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Hello all. I'm Lynn.
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Thanks for watching my video.
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Today I'm going to help you improve your English conversation ability
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by changing you from a shy timid student
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into a confident talkative student.
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This is a very important video so keep watching.
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A lot of my students are very shy.
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In fact some of them are so shy that they're afraid to try their English at all.
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Some of them are even afraid of foreigners.
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Now I know speaking in English can seem very scary
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and you might be too shy to try
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but let me tell you, if you never practice
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speaking in English, you'll never improve your English.
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English is a skill which means you need lots of practice
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and lots of practice speaking in order to get better.
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Now if you are one of those very shy students, that's okay.
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I have some tips for you to help get you speaking in English.
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the first tip I'm gonna tell you is
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Speak to yourself.
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maybe the thought of speaking to someone else in English
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is so scary that you just can't do it.
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Well just start talking to yourself then.
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In the mirror or out loud at home.
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That is going to help you practice speaking
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Another tip is - read out loud.
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This one is actually very simple.
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Take any English text that you want a book or anything
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and read it out loud to yourself.
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This will help you feel more confident about speaking English.
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Another tip that works well is
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Talking to younger people.
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Younger people - you can have conversation with them a little bit easier .
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And so, speaking to younger people in English is
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also going to help boost your confidence.
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Another tip that I tell my students is try to improve your listening first.
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Sometimes, students are shy to speak English because
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they don't quite understand what they're hearing.
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So if you improve your listening a little bit first,
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this will encourage you to speak more in English.
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Another tip is - start chatting first.
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If you start the conversation with someone else first,
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then you can decide a topic that's comfortable for you to talk about in English.
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And don't be afraid of making mistakes. Just go for it.
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The last tip I'm gonna tell you is - push yourself.
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Speaking English can feel uncomfortable and you might feel shy
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but if you don't push yourself, you'll never improve.
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So I encourage you to speak up and try.
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English is not easy.
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But you can improve with just a little bit of effort.
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Don't be afraid to speak up in English and don't be afraid of foreigners.
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I know you guys can do it.
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Try hard.
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Thanks for watching.
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See you next time.
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Let me know in the comments how you overcome shyness.
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And don't forget to keep supporting my channel.
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See you.