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

Top secret for disappearing your fear of speaking English – 
Curiosity
This tip works almost every time. When you are in a speaking situation don’t focus on yourself.

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Instead become extremely curious. Become curious about the language, the words and sentences.
Become curious about the conversation, the things you are talking about. And most importantly,
become extremely curious about the person you are talking to – that’s the most powerful tip of all.
When you are with someone and you are really trying hard to understand them, to find out about
them, about their life and what they are interested in. In that situation no one cares if you are making
mistakes. Everyone will love speaking to someone so genuinely interested in them.
Also, become really truly curious about English. When someone says a sentence and you don’t
understand, ask them what it means. Try it a few times yourself. Be delighted to discover and use it.
Your conversation partner will see your curiosity and will enjoy it, they will want to help you even
more. Just like a child is fearless because they are so curious, you can become fearless as well.
Make this your secret weapon against fear – powerful childlike curiosity.
Control the speed of the conversation with good phrases
Part of the fear of speaking English comes from feeling like it will all get too overwhelming. The
person will talk and talk and talk, and you won’t understand anything. Well, that is just silly. But
many people fear this, so it’s important to control the conversation, with nice English expressions that
communicate to the other person that you need a little help, and a little patience. Use phrases like these
regularly:
Sorry?
Sorry, can you repeat that?
Could you speak a little more slowly please?
What does ______ mean?
I don’t quite understand you
How do you say _______?
Can you explain that again please?
What do you mean?
Don’t be afraid to interrupt people. You will soon see that your conversation partner is happy to help
you out.
Smile, have fun

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After curiosity, the next most powerful trick to destroy fear is to have fun. Laugh at your mistakes,
smile when you say something correctly. Enjoy every little bit of communication going on. When
you smile, your conversation partner will smile and relax, and you will smile and relax even more.
And as you already know, when you are happy and relaxed, you speak English better.