. And the natural state of you is happy.
Beautiful.
It’s too easy though, right? So we go back on the journey, back to earning our happiness, back to defending it.
And yet every authentically happy person I’ve ever met has had the same message: you can’t become happy, you can only be happy.
Have a great day!
http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/2009/10/the-ways-of-happiness/
The ways of happiness
by Chris Morris
I’m in the middle of Robert Holden’s 8-week happiness course – a series of meditations on joy and happiness.
It’s wonderful. Robert is one of the most authentically happy people I’ve ever met, as well as being a great teacher and facilitator.
I love having conversations about happiness. From children to great grandparents, I think we can learn about happiness from everyone.
One of the most interesting things is what we call paradigms of happiness. How do people think about happiness?
Most people seem to think about it as something that has to be earned or deserved. If I work hard, then I can enjoy the weekend. If my kids are happy, then I’ll be happy. (Otherwise I suck and must be miserable.)
Others think about it as something they (can) achieve. They seek bigger experiences, wilder adventures, more stuff, better stuff. If I seduce a supermodel and go on a road trip across America, then I’ll be happy. (Otherwise I suck and must be miserable.)
Some people see happiness as something they already have. It’s like a possession. The trouble with a possession is someone might take it away, so these people tend to guard their happiness and insure against its loss.
If you’ve ever been to a self-improvement event, you’ll have met people for whom happiness has become a journey or even a quest. If they could just find the right map and ignore the distractions, eventually they’d get there. But who has the right map? You can almost hear these people shouting inside their head ‘JUST TELL ME WHERE THE DAMN HAPPINESS IS AND THEN I’LL GO THERE’. Usually they’re looking for the latest sat nav gadget, in whatever form that takes – another book, another workshop… they are usually less and less happy as they learn more and more ways to become happy.
A few people think about happiness as a choice. They decide to be happy. They might take practical steps too – learning techniques to focus their mind; eating in ways that give them constant energy; avoiding people who bring them down, etc. – and if they do, by aligning their attention and intention, they will probably feel good more often than not. This pretty much works; a lot of happy people do it this way.
But the paradigm I like best is the most simple of all. It’s the genuine realisation that you are happy. It’s the knowledge that happiness is your essence; your core. And when you pay attention to your essence rather than the distractions of everyday life, happiness is always there, because you are happy.
Michael Neill has a lovely story about a bowl of cloudy water, kinda muddy water. How would you make it clear? Shake it? Boil it? Sieve it? Add chemicals? None of them really work that great. The best way we’ve found is to let the bowl settle. Let the water stand for a while. And what you’ll notice is the gunk starts to separate itself, because the natural state of water is clear. And the natural state of you is happy.
Beautiful.
It’s too easy though, right? So we go back on the journey, back to earning our happiness, back to defending it.
And yet every authentically happy person I’ve ever met has had the same message: you can’t become happy, you can only be happy.
Have a great day!
http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/2009/10/the-ways-of-happiness/
2009年9月27日日曜日
Effortless English コミュニティ
こんにちは。
サンフランシスコは今日もいい天気です。
先日スペイン語のTPRSのクラスに行って来ました。
とても楽しいクラスでした。やはり、クラスでの授業はいいですね。
生徒と教師の相互のやり取りに、熱がこもり、とても活気がありました。
もうEffortless English についてご存知ですか？
是非下記のメールリストにお申し込み下さい。
７日間、Effortless Engishのメソドをお伝えします！:)
残念ながら、ライブ授業ではなく、ダウンロード教材ですが、熱い？AJがクラスにいるような雰囲気にしてくれます。（笑）
また今年も大阪でセミナーを企画中なので、是非参加して下さい。
Mixiにもコミュニティとして立ち上げてみました。Mixiしている人、是非交流しましょう！
http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=4569536
日本語版Effortless English７つのルール
そしてFacebook. Effortless English(Japan) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Effortless-English-Japan/152833887504
Effortless English(English) http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/pages/Effortless-English/88508691637
サンフランシスコは今日もいい天気です。
先日スペイン語のTPRSのクラスに行って来ました。
とても楽しいクラスでした。やはり、クラスでの授業はいいですね。
生徒と教師の相互のやり取りに、熱がこもり、とても活気がありました。
もうEffortless English についてご存知ですか？
是非下記のメールリストにお申し込み下さい。
７日間、Effortless Engishのメソドをお伝えします！:)
残念ながら、ライブ授業ではなく、ダウンロード教材ですが、熱い？AJがクラスにいるような雰囲気にしてくれます。（笑）
また今年も大阪でセミナーを企画中なので、是非参加して下さい。
Mixiにもコミュニティとして立ち上げてみました。Mixiしている人、是非交流しましょう！
http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=4569536
日本語版Effortless English７つのルール
そしてFacebook. Effortless English(Japan) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Effortless-English-Japan/152833887504
Effortless English(English) http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/pages/Effortless-English/88508691637
2009年9月23日水曜日
Effortless English
こんにちはお元気ですか？
サンフランシスコはとてもいい天気で、気持ちがいいです。
さて、忙しい毎日も少し落ち着き、少しずつ来年のアジアセミナーツアーについて考える様になりました。
日本では私の地元大阪でのセミナー開催を予定していて、その連絡等々、日本グループとして、下記のグーグルツールを使ってみたいと思っています。
是非ご登録下さい。
セミナーの詳細等をお伝えします。
では、Live with Passion!
Love,
Tomoe
サンフランシスコはとてもいい天気で、気持ちがいいです。
さて、忙しい毎日も少し落ち着き、少しずつ来年のアジアセミナーツアーについて考える様になりました。
日本では私の地元大阪でのセミナー開催を予定していて、その連絡等々、日本グループとして、下記のグーグルツールを使ってみたいと思っています。
是非ご登録下さい。
セミナーの詳細等をお伝えします。
では、Live with Passion!
Love,
Tomoe
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AJ wrote this on Forums. :)
1. Planning Big East Asia Tour
You know I love making lessons. I love making videos. I love communicating with you on the Forums.
But my absolute favorite thing is to meet you face to face and teach a big, fun, energetic class LIVE. I absolutely LOVE it!!!!!
And so, I'm SUPER-Excited about planning our seminars in Thailand, Singapore, Seoul, and Osaka!
This year, we'll be doing a lot more. We'll be doing 2 DAY seminars in each of those cities. You'll get lots of information, lots of energy and motivation, and lots of English lessons. And this year, I will have help! Tomoe will be helping with all the behind the scenes stuff. And Joe and Kristin will be helping me teach.
In addition to these 4 big 2-Day Seminars, I'll be doing 5-hour workshops and 1-hour speeches at companies, schools, and organizations in each of these countries (and maybe Malaysia too).
AND, we'll have an Effortless English Members' Party in each city too... we'll have dinner with you and just have a good time.
Since everything will be much bigger, and since we're going to new cities,... I am going to need HELP! I will need help organizing the events: finding inexpensive event planners, booking a room, and getting lots of people to come! We will also need VOLUNTEERS in each city to help with registration, event setup, and event clean up.
I'll be sending emails to fans and members in each of these countries soon... asking for help!
2. Finishing The Power English Bonuses
There's going to be one more SF Video... but I haven't decided where to film it. I'd like to do it at Cafe Puchini, but need to go across town to do it smile.gif
Meanwhile, I recorded two Video Conversations today... one with my good friend Todd, and one with my best friend Kristin. Ill get them transcribed and add them one by one to Power English.
And finally, Ill soon send out an email announcing the second Power English Training Video.
And that will then be the end of the Power English Bonuses. Once those are all finished, I'll focus on the next big project....
3. VIP Member Program
The VIP Member program is a monthly program for you crazy members who can't get enough and still want new lessons from me! wink.gif
To serve you, I'm creating this program-- each month, the VIP members will get a completely new lesson set from me,... AND.. and new video lesson from me (using the movie technique I used with the Tony & Frank video). This will be a monthly subscription program. It's not for everyone,... but for our super-motivated members who want more (or just like to get something new)- I'm sure you'll love it smile.gif
4. My Book
I'm writing a book. I'm playing with several titles, but my current simple favorite is:
Effortless English: Find Your Voice In The Global Conversation
Right now, my second assistant Aimee is helping me organize my writings. She's also helping with research for the book.
The 7 Rules will be the central part of the book,.. with a lot of updates about my thinking and the Effortless English system.
5. Thai Company
I have decided to form a company in Thailand in order to grow our seminar business there. I'm working with lawyers in Thailand now to create the company. My dream is to then create a big "Mega Seminar" in Bangkok for 2011-- with a non-profit partner and corporate sponsors. In other words, some of the funds from the seminar would be given to the NGO/Charity. I really want our business to benefit people and causes that need help. Thai members-- if you know of a great NGO or charity in Thailand, give me your recommendation here smile.gif
Tomoe and I also want to do big seminars in Japan... (its very easy for her to form a company in Japan, obviously).
6. 2 Assistants
As I mentioned above,... I now have two assistants: Sue and Aimee. Sue helps me mostly with website related tasks. Aimee is helping me with administrative tasks and my book.
It is wonderful to have them... they are helping me a lot. I now feel I can do much more, and can focus my energy and time on what I love doing most-- teaching and learning. Thanks Sue and Aimee!
So those are the main projects for the near future. Now you see why I need to be super-healthy and super-energetic! There's lots of great things to do!
To be honest, I'm really excited about teaching you. I love it-- it makes me feel great to teach you, because you are so friendly, enthusiastic, positive, and supportive. I'm especially looking forward to meeting you in Asia-- I hope you can come to one of the big seminars... or at least a workshop.
And if you can't, don't worry. Someday I will come to your region or country.
Meanwhile, thanks for being so great!!!!!
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