5 Techniques to Speak English with Confidence - Speak English Confidently

五種自信講英文的訣竅 — 自信講英文

Hi, I'm Gina, welcome to Oxford Online English.

嗨，我是Gina，歡迎來到Oxford Online English。

In this lesson you can learn how to sound more confident when you speak English.

在本節課裡，您能學到在您講英文時 怎樣聽起來更自信。

When we ask students, “Why do you want to learn English,” often people don’t talk

當我們問學生們 “Why do you want to learn English”，通常人們不會

about their language skills.

談論他們的語言技能。

They talk about their feelings.

他們談論他們的感覺。

They say things like: “I don’t feel confident when I’m speaking

他們說事情像是 “I don’t feel confident when I’m speaking

English.”

English.”

“I’m afraid my English sounds bad.”

“I’m afraid my English sounds bad.”

“I want to feel better about my English.”

“I want to feel better about my English.”

Does this sound like you?

這聽起來像是您嗎？

In this lesson, you can learn some simple, effective tips to sound more confident speaking

在本節課裡，您可以學一些簡單的、 有效的訣竅來提升在講英文

English.

時聽起來更自信。

We’ll show you ideas that anyone can use.

我們會告訴您每個人都能用的主意。

We have a saying in English: “Fake it till you make it.”

在英文裡，我們有一種說法： “Fake it till you make it.”

Have you heard it?

您聽說過它嗎？

If not, can you guess what it means?

如果沒有，您可以猜猜那是什麼意思嗎？

It means that confidence starts on the outside.

那意思是自信由外在表現開始。

You need to act confident and sound confident, even if you don’t feel confident.

您要表現得自信並聽起來自信， 即使您沒有感覺到自信。

So, if you lack confidence when you speak English, you have to ‘fake it’.

所以，如果您在講英文時缺乏 自信，您必須“fake it”。

You have to act confident, even though you don’t feel confident.

甚至於儘管您沒感到自信， 您也必須表現得自信。

This is important to understand: there isn’t some sort of magical switch you can flip and

這對理解很重要：沒有什麼 神奇開關之類的東西

suddenly feel confident.

反轉您，你會突然感到自信。

Feeling more confident is a journey which will take time and work.

感覺更自信是一個會耗費很多時間 和工作的旅程。

Remember: to improve your English confidence, you need to accept that you might not feel

記住：要提高您的英文自信， 您要接受您現在

confident right away.

可能感到不自信。

That’s okay!

那是可以的！

The first steps towards confidence in your spoken English are on the outside.

邁向您在講英文時感到自信的 第一步是外在表現。

So, what can you actually do?

那麼，您實際上可以做什麼？

When you’re not confident in your English, you’ll probably do three things:

當您在講英文時您感覺不自信， 您有可能會做三件事情：

One: you’ll speak too quietly.

一：您會講得太小聲。

Two: you’ll try to speak too fast.

二：您會想講太快。

Three: you’ll speak in fragments, using single words and phrases instead of full sentences.

三：您會分段講話，使用單個單字和 片語，取代講整句話。

For example:

例如：

"Martin, did you have a good weekend?"

"Martin, did you have a good weekend?"

"Not bad.

"Not bad.

Just stayed at home."

Just stayed at home."

Did that sound, or look, confident?

那聽起來或看起來自信嗎？

Not really!

不是真的！

Let’s try again.

我們再試一下！

"Hey Martin, did you have a good weekend?"

"Hey Martin, did you have a good weekend?"

"It was kind of boring, actually!

"It was kind of boring, actually!

I didn’t go anywhere or do anything.

I didn’t go anywhere or do anything.

What about you?"

What about you?"

See the difference?

看到區別了嗎？

Even though I still had a boring weekend and didn’t have anything interesting to say,

儘管我仍然有一個無聊的週末， 沒有任何有趣的事情講，

I was still able to sound confident and comfortable.

我仍然可以聽起來自信並舒適。

There are three things you can do here, but before you start, I’d like you to do something:

在這裡有三件事情您可以做，但是，您 開始之前，我想要您做些事情：

record yourself talking in English for one minute.

錄製自己講的英文一分鐘。

Introduce yourself and talk a little about your life.

自我介紹，談一點點與 您生活有關的事情。

Go on, pause the video and do it now, then come back!

繼續，暫停影片，現在開始做， 然後再回來！

Listen to the recording.

聽錄音。

How does it sound?

那聽起來怎樣？

Do you sound confident?

您聽起來自信嗎？

Next, let’s get back to what you can do to sound more confident in English.

接下來，我們回到要英文聽起來 更自信，您能做什麼。

First, control the volume of your voice.

首先，控制您的聲音音量。

Confident people speak at a high, clear volume.

自信的人講話會聲調高且清晰。

You don’t have to shout, but your voice should be loud enough that anyone in the same

您不用喊叫，但是，您的聲音應該 足以高到房間裡的任何人

room could understand you clearly.

能清楚地理解您說的。

Secondly, control the speed of your voice.

其次，控制您的語音速度。

When you’re nervous, it’s normal to try to speak faster.

當您緊張時，試著講 更快是正常的。

If you try to speak too fast, you’ll sound less confident, and also make more mistakes.

如果您試圖講太快，您會聽起來沒有 那麼自信，也會犯更多錯誤。

Slowing down will help you in many ways.

減慢速度會在很多方面幫到您。

You’ll sound more confident, you’ll be easier to understand when you speak English,

您會聽起來更自信，在您講英文時， 您會更容易被理解，

and you’ll make fewer mistakes.

您會犯更少的錯誤。

Finally, speak in full sentences.

最後，講話講整句。

If you’re not confident in your spoken English, you’ll try to say as little as possible.

如果您在講英文時不自信，您要 試著盡可能地少說一點。

To sound confident, you should show that you’re not scared of speaking English.

要聽起來更自信，您應該表明您 不害怕講英文。

So, use full sentences.

那麼，講整句話。

Now it’s time to make another recording.

現在，是時候去做另一次錄音了。

Even better, make three recordings.

甚至更好的是，做三個錄音。

Each should be around one minute.

每段要錄製大約一分鐘。

Talk about yourself and your life, like you did before.

談論您自己以及您的生活， 像您之前做的那樣。

The first time, focus on the volume of your voice.

第一個，聚焦在您的聲音音量。

Try to speak loudly and clearly.

試著講得大聲且清晰。

The second time, focus on speed.

第二個，聚焦在速度。

Try to slow down and speak at a clear, controlled pace.

試著降低速度，用一個清晰、 有控制的節奏來講。

The third time, focus on speaking in full sentences.

第三個，聚焦在講整句話。

Listen to the recordings.

聽錄音。

Compare them to the first recording you made.

用它們和您第一次錄製的做比較。

Do they sound better?

它們聽起來更好了嗎？

Next, try to use these points when you talk English in real life.

接下來，當您在現實生活裡講英文 時，試著運用這些重點。

Remember, you might not feel confident, but you will sound more confident.

記住，您也許不會感到自信，但是， 您聽起來更自信了。

If you sound more confident, people will respond to you differently.

如果您聽起來更自信， 人們會以不同方式回覆您。

Try it—you might be surprised how much difference these simple points make!

試一下 — 您也許會很吃驚這些簡單的 重點會造成多大的區別！

When you see how people respond to you, you’ll feel more confident in your English.

當您看到人們怎麼回覆您，您會 對您的英文更自信。

Do you ever say things like this?

您有說過像這樣的話嗎？

“Sorry about my English.”

“Sorry about my English.”

“Sorry.

“Sorry.

I know my English is really bad.”

I know my English is really bad.”

Here’s a question: why?

這裡是問題：為什麼？

No, seriously, why say these things?

不是，說真的，為什麼要說這些？

What’s the point?

重點是什麼？

When you say things like this, you get two results:

當我們說這樣的事情時， 您得到兩種結果：

One: you reinforce your negative feelings by expressing them.

一：您通過表達它們強化 您的消極情緒。

Two: you show the person you’re talking to that you don’t believe in yourself.

二：您對正在與您交談的對方 表明您不自信。

And, if you don’t believe in yourself, why should anyone else?

如果您不自信，為什麼 其他人要相信？

Neither of these is a good result.

這些沒有一個是好結果。

So, what’s the solution?

那麼，解決方案是什麼？

Very simple: stop apologising for your English!

很簡單：停止為您的英文道歉！

It’s a waste of time.

那是浪費時間。

First of all, if you’re talking to me, and your English is really bad, I can see that

首先，如果您在跟我說話， 您的英文真的是糟糕，

already.

我已經可以看到那個。

I don’t need you to tell me.

我不需要您告訴我。

More importantly, most people won’t judge you for your English.

更重要的是，大部分的人不會因為 您的英文評價您。

Most people in the world aren’t interested in your English at all.

世界上大部分的人對您的英文完全沒興趣。

If someone’s talking to you, they’re talking to you to be friendly, or because they want

如果某個人在跟您交談，他們是 為了友好而跟您交談，或者

something from you, or because they’re interested in your ideas.

因為他們想要您的某些東西，或者 因為他們對您的想法感興趣。

They’re not talking to you to see how good your English is.

他們不會跟您談看到您的 英文是有多好。

And even if the person you’re talking to is judging your English, what can you do about

甚至是如果跟您交談的人正在評價 您的英文，在那個時候，

it at that moment?

有什麼與之有關的事情您可以做？

Nothing at all.

完全沒有。

So, why apologise?

所以，為什麼要道歉？

Why feel bad?

為什麼感覺糟糕？

It doesn’t help.

那沒有用。

Okay, maybe you can’t help feeling bad, though you shouldn’t.

好，也許您不禁難過， 儘管您不應該。

But, you can control what you say.

但是，您可以控制您說的事情。

Don’t apologise for your English.

不要為您的英文道歉。

Never apologise for your English.

永遠不要為您的英文道歉。

Here’s something about me.

這裡是某些跟我有關的事情。

I don’t speak Tamil, or Slovenian, or Xhosa.

我不會說坦米爾語，或斯洛維尼亞語，或科薩語。

Not one word!

一個單字都不會！

Should I feel bad about that?

我要為此難過嗎？

Should I apologise, and say, “Hey, I’m really sorry about my bad Tamil, and my bad

我要道歉，說：“Hey, I’m really sorry about my bad Tamil, and my bad

Slovenian.

Slovenian.

Oh, and my terrible Xhosa, sorry about that, too.

Oh, and my terrible Xhosa, sorry about that, too.

And sorry about my Navajo, and my Finnish, and my Korean, and…”

And sorry about my Navajo, and my Finnish, and my Korean, and…”

Okay, Martin, okay.

好了，Martin，好了。

We get it.

我們知道。

Hopefully, you see how unnecessary it is now.

希望您看到現在那個是沒有必要的。

Even if your English is bad, so what?

即使您的英文是糟糕的，那又怎樣？

Don’t be sorry; go get better instead.

不要遺憾，取代的是提升變得更好。

Never apologise for your English!

永遠不要為您的英文道歉！

I want you to do something for me.

我想請您幫我做一些事情。

Pause the video and write down three situations where you would feel nervous about speaking

暫停影片，並寫下您講英文時 會感到緊張的

English.

三種情況。

Have you got three situations?

您寫好這三種情況了嗎？

What are they?

它們是什麼？

Maybe you wrote something like this:

可能您寫了某些像這樣的事情：

Talking to a native speaker.

跟一個講母語的人交談。

Making a speech in front of my class.

在我的課堂上做一個演講。

Making a presentation at work.

工作時做一個演示。

Now, for each of your three situations, I want you to create three different levels:

現在，針對您的三種情況裡的每一種， 我想請您去創建三個不同的階等：

easy, medium and hard.

容易的、中等的和難的。

What do we mean here?

在這裡，我們的意思是什麼？

Let’s take the example of talking to a native speaker.

我們來看一個講母語的人 交談的例子。

Many English learners have told us that they feel nervous talking to native English speakers.

很多英文學生告訴我們，他們跟 講母語的人交談時感到緊張。

So, we need three different levels of this situation: easy, medium, and hard.

所以，我們需要在這種情況下三個不同的階等： 容易的、中等的和難的。

Here’s a suggestion:

這裡是一個建議：

Easy: say ‘hello’ to a native speaker.

容易的：跟一個講母語的人講“hello”。

Medium: introduce yourself to a native speaker and ask 1-2 questions.

中等的：跟一個講母語的人作自我 介紹，並問1-2個問題。

Hard: have a 5-minute conversation with a native speaker.

難的：跟一個講母語的人交談五分鐘。

Okay, so what now?

好，那麼現在呢？

Go out and do them, of course!

出去做，當然！

Start with the easy challenge.

從簡單的挑戰開始。

Repeat it several times, if you want.

如果您願意，重複它幾次。

Then, go to the medium challenge.

然後，挑戰中等的。

Again, you can do it more than once.

同樣，您能做不止一次。

Finally, try the hard challenge.

最後，試一下難的挑戰。

Of course, this isn’t something you can just do.

當然，這不是您 馬上就能做到的事情。

This might take you days or weeks.

這也許要耗費您幾天或幾周。

Also, the exact challenges you set yourself will depend on your English level and your

同樣，您自己設定的正確挑戰會 取決於您的英文階等

situation.

和您的情況。

The key points: the easy challenge should be really easy—something that’s not a

關鍵點：容易的挑戰是真的容易 — 那些對您來說根本

challenge for you at all.

不算是一個挑戰。

The medium challenge should make you think, “That’s difficult, but I can do it.”

在中等的挑戰，您會認為： “That’s difficult, but I can do it.”

The hard challenge should make you think, “Can I really do this?”

在難的挑戰，您會認為： “Can I really do this?”

Let’s do another example.

我們來看另一個例子。

Let’s take the idea of making a presentation at work.

我們採用工作時做 一個演示的想法。

We need three challenges:

我們需要三個挑戰：

Easy challenge: ask a question or make a point in a meeting.

容易的挑戰：在會議上問一個問題 或者提出一個觀點。

Medium challenge: make a short presentation to a small group.

中等的挑戰：在一個小的群組裡做 一個簡短的演示。

Hard challenge: volunteer to make a longer presentation to a big group.

難的挑戰：自願在一個大的群組 做一個更長的演示。

Again, these are just examples.

同樣，他們只是事例。

You should think carefully about your challenges, because they should be personal to you.

您要小心地考慮您的挑戰，因為 這對您來說是個人的。

So, let’s review.

所以，我們複習一下。

You have three situations which make you feel unconfident.

您有三種您會感到不自信的情況。

For each situation, you should have three challenges: easy, medium and hard.

在每一種情況，您要有三個挑戰： 容易的、中等的和難的。

Make a list of your challenges and put it somewhere in your home.

編製一個挑戰清單，並把它 放在您家裡的某一個地方。

When you complete a challenge and you think you did it well, cross it off your list.

當您完成了一個挑戰時，您認為您做 得好，那就在您的清單裡劃掉它。

Imagine crossing off your first hard challenge.

想像一下您劃掉清單裡難的挑戰。

Think about that feeling.

想想那種感覺。

Wouldn’t it feel good?

感覺不好嗎？

Wouldn’t it feel good to know you did something you thought was too difficult for you?

知道您做到了某一些您認為是太難 的事情，感覺不會好嗎？

You’re not there yet.

您還沒有到那裡。

You should start small and build up gradually.

您要從小的地方開始並逐步建立。

Remember, this isn’t a quick fix.

記住，這不是一件可以快速完成的事情。

This might take weeks, or even months.

這也許要耗費幾周，或者甚至是幾個月。

When you finish your first nine challenges, set yourself nine more.

當您完成了您第一次的九個挑戰， 自己再設定九個。

Start again.

再次開始。

You might not be able to do every challenge.

您也許不能完成每一個挑戰。

You know what?

您知道嗎？

It doesn’t matter.

那沒問題。

You’ll be doing something and taking action, which will help you to build confidence in

您會做某一些事情並採取行動， 那會幫您在講英文時

your spoken English.

建立自信。

Let’s look at one more practical tip.

我們再看一個更實用的技巧。

Writing about your thoughts and feelings in a diary or journal can be very helpful.

在一個日記和一個記事本裡寫您的 想法和感覺可以是很有用的。

First, imagine a situation: you have a group of English-speaking colleagues.

首先，想像一個情景：您有一個講 英文的同學群組。

They’re all friends with each other.

他們彼此都是朋友。

You never talk to them.

您從未和他們交談過。

You just talk to your other colleagues in your language.

您只是用您的語言和您的 其他同學交談。

You want to talk to your English-speaking colleagues, but you don’t feel confident

您想和您的講英文同學群組裡的 同學交談，但是您沒有

enough.

感到足夠自信。

At this point, take out your journal and write down all the worst things that could happen.

在這一點上，拿出您的記事本，寫下 所有可能發生的糟糕事情。

Take your biggest fears about the situation and put them into a list.

找出您在這個情況下最大的恐懼， 並把它們放入清單裡。

For example:

例如：

They’ll laugh at me.

他們會笑我。

They won’t be interested in what I have to say.

他們不會對我要說的 事情感興趣。

I won’t be able to say one word in English when I speak to them.

當我和他們說話時，我用英文 講不出一個單字。

I’ll feel stupid and useless.

我會感到愚蠢和沒用。

What next?

接下來呢？

Go and talk to them, of course!

去和他們交談，當然！

If you want, you can make a challenge ladder, like we did in part four.

如果您願意，您可以製作一個挑戰階梯， 就像我們在第四部分做的那樣。

Set yourself easy, medium and hard challenges, and work through them.

自己設定容易的、中等的和難的挑戰， 用它們來練習。

After you talk to them, next to your list of fears, write down what actually happened

在您和他們交談之後，接下來到您的 恐懼清單，寫下當您和他們交談

when you spoke to them.

時，實際上發生了什麼事情。

For example:

例如：

Of course, it’s not certain that everything will go well.

當然，一切都會很順利 那是不確定的。

Maybe sometimes your fears will come true.

也許有時您的恐懼會成真。

But, you’ll find that most of the time, the things you’re afraid of don’t happen.

但是，您會發現大多數時候， 您害怕的事情沒有發生。

By writing things down like this, you’ll be able to see how your fears are just in

通過寫下像這樣的事情，您將能夠 看到您的恐懼只是

your head.

在您的腦海裡面。

You’ll see that reality is often a lot more optimistic than you are!

您會看到事實往往比您想的 要樂觀很多！

Writing down your feelings like this will help you to understand that other people aren’t

像這樣寫下您的感覺會幫您 理解其他人不會去

judging you and your English.

評價您和您的英文。

This way, you can feel more free and confident when you speak English!

用這種方式，當您講英文時， 您能感覺到更隨意且自信！

Do you have any other advice to help people feel more confident speaking English?

您有幫助人們在講英文時感到更 自信的其他建議嗎？

Let us know in the comments!

寫在留言板裡！

Thanks for watching!

感謝觀看！

See you next time!

下次見！