{"id":71,"date":"2007-08-30T10:26:02","date_gmt":"2007-08-30T14:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=71"},"modified":"2014-07-18T15:50:12","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T15:50:12","slug":"skypecasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/skypecasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Skypecasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night I had an amazing experience. Andr\u00e9 Barbosa (from the terrific Brazilian Portuguese Podcast<\/a>) invited me to join a Skypecast<\/strong> that he had created and was moderating. I stayed up way too late speaking English and Portuguese with people from all over the world; simply fantastic!<\/p>\n


\nThe concept of a Skypecast is simple: it is a conference call with a moderator. They are free and only require the installation of the Skype program, which is also free. About 20-30 people attended last night’s Skypecast, and there was a healthy amount of interchange between Brazilians and non-Brazilians.<\/p>\n

In addition to Skypecasts, Skype is a perfect way to pair up with language learners around the globe. There are various networks of Skype users out there, some dedicated to people who want to learn Portuguese.<\/p>\n

The downside to VOIP language practice is not being able to see people’s faces, but that may change; as soon as Skype allows video conferencing, the capability to see the moderator and participants of a Skypecast will be in place. I was a bit nervous before speaking in the ‘room,’ but as soon as we got going, I felt right at home and we had a ball exchanging ideas and translating common phrases back and forth.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9 is having another Skypcast tonight. To find his or any<\/b> Skypecast about Portuguese, just go to http:\/\/skypecasts.skype.com\/<\/a> and search for ‘Portuguese.’ Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last night I had an amazing experience. Andr\u00e9 Barbosa (from the terrific Brazilian Portuguese Podcast) invited me to join a Skypecast that he had created and was moderating. I stayed up way too late speaking English and Portuguese with people from all over the world; simply fantastic! … Continue Reading<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t