How to be confident to speak in English ??

Hello everyone, I have been given for another task in my foreign language class and here am I, writing for the new entry .The question that is given was how to be confident to speak in English. Well, everyone in their life will have their experience of speaking in English in front of anyone, right? Can you imagine or remember your first experience of speaking in English. When all eyes were on you and you have to be brave enough to stand in front of them. URGGGGHHH, it feels like there are butterflies in your stomach. It was such a scariest moment ever. I still can remember it either.

Okay enough for remembering that moments, we stick into the main topic. What are the tips on how to be confident to speak in English?

Firstly, read texts out loud. When using this way, you will finally capable to pronoun the words correctly. You will know that your pronoun is wrong when you try to read it loudly. It will sound weirdly when it was wrong. SO, by using this way, you can improve your level of pronunciation. 

Next, make friend with English speaking expats. It is one of the effective ways to boost your confident level. If you are forced to speak in English as they cannot understand our mother tongue language, by hook or by crook you have to speak in English with them. Of course you will feel terrible in the first trial to speak with them but in the end you will feel more confident and comfortable communicate with them.

Another way to boost your confident is to take it easy. Well, maybe you are wondering what is that means. Always remember that, just because you are speaking to someone in English it doesn’t mean that you have to try out every word and every grammatical structure you know. You just have to listen to the other person carefully and respond to what other people are saying. You respond can be a smile or frown, a few simple words or maybe a short question. Well, it doesn’t have to be complicated.

Prepare. YEAH, it was one of the ways to feel confident. Practicing speaking will make you a better speaker. Even if you speak by yourself, you are training the muscles of your mouth and throat to produce English sounds. You can review things that you have learned and learning specific vocabulary regarding the topic that you will talk.

Finding a technique that works for you can helps you feel comfortable when speaking aloud. There are many technique that you can learn and practice. It depends to you. You may find that simple breathing exercises can quickly make you seem calmer. Just take a deep breath and try to talk in front of the audience. Truthfully, it can decrease your nervous. I have tried this indeed.

Your attitude and your mind set are just as important as the time you take to learn and prepare. You need to remember that you can speak English. It can possess you an excellent source of English vocabulary. Think positive. Believe with your English skills and focus on the English concepts that you have mastered.

Other than that, work in groups of five or smaller can make you feel better to speak in English. Two heads are better than one. Two people working together have a better chance of solving a problem than one person working alone .When discussing, you will get more ideas to present and it make you be more confident to talk. You will feel really calm and comfortable without any worries.

Trust your teacher. It means that you have to believe that your teacher will always support and helps you to improve your English. You have just to ask from your teacher on how to practice to be a good speaker. Try to speak in front of your teacher and he or she will give the comments. Take their advice to motivate you and learn to avoid the same mistakes. Remember that teacher will always want to see their students to succeed. So please don’t be shy.

Get more out of listening! You can watch the videos from the youtube or maybe you can learn from the television. Try listening not just to what words mean but to how the person says them. Notice which words the person links together in a sentence and how they pronoun each words. Remember these details and the next time you speak and you English will begin to sound more natural.

Fake it till you make it. You have to pretend to be good at something and pretend to be confident. As you continue and build your skill, your fake confidence will be replaced by real confidence. Sometimes you need to be pretended to improve your confident to speak in English. Maybe you will feel like it is such an unrealistic ways but it was true.

Hopefully, you can practice all the tips above to boost your confident to speak in English. I hope it can help you. Good luck!