Introducing Yourself Fluently in English - How to Develop English Fluency and Speaking Confidence

hey there i'm drew badger the

hey there i'm drew badger the world's number one english

world's number one english

world's number one english fluency guide and today I'm

fluency guide and today I'm

fluency guide and today I'm going to be in this video

going to be in this video

going to be in this video describing myself

describing myself

describing myself so this is kind of an example of

so this is kind of an example of

so this is kind of an example of how you can give a good

how you can give a good

how you can give a good introduction or if you just want

introduction or if you just want

introduction or if you just want to describe yourself physically

to describe yourself physically

to describe yourself physically or maybe something about your

or maybe something about your

or maybe something about your personality

personality

personality so as always in this series I

so as always in this series I

so as always in this series I will do it in basic intermediate

will do it in basic intermediate

will do it in basic intermediate and more advanced language so as

and more advanced language so as

and more advanced language so as a native speaker would

a native speaker would

a native speaker would let's begin so hello my name is

let's begin so hello my name is

let's begin so hello my name is Drew and I am 35 years old

Drew and I am 35 years old

Drew and I am 35 years old as of this recording I am 35

as of this recording I am 35

as of this recording I am 35 years old I am six foot one or a

years old I am six foot one or a

years old I am six foot one or a hundred and eighty three

hundred and eighty three

hundred and eighty three centimeters i believe and let's

centimeters i believe and let's

centimeters i believe and let's see

see

see I like baseball and basketball

I like baseball and basketball

I like baseball and basketball and I am

and I am

and I am mmm i really like camping as

mmm i really like camping as

mmm i really like camping as well but i don't really camp so

well but i don't really camp so

well but i don't really camp so much here in Japan it's just

much here in Japan it's just

much here in Japan it's just kind of hard to find a camping

kind of hard to find a camping

kind of hard to find a camping spot anyway that was a basic

spot anyway that was a basic

spot anyway that was a basic thing maybe when you're

thing maybe when you're

thing maybe when you're introducing yourself to someone

introducing yourself to someone

introducing yourself to someone you can just talk about your

you can just talk about your

you can just talk about your hobbies or something that maybe

hobbies or something that maybe

hobbies or something that maybe is interesting about yourself

is interesting about yourself

is interesting about yourself that maybe other people don't

that maybe other people don't

that maybe other people don't know

know

know so now i will give a slightly

so now i will give a slightly

so now i will give a slightly more intermediate way of

more intermediate way of

more intermediate way of describing yourself when you're

describing yourself when you're

describing yourself when you're introducing yourself

introducing yourself

introducing yourself hello my name is drew it's nice

hello my name is drew it's nice

hello my name is drew it's nice to meet you I am six foot 180

to meet you I am six foot 180

to meet you I am six foot 180 three centimeters as I say in

three centimeters as I say in

three centimeters as I say in Japan because they use the

Japan because they use the

Japan because they use the metric system out here but i

metric system out here but i

metric system out here but i really like baseball and I play

really like baseball and I play

really like baseball and I play basketball a lot actually have a

basketball a lot actually have a

basketball a lot actually have a local club that I play with

local club that I play with

local club that I play with sometimes but now I've kind of

sometimes but now I've kind of

sometimes but now I've kind of hurt my knee a little bit

hurt my knee a little bit

hurt my knee a little bit because I played basketball and

because I played basketball and

because I played basketball and soccer and baseball when i was

soccer and baseball when i was

soccer and baseball when i was younger i hurt my knees a lot so

younger i hurt my knees a lot so

younger i hurt my knees a lot so now i really can't play as well

now i really can't play as well

now i really can't play as well and I'm not really playing

and I'm not really playing

and I'm not really playing basketball as much as I used to

basketball as much as I used to

basketball as much as I used to so that was just an intermediate

so that was just an intermediate

so that was just an intermediate way of describing myself again

way of describing myself again

way of describing myself again I'm trying to you know pick up a

I'm trying to you know pick up a

I'm trying to you know pick up a particular thing I would focus

particular thing I would focus

particular thing I would focus on and like everything else in

on and like everything else in

on and like everything else in this series

this series

this series you want to kind of focus on a

you want to kind of focus on a

you want to kind of focus on a particular thing and then build

particular thing and then build

particular thing and then build out from that

out from that

out from that so in my case I'm talking

so in my case I'm talking

so in my case I'm talking like physically about my height

like physically about my height

like physically about my height I didn't really talk about my

I didn't really talk about my

I didn't really talk about my personality because again is an

personality because again is an

personality because again is an intermediate speaker

intermediate speaker

intermediate speaker maybe I can't describe you know

maybe I can't describe you know

maybe I can't describe you know a lot of things about me

a lot of things about me

a lot of things about me personally or the way I feel

personally or the way I feel

personally or the way I feel about something or maybe when

about something or maybe when

about something or maybe when you're just introducing yourself

you're just introducing yourself

you're just introducing yourself you don't really talk about

you don't really talk about

you don't really talk about those kinds of things but i'm

those kinds of things but i'm

those kinds of things but i'm just talking about some

just talking about some

just talking about some interesting things because a lot

interesting things because a lot

interesting things because a lot of people are specifically in

of people are specifically in

of people are specifically in Japan ask me will like your kind

Japan ask me will like your kind

Japan ask me will like your kind of tall do you play basketball

of tall do you play basketball

of tall do you play basketball or something

or something

or something now in America i'm not

now in America i'm not

now in America i'm not particularly tall i'm taller

particularly tall i'm taller

particularly tall i'm taller than average but 61 is not

than average but 61 is not

than average but 61 is not I guess not very tall certainly

I guess not very tall certainly

I guess not very tall certainly not for basketball i would be

not for basketball i would be

not for basketball i would be like a very very short point

like a very very short point

like a very very short point guard if I was playing

guard if I was playing

guard if I was playing basketball

basketball

basketball but anyway this is just a way of

but anyway this is just a way of

but anyway this is just a way of expressing myself

expressing myself

expressing myself so now let's say i want to

so now let's say i want to

so now let's say i want to express myself in a native way

express myself in a native way

express myself in a native way I'm going to meet someone at a

I'm going to meet someone at a

I'm going to meet someone at a party or something and I'm just

party or something and I'm just

party or something and I'm just saying hello for the first time

saying hello for the first time

saying hello for the first time so a native speaker like as a

so a native speaker like as a

so a native speaker like as a native speaker i would express

native speaker i would express

native speaker i would express myself like this

myself like this

myself like this oh wait how's it going so my

oh wait how's it going so my

oh wait how's it going so my name is Drew you have been like

name is Drew you have been like

name is Drew you have been like enjoying this party hard it's

enjoying this party hard it's

enjoying this party hard it's actually a nice group of people

actually a nice group of people

actually a nice group of people over here

over here

over here the friend of mine that was the

the friend of mine that was the

the friend of mine that was the guy that's having this party

guy that's having this party

guy that's having this party he introduced me to a few people

he introduced me to a few people

he introduced me to a few people and actually some other people

and actually some other people

and actually some other people here they also play baseball so

here they also play baseball so

here they also play baseball so that's one of my interests

that's one of my interests

that's one of my interests one of the things i enjoy doing

one of the things i enjoy doing

one of the things i enjoy doing what I've got free time I'm

what I've got free time I'm

what I've got free time I'm actually quite busy I have a

actually quite busy I have a

actually quite busy I have a business online where I help

business online where I help

business online where I help people learn English but you

people learn English but you

people learn English but you know I like to relax and so it's

know I like to relax and so it's

know I like to relax and so it's great to come here and meet

great to come here and meet

great to come here and meet other people like yourself

other people like yourself

other people like yourself it's actually nice to meet you

it's actually nice to meet you

it's actually nice to meet you by the weight so while i'm

by the weight so while i'm

by the weight so while i'm sitting here and getting to have

sitting here and getting to have

sitting here and getting to have a nice chat with you hopefully i

a nice chat with you hopefully i

a nice chat with you hopefully i can learn a little bit about you

can learn a little bit about you

can learn a little bit about you as well just something may be

as well just something may be

as well just something may be interesting you might not know

interesting you might not know

interesting you might not know something something that

something something that

something something that actually a lot of people don't

actually a lot of people don't

actually a lot of people don't know about me is I was on the TV

know about me is I was on the TV

know about me is I was on the TV show Oprah just an interesting

show Oprah just an interesting

show Oprah just an interesting fact about me

fact about me

fact about me so pretty cool this is actually

so pretty cool this is actually

so pretty cool this is actually true i was on Oprah many years

true i was on Oprah many years

true i was on Oprah many years ago

ago

ago Oh pride doesn't remember it

Oh pride doesn't remember it

Oh pride doesn't remember it though because i was in a choir

though because i was in a choir

though because i was in a choir i was singing like Oh acquire of

i was singing like Oh acquire of

i was singing like Oh acquire of little kids

little kids

little kids many many years ago I was

many many years ago I was

many many years ago I was probably over 24 / 25 years ago

probably over 24 / 25 years ago

probably over 24 / 25 years ago I guess well as a long time ago

I guess well as a long time ago

I guess well as a long time ago in The Oprah Show isn't even

in The Oprah Show isn't even

in The Oprah Show isn't even around anymore anyway so that's

around anymore anyway so that's

around anymore anyway so that's what I would do

what I would do

what I would do maybe as a more advanced speaker

maybe as a more advanced speaker

maybe as a more advanced speaker but this is a tricky topic to

but this is a tricky topic to

but this is a tricky topic to talk about because typically you

talk about because typically you

talk about because typically you wouldn't sit and just like

wouldn't sit and just like

wouldn't sit and just like talked a whole bunch about your

talked a whole bunch about your

talked a whole bunch about your life you really begin by asking

life you really begin by asking

life you really begin by asking the other person questions about

the other person questions about

the other person questions about themselves

themselves

themselves so what I'd like to do is like

so what I'd like to do is like

so what I'd like to do is like kind of talk about that as well

kind of talk about that as well

kind of talk about that as well in a way that you can control

in a way that you can control

in a way that you can control the conversation and learn a

the conversation and learn a

the conversation and learn a whole bunch of new words but

whole bunch of new words but

whole bunch of new words but getting the other person to do a

getting the other person to do a

getting the other person to do a lot of the talking

lot of the talking

lot of the talking so I like to do this just so I

so I like to do this just so I

so I like to do this just so I can listen to them and learn

can listen to them and learn

can listen to them and learn about them and the more you

about them and the more you

about them and the more you learn about the other person the

learn about the other person the

learn about the other person the actually better they enjoy the

actually better they enjoy the

actually better they enjoy the conversation because a lot of

conversation because a lot of

conversation because a lot of people just like to talk and be

people just like to talk and be

people just like to talk and be able to express themselves

able to express themselves

able to express themselves because most people don't feel

because most people don't feel

because most people don't feel like they really listen to so

like they really listen to so

like they really listen to so it's one of those things that if

it's one of those things that if

it's one of those things that if you can provide that then people

you can provide that then people

you can provide that then people will really enjoy having you

will really enjoy having you

will really enjoy having you around and you'll never be

around and you'll never be

around and you'll never be looking for people to speak with

looking for people to speak with

looking for people to speak with because everybody will be happy

because everybody will be happy

because everybody will be happy to speak with you

to speak with you

to speak with you so anyway I find in a

so anyway I find in a

so anyway I find in a conversation i'm spending more

conversation i'm spending more

conversation i'm spending more of my time like oh very quickly

of my time like oh very quickly

of my time like oh very quickly hey my name is drew it's nice to

hey my name is drew it's nice to

hey my name is drew it's nice to meet you like I'll tell me about

meet you like I'll tell me about

meet you like I'll tell me about yourself and then typically I'm

yourself and then typically I'm

yourself and then typically I'm just saying oh that's

just saying oh that's

just saying oh that's interesting tell me more

interesting tell me more

interesting tell me more so I'm trying to get involved in

so I'm trying to get involved in

so I'm trying to get involved in that person's life and learn

that person's life and learn

that person's life and learn more about that person then they

more about that person then they

more about that person then they know about me and I really wait

know about me and I really wait

know about me and I really wait until they're asking me any

until they're asking me any

until they're asking me any questions that are may be

questions that are may be

questions that are may be connected with something or we

connected with something or we

connected with something or we notice there's a similar

notice there's a similar

notice there's a similar interest and I say oh that's

interest and I say oh that's

interest and I say oh that's really interesting that you also

really interesting that you also

really interesting that you also enjoy you know parasailing or

enjoy you know parasailing or

enjoy you know parasailing or badminton or you know rock

badminton or you know rock

badminton or you know rock collecting whatever you have

collecting whatever you have

collecting whatever you have that thing happens to be so when

that thing happens to be so when

that thing happens to be so when I noticed that when i say Oh

I noticed that when i say Oh

I noticed that when i say Oh immediately all that's really

immediately all that's really

immediately all that's really cool i also interested in

cool i also interested in

cool i also interested in collecting rocks and then I can

collecting rocks and then I can

collecting rocks and then I can begin kind of a story that maybe

begin kind of a story that maybe

begin kind of a story that maybe I don't go too much into my own

I don't go too much into my own

I don't go too much into my own topic unless they're really

topic unless they're really

topic unless they're really interested in it but the point

interested in it but the point

interested in it but the point is really to let the other

is really to let the other

is really to let the other person speak especially as a

person speak especially as a

person speak especially as a learner

learner

learner you're getting the opportunity

you're getting the opportunity

you're getting the opportunity for other people to speak so

for other people to speak so

for other people to speak so you're you're feeling kind of

you're you're feeling kind of

you're you're feeling kind of getting them making them

getting them making them

getting them making them feel more comfortable and

feel more comfortable and

feel more comfortable and getting them also more excited

getting them also more excited

getting them also more excited to want to spend more time

to want to spend more time

to want to spend more time speaking with you so you can you

speaking with you so you can you

speaking with you so you can you develop relationships like that

develop relationships like that

develop relationships like that spend more time listening to the

spend more time listening to the

spend more time listening to the other person asking them simple

other person asking them simple

other person asking them simple questions like tell me more

questions like tell me more

questions like tell me more about something if you just say

about something if you just say

about something if you just say tell me more all that's really

tell me more all that's really

tell me more all that's really interesting tell me more about

interesting tell me more about

interesting tell me more about that particular thing or I

that particular thing or I

that particular thing or I didn't know that really

didn't know that really

didn't know that really interesting fact about rock

interesting fact about rock

interesting fact about rock collecting or something

collecting or something

collecting or something it doesn't really matter if

it doesn't really matter if

it doesn't really matter if you're really interested in the

you're really interested in the

you're really interested in the topic or not because you can

topic or not because you can

topic or not because you can always find something that you

always find something that you

always find something that you find interesting about something

find interesting about something

find interesting about something if you try to think and maybe

if you try to think and maybe

if you try to think and maybe connect that to something else

connect that to something else

connect that to something else so i might not be interested in

so i might not be interested in

so i might not be interested in rock collecting specifically but

rock collecting specifically but

rock collecting specifically but my little cousin collects

my little cousin collects

my little cousin collects pokemon characters and he tells

pokemon characters and he tells

pokemon characters and he tells me all about stuff like that

me all about stuff like that

me all about stuff like that so anyway I'm just using

so anyway I'm just using

so anyway I'm just using connections to make that

connections to make that

connections to make that conversation interesting and you

conversation interesting and you

conversation interesting and you don't have to worry so much

don't have to worry so much

don't have to worry so much about what you're going to say

about what you're going to say

about what you're going to say about yourself if you focus on

about yourself if you focus on

about yourself if you focus on the other person

the other person

the other person so the secret really - number

so the secret really - number

so the secret really - number one being able to connect with

one being able to connect with

one being able to connect with other people but number two

other people but number two

other people but number two having to develop or being able

having to develop or being able

having to develop or being able to develop actual friendships

to develop actual friendships

to develop actual friendships with people you develop that

with people you develop that

with people you develop that much more if you're willing to

much more if you're willing to

much more if you're willing to listen to them and this is you

listen to them and this is you

listen to them and this is you know even less than I had to

know even less than I had to

know even less than I had to learn my own life because just

learn my own life because just

learn my own life because just like I'm speaking a lot now I

like I'm speaking a lot now I

like I'm speaking a lot now I tend to like want to talk to

tend to like want to talk to

tend to like want to talk to people in teach things and do

people in teach things and do

people in teach things and do other things like that when

other things like that when

other things like that when really I should just shut up and

really I should just shut up and

really I should just shut up and listen to people

listen to people

listen to people anyway I don't want to give you

anyway I don't want to give you

anyway I don't want to give you two in much too much information

two in much too much information

two in much too much information so i will shut up right now but

so i will shut up right now but

so i will shut up right now but for this video just remember

for this video just remember

for this video just remember like kind of a few things when

like kind of a few things when

like kind of a few things when you're explaining things about

you're explaining things about

you're explaining things about yourself

yourself

yourself watch the body language of the

watch the body language of the

watch the body language of the other person if they're

other person if they're

other person if they're interested in what you're saying

interested in what you're saying

interested in what you're saying then you can continue to to go

then you can continue to to go

then you can continue to to go on or you can say you know maybe

on or you can say you know maybe

on or you can say you know maybe I'm talking too much and like

I'm talking too much and like

I'm talking too much and like all be quiet about that now

all be quiet about that now

all be quiet about that now on the other person maybe

on the other person maybe

on the other person maybe they'll say oh no go on go on

they'll say oh no go on go on

they'll say oh no go on go on tell me more

tell me more

tell me more so I i typically wait for other

so I i typically wait for other

so I i typically wait for other people to ask me things like

people to ask me things like

people to ask me things like that just to make sure that

that just to make sure that

that just to make sure that they're really interested anyway

they're really interested anyway

they're really interested anyway if this video has been

if this video has been

if this video has been interesting and entertaining for

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too so they they can also learned to not worry about you

learned to not worry about you

learned to not worry about you know when you're meeting people

know when you're meeting people

know when you're meeting people for the first time it's more

for the first time it's more

for the first time it's more about the other person than it

about the other person than it

about the other person than it is about yourself and over time

is about yourself and over time

is about yourself and over time you will get to develop more

you will get to develop more

you will get to develop more confidence and you will want to

confidence and you will want to

confidence and you will want to reveal more about yourself and

reveal more about yourself and

reveal more about yourself and people will naturally help you

people will naturally help you

people will naturally help you do that

do that

do that so it will be much better

so it will be much better

so it will be much better process for you again if you

process for you again if you

process for you again if you focus on the other person like

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