Build Confidence in English - Have an English Study Plan - Episode 1

Today we will talk about confidence  

with English. Okay, so have you ever felt  nervous while speaking English? Maybe you  

feel a little shy or nervous and when you try to  speak. You forget the words. I know this happens  

to me sometimes when I try to speak a second  language. So has that ever happened to you?  

Have you ever struggled with confidence  when using English? So have you ever felt  

not very confident when using English, or have you  ever wished you could feel more comfortable using  

English? So actually, these are all things  that some of our followers on Facebook and  

YouTube have commented. So, you guys, I  hope today I can help you feel a little bit  

better about using English. So, let's learn how to  be more confident with English. Step number one,  

have a plan. So, do you  have a study plan right now? 

What is a plan you need to choose? What and when  you will study? So, do you have that? Do you have,  

uh do you know exactly what you  study and exactly when you study it?  

Do you have a plan, or is it just  random and whenever you feel like it?  

So, you need to choose what and when you will  study. So, this means you need methods which are  

what and a schedule which is when. So, let's talk  about these things. So, step one of having a plan  

is you need methods or ways to study. So, a method  is what you do right. This is the thing that you  

do to study. It is very important.  This is something I talk about a lot.  

Your methods should be enjoyable.  So, this means you should like  

the methods you choose. So, if you like to study  English maybe you love to study vocabulary. Well,  

that's a method you like. Maybe you like  to use flashcards when you study. Well,  

then do that because you like it, you enjoy it. If  you don't like to do that, that's okay. You don't  

have to study that way. You can study any way that  you enjoy, but extremely very very very important  

that your methods are enjoyable. So how  can we do this? Maybe you're thinking,  

“oh what does that mean?” How can I like studying  ? Well, an easy thing is to think of what you  

already like and add English to it. So, for  example, maybe you love watching YouTube,  

well then watch YouTube videos about topics  you like in English. Maybe you love to watch  

videos about food, I do I like cooking videos.  So how can I make this about language study?  

Well, I can watch YouTube videos about cooking in  the language I’m trying to learn. So, if I want  

to learn English, well I can watch cooking videos  in English. Or maybe you like sports. Okay watch  

some sports in English. You can do this on  YouTube. You can do this in many places online.  

So, watch things if you like YouTube. Watch  YouTube videos about topics you like in English. 

Maybe you love listening to music. Well then,  a great enjoyable method for you to study  

would be to learn about and explore  English music and use that to study.  

Study the music and read the lyrics or the words  to the song and study the words music and lyrics  

which are again the words in a song are a great  way to study. So, if you love music that could be  

an enjoyable method for you. Or maybe like so  many people, you love playing video games. Well,  

play your game. If it's an online game  or a game you can play with other people,  

then play on an American or British or Australian  server and chat with the players in English. This  

is a really nice way because you don't have  to show your face right. You can just type in  

practice, and you can learn a lot of English slang  and see how conversations work with many people.  

So, make sure to have methods.  This is very important,  

but what's also important is having a schedule.  A schedule is when right. It is impossible,  

or not possible, you can't do it. You can't  learn a skill like language without committing  

regular time to it. So, this means maybe every  day or once a week or whatever works for you.  

Make sure your schedule is doable, which means can  do it. And enjoyable, which means can enjoy. So,  

make sure you can do your schedule, and you  can enjoy. Did you notice here again enjoyable?  

The best way to learn is to find a way that you  enjoy learning. Whether it's learning how to ski,  

ride a bike, or speak English it is best  to and will help you if you enjoy it. So,  

also make sure your schedule is specific.  So this means don't just say, “I’ll study  

once a week.” Okay well, we're getting started on  a specific schedule, but for example instead of  

saying once a week say and commit, or always  do it, “I will study every Tuesday morning  

for 10 minutes,” or “I will study three days a  week for 15 minutes on my way to school or on my  

way to work. So, maybe I choose Monday, Wednesday,  Friday right. On my way to work I will study;  

however, I want to, maybe that means  listening to an English podcast,  

but that you have methods and a schedule. This  is the best way to learn. Okay so step one for  

being more confident; have a plan when you are  doing something and sticking to your schedule  

and being regular. Always studying in a way,  you enjoy at the same times it will help you  

feel more confident right. Unless what should  I do right. So have a plan. Have a schedule.