Talking with Tarashuk

Kirsten Wächter is an English Business Trainer based in Germany and some of us here in the states may not fully understand how important of a job that is in Europe. European businesses not only have to deal with their own versions of English but also other countries' versions of English. In this Talking with Tarashuk clip, Kirsten gives some insight into how she deals with this challenge and why listening is the key to a good salesperson.

Kirsten Wächter and I wrap up our podcast discussing the World Cup! The World Cup is a global phenomenon and we believe that the World Cup has a bigger cultural impact than any other sporting event in the world, including the Olympics. We also talk about the process for how countries get selected to host the World Cup, what it does to their economies, and even how advertisers react to the country that is selected.

I’ve always wondered how, or even if, English slang is taught when teaching the English language overseas. In this Talking with Tarashuk podcast clip Kirsten gives some insight on how she deals with strength as an English Business Coach as well as an author. Kirsten gives an example of the slang in Bohemian Rhapsody, do you know the cultural reference to scaramouche and the fandango?

In this episode of the Talking with Tarashuk Podcast I am joined by Kirsten Wächter who is an English Business Coach and Author based in Germany. We discuss how she works with companies to be a better communicators, dealing with language barriers, as well as her new book. Kirsten is also a massive fan of soccer and her new book was recently released all about language in the sport. We discuss her writing process, the World Cup, and her love of the sport.

I would love to have a handful of different doctors and medical specialists on any of my podcasts but as Buse and I discuss in this clip it isn’t the easiest road to go down. Some doctors may not legally be able to talk about what you want to talk about. In this clip I rundown some best practices for any guest inside and outside of the medical field.

How can you start your own podcast? The easiest answer is to buy some equipment and play around with it. I didn’t have a mentor or a teacher giving me step by step instructions. I bought some stuff, asked some questions, and didn’t stop until I found the answers. Watch my full story in the podcast clip.

In our podcast Buse turned the tables on me and asked me questions on how much time a podcast can take up, what people should talk about, and how to make money. Most of the answers are exactly the same, it’s whatever you want to do and whatever works for you. My favorite part of podcasting is that my podcast is 100% defined by me and nobody else. That includes time consumption, discussion topics, sponsors I want to work with and so on and so on.

Buse is going to start a podcast in the medical field and with success comes heat with the public as well as your peers. Her and I talk about ways to use that heat and deal with that heat for better or for worse. You can ignore the haters but if you have too much heat doctors and people of importance will want to stay away. Do you have any advice for Buse?

If you had a doctor on your podcast what would you ask them beyond the “why did you become a doctor?” This is a question Buse is going to have to figure out when she decides to interview a doctor for her podcast. Her and I bounce some ideas off each other from how their perceptions changed from when they were a student to where they are now and if it gets any easier after med school.

The first half of this clip is all about why the name of your podcast isn’t that important. At least it’s insanely overblown. Also, a lot of people are afraid of cancel culture coming for them so the second half is all about topics you should avoid and best practices if you want to keep your podcast separate from your professional life.

Buse has found a hole in the medicinal podcast space and that is community. She talks about how the biggest stress a medical student can have is that they feel alone in their journey. She hopes to create a podcast to fill that hole and create a community to help med students talk about what they are going through.

Buse Ceylan is starting her own podcast on mental health problems medical students face. In this clip she gives some insight as to why now is the time to start a podcast and why this is her topic of choice.

In this episode of the Talking with Tarashuk Podcast I am joined by my good friend Buse who is going to start her own podcast. Buse is a medical student who wants to create a podcast community for other med students to share their experience, challenges, and wellbeing. We discuss why she is starting a podcast, the audience she wants to serve, and I answer some of her questions on how to get started, how to deal with the response, and the time commitment she will have to put in.

What is the proper way to clap? How do you cup your hands? Is the slow clap the way to do? While we’re at it, where do hamsters live before they go to the pet store? We answer all these questions and the answer to the hamster one may surprise you.

Ring Pops may be delicious but the idea of them are disgusting. They are large for no reason, they look like a pacifier, and I can’t remember the last time I saw someone eat a Ring Pop.