Rob talks with polyglot Olly Richards about the role of memorization in language learning:

• Do memory champions make the best language learners?
• Is memorization really important?
• Active vs passive memorization
• Memorization tips and techniques for language learning

We chat with Shannon Kennedy, a polyglot who has learned 8 languages, about how to approach a new language:

• 3 do’s and don’ts when starting a language
• The role of grammar at the beginner stages of language learning
• Motivation vs discipline – which is more important?
• How to build your language learning routine

In our first episode, we chat with Luca Lampariello, a renowned polyglot who has achieved high levels of fluency in 13 languages. We discuss:

• Preparing to speak
• Keys to fluency
• Practising speaking
• Speaking as a performance
• The mindset of fluency