🦋 One of the hardest part of taking an exam, going on a first date, or making a public speaking appearance, is the stress that comes along. It's not just you, even professional public speakers, experienced teachers, and world-renowned singers get "butterflies" in the stomach before an important event!🧘 Today we're discussing the various techniques for stress management with professional confidence coach Helen von Dadelszen. In this video, you will learn about breathing, grounding, and changing the soundtrack in your mind to get in the right mindset and set yourself for success!👩‍💻 And if you believe in the power of exposure in order to overcome the stress of it, we suggest enrolling into our Summer Intensive Group program. This is the perfect opportunity to improve your French skills in a small group of fellow learners and reach level A1, A2 and B1 by the end of the summer!Read our transcript here: https://pretaparler.ch/stress-before-an-exam-helen-von-dadelszen/Enrol in our Intensive Summer Group Program: https://pretaparler.ch/online-group-french-lessons/ Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

🎙️ In today's episode of our Exam Success Stories series, our CEO Isabelle Nicolas discusses with Mykhailo Doubinsky about his successful fide test preparation which led him to obtain his fide Passeport des langues in October 2023.Mykhailo was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, where he's lived for most of his life. He moved to Switzerland 10 years ago with his family. He works as a lawyer in an LtD company and has been living in Saint-Sulpice near Lausanne. Initially he contacted us to prepare for the fide B1 oral exam, but even after successfully passing it (with 84%) he chose to continue studying with us until complete French fluency.🎉 Your Super Prof Yohann and the whole Prêt à Parler Team are super proud of your achievement! Toutes nos félicitations, Mykhailo!🚀 If you are interested in learning with us, hurry up and take advantage of our limited offer for 48 private online lessons with one of our Super Profs & a 12-month access to our premium e-learning platform. Visit our website to learn more: https://pretaparler.ch/48-lessons/Our interview is also available on Youtube with subtitles: https://youtu.be/MXzVa_kkclY Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Listen to an extract from a play, poem, novel, and much more! (level B2) “By now you are already familiar with Guy de Maupassant when we read his short story ‘La chevelure’. Today we have a text by the same author called ‘Au printemps’ with surprising storyline and a humorous ending.” Read today's episode transcript here : https://pretaparler.ch/episode-20-prete-moi-ta-plume/ Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Learn a new verb and use it in your everyday life! (level B1) “Today’s verb is how you know your dog is excited to see you, and it’s how the little fish swim in the pond. It is not only reserved for animals, we too can FRÉTILLER because we dare!” Read today's episode transcript here : https://pretaparler.ch/episode-19-le-verbe-craquant/ Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Guess our mystery word based on its playful description! (level A1) "He appears with fine weather. His house is also his favorite dessert. Pretty little girls would love to have one in their hair. Chic gentlemen prefer it to ties. What is it?” Read today's episode transcript here: https://pretaparler.ch/episode-17-le-mot-mystere/ Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Learn a new verb and use it in your everyday life! (level B1) “In the month of love we want to talk about love and how to talk to your love. How? Like lovebirds, of course. But you don’t need wings to ROUCOULER!” Read today's episode transcript here : https://pretaparler.ch/episode-15-le-verbe-craquant/ Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Listen to an extract from a play, poem, novel, and much more! (level B2) “We’ll be reading one of the most beautiful and passionate love letters from famous persons: Hugo, de Musset, Rimbaud, Apollinaire, Piaf.... To be enjoyed without moderation!” Read today's episode transcript here : https://pretaparler.ch/episode-16-prete-moi-ta-plume/ Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Guess our mystery word based on its playful description! (level A1) "In February we love to speak about love. Today’s word is a part of all of us. A part that can be heavy and light, stone cold or warm… it can be big, it can be in your belly. When you follow it, it always feels right. What is it?” Read today's episode transcript here: https://pretaparler.ch/episode-13-le-mot-mystere/ Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this series, our CEO Isabelle Nicolas discusses with Irene Abraham about her successful exam preparation which led her to obtain her fide Passeport des langues in July 2022.Irene works as a toxicologist at JTI and has been living in Geneva for the past 10 years. She contacted us to improve her French conversation as she wanted to feel more comfortable in her everyday life in situations such as family gatherings (her husband is French!) and discussions with her daughters’ crèche and school teachers.When she realised that she had to renew her Permis C by early August 2022, she decided to prepare for her fide test with our Super Prof Brice. On July 19th 2022, she passed her A2 written and B1 oral fide tests with flying colors. This now means that she is fully covered to apply for both her Permis C and her Swiss naturalisation, which she plans on doing in the near future.Your Super Prof Brice and the whole Prêt à Parler Team are super proud of your achievement! Toutes nos félicitations, Irene!You can also watch this interview on Youtube with subtitles to learn more about the fide test process as well as Irene's experience preparing for her exam with Prêt à Parler: https://youtu.be/0gs51uh3PAsWould you like to learn French or prepare for the fide test with one of our Super Profs? This year's Christmas offer includes 48 private online lessons and bonus access to all our premium e-courses for 12 months. Click on the link to learn more: https://pretaparler.ch/48-lessons/ Read the transcript here: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-success-stories-irene-abrahamExperience the joy of learning and prepare for success with Prêt à Parler!____________________________________________________Learn French with Prêt à Parler and prepare for the fide test, DELF & DALF exams! Improve your French grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation with Prêt à Parler, as we have for you a ton of free tutorials and resources for learning French and high-quality premium products for every budget!Whether it is Everyday French, Business French, or French exam preparation, we offer online French lessons tailored for your French level and your specific needs.Check our website for more info: https://pretaparler.ch & make sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel and our social media platform to stay on top of your French learning: - https://www.facebook.com/pretaparlerch/- https://www.instagram.com/pretaparlerch/ Disclaimer: Prêt à Parler CH does not carry out fide tests and is not yet accredited for any of the fide procedures. However, our team of Super Profs has been helping our clients to successfully pass their fide test in Suisse romande since January 2019. Our online preparation program for the fide test, blog articles, social media posts and videos are meant to help fide applicants better understand and prepare for their exam. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Manu is a busy professional who needed to prepare for his Permis C in three months' time. He has completed his 10th year in Switzerland and overall, his goal was to get A2 written and A2 oral as a result. Your Super Prof Sandra and the whole Prêt à Parler are super proud of your achievement! Toutes nos félicitations, Manu! Here is what he has to say about his experience learning online and preparing for his fide test with us:  "I had a great experience with regards to preparing for the French Fide exam in Switzerland. I would especially like to thank Sandra, my professor! Her approach worked very well for me as she made sure I focus on learning by doing. She tailored the course material according to my needs. Sandra found a good balance between helping me improve my overall French language skills and preparing specifically for fide exam. Thanks once again to Sandra and Prêt à Parler team!" - Learn more about our Preparation Program for the fide test: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-express-preparation/ - Learn more about our Preparation for the fide test e-course: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-course/ Read the transcript here: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-success-stories-manu-jindal Experience the joy of learning and prepare for success with Prêt à Parler!  Disclaimer: Prêt à Parler CH does not carry out fide tests and is not yet accredited for any of the fide procedures. However, our team of Super Profs has been helping our clients to successfully pass their fide test in Suisse romande since January 2019. Our online preparation program for the fide test, blog articles, social media posts and videos are meant to help fide applicants better understand and prepare for their exam. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.