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information so let's get straight to the content what is English fluency and how
you can become fluent this is something that many English learners from all
over the world asked me on videos on Instagram on
Facebook everywhere and I understand your question it's a relevant question
but first I think it's important to understand what fluency is and why do
you need to understand that I believe that it's important that you understand
what English fluency is because many English learners have the wrong
understanding the wrong definition of what being fluent means and consequently
they believe they are very far away from achieving English fluency and what
happens they lose motivation because they have the wrong definition of what
English fluency is they begin to lose momentum and motivation and they don't
dedicate themselves as much because they believe they're too far away so that's
why I'm making this video because I believe it's important that you
understand that okay I will give you some explanations of what I believe
English fluency is and then after that I will give you some recommendations of
how to achieve that how to become a fluent speaker okay so for me fluency is
being able to talk about a variety of subjects you don't need to be perfect
many English learners associate the ability of talking about many things
with perfection with being advanced proficiency yeah no not at all it's just
an ability to talk about different things and it's an ability that you can
develop it's a strategy being able to talk about many things require the right
study strategy anyone can do it I do that I teach my students how to do that
it's not magic it's the right method okay so a fluent speaker can communicate
about different subjects okay and one thing that I like to teach my students
is they work around to work around is you don't have the best solution so you
work around uh-huh you find a way to get the job done and
that's what being fluent means you may not have the best phrasal verb or the
best collocation or the best idiom so what do you do you work around maybe you
don't remember a specific word so what do you do you work around maybe you
don't remember that specific past conjugation so what do you do you work
around okay you find a way to express yourself in a different way
many English learners see this as a weakness and negative quality and for me
this is amazing if you have the ability to work around and find creative
explanations for something you don't know how to explain the conventional way
congratulations you are going the right direction okay
so it's not about knowing the best words but it's about knowing how to use the
words you have that's what being fluent means another important thing that I
believe is key if you want to become fluent and I think that I recognize a
fluent speaker when I see that that person can control their emotions
okay and why is controlling emotions so important a fluent speaker is constantly
challenged okay it's not always rainbows and beautiful and fun
conversations unfortunately no you may not have the expertise you may not know
the best words as I said in the previous slide but it's how you deal with that
situation it's how you control your emotions
because I'm sorry to tell you but your emotion is your biggest enemy if you
don't know how to handle how to manage your emotions they will control you and
no matter how much you study no matter how much you read no matter how much you
travel you'll never be able to speak if you let your emotions win if you let
anxiety win don't let that happen to you okay a fluent speaker is constantly
learning how to deal with their emotions it's not just about learning grammar
vocabulary and expressions emotion is part of the game and they can work under
pressure hey if you're enjoying this video make sure to share it with your
friends anyways another thing that I recognize in fluent English speakers is
the ability to speak English unexpectedly because I love the the art
of preparation and I'm always telling you to prepare yourself you know to
always be preparing but sometimes you have no choice you have to speak English
I remember one day I was working at a company it was a medium-sized company, it
was like a medium company and I was the only one who could speak English at that
company so it was not a big deal for me and I remember that I was at lunch and
suddenly a secretary came running toward me and she said hey I need you to speak
on the phone because there's this guy from from Europe and we don't understand
what he's saying because we don't speak English but you speak English so can you
help us surprise unexpected situations so a fluent speaker doesn't have the
perfect English doesn't have the perfect vocabulary but will not run from a
situation like this because again he controls emotions he prepares for this
kind of situations he works around so by the time you have a surprise event an
unexpected event you can do it it's not about perfection it's about managing the
situation another important factor is having a clear pronunciation
and grammar structure again when I say clear pronunciation I'm not saying you
need to speak like an American you do not have to speak like a British person
that's not it okay I understand limitations understand the limitations
of non-native speakers I am a non-native speaker I will never talk like an
American 100 percent because I'm not American I'm Brazilian so I recognize
my limitations, but I'm always working on my pronunciation and on my grammar and a
fluent English speaker someone who has achieved that level understands that too
and is constantly working on having a clear grammar and clear pronunciation
okay because they want to be able to communicate communication has nothing to
do with correction but you need to have a clear pronunciation okay there are
some people I follow for example yesterday I talked about quotes and
reading there's this guy I follow who's Sadhguru he's Indian and he doesn't have
the perfect pronunciation but he's clear I can understand him he is clear
in his use of grammar in his use of pronunciation now is it the perfect
American or British accent not at all but I can understand that's the goal of
a fluent English speaker and finally a fluent English speaker needs to read
write and listen it's a combination of activities it's not just about speaking
and just practicing one skill or the other but it's understanding that the
combination of these skills that will help you become a better and more
confident English speaker that's what fluency means to me it
doesn't mean that he have all of this it means that it's a journey and in every
step of your journey you will learn how to master each aspect of English fluency
okay now how can you become fluent I think I've already talked a little bit
about that I have several videos about that but I believe the first thing you
need to understand is your limitations if you are from India you probably have
a strong accent so that's your limitation you need to work on that okay
you also have to work on vocabulary people from Brazil have a lot of
problems with grammar so work on that okay so understand your limitations
because if you know what your limitations are you can come up with
a plan to work on these limitations because that's what the journey is all
about get more exposure read listen and watch as many different subjects as
possible YouTube is free watch as much as possible
about different subjects get more exposure okay develop the habit of
thinking writing and reading in English not many English learners like to write
or read or think in English but believe me habits take time to build but these
are the habits of successful English speakers and I want you to become a
successful English speaker so develop the habit of practicing thinking writing
and reading in English okay study grammar consistently yes I know but I'm
not talking about doing exercises grammar exercises no I'm talking about
studying grammar and applying it in your life putting into practice connecting to
the real world that's how you study grammar okay two other recommendations
and we finish this lesson develop the habit of recording yourself and
listening to yourself many English learners have prejudice with recording
themselves and listening to themselves in English they don't see the big
picture they don't understand why that is important but I definitely recommend
because our brain can not tell the difference between reality and
imagination so by challenging yourself and speaking
and recording yourself first you're feeding your brain you're telling your
brain that you are speaking English and second you can get feedback because then
after you finish you can listen to yourself and pay attention to the
mistakes you make because when we are practicing speaking we don't pay
attention to the words we say we don't pay attention to the sounds we make so
after you finish speaking if you record your voice you will be able to analyze
what you spoke by doing this practice you are stimulating your brain to be
sharp okay so do that it's a successful habit that you should develop and
finally this is the most abstract recommendation I can give you but it's
an important one follow someone you admire okay or maybe more than one who
is a native speaker this person needs to be a native speaker watch that person
read that person's books imitate the way that person speaks because that's a very
positive way it's a positive association that you can establish with the English
language today many English learners have very negative associations with
English when they think of English they just remember bad things so start
creating some positive associations bring positive things positive habits
that will make you feel good but feel good in English that's amazing for the
brain the brain will really feel more relaxed and more open to learning if you
establish more positive associations more positive connections with the
English language other than that my friends if you enjoyed this lesson
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