Conversation is only: Questions and Answers.

I just wanted to share this quick note. I jumped on the Spanish Notebook course when Tony introduced it to the community. Not to learn Spanish. I'm fluent in Spanish and German. I wanted to learn Italian. So I switched each lesson from Spanish to Italian and use it almost daily. I repeat each lesson multiple times/ days. Then I came across this basic type of podcast. I understand 70% upto 90% with clossed captions. Now two caviots I speak fluent Spanish so there are a lot of similarities. I shadow the podcasters as they speak trying to sound like them. ( Shadow is speaking and repeating what they say as they say it. It takes multiple attempts) As Tony says all the time. It's the conversation and talking about real true things. https://youtu.be/aBx_k0wNfqA?si=sJD4Dv28Yy55ZHAV

Impromptu Italian session with Blanca.

Everyone who has taken the 20 Day Spanish Notebook Video Course can answer these questions ... on paper. How well can you do in real time? Answering questions in real time, out loud, is what the OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) is all about. The name of the game is Reflex (not Recall). We don't care if you've memorized 70,000 words, can conjugate every verb, or have completed a year-long streak on an app. It comes down to one thing: can you answer questions in Spanish? In the pinned comment of this post, I demonstrate how you can take a self-administered video OPI. Bonus points for recording yourself and sharing. Written responses in the comments of this post are welcome, too. If you're unsure how to formulate your responses (using the concepts of Verb Starting Point, 123 Cups, Verb Map, and so on), then the 20 Day Spanish Notebook-Only Video Course is the place to start. Full Course: https://www.skool.com/linguablox/classroom