Apr 1, 2015
Richard
Simcott has studied languages for over 30
years and has a 16-language video on YouTube although he speaks
over 30 languages. He has run the SpeakingFluently blog since 2011 back when the
polyglot community was still new. He has been
consulted for articles in The Times and Forbes on
language learning and was also described as one of the
most multilingual people from The United Kingdom
by HarperCollins. He is considered to be one of the biggest
players in the polyglot community.
We talk about the upcoming Polyglot workshop which he will be
hosting in Berlin at the end of March. There he helps facilitate
language learning and give specific tips to individuals and their
sticking points. Although he says most language learning questions
are similar, he also says that it can still be reassuring to
receive personal advice. Finally he talks about designing your life
around language learning and how he speaks 5 languages during daily
activities.