0Speaking is used twice as much as reading and writing in our communication. These techniques will help you speak with confidence.
1. Speak out loud:
The best way to improve your language skills is by speaking the language. There is no substitute for practicing with real people.
2. Develop interpersonal communication:
Think in English. Talk to yourself in English in your mind. Plan your day in English. Talk about things you see in English. For instance, talk about the weather while walking on the road.
Try to imitate or mirror copy the speakers you admire. Listen to speech or dialogues and repeat it out loud. Repeat it until you feel satisfied. It will be fun and when you do it frequently, you will start enjoying it. This will help mouth, lips and vocal chords get into action. This will also help in losing the mother tongue influence and gaining good pronunciation.
3. Watch News:
Journalists are very good communicators. The news channels try to be succinct because more words costs them more money. Observe the choice of words of the journalists, guests, experts, correspondents who try to put forth their argument in a convincing and persuasive manner. Observe how they present a story in a structural manner. Try to read and understand the headlines.
4. Pick a topic to talk about:
Pick any topic and start speaking. Talk about the articles you read. Express your thoughts on issues like Deforestation, Climate Change, World Hunger and Poverty, Global Warming, Global Financial Crisis, Human Population, Environmental Issues, etc with your friends. You can even talk about your morning.
5. Describe the picture:
Speak about the contents of the picture, the expression of the people. What do you feel when you see the picture? Does it remind you of something? Try to express yourself.
6. Watch English TV shows you like:
It is important that you enjoy what you are watching. Observe the body language, emotions and expressions in connection with the speech or dialogues. These are some of the best comedy shows.
