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  • hi there I'm drew badger the

  • hi there I'm drew badger the world's number one english

  • world's number one english

  • world's number one english fluency guide and it is a

  • fluency guide and it is a

  • fluency guide and it is a pleasure to welcome you to

  • pleasure to welcome you to

  • pleasure to welcome you to another advanced listening

  • another advanced listening

  • another advanced listening practice lesson anyway let's get

  • practice lesson anyway let's get

  • practice lesson anyway let's get right into the lesson today I

  • right into the lesson today I

  • right into the lesson today I want to talk about actually a

  • want to talk about actually a

  • want to talk about actually a lot of people ask me questions

  • lot of people ask me questions

  • lot of people ask me questions about especially this series of

  • about especially this series of

  • about especially this series of videos they say wow how can you

  • videos they say wow how can you

  • videos they say wow how can you just talk like that for you know

  • just talk like that for you know

  • just talk like that for you know five or ten minutes without

  • five or ten minutes without

  • five or ten minutes without having a script or reading

  • having a script or reading

  • having a script or reading anything honestly I'm not

  • anything honestly I'm not

  • anything honestly I'm not there's no script i'm just

  • there's no script i'm just

  • there's no script i'm just sitting here in a chair in this

  • sitting here in a chair in this

  • sitting here in a chair in this room and I just enjoy trying to

  • room and I just enjoy trying to

  • room and I just enjoy trying to help people learn and so I think

  • help people learn and so I think

  • help people learn and so I think maybe that kind of motivates me

  • maybe that kind of motivates me

  • maybe that kind of motivates me in a way to think of things to

  • in a way to think of things to

  • in a way to think of things to say

  • say

  • say typically the way I speak about

  • typically the way I speak about

  • typically the way I speak about these lessons is I have a

  • these lessons is I have a

  • these lessons is I have a general idea of something I want

  • general idea of something I want

  • general idea of something I want to talk about

  • to talk about

  • to talk about in the case of this lesson I'd

  • in the case of this lesson I'd

  • in the case of this lesson I'd like to talk about actually

  • like to talk about actually

  • like to talk about actually making these kinds of lessons

  • making these kinds of lessons

  • making these kinds of lessons and how I'm trying to give you

  • and how I'm trying to give you

  • and how I'm trying to give you examples of speaking fluently

  • examples of speaking fluently

  • examples of speaking fluently but I want to talk more

  • but I want to talk more

  • but I want to talk more specifically about how i'm

  • specifically about how i'm

  • specifically about how i'm actually doing that as i'm doing

  • actually doing that as i'm doing

  • actually doing that as i'm doing it so it's kind of a weird

  • it so it's kind of a weird

  • it so it's kind of a weird lesson but just talking about

  • lesson but just talking about

  • lesson but just talking about how i'm actually speaking

  • how i'm actually speaking

  • how i'm actually speaking fluently

  • fluently

  • fluently while I'm speaking fluently in

  • while I'm speaking fluently in

  • while I'm speaking fluently in the lesson so hopefully this is

  • the lesson so hopefully this is

  • the lesson so hopefully this is an entertaining video for you

  • an entertaining video for you

  • an entertaining video for you but I just wanted to talk about

  • but I just wanted to talk about

  • but I just wanted to talk about a few things you can do to

  • a few things you can do to

  • a few things you can do to practice so that you can start

  • practice so that you can start

  • practice so that you can start developing developing this same

  • developing developing this same

  • developing developing this same habit

  • habit

  • habit so the first thing you can do is

  • so the first thing you can do is

  • so the first thing you can do is you can actually take the same

  • you can actually take the same

  • you can actually take the same thing and just express it in

  • thing and just express it in

  • thing and just express it in different ways

  • different ways

  • different ways now this is something i did a

  • now this is something i did a

  • now this is something i did a lot when I was first getting

  • lot when I was first getting

  • lot when I was first getting fluent in Japanese I would just

  • fluent in Japanese I would just

  • fluent in Japanese I would just take a sentence like this is red

  • take a sentence like this is red

  • take a sentence like this is red and then I would just ask myself

  • and then I would just ask myself

  • and then I would just ask myself like oh is this red is it red is

  • like oh is this red is it red is

  • like oh is this red is it red is that red is that not read and

  • that red is that not read and

  • that red is that not read and I'm taking really just one or

  • I'm taking really just one or

  • I'm taking really just one or two changes in the sentence and

  • two changes in the sentence and

  • two changes in the sentence and just asking the same thing

  • just asking the same thing

  • just asking the same thing you're saying the same thing

  • you're saying the same thing

  • you're saying the same thing over and over again

  • over and over again

  • over and over again so let's say I'm here is just a

  • so let's say I'm here is just a

  • so let's say I'm here is just a pen that i have with me here

  • pen that i have with me here

  • pen that i have with me here so if i'm going to describe this

  • so if i'm going to describe this

  • so if i'm going to describe this in English so this is a pen

  • in English so this is a pen

  • in English so this is a pen is this a pen yes it is this is

  • is this a pen yes it is this is

  • is this a pen yes it is this is a pan and it's a black pen a

  • a pan and it's a black pen a

  • a pan and it's a black pen a long black pan and I don't have

  • long black pan and I don't have

  • long black pan and I don't have to say anything complicated

  • to say anything complicated

  • to say anything complicated about it

  • about it

  • about it I'm just talking about the basic

  • I'm just talking about the basic

  • I'm just talking about the basic descriptions of the pen as much

  • descriptions of the pen as much

  • descriptions of the pen as much as I can describe it so you want

  • as I can describe it so you want

  • as I can describe it so you want to try to ring as much out of a

  • to try to ring as much out of a

  • to try to ring as much out of a particular object as possible

  • particular object as possible

  • particular object as possible all the information that you

  • all the information that you

  • all the information that you know

  • know

  • know so to ring something is like

  • so to ring something is like

  • so to ring something is like when you have a cloth and you

  • when you have a cloth and you

  • when you have a cloth and you have water and you

  • have water and you

  • have water and you bringing it out and all the

  • bringing it out and all the

  • bringing it out and all the water drips out the bottom so

  • water drips out the bottom so

  • water drips out the bottom so you want to suck all of the

  • you want to suck all of the

  • you want to suck all of the information out of something

  • information out of something

  • information out of something even very simple and the fact

  • even very simple and the fact

  • even very simple and the fact that this is simple it helps to

  • that this is simple it helps to

  • that this is simple it helps to constrain you're thinking so to

  • constrain you're thinking so to

  • constrain you're thinking so to focus your thinking on a

  • focus your thinking on a

  • focus your thinking on a particular thing when people

  • particular thing when people

  • particular thing when people start talking in conversation

  • start talking in conversation

  • start talking in conversation lessons i noticed a lot of them

  • lessons i noticed a lot of them

  • lessons i noticed a lot of them they're talking about politics

  • they're talking about politics

  • they're talking about politics or something like that and it

  • or something like that and it

  • or something like that and it almost gives you too much

  • almost gives you too much

  • almost gives you too much information to discuss and that

  • information to discuss and that

  • information to discuss and that shut your brain down so the

  • shut your brain down so the

  • shut your brain down so the reason I take a very simple

  • reason I take a very simple

  • reason I take a very simple object like this and lately I've

  • object like this and lately I've

  • object like this and lately I've been making these up this other

  • been making these up this other

  • been making these up this other video series where I'm talking

  • video series where I'm talking

  • video series where I'm talking about specific things like

  • about specific things like

  • about specific things like describing a pen or whatever

  • describing a pen or whatever

  • describing a pen or whatever maybe a shirt or a hat or shoes

  • maybe a shirt or a hat or shoes

  • maybe a shirt or a hat or shoes or something but I'm just trying

  • or something but I'm just trying

  • or something but I'm just trying to take something very basic

  • to take something very basic

  • to take something very basic just to show you that you really

  • just to show you that you really

  • just to show you that you really can develop fluency and you can

  • can develop fluency and you can

  • can develop fluency and you can actually improve just by

  • actually improve just by

  • actually improve just by describing a little things like

  • describing a little things like

  • describing a little things like this

  • this

  • this so again i'm talking about pen a

  • so again i'm talking about pen a

  • so again i'm talking about pen a pen in this case a black pen

  • pen in this case a black pen

  • pen in this case a black pen this is a pilot super grip of

  • this is a pilot super grip of

  • this is a pilot super grip of seven this is a pan that I got

  • seven this is a pan that I got

  • seven this is a pan that I got here in Japan

  • here in Japan

  • here in Japan so when you begin describing

  • so when you begin describing

  • so when you begin describing something you begin by

  • something you begin by

  • something you begin by practicing just to speak longer

  • practicing just to speak longer

  • practicing just to speak longer by talking about a particular

  • by talking about a particular

  • by talking about a particular object for as long as you can

  • object for as long as you can

  • object for as long as you can so ask yourself questions this

  • so ask yourself questions this

  • so ask yourself questions this is a black pan is this a black

  • is a black pan is this a black

  • is a black pan is this a black pen yes it is

  • pen yes it is

  • pen yes it is so even if it's a question that

  • so even if it's a question that

  • so even if it's a question that you know the answer to the point

  • you know the answer to the point

  • you know the answer to the point is just to train yourself to

  • is just to train yourself to

  • is just to train yourself to speak for a particular length of

  • speak for a particular length of

  • speak for a particular length of time like maybe 45 minutes or if

  • time like maybe 45 minutes or if

  • time like maybe 45 minutes or if you can't even do that for 20

  • you can't even do that for 20

  • you can't even do that for 20 seconds and then try to speak

  • seconds and then try to speak

  • seconds and then try to speak longer and longer

  • longer and longer

  • longer and longer so even if i'm talking about

  • so even if i'm talking about

  • so even if i'm talking about this pan like look I've been

  • this pan like look I've been

  • this pan like look I've been talking about this pen or

  • talking about this pen or

  • talking about this pen or something related to this pen

  • something related to this pen

  • something related to this pen for around 0 2 minutes or

  • for around 0 2 minutes or

  • for around 0 2 minutes or something like that and there's

  • something like that and there's

  • something like that and there's nothing amazing about what i'm

  • nothing amazing about what i'm

  • nothing amazing about what i'm doing i'm not even using a

  • doing i'm not even using a

  • doing i'm not even using a really complicated vocabulary

  • really complicated vocabulary

  • really complicated vocabulary I'm just talking about the basic

  • I'm just talking about the basic

  • I'm just talking about the basic shape of a pain in the way that

  • shape of a pain in the way that

  • shape of a pain in the way that a basic native speaker would or

  • a basic native speaker would or

  • a basic native speaker would or maybe not a native speaker but

  • maybe not a native speaker but

  • maybe not a native speaker but somebody that's just learning

  • somebody that's just learning

  • somebody that's just learning the language it's learning this

  • the language it's learning this

  • the language it's learning this is a long pan this is a pan is

  • is a long pan this is a pan is

  • is a long pan this is a pan is this app and yes it is this is a

  • this app and yes it is this is a

  • this app and yes it is this is a pan is this a cat

  • pan is this a cat

  • pan is this a cat no it isn't it is not a cat so

  • no it isn't it is not a cat so

  • no it isn't it is not a cat so I'm just I'm even just saying

  • I'm just I'm even just saying

  • I'm just I'm even just saying sentences that maybe don't mean

  • sentences that maybe don't mean

  • sentences that maybe don't mean anything its there's no real

  • anything its there's no real

  • anything its there's no real relevance in my everyday life to

  • relevance in my everyday life to

  • relevance in my everyday life to talk about is this a cat no it

  • talk about is this a cat no it

  • talk about is this a cat no it isn't but the point is that i'm

  • isn't but the point is that i'm

  • isn't but the point is that i'm using the language so that I've

  • using the language so that I've

  • using the language so that I've become able to use it for a

  • become able to use it for a

  • become able to use it for a longer period of time

  • longer period of time

  • longer period of time so when I do that I'm training

  • so when I do that I'm training

  • so when I do that I'm training myself to to start thinking of

  • myself to to start thinking of

  • myself to to start thinking of ways of responding to questions

  • ways of responding to questions

  • ways of responding to questions or to start thinking of things i

  • or to start thinking of things i

  • or to start thinking of things i can say in a particular

  • can say in a particular

  • can say in a particular situation such that they appear

  • situation such that they appear

  • situation such that they appear to me automatically

  • to me automatically

  • to me automatically so what I'm really doing in this

  • so what I'm really doing in this

  • so what I'm really doing in this is the second part of this is

  • is the second part of this is

  • is the second part of this is I'm thinking about what to say

  • I'm thinking about what to say

  • I'm thinking about what to say as I'm saying something else so

  • as I'm saying something else so

  • as I'm saying something else so if i try to start talking about

  • if i try to start talking about

  • if i try to start talking about one thing it's generally

  • one thing it's generally

  • one thing it's generally creating ideas in my mind about

  • creating ideas in my mind about

  • creating ideas in my mind about what i want to say next that are

  • what i want to say next that are

  • what i want to say next that are related to that thing

  • related to that thing

  • related to that thing so I have kind of a particular

  • so I have kind of a particular

  • so I have kind of a particular goal that I have like in the

  • goal that I have like in the

  • goal that I have like in the case of this video my goal is to

  • case of this video my goal is to

  • case of this video my goal is to help you speak more at length so

  • help you speak more at length so

  • help you speak more at length so to speak at length means to

  • to speak at length means to

  • to speak at length means to speak for a long time and really

  • speak for a long time and really

  • speak for a long time and really just talk about things it

  • just talk about things it

  • just talk about things it doesn't matter what you're

  • doesn't matter what you're

  • doesn't matter what you're talking about but just to get

  • talking about but just to get

  • talking about but just to get into the habit of being able to

  • into the habit of being able to

  • into the habit of being able to speak for an extended period of

  • speak for an extended period of

  • speak for an extended period of time about something so even

  • time about something so even

  • time about something so even something as simple as a pin

  • something as simple as a pin

  • something as simple as a pin if you can't talk about a pin

  • if you can't talk about a pin

  • if you can't talk about a pin for one minute then it's going

  • for one minute then it's going

  • for one minute then it's going to be even more difficult to

  • to be even more difficult to

  • to be even more difficult to talk about politics

  • talk about politics

  • talk about politics I know that sounds really weird

  • I know that sounds really weird

  • I know that sounds really weird because really there's a million

  • because really there's a million

  • because really there's a million things you could talk about with

  • things you could talk about with

  • things you could talk about with that but the idea comes back to

  • that but the idea comes back to

  • that but the idea comes back to focusing your mind and when you

  • focusing your mind and when you

  • focusing your mind and when you have too many options to talk

  • have too many options to talk

  • have too many options to talk about things

  • about things

  • about things that's what really kind of trips

  • that's what really kind of trips

  • that's what really kind of trips you up so in general in my own

  • you up so in general in my own

  • you up so in general in my own mind I'm thinking about what i

  • mind I'm thinking about what i

  • mind I'm thinking about what i want to say as I'm saying

  • want to say as I'm saying

  • want to say as I'm saying something else

  • something else

  • something else so right now if I'm talking

  • so right now if I'm talking

  • so right now if I'm talking about this pen in the back of my

  • about this pen in the back of my

  • about this pen in the back of my mind I'm thinking okay is this

  • mind I'm thinking okay is this

  • mind I'm thinking okay is this leading me to the main point is

  • leading me to the main point is

  • leading me to the main point is this like kind of staying

  • this like kind of staying

  • this like kind of staying attached to that or is this

  • attached to that or is this

  • attached to that or is this going off on a tangent as I

  • going off on a tangent as I

  • going off on a tangent as I sometimes do in this series

  • sometimes do in this series

  • sometimes do in this series or is it helping people or now

  • or is it helping people or now

  • or is it helping people or now can I talk about like the pen

  • can I talk about like the pen

  • can I talk about like the pen itself

  • itself

  • itself can I talk about the shape of it

  • can I talk about the shape of it

  • can I talk about the shape of it can i talked about how it was

  • can i talked about how it was

  • can i talked about how it was made

  • made

  • made excuse me or where it was from

  • excuse me or where it was from

  • excuse me or where it was from or you know maybe how long I've

  • or you know maybe how long I've

  • or you know maybe how long I've had it something like that

  • had it something like that

  • had it something like that there are lots of different ways

  • there are lots of different ways

  • there are lots of different ways to approach discussing even

  • to approach discussing even

  • to approach discussing even something as simple as a pin so

  • something as simple as a pin so

  • something as simple as a pin so i know people think well this is

  • i know people think well this is

  • i know people think well this is kind of boring we're just

  • kind of boring we're just

  • kind of boring we're just talking about a pen there's

  • talking about a pen there's

  • talking about a pen there's nothing amazing about that but

  • nothing amazing about that but

  • nothing amazing about that but actually the point is again just

  • actually the point is again just

  • actually the point is again just to use something simple like

  • to use something simple like

  • to use something simple like this and sometimes I'm

  • this and sometimes I'm

  • this and sometimes I'm reiterating i'm speaking again

  • reiterating i'm speaking again

  • reiterating i'm speaking again and again about a particular

  • and again about a particular

  • and again about a particular thing because again this is part

  • thing because again this is part

  • thing because again this is part of being able to speak at length

  • of being able to speak at length

  • of being able to speak at length and part of that is really when

  • and part of that is really when

  • and part of that is really when you're trying to make sure

  • you're trying to make sure

  • you're trying to make sure you're connecting with the

  • you're connecting with the

  • you're connecting with the audience and making sure they

  • audience and making sure they

  • audience and making sure they remember something because you

  • remember something because you

  • remember something because you do have to repeat things over

  • do have to repeat things over

  • do have to repeat things over and over again to make sure that

  • and over again to make sure that

  • and over again to make sure that your point is heard

  • your point is heard

  • your point is heard often people that are like

  • often people that are like

  • often people that are like really fantastic marketers

  • really fantastic marketers

  • really fantastic marketers this is a problem i have because

  • this is a problem i have because

  • this is a problem i have because i have a Bible like a tendency

  • i have a Bible like a tendency

  • i have a Bible like a tendency like to try to go into a whole

  • like to try to go into a whole

  • like to try to go into a whole bunch of things and teach a

  • bunch of things and teach a

  • bunch of things and teach a whole bunch of information but

  • whole bunch of information but

  • whole bunch of information but really it's best to keep things

  • really it's best to keep things

  • really it's best to keep things simple and just to repeat those

  • simple and just to repeat those

  • simple and just to repeat those pieces of information over and

  • pieces of information over and

  • pieces of information over and over again

  • over again

  • over again so the first part of this is to

  • so the first part of this is to

  • so the first part of this is to take a basic object whatever

  • take a basic object whatever

  • take a basic object whatever that is and just try to think

  • that is and just try to think

  • that is and just try to think about approaching it from a few

  • about approaching it from a few

  • about approaching it from a few different angles so approaching

  • different angles so approaching

  • different angles so approaching it from a few different angles

  • it from a few different angles

  • it from a few different angles being how it was made

  • being how it was made

  • being how it was made where did you get it how long

  • where did you get it how long

  • where did you get it how long have you had it or even like

  • have you had it or even like

  • have you had it or even like what else could you do with this

  • what else could you do with this

  • what else could you do with this pan or like you could tell a

  • pan or like you could tell a

  • pan or like you could tell a story thats related to this pan

  • story thats related to this pan

  • story thats related to this pan or pens in general something

  • or pens in general something

  • or pens in general something like that

  • like that

  • like that oh my father used to work at a

  • oh my father used to work at a

  • oh my father used to work at a pan factory and i'm just i'm

  • pan factory and i'm just i'm

  • pan factory and i'm just i'm thinking about ways to connect

  • thinking about ways to connect

  • thinking about ways to connect this pen with other things and

  • this pen with other things and

  • this pen with other things and more connections you can build

  • more connections you can build

  • more connections you can build the more you practice doing that

  • the more you practice doing that

  • the more you practice doing that the more your mind will

  • the more your mind will

  • the more your mind will automatically do that when

  • automatically do that when

  • automatically do that when you're just in regular

  • you're just in regular

  • you're just in regular conversations so here i am i'm

  • conversations so here i am i'm

  • conversations so here i am i'm talking about this pin but at

  • talking about this pin but at

  • talking about this pin but at the same time in my mind I'm

  • the same time in my mind I'm

  • the same time in my mind I'm thinking about different ways to

  • thinking about different ways to

  • thinking about different ways to create ideas or connect ideas

  • create ideas or connect ideas

  • create ideas or connect ideas with this pen so this pain is a

  • with this pen so this pain is a

  • with this pen so this pain is a very simple object but it's only

  • very simple object but it's only

  • very simple object but it's only simple if you think about it

  • simple if you think about it

  • simple if you think about it that way if you think wow this

  • that way if you think wow this

  • that way if you think wow this is actually a really cool thing

  • is actually a really cool thing

  • is actually a really cool thing it's got lots of connections

  • it's got lots of connections

  • it's got lots of connections that are helping me talk about

  • that are helping me talk about

  • that are helping me talk about or bring other things into the

  • or bring other things into the

  • or bring other things into the discussion into the conversation

  • discussion into the conversation

  • discussion into the conversation then wow like it actually is a

  • then wow like it actually is a

  • then wow like it actually is a pretty interesting thing

  • pretty interesting thing

  • pretty interesting thing so this uh this is actually a

  • so this uh this is actually a

  • so this uh this is actually a pen that i got from the the

  • pen that i got from the the

  • pen that i got from the the president of a local company he

  • president of a local company he

  • president of a local company he was saying hey thanks so much

  • was saying hey thanks so much

  • was saying hey thanks so much for doing some great writing for

  • for doing some great writing for

  • for doing some great writing for us and he gave me this pan

  • us and he gave me this pan

  • us and he gave me this pan actually that's not a true story

  • actually that's not a true story

  • actually that's not a true story but this is just a great example

  • but this is just a great example

  • but this is just a great example of how you can even just make up

  • of how you can even just make up

  • of how you can even just make up a story just for the purposes of

  • a story just for the purposes of

  • a story just for the purposes of explaining something now right

  • explaining something now right

  • explaining something now right now I'm speaking quite quickly

  • now I'm speaking quite quickly

  • now I'm speaking quite quickly because this is an advanced

  • because this is an advanced

  • because this is an advanced listening practice lesson but

  • listening practice lesson but

  • listening practice lesson but let's slow it down for a second

  • let's slow it down for a second

  • let's slow it down for a second and we'll just take it more to

  • and we'll just take it more to

  • and we'll just take it more to an intermediate or basic way of

  • an intermediate or basic way of

  • an intermediate or basic way of describing something

  • describing something

  • describing something so again I really just want to

  • so again I really just want to

  • so again I really just want to make this very clear for you

  • make this very clear for you

  • make this very clear for you while i'm talking about this i'm

  • while i'm talking about this i'm

  • while i'm talking about this i'm thinking of ideas in my mind

  • thinking of ideas in my mind

  • thinking of ideas in my mind that are connecting with this

  • that are connecting with this

  • that are connecting with this thing and at the beginning when

  • thing and at the beginning when

  • thing and at the beginning when you start doing this

  • you start doing this

  • you start doing this this is red is this red no it is

  • this is red is this red no it is

  • this is red is this red no it is not oh this is not ready

  • not oh this is not ready

  • not oh this is not ready this is a black pan this pan is

  • this is a black pan this pan is

  • this is a black pan this pan is black

  • black

  • black this is black this object is

  • this is black this object is

  • this is black this object is black now i'm at the beginning

  • black now i'm at the beginning

  • black now i'm at the beginning i'm just saying things that are

  • i'm just saying things that are

  • i'm just saying things that are talking about the description of

  • talking about the description of

  • talking about the description of it physically describing the pan

  • it physically describing the pan

  • it physically describing the pan but I can talk about how i use

  • but I can talk about how i use

  • but I can talk about how i use the pan so i use this pen for

  • the pan so i use this pen for

  • the pan so i use this pen for writing or I don't use this pan

  • writing or I don't use this pan

  • writing or I don't use this pan for brushing my teeth and I'm

  • for brushing my teeth and I'm

  • for brushing my teeth and I'm just using ideas that are

  • just using ideas that are

  • just using ideas that are helping me connect this thing

  • helping me connect this thing

  • helping me connect this thing while in the back of my mind I

  • while in the back of my mind I

  • while in the back of my mind I have maybe a few

  • have maybe a few

  • have maybe a few it's almost like a program that

  • it's almost like a program that

  • it's almost like a program that i run so can I talk about the

  • i run so can I talk about the

  • i run so can I talk about the history

  • history

  • history can I talk about the use of it

  • can I talk about the use of it

  • can I talk about the use of it can I talk about maybe where i

  • can I talk about maybe where i

  • can I talk about maybe where i received this pen something like

  • received this pen something like

  • received this pen something like that but this is how you train

  • that but this is how you train

  • that but this is how you train yourself to number one

  • yourself to number one

  • yourself to number one speak at length but also to get

  • speak at length but also to get

  • speak at length but also to get your mind thinking so that

  • your mind thinking so that

  • your mind thinking so that you're not in a conversation

  • you're not in a conversation

  • you're not in a conversation thinking a and this is really a

  • thinking a and this is really a

  • thinking a and this is really a skill that you can develop in

  • skill that you can develop in

  • skill that you can develop in your own language because it

  • your own language because it

  • your own language because it helps you understand how it

  • helps you understand how it

  • helps you understand how it works just the process of being

  • works just the process of being

  • works just the process of being able to think about things so i

  • able to think about things so i

  • able to think about things so i think even a few people have

  • think even a few people have

  • think even a few people have commented below like what I'm

  • commented below like what I'm

  • commented below like what I'm doing right now people they can

  • doing right now people they can

  • doing right now people they can actually speak about something

  • actually speak about something

  • actually speak about something for you no more than a minute

  • for you no more than a minute

  • for you no more than a minute something like that even in

  • something like that even in

  • something like that even in their native language

  • their native language

  • their native language so if you can develop this habit

  • so if you can develop this habit

  • so if you can develop this habit a lot of the habits i developed

  • a lot of the habits i developed

  • a lot of the habits i developed that helped me got that helped

  • that helped me got that helped

  • that helped me got that helped me become fluent or help me get

  • me become fluent or help me get

  • me become fluent or help me get fluent are the same things i

  • fluent are the same things i

  • fluent are the same things i used in order to like be more

  • used in order to like be more

  • used in order to like be more successful my everyday life in

  • successful my everyday life in

  • successful my everyday life in english as an English speaker so

  • english as an English speaker so

  • english as an English speaker so being able to walk up to people

  • being able to walk up to people

  • being able to walk up to people i don't know and say hey like

  • i don't know and say hey like

  • i don't know and say hey like can I get directions to a

  • can I get directions to a

  • can I get directions to a particular location so let's say

  • particular location so let's say

  • particular location so let's say I'm an American because I am an

  • I'm an American because I am an

  • I'm an American because I am an American but I'm in a different

  • American but I'm in a different

  • American but I'm in a different city like Seattle or San

  • city like Seattle or San

  • city like Seattle or San Francisco or Cincinnati

  • Francisco or Cincinnati

  • Francisco or Cincinnati it doesn't matter where I am if

  • it doesn't matter where I am if

  • it doesn't matter where I am if I have a very weak confidence in

  • I have a very weak confidence in

  • I have a very weak confidence in general for walking up to people

  • general for walking up to people

  • general for walking up to people and saying hey can you help me

  • and saying hey can you help me

  • and saying hey can you help me give me directions to a

  • give me directions to a

  • give me directions to a particular place then i'm going

  • particular place then i'm going

  • particular place then i'm going to be lost but if I don't have

  • to be lost but if I don't have

  • to be lost but if I don't have that problem i can just walk up

  • that problem i can just walk up

  • that problem i can just walk up and say hey excuse me can you

  • and say hey excuse me can you

  • and say hey excuse me can you help me find you know whatever

  • help me find you know whatever

  • help me find you know whatever this place it is i'm looking for

  • this place it is i'm looking for

  • this place it is i'm looking for so this is a skill that i

  • so this is a skill that i

  • so this is a skill that i developed in my native language

  • developed in my native language

  • developed in my native language that I now carry over to using

  • that I now carry over to using

  • that I now carry over to using when i'm in speaking in Japanese

  • when i'm in speaking in Japanese

  • when i'm in speaking in Japanese so because I don't have a

  • so because I don't have a

  • so because I don't have a problem asking people i don't

  • problem asking people i don't

  • problem asking people i don't know about

  • know about

  • know about hey where is this or where is

  • hey where is this or where is

  • hey where is this or where is that something like that even if

  • that something like that even if

  • that something like that even if I make a mistake in Japanese I

  • I make a mistake in Japanese I

  • I make a mistake in Japanese I don't have a problem asking

  • don't have a problem asking

  • don't have a problem asking people for help

  • people for help

  • people for help so this is the kind of thing

  • so this is the kind of thing

  • so this is the kind of thing just in the same way that you

  • just in the same way that you

  • just in the same way that you can practice speaking for a long

  • can practice speaking for a long

  • can practice speaking for a long period of time and right now

  • period of time and right now

  • period of time and right now he's just like a little thing

  • he's just like a little thing

  • he's just like a little thing that sits in the back of my mind

  • that sits in the back of my mind

  • that sits in the back of my mind as I'm describing this

  • as I'm describing this

  • as I'm describing this I'm remembering an idea or I'm

  • I'm remembering an idea or I'm

  • I'm remembering an idea or I'm remembering a time from may be

  • remembering a time from may be

  • remembering a time from may be my fourth grade when we had to

  • my fourth grade when we had to

  • my fourth grade when we had to give presentations in front of

  • give presentations in front of

  • give presentations in front of the class and just stand up for

  • the class and just stand up for

  • the class and just stand up for a minute and give a presentation

  • a minute and give a presentation

  • a minute and give a presentation about whatever we wanted to

  • about whatever we wanted to

  • about whatever we wanted to actually the kind of tricky

  • actually the kind of tricky

  • actually the kind of tricky thing about it was we couldn't

  • thing about it was we couldn't

  • thing about it was we couldn't prepare for it

  • prepare for it

  • prepare for it I think like all of the students

  • I think like all of the students

  • I think like all of the students just wrote you know the name of

  • just wrote you know the name of

  • just wrote you know the name of some object or something like

  • some object or something like

  • some object or something like that it could be a person or an

  • that it could be a person or an

  • that it could be a person or an object or something down on a

  • object or something down on a

  • object or something down on a piece of paper and then the

  • piece of paper and then the

  • piece of paper and then the teacher would pull out at random

  • teacher would pull out at random

  • teacher would pull out at random a piece of paper with the name

  • a piece of paper with the name

  • a piece of paper with the name of that thing on it and so the

  • of that thing on it and so the

  • of that thing on it and so the student had to stand up in front

  • student had to stand up in front

  • student had to stand up in front of the class so all it's already

  • of the class so all it's already

  • of the class so all it's already embarrassing you know standing

  • embarrassing you know standing

  • embarrassing you know standing in front of the class and being

  • in front of the class and being

  • in front of the class and being the one that like everybody is

  • the one that like everybody is

  • the one that like everybody is looking at because you know as a

  • looking at because you know as a

  • looking at because you know as a kid that's pretty scary and

  • kid that's pretty scary and

  • kid that's pretty scary and embarrassing but also you didn't

  • embarrassing but also you didn't

  • embarrassing but also you didn't really know what exactly it was

  • really know what exactly it was

  • really know what exactly it was you're going to talk about how

  • you're going to talk about how

  • you're going to talk about how you're going to describe it

  • you're going to describe it

  • you're going to describe it so now I don't have a problem

  • so now I don't have a problem

  • so now I don't have a problem doing that at all but i remember

  • doing that at all but i remember

  • doing that at all but i remember getting up and I even like the

  • getting up and I even like the

  • getting up and I even like the funny thing about what I did so

  • funny thing about what I did so

  • funny thing about what I did so this is back in again like

  • this is back in again like

  • this is back in again like fourth grade and I'm sitting

  • fourth grade and I'm sitting

  • fourth grade and I'm sitting there and my name gets called

  • there and my name gets called

  • there and my name gets called and I'm like oh shit like I

  • and I'm like oh shit like I

  • and I'm like oh shit like I don't want to get up in front of

  • don't want to get up in front of

  • don't want to get up in front of the class and you know i'm going

  • the class and you know i'm going

  • the class and you know i'm going to say something stupid

  • to say something stupid

  • to say something stupid now the interesting thing about

  • now the interesting thing about

  • now the interesting thing about my cases that they actually

  • my cases that they actually

  • my cases that they actually pulled the car that I wrote

  • pulled the car that I wrote

  • pulled the car that I wrote so even though i wrote the thing

  • so even though i wrote the thing

  • so even though i wrote the thing it was about plants or something

  • it was about plants or something

  • it was about plants or something i just wrote like plants on it

  • i just wrote like plants on it

  • i just wrote like plants on it or something and like I couldn't

  • or something and like I couldn't

  • or something and like I couldn't speak for like a minute about

  • speak for like a minute about

  • speak for like a minute about plants even though that was the

  • plants even though that was the

  • plants even though that was the thing i wrote i think maybe I

  • thing i wrote i think maybe I

  • thing i wrote i think maybe I was really nervous about it but

  • was really nervous about it but

  • was really nervous about it but it just goes to show

  • it just goes to show

  • it just goes to show so this is an example of

  • so this is an example of

  • so this is an example of something that goes to show that

  • something that goes to show that

  • something that goes to show that if you don't practice doing this

  • if you don't practice doing this

  • if you don't practice doing this it's not something that you

  • it's not something that you

  • it's not something that you would be able to do naturally

  • would be able to do naturally

  • would be able to do naturally for a lot of reasons number one

  • for a lot of reasons number one

  • for a lot of reasons number one because it's kind of

  • because it's kind of

  • because it's kind of embarrassing if you make a

  • embarrassing if you make a

  • embarrassing if you make a mistake if you don't know what

  • mistake if you don't know what

  • mistake if you don't know what you're talking about

  • you're talking about

  • you're talking about or if you can't you know be able

  • or if you can't you know be able

  • or if you can't you know be able to speak it fluently and and

  • to speak it fluently and and

  • to speak it fluently and and continuously about something

  • continuously about something

  • continuously about something then you maybe feel or seem a

  • then you maybe feel or seem a

  • then you maybe feel or seem a little bit awkward but also it

  • little bit awkward but also it

  • little bit awkward but also it just shows like you're not quite

  • just shows like you're not quite

  • just shows like you're not quite prepared for what it is you want

  • prepared for what it is you want

  • prepared for what it is you want to speak about

  • to speak about

  • to speak about so in my case I was standing up

  • so in my case I was standing up

  • so in my case I was standing up there and like I was thinking

  • there and like I was thinking

  • there and like I was thinking about plants like how do I

  • about plants like how do I

  • about plants like how do I describe plants and i was like

  • describe plants and i was like

  • describe plants and i was like ok they have leaves and you know

  • ok they have leaves and you know

  • ok they have leaves and you know your your your mind gets focused

  • your your your mind gets focused

  • your your your mind gets focused on Blake what I don't know or

  • on Blake what I don't know or

  • on Blake what I don't know or like all the information I don't

  • like all the information I don't

  • like all the information I don't have

  • have

  • have but if you think about

  • but if you think about

  • but if you think about restricting your information to

  • restricting your information to

  • restricting your information to something very specific ok let's

  • something very specific ok let's

  • something very specific ok let's go through the list i want to

  • go through the list i want to

  • go through the list i want to talk about what this object

  • talk about what this object

  • talk about what this object looks like what are the physical

  • looks like what are the physical

  • looks like what are the physical properties of it and I try to

  • properties of it and I try to

  • properties of it and I try to talk specifically as

  • talk specifically as

  • talk specifically as specifically as i can about as

  • specifically as i can about as

  • specifically as i can about as much of this pan as possible so

  • much of this pan as possible so

  • much of this pan as possible so i could talk maybe even just

  • i could talk maybe even just

  • i could talk maybe even just describing this for I don't know

  • describing this for I don't know

  • describing this for I don't know 20 minutes talking about how we

  • 20 minutes talking about how we

  • 20 minutes talking about how we shape and I like the the

  • shape and I like the the

  • shape and I like the the interesting mechanics of the pen

  • interesting mechanics of the pen

  • interesting mechanics of the pen on the inside so we can open

  • on the inside so we can open

  • on the inside so we can open this pan up

  • this pan up

  • this pan up I could let's see if it even

  • I could let's see if it even

  • I could let's see if it even opens up ok so you have to

  • opens up ok so you have to

  • opens up ok so you have to unscrew the front part we've got

  • unscrew the front part we've got

  • unscrew the front part we've got the actual ink cartridge on the

  • the actual ink cartridge on the

  • the actual ink cartridge on the inside and there's a spring here

  • inside and there's a spring here

  • inside and there's a spring here as well and we can talk about

  • as well and we can talk about

  • as well and we can talk about the spring action of this and

  • the spring action of this and

  • the spring action of this and how it opens and closes its got

  • how it opens and closes its got

  • how it opens and closes its got the front little case made out

  • the front little case made out

  • the front little case made out of plastic here

  • of plastic here

  • of plastic here this is this case is plastic

  • this is this case is plastic

  • this is this case is plastic looks like clear plastic or you

  • looks like clear plastic or you

  • looks like clear plastic or you could call that translucent it

  • could call that translucent it

  • could call that translucent it means that the light can shine

  • means that the light can shine

  • means that the light can shine through it so this is clear

  • through it so this is clear

  • through it so this is clear it's not opaque so the opposite

  • it's not opaque so the opposite

  • it's not opaque so the opposite of that again when you're

  • of that again when you're

  • of that again when you're talking about things whenever

  • talking about things whenever

  • talking about things whenever you describe something you can

  • you describe something you can

  • you describe something you can always talk about the opposite

  • always talk about the opposite

  • always talk about the opposite of something else

  • of something else

  • of something else so maybe like instead of saying

  • so maybe like instead of saying

  • so maybe like instead of saying like I have a smile on my face

  • like I have a smile on my face

  • like I have a smile on my face you could say I don't have a

  • you could say I don't have a

  • you could say I don't have a frown something I don't have a

  • frown something I don't have a

  • frown something I don't have a sad face

  • sad face

  • sad face so when you maybe know some

  • so when you maybe know some

  • so when you maybe know some vocabulary for something you

  • vocabulary for something you

  • vocabulary for something you actually have like twice the

  • actually have like twice the

  • actually have like twice the vocabulary because you can

  • vocabulary because you can

  • vocabulary because you can describe something one way or

  • describe something one way or

  • describe something one way or you could describe it in a

  • you could describe it in a

  • you could describe it in a different way so I'm actually

  • different way so I'm actually

  • different way so I'm actually going to put the cap back on

  • going to put the cap back on

  • going to put the cap back on this and then put the ink back

  • this and then put the ink back

  • this and then put the ink back inside the actual pen itself

  • inside the actual pen itself

  • inside the actual pen itself it's got a rubber guard on it

  • it's got a rubber guard on it

  • it's got a rubber guard on it so this is like the hand grip

  • so this is like the hand grip

  • so this is like the hand grip right here rubber grip and it's

  • right here rubber grip and it's

  • right here rubber grip and it's got its a couple of lines on

  • got its a couple of lines on

  • got its a couple of lines on here so your hand doesn't slip

  • here so your hand doesn't slip

  • here so your hand doesn't slip and you can push on the top here

  • and you can push on the top here

  • and you can push on the top here to load the actual pen

  • to load the actual pen

  • to load the actual pen so to keep the pen from coming

  • so to keep the pen from coming

  • so to keep the pen from coming out and maybe writing when it

  • out and maybe writing when it

  • out and maybe writing when it shouldn't are getting ink when

  • shouldn't are getting ink when

  • shouldn't are getting ink when it shouldn't you can release it

  • it shouldn't you can release it

  • it shouldn't you can release it back into the pan so it's

  • back into the pan so it's

  • back into the pan so it's actually really interesting

  • actually really interesting

  • actually really interesting mechanism and again I'm like

  • mechanism and again I'm like

  • mechanism and again I'm like obviously I'm a fluent speaker

  • obviously I'm a fluent speaker

  • obviously I'm a fluent speaker in my vocabulary is probably

  • in my vocabulary is probably

  • in my vocabulary is probably larger than yours but these

  • larger than yours but these

  • larger than yours but these aren't things that are difficult

  • aren't things that are difficult

  • aren't things that are difficult to learn

  • to learn

  • to learn it's just being interested in

  • it's just being interested in

  • it's just being interested in something like this and

  • something like this and

  • something like this and recognizing the potential of

  • recognizing the potential of

  • recognizing the potential of even something as basic as a pin

  • even something as basic as a pin

  • even something as basic as a pin to give you a lot of practice

  • to give you a lot of practice

  • to give you a lot of practice with your fluency

  • with your fluency

  • with your fluency so these kind of two things I'd

  • so these kind of two things I'd

  • so these kind of two things I'd like you to think about four

  • like you to think about four

  • like you to think about four the video again I am repeating

  • the video again I am repeating

  • the video again I am repeating things I want to come back so we

  • things I want to come back so we

  • things I want to come back so we talk about some things and I try

  • talk about some things and I try

  • talk about some things and I try to repeat them at the end to

  • to repeat them at the end to

  • to repeat them at the end to make sure they're remembering or

  • make sure they're remembering or

  • make sure they're remembering or you're remembering them that

  • you're remembering them that

  • you're remembering them that they are memorable

  • they are memorable

  • they are memorable so this one is the first one is

  • so this one is the first one is

  • so this one is the first one is when you're trying to think

  • when you're trying to think

  • when you're trying to think about describing something just

  • about describing something just

  • about describing something just to develop the ability to speak

  • to develop the ability to speak

  • to develop the ability to speak at a longer rate or for a longer

  • at a longer rate or for a longer

  • at a longer rate or for a longer period of time

  • period of time

  • period of time the most important thing is just

  • the most important thing is just

  • the most important thing is just to take something simple so it

  • to take something simple so it

  • to take something simple so it doesn't get your mind thinking

  • doesn't get your mind thinking

  • doesn't get your mind thinking of how about a whole bunch of

  • of how about a whole bunch of

  • of how about a whole bunch of things that like again like with

  • things that like again like with

  • things that like again like with politics or philosophies become

  • politics or philosophies become

  • politics or philosophies become much more difficult to talk

  • much more difficult to talk

  • much more difficult to talk about you just want to develop

  • about you just want to develop

  • about you just want to develop the habit of being able to speak

  • the habit of being able to speak

  • the habit of being able to speak for a longer period of time and

  • for a longer period of time and

  • for a longer period of time and you do that by just describing

  • you do that by just describing

  • you do that by just describing something as best you can this

  • something as best you can this

  • something as best you can this is long or this is longer than a

  • is long or this is longer than a

  • is long or this is longer than a pencil this is longer than a

  • pencil this is longer than a

  • pencil this is longer than a mouse this is longer than any

  • mouse this is longer than any

  • mouse this is longer than any racer and make as many sentences

  • racer and make as many sentences

  • racer and make as many sentences you can just to get to the

  • you can just to get to the

  • you can just to get to the process of being able to speak

  • process of being able to speak

  • process of being able to speak like that automatically and the

  • like that automatically and the

  • like that automatically and the more you do that the more you

  • more you do that the more you

  • more you do that the more you will actually develop fluency to

  • will actually develop fluency to

  • will actually develop fluency to be able to speak about maybe

  • be able to speak about maybe

  • be able to speak about maybe even more complex things or even

  • even more complex things or even

  • even more complex things or even you know like the things like

  • you know like the things like

  • you know like the things like philosophy or politics but

  • philosophy or politics but

  • philosophy or politics but really when you're in a

  • really when you're in a

  • really when you're in a situation where you have to talk

  • situation where you have to talk

  • situation where you have to talk about philosophy or politics and

  • about philosophy or politics and

  • about philosophy or politics and you don't really know much

  • you don't really know much

  • you don't really know much that's your opportunity to learn

  • that's your opportunity to learn

  • that's your opportunity to learn so ask people what their views

  • so ask people what their views

  • so ask people what their views are and why they think them in

  • are and why they think them in

  • are and why they think them in like you're you're kind of doing

  • like you're you're kind of doing

  • like you're you're kind of doing the opposite approach where your

  • the opposite approach where your

  • the opposite approach where your again like what's the physical

  • again like what's the physical

  • again like what's the physical thing they're talking about

  • thing they're talking about

  • thing they're talking about what's the history behind that

  • what's the history behind that

  • what's the history behind that thing how is it connected to

  • thing how is it connected to

  • thing how is it connected to other things you're thinking

  • other things you're thinking

  • other things you're thinking about all these things at the

  • about all these things at the

  • about all these things at the same time and then the second

  • same time and then the second

  • same time and then the second part is that when you're

  • part is that when you're

  • part is that when you're thinking about things you're

  • thinking about things you're

  • thinking about things you're asking questions you're also in

  • asking questions you're also in

  • asking questions you're also in the back of your mind because

  • the back of your mind because

  • the back of your mind because you've been practicing your

  • you've been practicing your

  • you've been practicing your starting to get more ideas so

  • starting to get more ideas so

  • starting to get more ideas so that you always have something

  • that you always have something

  • that you always have something new and always a new direction

  • new and always a new direction

  • new and always a new direction and take people in

  • and take people in

  • and take people in so this is exactly what I do in

  • so this is exactly what I do in

  • so this is exactly what I do in my master English conversation

  • my master English conversation

  • my master English conversation lessons when i'm sitting in

  • lessons when i'm sitting in

  • lessons when i'm sitting in talking with people about

  • talking with people about

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  • particular things now most

  • particular things now most people they come on to the

  • people they come on to the

  • people they come on to the program or they join me for a

  • program or they join me for a

  • program or they join me for a video and they're a little bit

  • video and they're a little bit

  • video and they're a little bit nervous because people are you

  • nervous because people are you

  • nervous because people are you know it's kind of new for many

  • know it's kind of new for many

  • know it's kind of new for many people to be in front of the

  • people to be in front of the

  • people to be in front of the camera and speak without any

  • camera and speak without any

  • camera and speak without any rehearsal and the reason i don't

  • rehearsal and the reason i don't

  • rehearsal and the reason i don't have people rehearsals because i

  • have people rehearsals because i

  • have people rehearsals because i really want to have them

  • really want to have them

  • really want to have them be fresh and being able to say

  • be fresh and being able to say

  • be fresh and being able to say things that it's like a real

  • things that it's like a real

  • things that it's like a real conversation so that's why we

  • conversation so that's why we

  • conversation so that's why we don't rehearse anything for

  • don't rehearse anything for

  • don't rehearse anything for actual conversations in master

  • actual conversations in master

  • actual conversations in master English conversation but anyway

  • English conversation but anyway

  • English conversation but anyway so people get on the program and

  • so people get on the program and

  • so people get on the program and they're feeling a little bit

  • they're feeling a little bit

  • they're feeling a little bit nervous but I'm there to direct

  • nervous but I'm there to direct

  • nervous but I'm there to direct them so whenever they talk about

  • them so whenever they talk about

  • them so whenever they talk about something

  • something

  • something excuse me again you drink some

  • excuse me again you drink some

  • excuse me again you drink some water i'm like talking too much

  • water i'm like talking too much

  • water i'm like talking too much over here but anyway so when

  • over here but anyway so when

  • over here but anyway so when people are on the program

  • people are on the program

  • people are on the program maybe they don't know exactly

  • maybe they don't know exactly

  • maybe they don't know exactly what they want to speak about

  • what they want to speak about

  • what they want to speak about for a particular thing there

  • for a particular thing there

  • for a particular thing there thinking okay like I I been

  • thinking okay like I I been

  • thinking okay like I I been asked about like maybe what my

  • asked about like maybe what my

  • asked about like maybe what my job is or my boyfriend or

  • job is or my boyfriend or

  • job is or my boyfriend or girlfriend or something like

  • girlfriend or something like

  • girlfriend or something like that but I don't know what else

  • that but I don't know what else

  • that but I don't know what else he wants me to talk about so

  • he wants me to talk about so

  • he wants me to talk about so that's what I'm leading them on

  • that's what I'm leading them on

  • that's what I'm leading them on to something else

  • to something else

  • to something else oh that's interesting it's

  • oh that's interesting it's

  • oh that's interesting it's interesting how this connects

  • interesting how this connects

  • interesting how this connects with this other thing

  • with this other thing

  • with this other thing so your job as a person is

  • so your job as a person is

  • so your job as a person is trying to learn how to speak in

  • trying to learn how to speak in

  • trying to learn how to speak in other languages to learn to find

  • other languages to learn to find

  • other languages to learn to find as many connections as possible

  • as many connections as possible

  • as many connections as possible that there are easy patterns to

  • that there are easy patterns to

  • that there are easy patterns to this and just as I showed you in

  • this and just as I showed you in

  • this and just as I showed you in this video look at me i'm

  • this video look at me i'm

  • this video look at me i'm talking about a pin and other

  • talking about a pin and other

  • talking about a pin and other things like that like i have no

  • things like that like i have no

  • things like that like i have no script for this at all but it's

  • script for this at all but it's

  • script for this at all but it's just because i'm using

  • just because i'm using

  • just because i'm using connections between things and

  • connections between things and

  • connections between things and this is exactly what you should

  • this is exactly what you should

  • this is exactly what you should be doing to get fluent

  • be doing to get fluent

  • be doing to get fluent so remember to number one you

  • so remember to number one you

  • so remember to number one you want to speak about something

  • want to speak about something

  • want to speak about something for our as long a period of time

  • for our as long a period of time

  • for our as long a period of time as you can even if you're just

  • as you can even if you're just

  • as you can even if you're just saying the same sentence over

  • saying the same sentence over

  • saying the same sentence over and over again with a slightly

  • and over again with a slightly

  • and over again with a slightly different way like this pain is

  • different way like this pain is

  • different way like this pain is longer than a mouse this pain is

  • longer than a mouse this pain is

  • longer than a mouse this pain is longer than an eraser this pain

  • longer than an eraser this pain

  • longer than an eraser this pain is longer than my foot

  • is longer than my foot

  • is longer than my foot if that's true whatever or this

  • if that's true whatever or this

  • if that's true whatever or this pain is not longer than my put

  • pain is not longer than my put

  • pain is not longer than my put my foot this pen is not longer

  • my foot this pen is not longer

  • my foot this pen is not longer than you know a snake or

  • than you know a snake or

  • than you know a snake or something like that

  • something like that

  • something like that so I'm just trying to like again

  • so I'm just trying to like again

  • so I'm just trying to like again get into the habit of speaking

  • get into the habit of speaking

  • get into the habit of speaking about something continuously so

  • about something continuously so

  • about something continuously so that way

  • that way

  • that way I'm training myself to look for

  • I'm training myself to look for

  • I'm training myself to look for connections and I'm doing that

  • connections and I'm doing that

  • connections and I'm doing that kind of intentionally at first

  • kind of intentionally at first

  • kind of intentionally at first but it becomes automatic it

  • but it becomes automatic it

  • but it becomes automatic it becomes something that I can do

  • becomes something that I can do

  • becomes something that I can do my brain does subconsciously

  • my brain does subconsciously

  • my brain does subconsciously when I'm speaking

  • when I'm speaking

  • when I'm speaking so if you can do the same thing

  • so if you can do the same thing

  • so if you can do the same thing and even if you're practicing

  • and even if you're practicing

  • and even if you're practicing first in your native language

  • first in your native language

  • first in your native language that's particularly helpful then

  • that's particularly helpful then

  • that's particularly helpful then feel free to do that then

  • feel free to do that then

  • feel free to do that then practice in your own language

  • practice in your own language

  • practice in your own language first but then go back to

  • first but then go back to

  • first but then go back to english and start doing the same

  • english and start doing the same

  • english and start doing the same thing took take a look at

  • thing took take a look at

  • thing took take a look at something like this and try to

  • something like this and try to

  • something like this and try to like even just write down all

  • like even just write down all

  • like even just write down all the things that you can describe

  • the things that you can describe

  • the things that you can describe about this and get like very

  • about this and get like very

  • about this and get like very specific if you want to start

  • specific if you want to start

  • specific if you want to start with writing that's perfectly

  • with writing that's perfectly

  • with writing that's perfectly fine too but it will get you to

  • fine too but it will get you to

  • fine too but it will get you to think about things almost like a

  • think about things almost like a

  • think about things almost like a template what does it look like

  • template what does it look like

  • template what does it look like physically

  • physically

  • physically where did it come from how is it

  • where did it come from how is it

  • where did it come from how is it made what is it connected to

  • made what is it connected to

  • made what is it connected to this looks like something else

  • this looks like something else

  • this looks like something else this brings back this memory of

  • this brings back this memory of

  • this brings back this memory of this other thing i had when i

  • this other thing i had when i

  • this other thing i had when i was a kid and all these things

  • was a kid and all these things

  • was a kid and all these things are examples of giving you in

  • are examples of giving you in

  • are examples of giving you in this very video so go back

  • this very video so go back

  • this very video so go back watch this video a couple of

  • watch this video a couple of

  • watch this video a couple of times actually it's really

  • times actually it's really

  • times actually it's really important video and if you're

  • important video and if you're

  • important video and if you're watching this you're still

  • watching this you're still

  • watching this you're still watching this right now

  • watching this right now

  • watching this right now I applaud you that's fantastic

  • I applaud you that's fantastic

  • I applaud you that's fantastic you've been sitting here

  • you've been sitting here

  • you've been sitting here watching me speak for like 20

  • watching me speak for like 20

  • watching me speak for like 20 minutes

  • minutes

  • minutes I can't believe I'm talking for

  • I can't believe I'm talking for

  • I can't believe I'm talking for like 20 minutes about this video

  • like 20 minutes about this video

  • like 20 minutes about this video anyway that's it for this video

  • anyway that's it for this video

  • anyway that's it for this video I don't want to give you too

  • I don't want to give you too

  • I don't want to give you too much information but hopefully

  • much information but hopefully

  • much information but hopefully I've given you a lot of hope and

  • I've given you a lot of hope and

  • I've given you a lot of hope and show you some very specific ways

  • show you some very specific ways

  • show you some very specific ways that you can develop your

  • that you can develop your

  • that you can develop your fluency

  • fluency

  • fluency well now i need to go relax and

  • well now i need to go relax and

  • well now i need to go relax and get some water and soothe soothe

  • get some water and soothe soothe

  • get some water and soothe soothe my throat because i'm speaking

  • my throat because i'm speaking

  • my throat because i'm speaking too much over here but it's been

  • too much over here but it's been

  • too much over here but it's been a pleasure hopefully I'm giving

  • a pleasure hopefully I'm giving

  • a pleasure hopefully I'm giving you some really great tips here

  • you some really great tips here

  • you some really great tips here that are helping you express

  • that are helping you express

  • that are helping you express yourself more fluently

  • yourself more fluently

  • yourself more fluently get out in practice don't just

  • get out in practice don't just

  • get out in practice don't just sit here like this and watch

  • sit here like this and watch

  • sit here like this and watch these videos

  • these videos

  • these videos I want you to get out and use

  • I want you to get out and use

  • I want you to get out and use what you learn start picking out

  • what you learn start picking out

  • what you learn start picking out anything like when you're on the

  • anything like when you're on the

  • anything like when you're on the bus or you're at school or

  • bus or you're at school or

  • bus or you're at school or you're at work you're visiting

  • you're at work you're visiting

  • you're at work you're visiting your family while you're having

  • your family while you're having

  • your family while you're having dinner look at even something

  • dinner look at even something

  • dinner look at even something like chopsticks or a fork or a

  • like chopsticks or a fork or a

  • like chopsticks or a fork or a knife or anything specific like

  • knife or anything specific like

  • knife or anything specific like that and just start talking

  • that and just start talking

  • that and just start talking about it like even if you're

  • about it like even if you're

  • about it like even if you're just talking in your head that's

  • just talking in your head that's

  • just talking in your head that's just fine but that will get you

  • just fine but that will get you

  • just fine but that will get you to start speaking more fluently

  • to start speaking more fluently

  • to start speaking more fluently I hope you've enjoyed this video

  • I hope you've enjoyed this video

  • I hope you've enjoyed this video do give this video you know

  • do give this video you know

  • do give this video you know 20likes if you can or tell like

  • 20likes if you can or tell like

  • 20likes if you can or tell like all your friends and family hey

  • all your friends and family hey

  • all your friends and family hey you should like this video

  • you should like this video

  • you should like this video because this is a really

  • because this is a really

  • because this is a really important video that will teach

  • important video that will teach

  • important video that will teach you how to speak fluently again

  • you how to speak fluently again

  • you how to speak fluently again fluency is not about learning a

  • fluency is not about learning a

  • fluency is not about learning a whole bunch of words it's about

  • whole bunch of words it's about

  • whole bunch of words it's about the habit of speaking such that

  • the habit of speaking such that

  • the habit of speaking such that you can speak continuously and

  • you can speak continuously and

  • you can speak continuously and while you're speaking you're

  • while you're speaking you're

  • while you're speaking you're also thinking about other things

  • also thinking about other things

  • also thinking about other things to say

  • to say

  • to say so you never run out of things

  • so you never run out of things

  • so you never run out of things to talk about in conversations

  • to talk about in conversations

  • to talk about in conversations you'll never be boring again but

  • you'll never be boring again but

  • you'll never be boring again but just kind of as an aside this is

  • just kind of as an aside this is

  • just kind of as an aside this is when you want to speak

  • when you want to speak

  • when you want to speak the other time it's really

  • the other time it's really

  • the other time it's really important to listen so be sure

  • important to listen so be sure

  • important to listen so be sure to listen especially when you

  • to listen especially when you

  • to listen especially when you don't know what's happening and

  • don't know what's happening and

  • don't know what's happening and you want to learn a bunch of new

  • you want to learn a bunch of new

  • you want to learn a bunch of new vocabulary

  • vocabulary

  • vocabulary anyway have a fantastic day to

  • anyway have a fantastic day to

  • anyway have a fantastic day to become a subscriber to the

  • become a subscriber to the

  • become a subscriber to the English anyone . com youtube

  • English anyone . com youtube

  • English anyone . com youtube channel if you haven't already

  • channel if you haven't already

  • channel if you haven't already and I will see you in the next

  • and I will see you in the next

  • and I will see you in the next video bye

  • video bye

  • video bye to continue learning click on

  • to continue learning click on

  • to continue learning click on the link in this video to

  • the link in this video to

  • the link in this video to download speak English naturally

  • download speak English naturally

  • download speak English naturally our free guide - speaking and

  • our free guide - speaking and

  • our free guide - speaking and sounding like a native English

  • sounding like a native English

  • sounding like a native English speaker the guide reveals the

  • speaker the guide reveals the

  • speaker the guide reveals the three most important kinds of

  • three most important kinds of

  • three most important kinds of conversational English must

  • conversational English must

  • conversational English must learn if you want to sound

  • learn if you want to sound

  • learn if you want to sound native and will help you

  • native and will help you

  • native and will help you experience

  • experience

  • experience instant improvement in your

  • instant improvement in your

  • instant improvement in your fluency and speaking confidence

  • fluency and speaking confidence

  • fluency and speaking confidence to download your FREE guide on a

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  • in the upper right of this video to download your FREE guide from

  • to download your FREE guide from

  • to download your FREE guide from a computer click on the link in

  • a computer click on the link in

  • a computer click on the link in the lower right of this video i

  • the lower right of this video i

  • the lower right of this video i look forward to seeing you in

  • look forward to seeing you in

  • look forward to seeing you in the guide

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