Hello folks!
Here's the latest newsletter with anything you may have missed of late, including the one-time crowdfunding campaign to buy an LT van-home, to make this project easier, more fun, and to stop spending all your donations on rent!
Pretty please do take time to check out the campaign and what the van-home will mean, and share, share, share!
2018-07-11 12:30:26 +0000 UTC View Post
June's votes have been counted up and the voting graphics updated! www.languagetransfer.org/voting
The Patreon campaign raised $1,840 for July which makes it the most kick-ass month since the campaign began, with over 400 supporters!
Let's see if we can clear the importantísimo $2,000 milestone for next month, and get to work on the LT touring van, to video-record open public workshops far and wide!
If you're not voting for both a new language and publication project (you get one ...
2018-07-02 14:44:24 +0000 UTC View Post
As per the video, Hodder & Staughton are claiming patent infringement by LT courses and have requested I block access in the US. Their patent clearly does not refer to the LT structure or methodology so this seems like an attempt at intimidation more than anything else.
In my experience, the best way to deal with this kind of rubbish is with public pressure and press!
Please contact press in UK/US (and elsewhere) to cover the story, and lawyers in the US to stand at the side of...
2018-06-20 13:44:25 +0000 UTC View Post
For those of you whose pledges include packs, please get in touch if you are due one!
These packs include some awesome goodies to thank you for your support, and a bunch of sharer cards and postcards to help you spread the word and redouble the effects of LT!
If your tier includes physical copies of publications, feel free to wait until next month before claiming if you would like copies of the coming Arabic vocabulary cards!
And last but not least, remember not to get in tou...
2018-06-09 12:58:20 +0000 UTC View Post
With May's votes all counted up, the voting page has been updated and is prettier than ever!
...I know the finer points of voting often get lost (like the fact you get double votes for language and publication project!) so from hereon I will automatically count everyone voting for a publication related to the language they are voting for, unless otherwise instructed!
Anyone not voting yet, feel free to leave your preferences on this thread, which I'll count each month until you change th...
2018-05-30 16:51:29 +0000 UTC View Post
...and let me take this opportunity to reiterate my profound gratitude to you all for being here on the campaign supporting me in this mission! Whenever I have a spare moment to turn back and look, I almost can't believe what we have created! At the same time, whenever I look forward, I can't believe all I still want to create!
Please continue sharing LT and inviting peeps to join the campaign, and let's muster the support to remove forever more obstacles from the path of imagination! 2018-05-16 14:43:53 +0000 UTC View Post
For those of you that want to know a little more about me and Language Transfer, an interview with 'Actual Fluency'!
(The interview starts at around 5 mins. and at the end there's an important slip of the tongue, "if users want me to stay *full-time (not 'part-time') as much as I do" I meant to say!) :/
https://actualfluency.com/118-mihalis-eleftheriou-language…/
2018-05-12 15:16:54 +0000 UTC View PostYou can get in touch to claim your perks or cast your votes (or for anything else!) through any means you like EXCEPT replying to Patreon mails! If you reply to an email from Patreon it gets sent directly to the 12th moon of Jupiter. These addresses are 'no-reply'. If you have previously written to me/casted votes in this manner, please get back in touch! :)
Most project updates are posted on Facebook h...
2018-05-05 15:32:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to the Language Learning Subreddit for inviting me to do another AMA ('ask me anything')!
You have 24 hours to ask anything you damn want! :D
2018-04-30 19:29:38 +0000 UTC View Post
New goodies, new materials, new plans!
2018-04-27 22:43:55 +0000 UTC View Post
...a little something that might help get your friends onboard! (Or at least might make you laugh!)
THANK YOU for being supporting users!
2018-04-13 11:29:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday I made a workshop for exchange students of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona! Here's the Q&A session after the workshop where I talk a little about the project, the method and of course, language! Good humour and strong language therein! :)
2018-03-21 14:49:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all!
February's been a tuff month for the campaign with quite a drop from last month so please do make sure your payment methods are all up to date so that the maximum amount of pledges can clear for March! You also have today to share the campaign and plead with your loved ones to join! :)
If you will be due a pack in March (check your pledge and time with the campaign) please give me a shout with your mailing address! :)
If you are not yet voting, feel fre...
2018-02-28 12:59:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Language Transfer Volunteer-to-Hire Placement in Barcelona for media-capable storytellers! Spread the word!
I’m looking for someone special to join Language Transfer on a part-time basis as a volunteer with a view to quickly source their own wage through the Patreon campaign!
There are two possible models of collaboration:
Model 1: Media officer (need some help with this job-title!)
-The volunteer dedicates 3 days a week to Language Transfer with the principal aim of gettin...
2018-02-25 13:51:35 +0000 UTC View Post
We cleared $1,700 for February! Thank you for all those who joined (and stayed with!) the campaign in response to the ongoing call to get LT to $2,000 a month! Another month like this and we'll get there! Share, share and share the campaign!
I'm now in Barcelona ready to begin the next project phase of recorded public workshops whilst I wrap up the remaining audio commitments! I'll also be looking for a co-working space to end the years of isolation of working on LT from home, and am ver...
2018-02-04 11:40:59 +0000 UTC View Post
To see if you are due a special pack for Patreon supporters, please check your pledge description with how long you've been with the campaign!
If you are due a pack, please get in touch with your mailing address, and preference for s-xxl and grey/white colour tshirt!
The packs and postage aren't cheap which I know stops many of you claiming them but as long as you do use your sharer cards and enjoy your goodies to spread LT, it's a win, win, win all round! Active sharing of LT mean...
2018-01-26 14:14:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you to the more than 300 supporters of Language Transfer for helping it all get this far! I'm so grateful to have you all onboard!
This month's newsletter is in most part a call for more users to put a little of their weight behind the project, and get LT to Barcelona! Please share and plead, far and wide, and let's smash some of these most important milestones towards a fixed LT team!
2018-01-20 18:48:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you supporting users of Language Transfer for following through on those promises and good intentions, and joining / sticking with the monthly crowdfunding! ...We've crossed the $1,500 milestone for the second month running! Thank you! :)
The next milestone is $2,000 a month to allow me to finally establish an LT base in a cosmolitan city and really get this ball rolling like never before!
Invite your friends to join today, and let's keep this campaign climbing throughout 201...
2018-01-05 15:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all! If you have a dissemination gift pack to claim, please let me know as soon as possible as I will be travelling from the base shortly on the next script-writing/workshop tour!
To see if you are due a back, check the details of your pledge ($3+) and the time requirements for sending packs out!
The packs and postage aren't cheap which I know stops many of you claiming your packs but as long as you do use it to share LT, it's a win, win, win all round. Active sharing of LT means m...
2017-12-06 10:29:34 +0000 UTC View Post
The all and ever changing Language Transfer's biggest change yet!
2017-12-05 16:51:07 +0000 UTC View Post
WOOOHOOO! We cleared the new $1,500 milestone this month! Thank you to everyone who has joined and stuck with the campaign, and please keep sharing the campaign and inviting your friends to join too! Now we need to get to the next target and start recording workshops!
"$2,000 - Let's go to Barcelona!
LT goes to Barcelona to start the all new phase in production: video recorded workshops! Numerous, varied and real life human workshops!"
And... check out the updated voting pano...
2017-12-02 15:58:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Because I know my unscripted videos can lack coherence, here's some text!...
"BIG NEWS… again! (but seriously...)
I will no longer be in charge of course production
(i.e. editing audios).
Instead, I will 'set up shop' in Barcelona and give open public
workshops, which will be recorded! If the usership still desires
edited audios and more beautifully filmed workshops, there are
new milestones on the Patr...
2017-11-17 19:19:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a new postcard design I've been working on over my morning coffees during this inspirational workshop tour! ...Now in all Patreon supporter packs! :)
If you are due a pack (check your pledge description) please shoot me a message! I know some of you have reservations about claiming your packs due to the costs involved, but as long as you use them to share LT.. it's win, win, win all round! So don't be shy! :)
2017-11-05 00:39:06 +0000 UTC View Post
A special thank you to all those who joined the Patreon campaign in response to my video messages last month! (And to all of you, generally and eternally! :) )
Over 100 new pledgers have brought the campaign amount to $1,362 monthly! ...And check out that mammoth jump on the graph!
PS. New users or anyone that wants to change their votes, please feel free to comment on this thread with your choices of language and publication! More on voting: www.languagetransfer.org
2017-11-02 18:16:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Exciting news! Now, for all languages for which there exists a 'Complete' course, you can vote for a remake, in video!
This video experience will be forged from a number of cinematically filmed live workshops made especially for this purpose, and will be great for those who need a little more 'contact' than an audio course to keep them on-track!
In the video workshops you'll get to experience much more the emotion of the live learning setting, and of course, names, faces and people reall...
2017-10-24 08:06:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all! Here's an update to the fiery message last week that brought so many of you to the campaign! ...A whopping 49 new pledgers so far in fact, thank you!
Check out the new update for the "from here, where?" question answered in full!
Thanks again for all of your support, old pledgers and new!
2017-10-09 15:34:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you to all the new supporters who have flocked to the campaign following my 'colourful' video on Tuesday! I don't know what response I was expecting, so thank you for the supportive and caring one that has been extended ;)
Please invite your friends who use LT to join the campaign if they can, even if it's for $1 a month. Many small pledges make for a strong campaign and as you know, LT really needs a reliable income!
Meanwhile, I invite you to cast your votes for the month o...
2017-10-05 16:54:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello dear supporters old and new!
Thank you for joining the campaign, or for hanging around! I don't have a lot of time to dedicate to the campaign with all the work of LT on my shoulders, so I hope you know it's because I'm busy busy busy. I'm currently writing, recording and editing Intro to French (in a spiral!) and planning to finish the recording of Complete German by January, to continue the new year focused on the new languages!
Thank you for your support in making this happen, a...
2017-10-02 18:45:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon supporters will now get Gift-bombs in their dissemination packs! Leave them around your city to touch the lives of strangers with Language Transfer!
The packs read 'love, money, travel, confidence (etc): open me!' and the postcard inside 'what would you do with a new language, and what might it do with you?'. Each pack also contains a small gift, and a few sharer cards!
Donation/dissemination packs are a fresh look at 'advertising', whereby instead of spending user donations on a...
2017-09-28 10:33:17 +0000 UTC View Post