Get the takeaways from all my interviews at https://loistalagrand.com/ My flashcard decks: https://ankicoredecks.com/ Chapters: 00:00 - Pronunciation tips for language learners 00:27 - Ron Thomson explains why people should listen to pronunciation advice 03:59 - Experiments with foreign accents 06:58 - Neuropsychological consensus on intelligibility process vs comprehensibility 09:10 - Interest in pronunciation in Poland 10:45 - Asian people speak English more accented than French 11:22 - English accent coach website developed for nonnative speakers 11:59 - Effective methods for improving pronunciation 16:42 - Discussing the pros and cons of having multiple talkers in training 19:19 - Why do we need multiple talkers? 22:25 - Pronunciation mistakes with short book 22:55 - Pimsleur divides language learning into three categories 26:44 - Phonetic perception bootstrap, isolation, and second language learning 29:33 - Bad pronunciation and lack of understanding early in life 31:57 - Silent period benefits and pronunciation examples 36:05 - Free support for podcast 37:07 - Discussing fluency in conversation 37:34 - Distinguishing between proficiency and fluency 38:14 - Distinguishing speech rate from cognitive fluency 40:09 - Fluency speed, listening, comprehension, strategies 44:25 - Chinese speakers use English more than other languages 46:00 - Effective methods for speaking and listening proficiency 50:17 - Challenging, engaging language learning methods 52:18 - Discussing vocabulary's importance in language learning 53:33 - Vocabulary is correlated with phonological working memory in second language 54:46 - Learning more vocabulary improves working memory 55:36 - Ron's insightful pronunciation and fluency tips for easy learning