Do you fear speaking English?
Do you feel like people don’t really know you when you speak English?
Do you stay quiet because you want to avoid the embarrassment of making mistakes?
You’re not alone.
In this video I’ll share three tips with you to overcome your fear of speaking English. These are the tips that I personally have used to overcome my own fears when I’ve been speaking foreign languages.
I was recently asked why I do what I do. There aren’t a lot of people out there with a passion for English pronunciation! I do this because I know first-hand what it’s like to struggle speaking another language.
I have a Bachelor’s Degree in German, although I haven’t used the language for many years now, and I’m also fluent in Danish. My husband is Danish and I lived in Denmark for 4 years.
I know how hard it can be to speak up in a foreign language. I know how devastating it feels when no one understands. I know how awful it is to feel like no one around you even knows who you are.
That’s why I do what I do – so you don’t have to struggle, so you can have more confidence, so you can make your mark on this English-dominated world.
I hope these three tips help you to take that chance and speak up with confidence in that next business meeting or when you have to deliver your next English presentation.
Let me know in the comments how you feel when you speak English and how I can help you.
If you’d like to learn more about clear speech and pronunciation, please visit me at http://bit.ly/free8-partproncourse and sign up for my free, 8-part pronunciation short course.
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The three tips you mentioned are indeed very helpful. “Laugh at yourself when making mistakes in speaking English” is a brilliant idea. It can surprisingly change the whole situation, from embarrassment to an opportunity to show up your sense of humor- part of your personality is. I love that suggestion and will definitely apply that to my case.
Sometimes i don’t get proper words and fail to phrase the right sentence for the occasion.
though i have enough vocabulary to use. i need your direction to counter these type of situtaion
OMG I feel you can completely understand me thank you for what you are doing since it had help me a lot I’m sorry for the grammar if there is any mistake :p
Please help, I have been recently appointed as an Auditor and a Facilitator. I naturally way too speak fast and tend to get very nervous in front of people. Please teach me to communicate clearly with confidence. Please….
I fear to speak English infringe of people
All I can say is you are amazing and are doing a wonderful thing, touching people’s lives. Keep up the wonderful job!
I’m having problems accessing my account, the old password which I am pretty sure was correct wont work and neither will the new ones I got from password reset request.
Would love if you could help me with this so I can proceed with part two of your short course.
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