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How to become a confident speaker?

Jitsupa Dec 2, 2009
How to become a confident  speaker?
  1. Practice whenever and wherever you can: try to speak English everywhere and every time you can.
  2. Build your confidence: you should try to speak English with more confidence. Don’t worry about grammar and try to use easy structures.
  3. Experiment with the English you know: you use vocabularies you know. You apply your experiences to new situation.
  4. Respond to what people say to you: when a native speaker questions, you should answer .You pay attention to the main idea and observe expression of speakers.
  5. Try not to translate into Thai: you should not  translate English to Thai in every word since it loses time and increases your indecision.
  6. Don’t speak too fast: be careful , if you say it fast, native speaker will not be able to understand you.
  7. Try to relax: you should be calm and try to speak to improve an English accent.
  8. Don't be shy to speak: because if you frequently speak , this can decrease your anxiety.
  9. Remember to be polite: you should use polite words and have good manners ex. Say “please” when you need any assistance from people. Don’t forget to say thank you.

 

 

 

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Nicole Lasas  2009-12-03 01:44:01
Humor always helps, too. If you and your audience laughs then everyone is more relaxed.
Nicole Lasas  2009-12-03 03:23:39
Can you find the grammatical mistake in my previous comment?

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