Tips on how to build up your confidence when speaking in English

by Jillian Zavitz

Learning to speak English with confidence is not as easy as one might think.  Most if not ALL of the students who sign up with TalktoCanada.com have just that problem… lack of or no confidence when communicating and speaking in English.  As a teacher — no progress is really complete without building that confidence — so it is my main goal when teaching to boost up a student’s confidence as much as possible.  Students can also speed up the process by taking into account these tips (however it is understandable that they are easier said than done):

MAKE MISTAKES

– the only way to learn is by making mistakes — your English tutor is there to correct those mistakes and to help you understand WHY they are mistakes and what the proper form is.  If you don’t feel comfortable making mistakes with your teacher — your confidence level will take that much longer to increase.

GO OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE

– sure its easy to stick with vocabulary that is simple — but do you really learn anything that way?  Try new words, grammar and sentence structures — increasing your vocabulary and comfort zone will give you a larger range of words to work with in a variety of situations.

ASK FOR HELP

– your tutor is there to help YOU learn to speak English.  Ask them questions — ask for their help if you don’t understand something.  Don’t be shy — remember that these are YOUR classes.

If you follow these basic steps during your English lessons with TalktoCanada.com not only will your confidence level increase but your knowledge, understanding and overall fluency will as well!

Comments

1. Cómo hablar Inglés con confianza « Inglés Particular en Mar del Plata says:

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2. nurul fas says:

   December 22, 2010 at 2:42 am

   i will be attend alot of schorlarship interview..
   how to build my confident in my interview.
   please teach me,.how to learn it,.
   thank a lot,,.i’ll appreciate it,.;)
3. Jillian Zavitz says:

   December 22, 2010 at 2:50 am

   Hi Nfas — Thank you for your question — To build up your confidence you have to believe in yourself. Many second language speakers lack the confidence that they need in order to succeed in interviews, tests and general overall conversing. I encourage you to sign up for some lessons with TalktoCanada so that you can speak with a native English speaking teacher who can help you build up that confidence in no time! Good Luck!
4. sheraz hassan says:

   January 17, 2012 at 7:00 am

   my question is i am from pakistan and here english is not a necessary language in daily use but in university we have to speak up in english… my main problem is that i cant speak english in front of anyone..
   i can write it , i can even talk to calls in it but i cant face people… i just got blank when my teacher ask me something or call’s me infront of the class for presentation… i really need some help in this … !!