amber says
April 23, 2008

Here it is:
POD only knows from PraxisLanguage on Vimeo.

light487 says
April 23, 2008

哈哈！ 很好Amber! :) Finally we get to see the surprise. You're all completely crazy.. you know that right? :) I laughed a lot at some of the people attempting to sing along with the tune, especially the guy doing the "ba ba ba" bit in the middle just after we see John Pasden doing the "oooh" bit. :) Who is that? Would have been nice to see captions of who each person is flash up on the screen but I understand how much extra work that would have been. I bet your neighbours are glad you are not being so noisy outside in the alleyway now.. haha :) 我们中文POD! - 路加

amber says
April 23, 2008

We only loosely rehearsed once and did it all in one take!! so a few slip ups hehe! We have an Italian genius in our midst, Marco... he did this one too from some pics we took the other day for the site:
ChinesePod::behind the podcast from PraxisLanguage on Vimeo.

light487 says
April 23, 2008

I hope for more 中文pod videos in future! :) 我爱 seeing all the 人 and hearing them speak. Please do short interviews about the 中文pod 人.. may be about who they are and what they like and all that. 谢谢

henning says
April 23, 2008

Wow! You have grown quite a bit since I visited you last September.... And there are even slots to fill for GermanPod, JapanesePod, RussianPod, and ArabicPod...

cassielin says
April 23, 2008

Wow, Thank you SO MUCH Chinesepod for giving us such a surprise. It is really wonderful video. Look at you, you just rehearsed once and it came out so wonderful that I was moved by this surprise. It seems that i were there and hold the video and... I agree with light487, the chinese man who sang"ba ba ba" was very funny. And JP, it is no doubt that he is a funny guy in this clew and can bring you happy and humorous every day!^_^哈哈哈 Oh, which one is Clay? I have no idea about that. Connie is very cute and lovely, i like her smile. And for our dear Amber, You are so wonderful and charming, words can not express my appreciate for you right now. Also, John, Jenny and Ken, well done, keep on the good work.

frances says
April 23, 2008

Does the staff for SpanishPOD also work out of the same office in Shanghai? I've been wondering that since I discovered SpanishPOD and tried to convince my spanish-studying mother to try it out. (No soap, though. She liked the idea but insists she can't find the time.) Will the new French and Italian PODs also operate from the same office? If so, that office seems like a potentially awesome linguistic place to work!

urbandweller says
April 23, 2008

哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈！！！ i like how some of the people looked very confused....like they had never heard the song before!! very funny indeed...Thanks POD. Good luck in the digs and keep those wacky videos updates all coming. I know that we all love them. -亚当

marchey says
April 23, 2008

Good luck to you all. Very moving video. So this is where the buzz is, this is where it all happens.... Time too for a personal note. I have been with you since the end of 2005. I was stuck then in a chinese evening class that was really going nowhere. Partly because the method was not good, but also because most of the students there were not very motivated, so the level was quite low. I was a paying customer too from the beginning. Looking back for more than 2 years now, I want to tell you that I think that the service you offer is incredible value for money. My progress has been incredible. I have been exploring other avenues, complementing my studies with the odd book and course here and there, but I keep coming back to CP because it it the best! And seriously guys, don't see anyone coming even near. In the mean time I have gone from newbie to elementary and intermediate. I can understand most of the intermediate lessons after listening to the podcast one or two times. I can understand even a lot of Upper Intermediate lessons. It is more than I had hoped for. But there is more. I have made a few friends in China, yes...through the internet. Some of them understand English, some of them don't. I use Chinese to write to them and this seems to work. And I can really write about anything I want. It may not be the most correct Chinese out there, but it is certainly clear enough for them to understand. And when they write to me, I also understand them. This is certainly more than I would have hoped for. So for me, Cp has become very important. I hope that I can continue to use your services. Please keep up the good work. We need you out here! Marc (from Belgium)

TaiPan says
April 23, 2008

Epic! Zui hao de!

kimiik says
April 23, 2008

Great video and obvioulsy "FrenchPod rocks !" :o)

rsmith91 says
April 23, 2008

Awww, I loved that. I had no idea there were so many people in the Praxis family! You'll be listed on the Dow Jones soon at the rate you're growing. I must say it was very good for only 1 rehearsal - and no cuts either! Can't wait for French and Italian Pods - this Marco guy sounds very cool. (By the way, great video marco!) The factory farewell video sums up perfectly what i love so much about Praxis - you're excellent language teachers, but never scared to do things in a fun, really enjoyable way. If I was a woman I'd be crying by now... :)

Joachim says
April 23, 2008

我很喜欢了！ Thanx for that video! Tolles Video - was ist mit GermanPod?? ;-) So, if ever I'm back in Shanghai I'll never be able to visit you in those legendary offices.

phalaneng says
April 23, 2008

Wow, I never imagined PraxisLanguage would be such a huge company! Incredible... By the way, who's that man who looks a bit like a Hispanic Shah Rukh Khan? ;-) "Maybe frenchpod will help this Canadian talk to the other half of the country." Perhaps you could shed some light on an issue that I am interested in: are there any francophone Canadians who don't speak English too well?

azerdocmom says
April 23, 2008

哎呀！太好了！哈哈哈！好笑啊！ That is a fun video! It's so cool because I was there! And, I recognize the factory and the alleyway and the people! I miss being there so much now; I want to go back! 我认识办公室。我也认识大家。我好想念你们！我要回去上海和ChinesePod！

chillosk says
April 23, 2008

Great idea! Great people! Great video! Love the song! Straight out of Love Actually. Haha :) Good job guys! Thanks for all the lessons and looking forward to more! Wishing everyone all the best!

rjberki says
April 24, 2008

If I didnt know better, Id swear you guys were lip syncing. JP - what a ham. Amber - you have a nice "toque". I hope there is heat in the new office? Both vidoes were good. Jenny - you look great. Ken - well dont worry, everybody is looking at Jen anyway. I guess Connie really is a little short, but cute as a bug's ear and the brains behind the scenes. Nice to see all of you. Now, how about a peek at the new office? Looking forward to continued service and growth in the new location. You guys deserve some sort of award. The "Nobel pod prize" or something. -RJ

clarsen says
April 24, 2008

How about another video of "settling in" to your new digs. Great video...Great idea... took me a second to realize everyone was lip syncing... ONE TAKE...?? amazing... although two takes would be a waste of time. Great to see faces to names and voices that we all know so well. Thanks... Other video ideas: 1. How a lesson is made. From start to finish. 2. Lunch at Chinesepod. 3. Communication at Chinesepod. 4. A typical day, follow somebody as they get out of bed and get to work and work at Chinesepod... do they use ENglish? Chinese?? 5. Video of a Chinese pod listener's life and use of Chinese pod... you could do a contest...that would be cool. That's all I could think of. Again, great video great idea.

kimiik says
April 24, 2008

Next step : The rap video ! ;o) Here's is a great one from Chris Pereira :

coppercanuck says
April 24, 2008

Chinese Rap!!! that is very smooth. I was catching up on some lessons today and Ken was remembering back to 1988. Imagine a post-olympic China. Maybe 2010 or 2012. Will it be all bling? Fancy cars and clothes? Suburbs? Yikes, suburbs eating all that prime farm land! Phalaneng - Yes there are still many francophones who don't speak english. I'm guessing as the globe "shrinks" that number is getting less. The Quebec provincial government fights very hard to maintain it and even embed it into the culture. New immigrants to Quebec must send their kids to french schools and residents who were raised in french schools must also send their kids to french schools. The anglo schools are only for the residents whose parents went to anglo schools. They are becoming extinct ;)

excuter says
April 24, 2008

great vid´s 谢谢你们 ^_^ keep up the (more then) great work!

bryan says
April 24, 2008

You guys are the best! You really made my day. You had me laughing and getting all choked up at the same time. Thanks for all that you do, CPod.

andrewm says
April 25, 2008

Ah... that was so bittersweet. You guys are so cool. Thanks for the memories.

matthiask says
April 27, 2008

great videos getting better with every time watching. Will you also share with pround your new working environment?

calkins says
April 27, 2008

I'm wondering if anyone at CPod has made a photographic record of the factory.....from move-in, to expansion, to move-out. Not to create additional work for you guys, but if someone already has a photo history of the "old" CPod, it'd be really nice to see the progression.

bennyboyk says
April 28, 2008

You're all crazy! I loved it!

espela says
April 29, 2008

那一定会让人目不转睛!!! You guys are legends!

maricel says
April 29, 2008

sorry, i mean xin1ren2, talk about over excitement! Chinese pod... YOu ROCK!!!!

user28 says
April 30, 2008

Great to see you all. Thanks!

rich says
May 1, 2008

I know I am over a week late on posting my comment about the video, but I want to say WELL DONE! THANK YOU! and for some reason I too will miss the factory. Maybe I miss most the fact I never actually got to stand in it, despite my wishes to be back in Shanghai again, as I was there exactly a year ago to this date (Happy May Labour day to you all!) Yet I know you guys will be happy in the new "factory". What is the address for this one? how far away is it from the old place?

bento says
May 1, 2008

I only miss the elevator lady Jenny said she always talked to. She mentioned that on the newbie lesson Riding the Elevator. on the video we only see a guy there, seems Jenny fooled us! great video guys, nobody else deserves a better place than you.

jdubbiking says
May 2, 2008

A Link to photos of the new Place and of a Newbe lesson being recorded http://picasaweb.google.com/jdubbikin/PraxisLangageChinesePodStudios

mfalkoff says
May 3, 2008

Great, hilarious video. I couldn't believe, either, how many of you there are in that office- no wonder you're moving! I just re-upped my Praxis subscription, so I'm really looking forwards to the new additions, especially ItalianPod- I've been starved for really good Italian content since I studied in Rome. Hope they come out soon!

tonyc says
May 3, 2008

Very nice touch on both counts. Thank you for sharing with the Pod universe!

rcfong79 says
May 4, 2008

wow, I wish I worked with the fun folks at ChinesePod! : ) hire meeeeeeeee =P Good luck at the new office !

roscovanbasten says
May 7, 2008

Here is the Pod Only Knows video on Youku （www.youku.com): http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_cf00XMjUxNjAwMTY=.html

wildyaks says
May 8, 2008

I can't believe I did not see this post earlier and watch that super video clip earlier! This is great! Thanks guys. Will we get one from the new factory? Maybe it's already out there and I missed it? (I have started to do more studying and less reading posts... That's how I miss such landmark events as this video clip of the old factory...)

wildyaks says
May 8, 2008

and you know what makes the old factory different from many a danwei (work unit) in China? Nobody has "Solitaire" or any other such game on the screen. With so many computers, that's incredible...

hitokiri6993 says
May 11, 2008

Hmm..l wonder what's happening right now in the old factory.