EpisodeYou’re Ready to Speak Chinese (You Just Don’t Know It Yet)

You’re Ready to Speak Chinese (You Just Don’t Know It Yet)

Podcast Duration: 00:19:46

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The Mandarin Blueprint Podcast focuses primarily on The Blueprint online curriculum. Creators Luke Neale & Phil Crimmins answer questions and comments, discuss topics related to China and Mandarin learning, and have special guests.

Go here to learn Chinese for free: https://go.mandarinblueprint.com/sf

00:00 INTRO

00:47 Foundation work and speaking aren’t two phases. They’re the same phase

05:36 You’re not just nervous. You’re terrified. And there’s a real reason for it

08:00 You don’t actually know how good you are until you have a benchmark

10:25 Here’s how we handle the first-session problem inside Fluency Lab

14:30 Your raw skill isn’t the only thing that determines how well you speak. It’s not even close

18:00 You cannot get good at speaking without lots of speaking. That’s the whole game

8 October, 2026

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