Improve English Speaking Skills (Overcome fear of speaking English) English Conversation Practice

hello Tanger and family we're here  with the teacher Peter Savala hello

teacher hello Randall I'm so happy to be  here with you and all our students one  

more time exactly we have a very important  question to ask you about learning English  

many students have the same problem when  speaking in English do you know what it

is I suppose it is about the  fear of speaking in English am I

right exactly but how did you know it  is it very common to feel afraid of  

speaking English more than you can imagine  Randall I could say it is one of the main

reasons why students don't get to improve  their English they feel panic when speaking

English that's right but why do you think it  happens and what can we do to solve this problem  

some people can get into a conversation  in a foreign language with such ease and

confidence even if they don't have a  rich vocabulary chatting casually is not  

a problem for them but I know that there are  others who feel the opposite let me tell you

something if you think that you are the  only one who feels that way trust me  

you are not the fear of speaking a foreign  language is far more common than you might

think in fact there's a name for  this fear or so-called phobia sag

glossophobia it is the fear of learning  and speaking foreign languages did you know

that we all know that feeling of not being  able to put our thoughts into words also me  

but what exactly are you afraid of the fear  of failure being misunderstood and grammar  

mistakes these are the three most common  reasons why people are afraid to speak

English making mistakes feels like failure  and that seems like the end of the world  

for us but I am sure you want to know why  that happens well we feel this inevitable  

anx anx reduces your brain's ability to do  its job the way it is supposed to that's  

the thing it means that when you're  anxious about speaking English with

others your brain can't process the language  properly the fear of being judged is usually  

present as well most of us are afraid of  being judged it is the same thing with  

foreign languages because we often think that  others judge us for our grammar or pronunciation

mistakes now I'm going to tell you some things  you can do in order to lose this fear to speak

English the first thing you have to do is  identify your exact fears that's right if  

you know we have problems with grammar  then you have to commit to improving

it search exercises online read books  about grammar topics take different

exams there are a lot of things you can  do to improve that weak part you have at

English now this is something very important  to overcome that fear of speaking in

English speak calmly one of the mistakes  Learners make when speaking to native  

speakers is to try to speak faster or to use  the same speed as natives speaking faster  

can cause panic and a lot of unnecessary  grammatical errors that could otherwise be

avoided yes I know I had already said  this before but some students keep  

doing this believe me many people tend  to confuse being fluent with speaking  

fast that's the thing you can calmly  communicate and yet leave a remarkable

impression on the other hand you can  speak fast and still not be understood  

remember that remember that the primary reason for  speaking is for you to communicate your thoughts

in the process you get the opportunity  to sharpen your listening and speaking

abilities if you rush the conversation  through chances are you will finish talking

fast make unnecessary mistakes and feel stuck I'm  

telling you this because I  made that mistake many times

it can be challenging to keep your composure  when you are nervous I understand however  

this will help you to successfully  combat fear and enjoy your conversation

engagement when you are afraid you want to  speak and get out of the platform as soon  

as possible keep in mind that the objective is to  maximize the opportunity to sharpen your language

skills another thing I recommend students to  do is listen to understand then respond have  

you ever found yourself in a situation where  you have answered to a question you were not  

asked or rather introduce a new topic  all together yes this could probably  

be because you did not hear clearly or  you were listening to respond not to

understand sometimes it can be a  very awkward situation for both the

speakers because of nerves many Learners tend to  talk before they understand what the other person  

is trying to say you want to hear to understand  and interact with your conversation partner

right so being attentive is very important  many Learners start talking as soon as they  

hear a familiar word or phrase this is is  because during Second Language assessments or

examinations Learners are taught to  pay attention to keywords and phrases  

when answering multiple choice questions this  strategy works as an effective method to pass  

a language test but in real life conversation  you do not respond to words and phrases you  

respond to communicated thoughts and ideas  you listen to understand not to respond so  

overcome fear by listening to understand I  hope you had this idea clear and I'm sorry  

if I bored you I'm just trying to explain  what you're Afra to speak English because  

this is crucial to impove improve your  English you really need to overcome that

fear thank you very much for that information  and I don't think our subscribers got

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