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The Modern English Teacher Spotlight Series

The MET Spotlight Series shines a light on key topics we’ve explored in Modern English Teacher. In these webinars, our fantastic MET contributors will explore their chosen topic in more detail, and share their expertise alongside practical tips, useful ideas and more. Anyone can sign up to these webinars for free, and can join us live for the session or watch the recording for up to two weeks after the webinar. After that, each webinar will become exclusively available for MET subscribers.

“Let me hear the real you!”

A spotlight on voice and persona

David Byrne & Mark Heffernan | Wednesday 14th May 2025 | 4–5 pm (London time)

“Let me hear the real you!”

 

Join us as we share practical ideas and activities you can implement into your lessons to explore these concepts with your learner, and to find out more about Mark’s voice and persona in German!

David knows who he is in English, he’s pretty clear on that. But when he speaks Spanish suddenly he’s more direct. Is this because of a lack of hedging structures or is it his Spanish voice?

In this webinar, David Byrne and Mark Heffernan will explore the importance of discussing voice and persona with learners. With the development of AI, it’s become even more important for learners to know their voice, to know how they want to come across, and to stand out from AI generated content.