Confidence doesn't need every answer on Speak English With Class
Anna and Jake turn an awkward work encounter into listening practice, alongside new episodes about fitness, manners and daily routines.
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English Podcast For Learning English Daily Life English Conversation The Secret to Confidence
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- 3:47The spotlight effect describes overestimating how closely other people notice your behavior.
- 5:28Confidence and competence differ: feeling sure of yourself does not necessarily mean having the skills.
- 8:29Jake builds accountability with small commitments he can complete rather than overwhelming promises.
- 11:47Reflection helps you learn from an experience; rumination keeps replaying it without moving forward.
- 22:05The vocabulary review explains intimidated, competence, accountability, ruminate, apprehensive and humility.
- 25:54The expression review includes "put them on a pedestal," "follow through" and "take the plunge."
Jake's attempt at conversation with a senior manager supplies an awkward little starting point: "And I said, 'Yes, thank you.'" From there, Anna and Jake move into a question familiar to language learners: do you need to feel certain before you speak?
Their confidence episode is the most-watched of Speak English With Class's four new uploads, reaching roughly 53,000 views. Illustrated avatars sit at microphones while subtitles accompany the conversation. Anna separates confidence from competence, and Jake offers a useful contrast: opening a washing machine to repair it left him less confident once he understood more about the job.
The English lesson grows out of those examples. Later sections revisit words such as "intimidated" and "humility," then expressions including "follow through" and "take the plunge." In the comments, listeners name their own testing grounds: meeting new people, discussing business and volunteering to lead group projects. Several also ask for more upper-intermediate and advanced episodes.
The rest of the week's listening moves from exercise habits to unwritten social rules. The newest daily-routine conversation, pitched at an intermediate level, brings Jake's four morning alarms and Anna's forgotten lunch into the mix. It currently has the strongest daily viewing momentum, followed by the hour-long conversation about everyday manners.
The channel added about 10,000 subscribers over the week, even as its current daily views ran below their usual level. Among nearby education channels, its weekly views sit behind Drew Durnil and The People Profiles, with a larger weekly audience than Language Simp or KoreanClass101. For learners choosing their next episode, though, the more immediate distinction is between tackling self-doubt and simply finding the words for a busy morning.
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What viewers say
You don’t have to know every word to have something worth saying. That’s an encouraging way to think about confidence when learning English 😊
@The9PMEnglishClubSee it on YouTubeThank you Anna and Jake. One situation where I want to feel more confident is meeting new people and having great conversation.
@lwinnandaroo1998See it on YouTubeNew vocabularies today:
1. Rumination
2. intimidated
Thanks for ur chanel@LongVu-w2mSee it on YouTube
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One situation where I want to feel more confident is taking leadership in group projects. I feel I’m incompetent but I always volunteer to take the plunge because I want to be good at it.
@kyizarthin9522See it on YouTubeI’m listening from Rwanda while I’m cleaning outside we really appreciate your educational they help us actually well done
@IrasubizaYves1See it on YouTubeHello from Paris! I really enjoy listening your podcasts!
Want more of those b2-c1 level podcasts 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
If possible, to do podcast about job interview, thanks in advance and thanks a lot for what you do guys!@RatsimandresyLaingofaneva-p2gSee it on YouTubeThanks guys, yes we want more conversations in B2-C1 level.
Keep going .....@HajigulHajigul-e6f7iSee it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on Speak English With Class right now
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- Speak English With Class
- Subscribers
- 1,590,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 973,324
- Videos published this week
- 4
- Video published
- October 14, 2026
- Video views so far
- 53,239
- Views on its first day
- 29,886
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What does "take the plunge" mean in everyday conversation?
The expression means committing to an action even when it feels daunting or uncertain.