hello everyone and welcome back to the
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simple English podcast I'm Lisa your
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host and today we have a very
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interesting topic for all English
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Learners out there have you ever wanted
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to practice speaking English but had no
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one to talk to don't worry in this
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episode we will share five simple and
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effective ways to practice speaking
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English alone and to help us with this
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we have a special guest today Bob an
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English teacher who has helped many
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students improve their speaking skills
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as always don't forget to check out the
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free PDF file in the comment section
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below to get the full transcript and
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vocabulary for this
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episode welcome Bob hi Lisa thank you
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for having me I'm really excited about
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today's topic because I know a lot of
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Learners struggle with speaking English
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when they don't have a partner to
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practice with but the good news is you
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partner there are many creative ways to
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practice alone that's right so if you're
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ready to take your English speaking
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skills to the next level stay with us
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until the end let's get
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started all right Bob let's jump right
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into it what is the first way people can
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practice speaking English alone the
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first way is thinking in English
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this is one of the easiest ways to
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practice and you can do it anywhere for
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example when you wake up in the morning
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try to describe your day in
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English instead of saying I need to
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brush my teeth in your native language
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say it in English that's a great tip I
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do this when I'm cooking I say things
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like now I'm cutting the vegetables next
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I will fry them it really helps me to
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stay in the English mindset
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exactly the more you think in English
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the easier it becomes to speak
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fluently all right let's move on to the
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second way talking to yourself ah I love
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this one some people might think it's
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weird to talk to yourself but it
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works yes you can stand in front of a
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mirror and have a conversation with
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yourself pretend you're introducing
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yourself to someone new say things like
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hi my name is Bob I love teaching
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English what about you and then answer
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your own question that sounds fun and if
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you make mistakes no one will hear you
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so you don't have to feel shy
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exactly it's a safe way to build
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confidence now let's talk about the
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Third Way reading out loud oh this one
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is so helpful when you read a book an
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article or even a social media post post
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read it out loud instead of in your head
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it helps with pronunciation and fluency
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yes and you can even try to act like a
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Storyteller add some emotions and
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expressions while reading for example if
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the sentence says the little boy was
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very happy don't just read it flatly say
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excitement that's a great tip all right
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what's the fourth way the fourth way is
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this means listening to a native speaker
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and repeating what they say as quickly
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possible oh I've tried this with
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podcasts and movies I pause after each
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sentence and try to copy the speaker's
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pronunciation and Rhythm yes it's a
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great way to improve pronunciation and
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intonation if you do this every day you
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will sound more natural when you speak
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English that's amazing and finally
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what's the last way the last way is
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recording yourself many people feel
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nervous when speaking but if you record
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yourself and listen to it you can hear
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your mistakes and improve that's a great
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idea sometimes we don't realize how we
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sound until we listen to
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ourselves exactly and over time you'll
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notice your progress so don't be afraid
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it these are fantastic tips Bob but I
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what if someone doesn't feel motivated
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to practice alone how can they stay
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consistent that's a great question Lisa
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motivation is key one way to stay
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motivated is to set small achievable
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goals for example decide to practice
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speaking for just 5 minutes a day once
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it becomes a habit you can increase the
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time that makes sense if the goal is too
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big people might feel overwhelmed and
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give up exactly another trick is to
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yourself if you practice speaking every
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day for a week treat yourself to
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something you enjoy maybe a nice coffee
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or watching your favorite show in
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English I love that idea and what about
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using technology are there any apps or
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tools that can help
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absolutely there are many apps like Elsa
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speak speechling and even Google
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translates voice feature you can speak
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into these apps and they will give you
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pronunciation that's so useful and
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another idea is to keep a speaking
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journal every day you can record a short
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voice note about your day your thoughts
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or even a new word you
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learned yes that's an excellent idea and
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over time you'll have a record of your
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progress which can be really motiv ating
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wow these extra tips are so helpful
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thank you Bob for sharing so much
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advice now it's time for a fun fact did
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you know that even native English
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themselves really yes studies show that
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talking to yourself can help you think
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clearly solve problems and even boost
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your confidence so when you practice
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speaking English a alone you're not just
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improving your language skills you're
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also training your brain that's
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fascinating so Learners shouldn't feel
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embarrassed about talking to themselves
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it's actually a smart way to learn
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exactly so everyone keep practicing and
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shy wow today's episode was full of
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useful tips let's do a quick recap the
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five ways to practice speaking English
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alone are think in English talk to
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yourself read out loud Shadow native
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speakers record yourself and
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listen that's right if you try these
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methods every day your speaking skills
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will improve a lot thank you so much Bob
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for sharing these amazing tips my
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pleasure I hope everyone finds these
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tips helpful and to our listeners if you
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enjoy enjoyed this episode don't forget
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which method are you going to try first
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we'd love to hear from you yes keep
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practicing and don't give up you can do
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