I have learnt 9 languages by myself. Let me share my best know-how with you. GET MY BEST TIPSHave you seen my TED talk yet? Lýdia Machová, PhD. My name is Lýdia Machová and I'm an interpreter and language mentor. I...

There seems to be a gap between the way polyglots learn languages and the way they are taught in most language courses. Why is that? And what exactly makes polyglots’ ways of learning languages different?

Lýdia’s mission as a language mentor (www.languagementoring.com) is to help people learn languages more effectively by applying learning strategies that polyglots use. In this talk, she provides a few insights on where the methods of polyglots and of foreign language teachers seem to differ. She’s helped thousands of Slovaks change their approach to learning foreign languages by applying polyglots’ principles in practice. Lýdia's also one of two head organizers of Polyglot Gathering 2017 and 2018 in Bratislava.

Find out more about her methods at www.languagementoring.com.

This video was recorded at the Polyglot Gathering in Bratislava 2017 (www.polyglotbratislava.com).