Master English Like A Native: 9 STEPS TO TOTAL ENGLISH FLUENCY!

Today, I'm going to give you nine simple steps.

To total English fluency.

You heard me, right?

This lesson is going to give you exactly what you need to go from

where you are to where you want to be as you're on this English journey.

Are you ready?

Well, then I'm teacher Tiffani.

Let's jump right in.

Step number one, set realistic goals.

My friend, I need you to listen to me.

Set realistic goals.

You need to define clear attainable and measurable goals for your

English learning progress.

This is step one.

If you don't start here, you will fail.

Listen to me as your English teacher.

My goal is to help you win.

My goal is to help you succeed.

The only way you're going to succeed is to start with step one.

Set realistic goals.

Listen in my office, I have tons upon tons of notebooks surrounding me.

Why?

Because whenever I'm going to do something, I know the importance

of starting with a realistic goal.

Why is this so important for you as an English learner?

This step, the first reason goals keep you motivated and focused on progress.

Listen, when you have a specific goal, you'll know how far away from it you are.

And also.

How close you are getting to achieving it.

So again, goals, keep you motivated as you're on your English journey.

This is step one.

The second reason is they allow for monitoring of achievements and

also areas needing improvement.

How are you going to get to a destination when you don't

know what the destination is?

All you have to do is set realistic goals, goals you can achieve.

And number three, the third reason, realistic goals, prevent

feelings of overwhelm and burnout.

Listen, I have talked to hundreds of students around the world and they'll

say, Tiff, I want to speak English fluently in six months and I'll ask them.

How, how much do you study?

Uh, maybe 10 minutes a day.

How long have you studied?

Maybe about a year.

That's not a realistic goal.

So instead pick a realistic goal, something that you know, you can achieve.

And what's going to happen is you're going to go above that realistic goals

will help you from feeling overwhelmed.

Ah, my goal was to memorize a hundred words a day, but you

have a husband or wife, you have kids, you have work instead.

Why not say I want to memorize five words a day.

At the end of that day, when you have five words memorized, all of a sudden

your shoulders are going to go back.

You're going to say, ah, I did that.

I can do it again tomorrow.

But if your initial goal was 100 vocabulary words a day, and maybe

something happened at work, or maybe your child had a bad day at school

and you didn't get a chance to memorize 100 words, what will happen?

I didn't reach my goal today.

You'll feel overwhelmed.

So again, set realistic goals.

This is step number one, step number two, engage in regular listening

practice, regular listening practice, listen to English content, such as

songs, podcasts, and movies to improve comprehension and language field.

Get a feel for the language.

You listen.

I'm telling you things that I used as well, when I was studying Korean, when

I lived in South Korea, I was level one, but every day I was listening to

the news, I was listening to dramas.

I had everything in Korean when I was in my apartment.

Listening will help you with your English fluency.

This is step number two.

Why is this so important?

Reason number one, it acquaints you with different accents and speech patterns.

Just like you're able to understand me.

You're used to me.

You're used to my patterns.

You're used to my pace, right?

The more you listen, the more acquainted with, the more used to you'll become.

To different accents and speech patterns.

Reason number two, it enhances the ability, your ability to understand

spoken English in various contexts.

I love to cook.

So when I was level one, a level one Korean learner, I watched

cooking programs all the time.

Did I know what they were saying at that moment?

No, I was level one, but my ear was getting used to

vocabulary related to cooking.

I would watch the news.

My ear was getting used to hearing vocabulary related to the news.

I would watch dramas.

My ear was getting used to hearing words related to relationships

or the work environment.

This is why step two is so important.

And the third reason it develops the skill to catch nuances

and idiomatic expressions.

When you listen to native English speakers, having conversations

with each other, they're speaking in a very natural environment.

They're very comfortable.

We say things that we would not normally say to people.

If we know they're not native English speakers, you want to hear those things

in order to improve your own fluency.

So step number two, engage in regular listening practice.

Listening is free.

Turn a movie on, turn a radio show on, turn a podcast on, keep it going.

So your ears can get practice.

Step number three, immerse.

Yourself in the language.

Listen, like swimming dive, right on in, dive into the language,

surround yourself with English through media conversations and literature.

I have tons of books here.

I'm sure you have books where you are.

Get English books.

You should also do this by thinking in English.

And remember the method I teach who, what, when, where, why the five W's method.

Organize your thoughts in English, immerse yourself.

Why is this step so important?

Reason number one, this creates a natural learning environment.

You're basically switching your brain over from your mother tongue to a new one.

This creates a natural learning environment.

Next.

It helps in picking up slang and colloquial phrases.

When you have native speakers, I mentioned earlier, just speaking with each other.

We say things in a natural way.

And reason number three, it will accelerate your learning process.

It Through constant exposure, you can't see.

Your brain, you can't see how it's working, but my friend,

your brain is absolutely amazing.

This step, step three, you're basically putting information in and one day

that information will come out.

So in order to speak English fluently, you have to go through step one, step

two, and now we're on step three.

You're putting all of this information in so that later

on, it will be able to come out.

Step number four, read extensively.

I need you to dive into books, read a wide range of materials in English, including

books, articles, and online content.

This is very important.

Now, remember, I'm giving you the steps, the nine steps you need in

order to speak English fluently.

These nine.

Steps are very important.

Step four, read extensively.

Why is reading so important?

Reason number one, reading introduces more vocabulary and sentence patterns.

Now, you know, I've said multiple times, I don't teach grammar.

However, my students, they always improve.

Why?

Because they're being exposed to English over and over again.

They're hearing different sentence patterns.

They're hearing grammar properly used in conversations, or when I teach them

different vocabulary words and give them example sentences, this is how

you're going to speak English fluently.

Step four, read extensively.

Step four, reason two.

This strengthens your understanding of context.

And culture, have you ever heard the expression context clues, right?

You're reading something or someone says something and they use a word

you've never heard before, but you understand the front part of the

conversation and the part after the word.

And you use those two parts, combining them to guess the meaning

of the word in the middle context.

The third reason, this will improve your overall language

comprehension and learning speed.

Your brain is amazing.

We're talking about speaking English fluently.

There are nine steps and these nine steps will help you.

You have to follow the nine steps.

Step four, read extensively.

Step five, write.

Regularly notice step one, step two, step three, and step four.

We're all about thinking, right?

Putting stuff in, making sure you're understanding context and

comprehending now we're transitioning to getting it out of your brain.

You gotta follow these steps.

Keep a journal, write essays, or even social media posts in English.

To practice your writing skills.

Don't worry about mistakes.

Just practice, practice makes progress.

Practice is how practicing is how you're going to improve.

So again, write regularly.

Why step five, reason number one, writing helps you form a formulate.

Your thoughts and ideas better in English, it helps you organize your thoughts.

Remember we have the five W's who, what, when, where, and why I talked in

our last lesson about the simple rule of three, supporting your answers with

details, supporting them with examples and supporting them with reasons.

It helps you organize your thoughts when you write regularly.

Reason number two, it allows you to express thoughts clearly and And

cohesively, clearly, and cohesively.

You want to be able to speak in a way that is easy to understand.

You want people to draw to you, not go away from you.

And reason number three, this provides a method for active call

and language review, active recall, bringing something back to mind.

If I've read it later on, when I'm in a conversation, I remember that word.

I remember that concept.

I read about it yesterday.

This is what's important when you've read about something step four,

and now you're writing regularly, your brain is formulating ideas

that And putting them together.

Step five, write regularly.

Step number six, speak a lot.

I'm going to say it again.

Speak a lot.

Notice I didn't say when or where.

I just said a lot.

Practice speaking, regular.

With native speakers, if possible, or through language exchange programs.

Right?

So my students in my program, you're welcome to join us, the

speak English with Tiffani Academy.

My students speak all the time with each other.

They have practice sessions every day of the week, Monday to Friday

and some on Sunday, and they're practicing over and over again.

You have to speak, right?

Remember step one, you have your goals, realistic goals.

Then step two to step four, you're putting in the information step five.

Now you're pulling it out.

You're writing it down, formulating your ideas.

Step six, you got to speak a lot.

Why is this so important?

Reason number one, active use of the language helps in

retaining learned material.

This just popped in my head.

So I'm a Christian and I love studying God's word.

Sometimes it's challenging to remember the location of a Bible verse.

And I've been praying, Lord, help me to retain the actual location in my memory.

This literally happened three days ago.

I've been praying this prayer for months.

I'm But I was talking to a friend and the friend was going through something.

And I said, Hey, this Bible verse will help you.

And I showed her the Bible verse and we read it together this morning,

three days later, I was talking to God.

I'm like, Lord, I really want to remember the verses.

He said, Tiff, what was that verse?

You told your friend, boom, popped right in my head.

Why?

Because.

I had spoke about it with a friend speaking about it, helped me to retain it.

In my memory, speaking a lot will help you retain what you learn reason.

Number two, speaking practice develops fluency over time.

In the beginning, you're going to be nervous.

You're going to be uncomfortable, right?

You don't want to make mistakes and it's okay.

Make mistakes.

This is how your fluency will improve.

And reason number three, it aids in overcoming the fear of making mistakes.

I've had so many students who have joined our family, joined my academy, enrolled

in my programs, and at the very beginning said, Ooh, I I don't want to say anything

nervous, shy two months later, Tiffani.

Hey, how are you?

Nice to see you.

And then they're helping other students not shy anymore.

Why speaking a lot helps that fear to go away.

Step number six, speak a lot.

Step number seven, practice pronunciation and intonation.

Notice the order of the steps.

I didn't say practice pronunciation and intonation before you speak a lot.

No, speak a lot, speak a lot, get comfortable speaking a lot after

you're comfortable speaking a lot, not nervous anymore, not frustrated.

Then you work on the next skill.

Pronunciation and intonation work on the way you say words and the

rhythm of your speech through listening and repeating exercises.

Why is this so important?

Reason number one, accurate pronunciation helps others understand you better.

Reason number two, good intonation keeps listeners engaged and

conveys the correct meaning.

So you do want to work on your pronunciation and your intonation, but

you have to do it in a certain order.

And reason number three, doing this will boost your confidence in

speaking publicly, step number seven, practice pronunciation and intonation.

Good.

What about step number eight, teach, listen closely, teach others,

English, share your knowledge with other learners because teaching can

reinforce your own understanding.

Again, step one.

Make sure you set achievable goals, step two, all the way to step four or five.

You're putting information in step six.

Now we're moving to actually getting that information out, writing, speaking a lot.

Practicing pronunciation and intonation.

And now we're moving to teaching, bringing others into your English journey.

Share your knowledge with other learners because teaching can

reinforce your own understanding.

Why?

Reason number one, teaching tests your knowledge and clarifies concepts.

I've been teaching the five W's method.

Who, what, when, where, and why.

Well over a decade.

So it's easy now because I've done it over and over and over again.

And I have students who have been following me for so long that they also

can break down the five W's method.

Once again, teaching tests, your knowledge and clarifies concepts.

Reason number two, it requires you to stay informed and

sharp in your language skills.

When you have to teach something to someone else, you have to make

sure, you know, what you're about to say and you have to stay on top.

Maybe you need new idioms.

Maybe you need a new way of breaking things down.

This is why it's so important.

And reason number three, it helps in developing patience and empathy,

which are key in language learning.

When you have to teach someone else, it makes you more understanding.

You'll actually start being more patient with yourself.

You won't feel as bad because you'll see how much effort the person is

putting in, how hard they're working.

And you'll remind yourself, I'm working hard too.

We can do it.

Step number nine, reflect on your progress, reflect on your progress.

Take time to review your progress, celebrate your successes and plan

for future learning strategies.

This English journey might be long.

It might be challenging.

It might be hard, but you need to recognize how far you've come.

Why, why is this so important?

Reflection helps in recognizing your growth and boosts motivation.

When you see how far you've come, you'll realize how far you can actually go.

It will boost your motivation.

Reason number two, it aids in identifying effective learning strategies for you.

What has worked?

What didn't work?

What do you want to keep doing?

What do you want to stop doing?

And reason number three, recognizing achievements can increase self

confidence in using English.

My goal, my friend is to help you speak English fluently with confidence.

These nine steps will transform your English.

I hope you enjoyed this lesson and I'll talk to you next time.

You still there?

Ha ha.

You know what time it is.

It's story time.

Hey, I said, it's story time.

So this week, I want to tell you something about one of my

students, one of my students who has Become one of my closest friends.

This is not even in my notes.

I had a entirely different story to share, but I want to speak about this

individual and I've spoken about him before, you know, we're living in

a time where everything is online.

My entire business is online.

I've never met 99 percent of my students in person because

they live in other countries.

But we speak all the time, whether it be via zoom, whether it be in my

academy, we are able to stay in contact.

And because of this, sometimes people feel like they're losing connections, right?

Everything is digital, but not with this person, this person whom

I have never had the opportunity to meet in person just yet.

But one day I will, I'm talking about Fred.

I've spoken about Fred.

Quite a few times, but I've been thinking about him more recently because

sometimes people don't know how much they mean to you until you say it.

You guys don't know Fred, but Fred, man, literally, as I'm talking right now,

I'm realizing just how integral and how important Fred is to my life in my life.

Right now.

So Fred was my very first student in my academy, very first student in my

academy, um, with the first group.

And Fred was the one who encouraged me to basically build my academy

and to help even more students.

He helped me on this journey.

And this was five years ago.

And since that time, Fred and I, we literally talk almost every

day, whether it be via message or whether it be on the phone.

Fred is an individual who is selfless.

He's an individual who cares so much.

I love you guys so much.

Even if I've never met you personally, I love you.

And I care about you because I want to help you on this English journey.

I feel like that's the reason God put me on this earth.

So to meet another person with the same passion that you

have, it's not a common thing.

Fred cares about each one of the students.

In the speak English with Tiffani Academy, just as much as I do.

Fred has a heart of gold.

He's patient when things are happening in the business and I'm a little stressed.

And I have to call and talk to him and ask him to help me with something

or, or move some things around.

He's always calm.

He's always patient.

These characteristics have truly made me start loving Fred like a brother.

A man who I haven't met in person just yet, but a man

who's so important in my life.

My parents know who he is.

My sister knows who he is.

My nieces have heard his name.

My closest friends have heard his name.

Why?

Because he's such a great example of being selfless, caring about others,

and just being an overall good person.

So Fred, I wanted the world to know how much you mean to me.

My brother, you are truly an awesome guy.

I know you're an amazing father, your amazing husband to your wife and your

amazing brother to your other sisters.

And I just want to thank you for being you.

Thank you so much for being you.

I hope each of you has a friend in your life, a friend who is always there for

you to support you, to encourage you, and to give you even words of wisdom.

Fred, I love you, man.

All right, guys.