off the cuff: a learning podcast
off the cuff: An English Learning Podcast is produced by two native English speakers who work in the Escuela de idiomas de la Cámara de Comercio de Álava.
‘Off the cuff’ is a common expression meaning to improvise or to do something in an unprepared manner. The meaning comes from journalists or even actors who wrote down short notes on their cuffs (puños), later having to improvise on what they had written.
We do the same. We have an idea of what to talk about, but improvise our entire conversation. This is just as a normal conversation would occur. After the podcast we have a listen and write down any vocabulary that we think you should know more about. It is 100% off the cuff: an English learning podcast
