How You Can Become a Fluent English Speaker ALONE | Action Plan

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Hello my lovely students.
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Do you want to improve your  English speaking skills?
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But maybe you think you can't because  you don't have anyone to speak with.
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Don't worry, you can.
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You can improve your English speaking  skills all alone, all by yourself.
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And today you'll get 7 proven exercises and  a free action plan to help you do just that.
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Welcome back to JForrest English.
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Of course, I'm Jennifer.
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Now let's get started.
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Exercise.
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One read aloud.
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Reading is one of the best  ways to improve your speaking.
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And this makes sense, right?
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Because think back to your childhood.
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What was one of your favorite parts  of the day when you were a little kid?
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Story time.
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Being read to reading is such an  important part of a child's development,  
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and that is how children  learn language by reading.
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But very important, You must read aloud.
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When I say aloud, I mean the sound of  your voice can be heard in the room.
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So you're not reading in your mind, you're  opening your mouth and you're producing sound.
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And this is so important because when you read  aloud, it helps you process sentence structure,  
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you'll learn vocabulary, you'll practice  sounds, and you'll improve your pronunciation.
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Now as a bonus tip, make sure  you read content you enjoy.
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If you don't enjoy what you're reading, if  it's boring, you're not going to want to do it.
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And there are millions of books out there.
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So read something you enjoy and also  read something that's relevant to your  
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daily life because the vocabulary  in that is going to help you when  
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you're communicating about your daily life.
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Now don't worry because I share all of these  strategies and all of the resources in a free  
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PDF action plan, so you can look for the link in  the description to download the free action plan.
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Exercise 2.
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Record yourself.
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Reading this will be easy for  you because you're reading aloud,  
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so all you have to do is hit record on your phone.
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Why are we doing this?
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Well, did you know that most people  hate the sound of their own voice?
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What about you?
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Does that describe you?
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I know it definitely described me.
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When I first started listening to my YouTube  videos, I hated hearing my own voice.
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So if that's you, put that's  me, that's me in the comments.
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So if you record yourself reading,  
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it will help you get comfortable hearing  the sound sound of your voice in English.
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Now of course, you must listen to the recording.
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And as you're listening, ask  yourself, did I speak clearly?
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Did I enunciate my sounds?
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Did I speak too slowly or too quickly?
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So you can gain valuable feedback by  listening to the recording exercise.
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Three Listen and repeat.
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This is also called shadowing.
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Here's what you can do.
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Choose any audio or video video, including  this video and then listen to one sentence.
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Hit pause and then instantly  repeat the sentence aloud.
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Remember aloud, your voice  can be heard in the room.
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And as a bonus tip to make this fun for you,  
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imagine you're an actor auditioning for your  dream role so you can be a little dramatic.
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You can try to match the emotion as well.
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That will make it more engaging,  interesting, and fun for you.
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Now I have many videos with  shadowing exercises and I'll  
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share the link to the playlist  in the free PDF action plan.
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So again, remember you can look  in the description for the link  
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to download that exercise for  random question generators.
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Oh, this is one of my favorite exercises.
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A random question generator simply  generates a random question for you.
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There are many different links and I  share my favorite links in the free PDF.
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So again, make sure you download that.
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So here's how it works.
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As you can see, you just click a  button and it gives you a question.
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Of course you will answer that question and  then if you like, you can click the button again  
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for another question and you can make it your  goal to practice answering one question a day.
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And as a bonus, record yourself  and listen to the answer.
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You will get comfortable with your  own voice and you will learn so much.
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You will receive so much feedback  that you can use to improve your  
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Speaking Exercise 5 Random Image generator.
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So here these websites generate an  image, an interesting unique image.
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To practice speaking.
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You can make simple statements or  observations based on the image.
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Ask yourself what do you see  and then describe it in detail.
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What does this image remind you of?
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And you can describe your memory in detail.
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How does this image make you feel?
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Happy, sad, excited, frustrated.
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And then explain why.
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And of course, you can always  record yourself and listen back.
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Exercise 6.
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Record a daily message.
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Notice that keyword.
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Record a daily message.
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Again, listen back.
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Here's the important thing.
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You do not have to send this message to anyone.
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You could record a daily message for  your friend, your spouse, your parents.
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But you do not have to send it to them.
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But you do need to listen to  it because you're recording it.
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Again, This will help you get comfortable  hearing your own voice in English.
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So what can you say in your daily message?
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You can summarize your day.
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Share the best part of your day.
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Share one thing you learned today.
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Share 3 Unusual things you saw or heard today.
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Discuss a problem, but focus on the solution.
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Or talk about your favorite meal of the day.
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And you can add anything else on this list.
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It isn't important what you talk about.
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It's just important that you  talk, record, and listen.
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Exercise Seven My favorite, The  most unique Be the interviewer.
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Every morning I listen to podcasts as I'm  getting ready, doing my makeup, doing my hair,  
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and I always listen to educational  podcast but their interview style.
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There's the interviewer and the guest.
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The interviewer is asking questions  and the guest is answering questions.
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And occasionally the interviewer will make a  
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comment based on the answer or share  a story or they have a conversation.
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I want you to listen to any interview, whether  it's a podcast or a talk show like The Tonight  
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Show with Jimmy Fallon or your favorite talk  show and you are going to be the interviewer.
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Now I share my favorite podcast and some  talk shows in the free action plan PDF.
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So again, make sure you download that.
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So let's say you use The Tonight Show  with Jimmy Fallon because there are  
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so many any interviews on YouTube  with your favorite celebrities.
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So find a celebrity you want to interview,  start listening to the interview.
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Jimmy Fallon will ask a question and then  you are going to listen to the guest.
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Answer the question, but then pause.
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And I want you to imagine you're Jimmy Fallon and  
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I want you to ask a follow up  question based on their answer.
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You can also share your opinion  based on what the guest just said.
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Do you agree with it, disagree with it?
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Or you can share your own personal story  that relates to whatever the guest said.
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And that's just one question.
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Then you can hit play, continue watching the  interview and then again pause and take over.
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You become Jimmy Fallon  and you're the interviewer.
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You are going to have so much fun with this  exercise, so now you have 7 proven strategies.
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And remember I summarize everything  and give you all the resources in  
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the free action plan PDF that you can download.
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Do you want me to make more lessons just  like this, where I share tips and advice?
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If you do, then put speaking tips, Put  speaking tips in the comments below.
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And of course, make sure you like  this video, Share with your friends  
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and subscribe so you're notified  every time I post a new lesson.
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And you can get this free speaking  guide where I share 6 tips on how  
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to speak English fluently and confidently.
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You can click here to download it or  look for the link in the description.
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And I share more tips and advice in this  video S make sure you watch it right now.
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