Dr. Harold Goodman - My Ten Years With Michel Thomas

Harold Goodman, the author of the Michel Thomas Spoken Mandarin Chinese courses (3 parts), is the only person to whom Michel Thomas taught his approach to teaching and methodology of course creation. As part of this training, Michel Thomas taught him two languages, one on one. In addition, over their 10 years together, Dr. Goodman recorded over 100 hours of discussions about Michel Thomas’ life and approach to teaching, the only time this was done. He is currently working on a Michel Thomas course for Modern spoken Hebrew. In this presentation, Dr. Goodman shares his experience of 10 years with Michel Thomas.
Dr. Goodman also is the only person who ever learned Boris Shekhtman’s unique method of teaching foreign languages. Over many years Shekhtman taught Russian to most of the Moscow-based staff of The New York Times, CNN, and other major media outlets. They spent three years intensively together working on this project. The Shekhtman approach catapults beginner and intermediate speakers into very high levels of communication in record time.
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[@jamesdavis727]

I used Michel Thomas (and Harry Potter) and now have been to France four times. I did all the conversing I ever needed to do. Not one French person objected to my ability. I can't thank MT enough.

[@MisterDavid1957]

I just finished my 8 hour introductory course in Mandarin. Dr. Goodman is an excellent instructor with a calming, patient style that motivates and encourages learning. I highly recommend his course.

[@leahkedar8979]

Thank you so much for introducing Michel Thomas to me through this story. And the power of being in the present moment.

[@FaithJRB]

Great story. Many thanks. I am currently learning Spanish. I think Michel Thomas was a genius.

[@AnthonyLauder]

My goodness. This was so wonderful. Thank you for sharing your story.

[@MYBWADA]

Mr Goodman, please consider a follow up to your excellent mandarin course!

[@roystonvanwyk5086]

First time that I see the man behind the voice..amazing

[@baronmeduse]

Intro music volume level 20, main video volume level 1...and I have an amplifier connected!

[@TomWoodwardVideos]

really interesting, thanks

[@mariusmarius4832]

Loved listening to you..

[@Shumai888]

so pity that there is so few information about the real methodology and concepts, it's mostly story telling. we were expecting more.

[@mfc4655]

15:17 where are these recordings?

[@baronmeduse]

Remind us though why celebrity student Woody Allen (among so many others), who said he "never forgot" Michel Thomas teaching him French, couldn't speak a single word on a France Inter broadcast?

[@dominoplay3712]

wow, so jealous!

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

I dunno, I dont really like michels method, He spend too much time on useless crap and internations etc. You just need to get out there with the basics, give it a go and learn on the way, Sure if you miss something its not right but its better to try and recall something than to be berrated about minor internations.

[@nyob4938]

Disagree. I’m having decent conversations in French with my colleagues after 2 months. I also read through Harry Potter and had relatively advanced discussion with native speakers in Spanish after 4 months. His method worked better than everything I have ever done. Ever. For me

[@alanguages]

@@nyob4938 Relatively advance discussion in Spanish after 4 months?
Were you a beginner on month 1 and were you immersed?
If you were a beginner and claim advance conversation in four months while not immersed, then that is quite hard to believe.
Edit: What I am saying, is NO, I don't believe you.

[@Hello-fl6ht]

The transfer method works the same. It is also excellent