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.