The Empowered Learners is a series of interviews that were originally recorded as Instagram lives. 😔 Do you feel exhausted and overwhelmed at the idea of learning/improving your French? 😵‍💫 Does it feel like an insurmountable task which you don't really know how to tackle? 💪🏼💪💪🏿In this episode, Isabelle talks with Amrita Auer, BodyMind and NLP coach based in Nyon, Switzerland, about small, easily achievable steps and tips to shift a low energy into a more positive and active one. To learn more abour Amrita's coaching services: http://www.amritaauer.com 

The Empowered Learners is a series of interviews that were originally recorded as Instagram lives. In this episode, Isabelle talks about how yoga can increase our focus and recharge our energy with Verena Dedekind, founder of @yogamelia_now They chat about: 🧘‍♀️ the importance to take a break when you work from home 🧘‍♀️ Tips on what to do to recharge when you have only 5-10 minutes before an important meeting or your French lesson 🧘‍♀️ Useful stretches to do feel better after a long day at your computer Learn more about Yogamelia: https://yogamelia.com/

In this episode of “The Empowered Learners” we talk with Jacqui Edmiston. Originally from Australia, she has been living in Pully, in French-speaking Switzerland for 5 years now and she holds a C permit. She will take her fide exam on July 14, 2023 in order to obtain her C permit. After suffering a burnout shortly after arriving in Switzerland, Jacqui Edmiston founded Elevate, a dynamic and innovative company dedicated to helping individuals and organizations reach their highest potential. With a focus on personal and professional development, they offer a range of services aimed at enhancing performance, fostering growth, and achieving success. In this interview we talk about her experience as an expat in the Suisse Romande, as well as her French-learning journey and the best techniques for reaching the best state of mind before an exam. Check out some of her latest articles: http://elevateperformance.ch/blog/mastering-exams-with-mindfulness-and-mental-fitness https://elevateperformance.ch/blog/6-mental-health-benefits-from-learning-a-new-language Preparation for the fide test e-course: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-course/ _____________________________________________________________________ Learn French with Prêt à Parler and prepare for the FIDE, 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 to 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/ - https://www.instagram.com/pretaparlerch/

In this series, our CEO Isabelle Nicolas discusses with Yoshiyuki Oshima his successful DELF exam preparation. Yoshiyuki, a native Japanese speaker - who also speaks English and Spanish - is originally from Tokyo, but he has been living in Geneva, Switzerland since 2011. He took online French lessons with us with the aim to obtain the DELF B2 certificate.  Yoshiyuki passed his DELF B2 on 24 May 2022 at IFAGE in Geneva. Your Super Prof Laurence and the whole Prêt à Parler are super proud of your achievement! Toutes nos félicitations, Yoshiyuki! Here is what he has to say about his experience learning online and preparing for his exam with us:  "After continuing my lessons with my professor, Laurence, I managed to obtain a DELF B2 certificate. This is primarily because of the teaching method that Laurence used. She taught me strategies to earn good scores by analyzing the way DELF questions are formulated and how DELF expects us to respond to them. Millions of thanks to her. Online language learning can be indeed very effective and Prêt à Parler certainly proved it! Most of all, I have gained my confidence in speaking without necessarily going out of my house.” Read the transcript here: https://pretaparler.ch/delf-success-stories-yoshiyuki-oshima/ Experience the joy of learning and prepare for success with Prêt à Parler! _____________________________________________________________________ Learn French with Prêt à Parler and prepare for the FIDE, 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 to 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/ - https://www.instagram.com/pretaparlerch/ 

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 exam 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 FIDE Preparation Program: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-express-preparation/ - Learn more about our signature e-course, Prêt à FIDE: 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!   

In this video our Super Prof Sandra presents what does a typical FIDE dossier preparation class look like with her! The FIDE dossier is an interview exam for anyone above 16 with a B1 level at minimum, mostly aimed at students. You can also take it if you have a French language level certificate that isn’t recognized by the Swiss authorities. Sandra is a FIDE specialist who has helped many students pass their FIDE exam and their FIDE dossier interview. If you need help with your French exam preparation, Prêt à Parler is here to answer all of your French needs! - Learn more about our FIDE Preparation Program: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-express-preparation/  - Learn more about our signature e-course, Prêt à FIDE: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-course/  Read the transcript here: https://pretaparler.ch/dossier-fide-class-example-with-super-prof-sandra _____________________________________________________________________  Learn French with Prêt à Parler and prepare for the FIDE, 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/ 

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 exam with our Super Prof Brice. On July 19th 2022, she passed her A2 written and B1 oral FIDE exams 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! Watch this video to learn more about the FIDE exam process as well as Irene's experience preparing for her exam with Prêt à Parler.  - Learn more about our FIDE Preparation Program: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-express-preparation/ - Learn more about our signature e-course, Prêt à FIDE: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-course/ Read the transcript here: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-success-stories-irene-abraham Experience the joy of learning and prepare for success with Prêt à Parler! ____________________________________________________ Learn French with Prêt à Parler and prepare for the FIDE, 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/ 

Davide would like to go on with D.E.L.F/D.A.LF. training and have the level certified by taking the exams. Furthermore, he needs French for his daily private and business life. He moved to France and has a strong need to improve his vocabulary.  Fun fact: The DELF is a French exam which has been established more than 20 years ago in France and is recognised all around the world. The FIDE is a Swiss exam that was created less than 3 years ago and is only recognised within Switzerland at the moment. DELF goes with questions based more on business, theoretical, and philosophical topics.  Davide took his DELF exam on 24 March 2022 at Alliance Française, Annecy, and since the recording of the interview, he passed DALF C1 exam in August 2022!  Your Super Prof Laurence and the whole Prêt à Parler are super proud of your achievement! Toutes nos félicitations, Davide! Here is what Davide has to say about his experience learning French online and preparing for his exam with us:  "Prêt à Parler offers a superior service. The IT tools are very helpful and easy to use. My learning progress is confirmed by my environment. My teacher - Laurence - impresses me with her knowledge, friendliness, and flexibility. After each lesson, I feel better prepared for my upcoming exams"  - Learn more about our FIDE Preparation Program: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-express-preparation/ - Learn more about our signature e-course, Prêt à FIDE: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-course/ Read the transcript here: https://pretaparler.ch/delf-success-stories-davide-pio-boeri Experience the joy of learning and prepare for success with Prêt à Parler!   

The FIDE dossier is an interview exam for anyone above 16 with a B1 level at minimum, mostly aimed at students. You can also take it if you have a French language level certificate that isn’t recognized by the Swiss authorities. Learn more about it in the interview with our Super Prof Sandra!  Sandra is a FIDE specialist who has helped many students pass their FIDE exam and their FIDE dossier interview. If you need help with your French exam preparation, Prêt à Parler is here to answer all of your French needs! - Learn more about our FIDE Preparation Program: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-express-preparation/  - Learn more about our signature e-course, Prêt à FIDE: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-course/  Read the transcript here: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-dossier-avec-super-prof-sandra _____________________________________________________________________  Learn French with Prêt à Parler and prepare for the FIDE, 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/

Michael is a retired IT engineer now focusing on developing two passions: vegan pastry  and catering as well as scuba diving. He already speaks multiple languages including English, German, and Japanese. Although his French is already good enough, he needed help in preparing for his FIDE exam to renew his Permis B. He completed his FIDE exam in May 2021 and scored 100% in both the Écouter and Lire sections. Your Super Prof and the whole Prêt à Parler are super proud of your achievement! Toutes nos félicitations, Michael! Here is what he has to say about his experience learning online and preparing for his exam with us: "Whatever your goals or needs are, Prêt à Parler will get you ready. The whole learning experience for me was comfortable. My Super Prof walked me through one of the reading and writing scenarios and I was able to use my time very efficiently during my FIDE exam because I was already familiar with the format. My investment in paying for the private lessons has absolutely paid off. I have recommended your services to other expats!" - Learn more about our FIDE Preparation Program: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-express-preparation/ - Learn more about our signature e-course, Prêt à FIDE: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-course/ Read the transcript here: https://pretaparler.ch/fide-success-stories-michael-moore Experience the joy of learning and prepare for success with Prêt à Parler! ____________________________________________________________ Learn French with Prêt à Parler and prepare for the FIDE, 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/