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The Pro in the making!Practical ways to learn speaking English naturally and fluently.
I was 13 years old, studying in 8th standard in night school from Hindi medium while working in day time at a local hotel which I loved a lot. But one day while I was returning from my night school I saw few school boys talking in english just outside their school(it seemed english school, there was a function so it was still open at 8:45 pm). I stopped and wondered. Thought if they can talk in english, can I too? I was dreaming actually.

What happened next?

I decided that moment I will also learn talking in english. How?, I don’t know but I was crazy about it. I had decided I would do whatever it will take, no matter what. I was so determined. The moment I took this decision It gave me some relief. Because I thought I had just taken a good decision and I was feeling happy from inside yet was determined too

Sometimes I thought it would take 10-15 years to be able to speak in english flawless. Because there were so many English words, phrases, sayings, proverbs, nouns , adverbs, rules and lot of things to learn first.

What I did next was I started reading dictionary. I read day and night, searching meaning for every words I read(red) first time or heard from anyone. It was almost like addiction of reading dictionary as today’s boys play PubG and candycrush!

Same think kept happening for nearly 4 years. After passing out from 12th standard I chose to work In McDonalds restaurent. It was a great place to work and interestingly you have to communicate in English with your co-worker and customers. That was it. I worked there for the next three years and it had helped me to a great extent to communicate and talk in english.

Along the way I made a habit of watching English movies, serials, news channels, songs, documentaries, requesting my college friends to talk in english, trying to speak in english with customer care, other restaurents, few of my neighbourhood friends.

For me it was a long journey but I am going to sum up all the stuff I did to be able to talk in english and share it with you so that you do not need to take that much long time.

1. You have to be crazy about it. Once you are crazy about anything, you do anything to get it and achieve it. So if you say you ‘Want’ to or ‘wish’ to learn English then its gonna take longer time. It was neither wish or want for me, simply I was crazy.

2. Read a lot! Yes it may sound traditional and outdated tips but trust me you will literally have to read a lot, because the more you give input the easier it will be for you to remember words while talking. Make a habit of learning 20/30 or 40 words daily or read dictionary for 30 minutes a day.

3. Make a habit of watching English movies, serials or documentaries with subtitle. It’s one of the greatest and fastest way to be able talk, express and communicate in English fluently and effectively more importantly Naturally.

4. Create a group or peer circle in school, college, office, neighbour and request them to always talk to you in english and rectify you if you go wrong. It’s simple yet effective process and your friends too will love it.

5. Mirror practice. It’s a great way to practice what you have learnt in reading, watching shows or conversation with friends group without feeling shy. Initially you may thinks it’s weird but it works very well.

6. Practice a lot. What if you do everything and don’t talk to people around you in english. Everything will be useless, reading, watching shows, mirror practice also. Because you are learning to be able to talk to other people. So practice speaking in english with your co-workers, schoolmate, college friends, neighbours, customers, teachers or anyone for that matter. The more you practice the faster you will learn.

7. Work on communication skills too. Remember you don’t just have to be a speaker but a good communicator who knows basic manners, etiquettes, courtesy, public speaking, presentation, how to respect others while talking and which words to use effectively and what to avoid altogather.

8. Use it or lose it. If you are continuously learning then start using all the newly learnt words, phrases, adverbs, sayings and proverbs. Otherwise there is high probability of you never using them again.

9. Keep a personal diary. To write down anything interesting words you came to know from conversations or reading. To track down your daily process. To write your short term goals and targets. I used a personal diary to write what I had to learn and what K had learnt newly. This diary will prevent you from forgetting your objectives and what you have learnt.

10. Keep it simple and do not stress out. Take it easy. It’s not a war to win. You are just learning a new language as you would learn an additional language when you were a child. You just have to follow the above ideas and just start practicing. Its okay to make mistake and sound weird. It will happen and it’s natural, lets not stop your learning process just because you are afraid or feeling uncomfortable.

11. Follow the language learning process. To learn any language there is a process. Listening, Speaking, Reading and writing. The number one process and requirement for any language learning is listening. So listen a lot from news channel, TV, conversations, customer care communications, announcements, radio, songs or commands. Then straightforward move on to speaking. Reading and writing comes later, but to enhance your vocabulary and establish powerful.conversation, do read a lot.

Conclusion! So we have reached the end. Follow the above given ideas and give yourself enough time and dedication. Follow the language learning process, read a lot, practice a lot and make friends circle to commence your journey. Don’t be shy and afraid to make mistake. I may have missed any importantant ideas you can comment below if you have one. If you liked the post, kindly do like, share and comment your feedback.

Have a good day my dear reader. 😊 See you soon.

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