hi i'm vanessa from speak english with
vanessa calm how can you stop sounding
like a textbook and start sounding like
a native speaker let's talk about it
welcome to tip number five in the series
six tips for speaking natural english
tip number five is get feedback as
you're speaking this is the most
personalized way to realize which
textbook expressions you are using so
that you can use natural ones instead
when you have someone tell you instantly
hey that expression isn't really
something that native speakers use you
should use this instead you'll realize
oh okay i know that i often use this
kind of textbook expression so i'm going
to use this expression that you
suggested instead so getting feedback is
a great way to get instant knowledge
about what you use and what you should
be using how can you get instant
feedback on your english speaking to
know which textbook expressions you use
and which natural expressions you should
use instead well you can go online and
find an english teacher you can go to a
local meetup group there are probably
local english meetup groups in your city
even if you live in a really small place
they are everywhere i recommend going
online finding someone you can speak
with or go into a local group that way
you can meet someone face to face this
takes a lot of courage but learning a
new language is such an interesting and
valuable thing that you need to forget
fear and trying to do these things that
are outside your comfort zone so my
number five tip is to get feedback get
instant feedback on your speaking and i
have a gift for you i want to give you a
free guide with these six tips for
helping you speak natural english in
this free guide there are all six tips
as well as some research
some websites YouTube channels that I
recommend to help you speak natural
English and to help you get instant
feedback on your speaking like we talked
about today in tip number five so check
out the free download the free guide
below this video and I look forward to
seeing you for tip number six the final
tip goodbye