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Teacher Talking Time is a podcast for language teachers who want more: more clarity, more autonomy, and more lasting impact, both inside and outside the classroom.
Hosted by Leo and Andrew, each episode features thoughtful, in-depth conversations with the educators, researchers, and teacherpreneurs shaping the future of language education. Guests have included Scott Thornbury, Bill VanPatten, David Little, Jennifer Jenkins, John Levis, Angelica Galante, Sarah Mercer, Enrica Piccardo, Claudia Fernández, Shawn Loewen, Paul Nation, Sheila Thorn, and many more.
From the latest in second language acquisition research to honest stories of teachers building lives and businesses on their own terms, every conversation invites you to think deeper, teach more intentionally, and take charge of your professional path.
We release two episodes each month - with full video versions on YouTube - to help you reflect, stay inspired, and grow as a teacher and changemaker.
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Saturday Mar 14, 2026
Saturday Mar 14, 2026
"We’ve got to have a very hard look at ourselves and stop calling ourselves experts just because we have a Master's from 10 or 15 years ago. Those times are over, and we’ve really got to focus on what added value we can bring that AI can’t."
We sit down with BELF trainer Evan Frendo.
Evan Frendo is a freelance trainer and consultant based in Berlin, Germany. He has been active in corporate language and communications training since 1993, and specializes in the fields of ESP and business English. A frequent speaker at conferences, he also travels regularly in Europe and Asia to run courses or to work as a consultant.
In this episode, we chat about:
- Why sticking to the syllabus is the fastest way to become irrelevant in the corporate world
- Why we need to stop teaching "English" and start teaching English as a Business Lingua Franca (BELF)
- Why finding your specialty is 90% luck and 10% being the only person in the room who can stand up in front of a PowerPoint
- How AI is killing traditional needs analysis and why your learners are now their own content creators
- Why the best "business English" happens the moment the teacher leaves the room
- Why being "safe in the harbour" is the most dangerous place for your ELT career right now
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