AEE 300: Behind the Scenes of All Ears English

<p>Get our FREE IELTS CHEAT SHEET: http://www.allearsenglish.com/evaluation</p> <p> </p> <p>Come back to allearsenglish.com/300 and let us know what you are working on.</p> <p> </p> <p>This is our 300th episode!</p> <p>We are happy to be able to continue All Ears English for our amazing listeners!</p> <p>Today let’s talk about how All Ears English got started, what we do to publish each episode, and what it means for you if you want to put your creative vision out into the world!</p> <p><strong>Today we’ll talk about:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>The idea: </strong>Lindsay was feeling frustrated with what she had seen in the ESL field. English learning didn’t seem to be working for many students. She was also listening to podcasts at the time and she felt an intuitive voice saying that maybe it was time to start a podcast so she found a partner to work with and got started. If you aren’t hearing any voices in your heart of mind about your creative project, look at what’s needed in the world and go out and investigate that idea.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>The background research: </strong>We tried our best to avoid “analysis paralysis.” We did a little bit of research to see that other people were doing this and that people were downloading these types of podcasts. When you get started on your creative vision, don’t let “research” hold you back because it may be a form of procrastination. Research is a way of staying safe and not taking the risk of launching.<strong><br /> </strong></li> <li><strong>Production/recording:</strong> We kept in mind Seth Godin’s philosophy of “the dip.” We hit a dip in our first three months of producing this project. <a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-73-how-the-all-ears-english-podcast-almost-failed/" target="_blank">All Ears English almost failed</a>.  We couldn’t get the audio right. There was a learning curve, especially with the technology. We had to throw out an entire day of work because it wasn’t good enough. If you are creating something, you are going to