Hello friends, welcome back.
Are you able to understand English speakers? You know
English, you know words, you know grammar.
You can read, you can write
But when it comes to speaking, you can't speak in
English. In this video lesson I will share with you
some reasons why you can't speak in English.
Together, we'll also
go through six of those reasons why
you can't speak in English, by using and sharing
some tips to help you speak English confidently
and, most importantly, change your mindset.
Change your mind, change the way you think about
learning and improving your English
so that you can speak English fluently and
with total confidence.
Friends, there are probably many reasons why you feel like you can't
speak English.
I've chosen some reasons many of you have told me in the past
but I would love to here from you, now, today. Tell
me in the comments below this video, why do you think
you can't speak English?
Add in as much detail so that I can help you out
in the next video lessons.
Now friends, you have everything you need
right now to be able to speak in English. But you simply
don't know it. By you watching this video lesson,
I am assuming you are an intermediate to an advanced
English learner
as you probably can understand 50 - 80%
of what I'm saying, and I'm speaking in English,
I'm teaching you the English language, in English.
So, you already know some words.
You already know phrasal verbs, idioms, expressions,
you can understand this. You have this information
somewhere in your mind
but you don't know how to use it when you have to
speak in English. The first, main reason
is that you feel shy. As English is your second language,
and you're simply shy and scared to start
speaking in English. You're shy and scared 'cause
maybe people will laugh at you, they'll make fun of your accent,
maybe you'll use the wrong word, you'll use the wrong
grammatical structure, but, you're simply scared
because of some unknown reason. But maybe you're not scared,
maybe when you do have to speak in English, you simply
forget everything you know. You get so
freightened by the moment that you forget the words, you forget the phrases,
you're simply lost. You don't know
how to use and remember those words
everything you've learned in the past. Then maybe you get
angry, you get really angry 'cause you've been studying English for
a while, you know that you can understand when you're watching TV shows
and movies, but you just get
frustrated with yourself, because when you have to
speak, you simply can't.
Then, most likely, you simply give up. You think:
English isn't for me, I just,
I can't speak in English, it's not something that I can do.
And you just stop learning, you stop focusing
on improving your English on a daily basis, you give up.
Friends, if you've found yourself in these reasons,
you are not alone. Many English learners, many foreign
language learners feel the same. I've felt the same in the past,
and there are things you can do to improve your confidence
speaking in English, and simply speak in English.
Now, the first thing that you can do if you feel
shy, and if you feel scared to speak in English,
what I want you to do is to understand. Change
the way that you think and perceive English
and speaking in English. Friends, if you are able to speak
a second language, you're richer. You're smarter
'cause you are able to speak to many other English people
or many other people in a second language.
You're talented. You're talented as you know another
skill. Instead od worrying about
what people would think, about your accent,
pronunciation, even forgetting words, give yourself
a pat on the back and say: Hey, this is a skill. It's a life skill
that I'm developing, and it will enable me to speak to
other people, maybe even apply for jobs, move abroad.
Try to perceive speaking in English as a
good thing. Something that will be better for
you in the long term.
This will help you to stop being shy,
and just simply boost your confidence, and be more confident when you do
have to speak with other people.
Another great way to improve your confidence is to speak in front of a mirror.
Now, I don't know about you guys,
but I recently started speaking in front of a mirror,
and it's a little bit nerve-racking. You know, when you're standing in front of a mirror,
and you're talking to yourself, it can be a little bit awkward.
You know, strange. But, if you do
use this regularly, you will become more comfortable with yourself,
speak in front of a mirror, and then when you do have to speak
with other people, you will
feel more confident as you practiced this by yourself.
Now, you may be wondering, what do you speak about
with yourself in front of a mirror. You can speak about anything.
You could speak about your day, you could talk about what you did yesterday,
what you'll do in the future, you can talk about
what you need to do for that day, where you need to go...
What you want to do... Anything. Just speak.
Make it a habit to speak in front of a mirror to boost your confidence,
so that, you know, if you're confortable with yourself,
you will be more comfortable speaking to other
people. Now, this will also help
you to remember new words, grammar,
phrases, and everything that you forget when you do have
to speak in English, Remember,
at the beginning of this video lesson, I did say that
consistency is key. When I say consistency
I mean that you need to be practicing
and using your English every single day. Now, speaking
in front of a mirror will help you remember. Help you
use. You'll be thinking: Okay, how do I say this,
how do I say that, what word do I need to use,
and you are training your brain to consistenly think of those words,
grammatical structures, and most importantly, use them
in spoken form. By doing this in front of a mirror
you'll see: Okay, how awkward do I look? Do I look comfortable?
And in time, you will give yourself feedback,
and you'll see that it'll become more natural and you'll feel
more comfortable speaking to yourself, remembering those words,
and most importantly, speaking in English.
Now, if you're struggling to find sentences
what things to talk about to yourself, in front of a mirror,
what you could do is create role-play
situation. So, pretend, role-play situations.
They could be, maybe, job interviews,
maybe having coffee with a friends, maybe you're
waiting at a hotel reception, maybe you're on the phone...
Role-play different situations you may find yourself in
in the future. Do this in front of a mirror
if you have nobody to speak to, and try to pretend
that, okay, put yourself in the one role, in the other role,
that being like, okay: Hello, Adriana, how are you today?
Pretend it to be a telephone call.
Oh, I'm fine, thank you, how are you, Bob?
Mimic, copy, create role-play situations
in your head. Be creative. This will help
you better prepare for future situations
you may find yourself in, and so that you can
remember those words, grammatical phrases,
you do need to use when speaking in English.
Now, to really be improving your English, you do
need to get regural feedback. You can,
yes, get feedback from a teacher, but you can
also get feedback from other people
and from yourself. Let's begin by looking at getting
feeback from yourself.
One way you can get feedback from yourself
on your speaking skills is by applying the shadowing technique.
If you don't know what the shadowing technique is,
please watch the video in the description below this video,
talk all about the shadowing technique,
what it is, how you can apply it, and why it's so important for you.
So, basically, the shadowing technique is when
you copy. You hear something, and you copy excatly
what that speaker is saying. Shadowing
will help you start. Just simply hear it,
you don't need to think about anything, you're just repeating, saying those words out loud.
You're making English, speaking in English
a habit.
One thing you could be doing by applying the shadowing technique
is recording your voice. So, while
you are copying somebody else,
saying exactly what they're saying out loud, what you
can do is record. Record yourself saying,
speaking in English, and then listen.
Listen to yourself speaking in English and compare.
Compare what you've said to
that English speaker.
Pay attention to any pronunciation mistakes,
pay attention to intonation, pay attention to
connected speach. By comparing, you're giving yourself
feedback. You will see what mistakes
you're making and what you need to work on. Friends,
please, do note that mistakes... They're not bad.
Mistakes are great actually, for you, especially
when you're speaking in English. Make mistakes,
learn from your mistakes, and make sure to be consistently
working on improving your mistakes.
Now, speaking independently, by yourself, is also
great, but it is also good to be putting yourself
out there. Put yourself out there in awkward situations,
be that online and offline, with other English speakers.
Find people to speak to in English.
Whenever I say this, a lot of people say: I don't have
anybody to speak to in English. Friends,
you're watching this video lesson,
I'm posting this on YouTube, you're watching
me teach you, in English, and you are
able to find an English speaking partner
or somebody to speak to in English.
Search in Facebook groups, search forums,
find people speaking in English, speaking about topics
you are genuinely interested in,
and create connections with English speakers.
By speaking to other people, you will see that, okay,
everything that you've practiced, practiced before,
in front of a mirror, by yourself, role-play situations, you will see if you are improving. If you
can not forget those words,
phrases, everything you've practiced.
And you, if that person is truly
able to understand everything you are
saying, you will be able to know that person
is able to understand you, if you are able to keep
the conversation going. Friends,
all these ways, these tips, you can start improving
you English speaking skills, upgrade, you can
use and apply on a daily basis, but that's
pointless and useless if you're
thinking negatively. It's very important for you to
change your midset, change the way you perceive,
and think learning is all about.
Friends, if you go in negatively, for example, a lot of
you are asking me this question, well,
tell me this statement, I can't speak in English,
this is a very negative statement. Be more optimistic,
say: I want to be able to speak in English.
I'm struggling to speak in English, but I will be able
to improve it in two weeks.
Think positively, instead of thinking negatively,
that you can't think - I will improve my English.
I want to improve my English. I will do something to
improve my English. This way you'll be more ready
to practice on a daily basis. Also friends, if you are
watching this video lesson, and if you are able to understand
50 - 80% of this lesson, you should
feel very proud of your level of English.
I am speaking now at my natural pace, well, maybe
I'm adjusting a little bit, but, basically, I'm speaking
in English, and you should be proud that you are able to understand
native English speakers. Now, if you do
struggle with speaking in English,
understand that even native English speakers make mistakes, I probably
made here some mistakes, but, be proud of knowledge
that you have at the moment, and be proud of your
progress over time. There are many people out there
that don't speak two or three languages, do understand
that it is a skill to be able to speak two or more
languages. Also understand
that mistakes are not bad. We learn from our mistakes,
actually, I encourage you to go out there, to make more mistakes,
to even embarras yourself a little bit in
conversations, but, don't do this repetatively,
do learn from your mistakes, understand that
okay, made a mistake, this is a consequence of
this mistake, and in the future I will not do that again.
Mistakes are actually crucial and very important
for you to learn, improve and develop
as an English speaker. Also, finally, I do
recommend that you never compare. Never
compare your speaking skills to somebody else.
There are many English speakers in English speaking countries with accents,
different pronunciation, different word choice, everybody
is different,
Everybody expresses themselves differently,
and this is fantastic, This is a beauty of
any language, communication, do not
compare yourself to other English learners, be happy.
Only compare your progress from yesterday
to today, to tomorrow. Okay? Don't compare
yourself to other people, but do compare
how you are learning, improving and developing.
There you have it friends, I hope this reasons, tips and mindsets
will help you to finally be able to speak
in English confidently and fluently.
Remember friends to join the discussion in the comments below this video,
and tell me exactly why do you think
you can't speak in English.
The more detail that you add in will help me
better help you in future video lessons. Now friends,
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Bye for now.