Are you taking enough risks for your English to improve?

Published 3 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader,

If you're looking for ways to increase your speaking skills in English, try these ideas...but frist:

Don't forget...

Our next class is going to give you some speaking skills practice for task 1 and 2.

Wednesday, March 26 · 6:00 – 7:00pm

Time zone: America/Vancouver

Class link: https://meet.google.com/vby-beac-kga

5 Helpful Ideas To Build Your Fluency In English:

Learn to welcome discomfort! Stepping out of your comfort zone is the key to improving your speaking skills. If you want to reach a higher speaking score on the CELPIP, start taking more conversational risks with English-speakers. That might mean starting the conversation yourself! It might help to come up with a few conversation starter questions before to get the ball rolling.
Change how you practice: Don't forget the power of practicing with your cell phone to record your responses, and then listen back to them. Think: what did I do well? What is one thing I can improve? Repeat.
Remember: there are no short-cuts to fluency! Focus on building and following daily habits for improving your English.
Being proactive in conversations is crucial. Don't wait for opportunities to come to you, create them by initiating discussions with others.
Focus on using new vocabulary words, not memorizing them. The more you use new words, the more your vocabulary will grow.

To Speak English Fearlessly, Maybe You Need To Take More Risks

Want to go a little deeper on the topic of risk taking to build your speaking skills? Try this. (A helpful podcast episode from April 2024).

Thanks for reading! Looking for friendly and encouraging support to help you build your fluency skills in English? I can help.

Have a great week,

Aaron

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