Muster the Courage

Ever faced in situation in which you want to speak to someone in English but couldn’t because of the fear that people may find it amusing? Yeah?

Fear is the biggest challenge one faces while achieving something great. It is a big rock just before the cave of gold. Once you’ve conquered the rock, you rule over the gold!

When you communicate with someone, it is you and the other person that must matter the communication, not the audience watching you. You speak for your own self. You speak to enrich your personality, your dignity. You must not give any care to what others do, what others think and what others react.

When this revulsion gets occupied over your mind, the aftermath may leave you in regression which I had experienced during my school days. Well, school is the initial stage of life where we learn the basic things but just like most people, I too felt ashamed of speaking English. When I tried to speak, my friends laughed at me, leaving me embarrassed. I walked to my home thinking that I had the opportunity but I kicked it just because others were laughing at me! Worse still, I was sitting there, frustrated and my friends even might have forgotten the laugh. I wasted the time in which I could have built myself, just because others were laughing at me.

I stood up. I thought of not to care what others think. I spoke English. Grammatical mistakes, lack of fluency, improper pronunciation, the English was just for name sake you can say, but I gradually improved. Today, I am better at English and can easily deliver a speech in public with no hesitation.

You are never too old to learn. When you learn something, people will laugh. They will laugh at first but later, it will be you who will laugh at them.

Never fear. Speak. Talk. Make mistakes. Because that is how you can learn, you can improve!

Build Your Confidence

Ever tried to speak on any topic in public? Every gathered guts to stand up and speak in front of 250 human beings? No? Ask yourself why and the only answer you get will be lack of confidence.

When you have two ways to choose from and if both the ways mislead you, there is always a third way you need to carve out. There is either lack of confidence or over-confidence. You need to walk on the mid-path, confidence.

Confidence, in simple words means presence of mind. You cannot gain confidence over-night. What you need is practice. Confidence is a skill that needs to be developed. Gather a small audience of your friends and delivery speech in front of them. Even speak to yourself while standing in front of the mirror. The key to confidence is self-trust and self-motivation. Trust yourself enough that you will do well and motivate yourself enough that you can achieve the skill.

The more you will speak, the more confidence you will gain. Mistakes are inevitable while practicing but they are the key ingredients that will boost up the confidence in you. Speak whenever you get chance. Note down the moments you stop and work upon those weak points. Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day. It is the failure that leads the man towards success. If you are failing, it means you are trying and if you are trying, success is just at your doorsteps already!

Execute your Fluency

The special ingredient of your speech is fluency.

Believe it or not, the root of fluency is the confidence you hold within you.

Imagine yourself wearing an Armani suit, walking up on stage to receive an award. Pride in yourself and glow on your face. But looking at the crowd, you get hit by the mumbo jumbo, thinking what if you would go wrong in front of all.

What you need to do is to relax. The solutions to all problems lie in the simplicity of it. Relax, breathe and speak. Speak while your mind leads your tongue.

People have a very negative notion that being fluent means to speak rapid English. The notion is completely false. The true meaning of being fluent is being clear. No matter if you are fast or slow at delivering a speech, if you make yourself clear enough for everyone to understand, you are fluent.

There are main 3 keys to the lock of fluency:
1. Be confident
2. Let your mind lead your tongue
3. Speak every word clearly with correct pronunciation

These key points will help you to be a master at fluency. Initiate with a slow start. Even if you speak just 10 words per minute, not a problem at all, trust me! But just try. And I assure you that if you keep practising, you will achieve pace day by day, gaining the proper way to speak fluent English.

Keep practising! Good luck!

The Trick behind Pronunciation

Speaking in English is not the only thing that matters. Pronunciation of the words contributes massively to your speech.

There are some words in English that may sound improper when you speak them but however, it is the way how they must be pronounced. Just as a simple instance, many pronounce ‘pronunciation’ as ‘pro-noun-sia-shan’ when it’s actually ‘pro-nun-sia-shan’.

You might get your tongue completely twisted while pronouncing some words. The best way you can deal with it is to disintegrate the word into parts. Break a big word into small parts and then try to pronounce.

For example, there’s a word ‘brobdingnagian’ which means something huge or gigantic. Try to pronounce it. Got your tongue twisted? Too obvious, isn’t it? So here’s a trick:

First, consider the part ‘brob’ and pronounce it.

Let it be followed by the part ‘ding’. So now it becomes ‘brob-ding.’

Give it another step and go for the ‘na’. You’ve reached almost the top and it becomes ‘brob-ding-na’.

The final step, just add the ‘gian.’

So now, it’s ‘brob-ding-na-gian’.

You’ve hit the dart. That’s it. Try this for every word that gets you bewildered. Cool trick, isn’t it!

Practise with small words, then medium and finally leap over the brobdingnagian words.

Till then, keep practising, explore new words, good luck!

Easy Start-Up English

Many have aims to work in any MNC or a private company. They skill in every needed quality. The tree that hinders their path is the tree of English.

English is a tree; it has many branches, the root is too firm and if taken care of, it can grow huge and can provide us a shade and sweet fruits.

It is too easy to stress over but too hard to be taken for granted. The normal and the most common way through which people learn English is by grabbing a dictionary, writing down the meaning and stick it to their grey cells; the most ineffective way to learn.

Starting it with a simple step, speak about 4-5 lines about yourself or any other stuff you want or like to speak on. To achieve more proficiency, talk to yourself by looking in the mirror. Gradually, start conversations with your siblings or amigos. Make sure you have your friend who is fluent at English so that you have someone as your cicerone to correct you when you take a slip.

Do this for a half a month or continue for a full if required. After all, the more your practise, the faster to learn. If possible go on adding few sentences to your stuff and also a few words that can improve your vocabulary. When you achieve eminence over this basic, you can take a leap towards the next lesson.