Learn English: 300% Faster – 69 English Tips to Speak English Like a Native English Speaker!

Key Tips
18. Don’t go to the UK or the USA to study in an English course
19. Study another course – like yoga, cooking, salsa or acting – which requires you to
understand and use real English all day long
20. Make friends with native speakers as you do
21. Have a conversation partner who can help you with the language of your course, in-
between lessons
22. If you get a job in the UK or the USA, make sure you are speaking mostly with native
English speakers

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Chapter 6: How to Destroy Your Fear of Speaking English
“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.”
– James Stephens
English students can often be held back by a fear of speaking, especially to native speakers. Don’t
worry if this is you, it’s quite common and there are many ways to get past it.
Firstly, the entire system in this book is designed exactly to help you learn English in a way that is
very pleasurable and which also builds your confidence. Make sure you follow the advice in the
previous chapters, focusing on having fun, speaking quickly and speaking early, so that you begin to
build confidence and celebrate early wins.
When you progress quickly using these methods, you will feel more confident. Most student’s fears
of speaking English come from learning in such a bad way, with focus on grammar and trying to get
everything perfect before you even try to have a real conversation. When you study this way, actually
speaking becomes this big scary thing you will do one day in future, when you feel ready.
Work out why you are nervous
Try to understand your fear, and where it is coming from. This is a good first step. You may have
been told all your life that English is a necessary skill for work, and you will be judged by how well
you do, and your whole future career and life depends on it. Not surprisingly, many students start to
get very nervous about speaking English, when the consequences are made to be so dramatic. Is this
your situation?
Or you may have had a bad English teacher, who you didn’t like in the past. Perhaps they made you
feel nervous about the language. Try to work out why you are shy with English, then begin to change
the way you see it and think about it. This language must become something enjoyable and fun to do.
So that you can relax and just start speaking.
And that is the most important thing of all to destroy your fear – start speaking 
today
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