10 TIPS ON HOW TO BE CONFIDENT TO SPEAK ENGLISH

      Hye guys!! Have you read my previous post ? Hopefully, you have done and enjoy the reading okay.. It’s quite embarrassing to me actually because you all know my weakness in English hehe..

      I’m still nervous about speaking in English to others even though I have spent a long time studying English. It is because I rarely practice speaking as I’m afraid that I will make a mistakes or to be laughed at.

      Now, I want share to you some tips on how to be confident to speak in English. Yaa I know all of you might have your own tips in acquiring your English, right? But I think it is not wrong if I want to share some tips also. Hehe

1) Read texts out loud. You may start by reading aloud by yourself at home if you are nervous about speaking in front of others. You can also develop your fluency by reading some materials even only for 5-10 minutes a day at your own pace and on whatever topic interests you the most.

2) Start to make friends with English speaking expats. If you do that, you are then forced to speak with them in English, instead of relying on your native language. This tips can be done by posting a profile on an expat website offering language exchange services. Moreover, this can make you to know more people.

3) Work in groups of four or smaller. This is the best way to increase your confidence level. Many people get very nervous if they have to speak in front of large audiences. Try speaking English to others in smaller groups to build up your confidence. Share mistakes or stories with each other.

4)  Avoid being so overboard because the faster you try to learn English, the more pressure you will put on yourself. When you learning English with less pressure, you will feel less nervous when you make mistakes.

5) Always remember why you want to learn English. It is natural to feel frustrated if you are not confident with your progress. Whenever you fell this way, it is important to remind yourself of why you started learning English. Furthermore, it also can be a motivation for you to continue your spirit to become master in English.

6) Realize that your mistakes don’t matter. It’s because the people you’re speaking with probably don’t care whether your grammar is good or bad. They have their own problems to worry about.

7) Always be prepare. This is because what you prepare more will be the one you master. You can also try to speak with yourselves in English. This is one of the way to increase your English knowledge in a simple way.

8) Being calm. When we are calm, we can remind ourselves to relax and use our English knowledge correctly.

9) Positive mind set. This can make us become more mature and brave when speaking with other people. Believe that everyone have their own mistakes and remember, mistakes are good.

10) Practice the best method. This can be practice when we are speaking in front of many people, it is easy to use simple breathing exercise because it is quickly make us seem calmer and allow us to speak clearly.

      And these are some of the tips for today. Hopefully we can practice this simple tips and making us more confident to speak in English. Let's change our weakness into becoming a great English speaker.

'When you confident to speak in English it’s can correct your pronunciation mistakes until you make no errors. The more you practice fluency, the more confidence you will have because it gives you a safe environment to practice in, increase your reading speed and to process words faster.'