(Podcast Episode Article — English Version 2) There is a moment almost every serious language learner experiences. You studied.You practiced.You completed exercises correctly. And yet, when a real person speaks to you — your mind goes blank. Not because you don’t know the words.Because you never built a thinking system. This second episode continues the […]

Language learning usually begins with lists: word lists, verb tables, grammar rules.And for a short time it feels productive — you know more.But then something strange happens. You still cannot speak. You recognize sentences, but you cannot build them.You remember words, but you cannot think with them. This is not a problem of discipline.This is […]

Author’s Video-Blog Article by Tymur Levitin Levitin Language School | Start Language School by Tymur Levitin — Global Learning. Personal Approach. Watch the podcast (all language versions) Englishhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUwCZqOWTgc&list=PLunccfqAabpLicidrGuQHtg_f14_FgX9c Deutschhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hQgb2uXh2s&list=PLunccfqAabpKEcmjR4UtXg597EKycZFgi Русскийhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzKk6Ti_7wk&list=PLunccfqAabpKjCxZ_Wn7dHrcFnKcZmMMi Українськаhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBlAmdyYsmA&list=PLz06ZxEi5yTS-vrWho_xchFDbqrRymkPN The most common mistake in language learning For more than two decades of teaching students from different countries and linguistic backgrounds, I have observed […]

Why Simplicity Builds Trust — and Complexity Destroys It In business communication, people often confuse complexity with professionalism.Especially in German. Long sentences. Heavy structures. Formal vocabulary.Many learners believe that the more complicated their German sounds, the more competent they appear. In reality, the opposite is true. In German business culture, clarity is not a simplification.It […]

There is a quiet illusion in multilingualism that almost no one likes to talk about. The illusion is simple:the more languages you speak, the more people will understand you. In reality, I have seen the opposite happen many times. A student once told me about her friend.The friend spoke several languages. Four, maybe more. She […]

In global business, people often confuse sounding smart with being understood. Long words, layered clauses, and over-engineered sentences may look impressive on paper, but in real communication they usually do one thing: they slow everything down. Professional English is not about showing off vocabulary.It is about transmitting meaning without friction. And that is a much […]

Language doesn’t get louder when it’s strong.It gets still. There is a moment in every real conversation when language stops trying to impress. Not because it fails —but because it no longer needs to prove itself. What replaces volume is something far more dangerous and far more powerful: presence. Not charisma.Not confidence.Not fluency. Presence. And […]

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinLevitin Language School · Start Language School by Tymur Levitin At some point, emotion stops leading your speech.Not because you feel less —but because form takes over.Language matures when reaction gives way to structure. This idea sounds simple.In reality, it explains why some people sound convincing, calm, and precise — and […]

The Sie → du Rule That Protects Your Reputation In international business, most mistakes are forgiven.Social mistakes are not. If you speak excellent German but choose the wrong form of address, people do not hear your grammar — they hear your positioning. In German-speaking cultures, Sie vs du is not a grammar choice. It is […]

When Silence Is the Strongest Choice Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinFounder, Director & Senior TeacherLevitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur LevitinLanguage. Identity. Choice. Meaning. Watch the podcast — all language versions English Deutsch Русский Українська Read this article in other languages The moment no one talks about Most people believe that language […]