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Well, the brutally honest and probably not what you want to hear, answer to this is: SLOW THE FUCK DOWN.
You see, there’s this myth that native speakers of English speak very, very fast. And because you believe this myth, you imitate what they do, so you speak English like a teenager driving a car down country lanes at a maniac’s speed.
But this myth isn’t true at all. Most native speakers don’t actually speak really fast.
Sometimes, to non-natives, they only sound like they’re speaking fast. But what they’re actually doing is chunking and articulating their speech well.
And, you know, speaking fast doesn’t mean you’re actually fluent at all.
There are a couple of reasons why people may speak too fast in English, and I’ve stated them all here: doingenglish.com/blog/how-can-i-improve-my-english-when-i-speak-fast
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Julian Northbrook is on a mission to change the way people learn English for the better. To get Julian's legendary free daily email tips for speaking better English go to: doingenglish.com/emails
Go here to get the free training: doingenglish.com/freetraining
Read “The Good Shadowing Guide”: doingenglish.com/shadowing
Well, the brutally honest and probably not what you want to hear, answer to this is: SLOW THE FUCK DOWN.
You see, there’s this myth that native speakers of English speak very, very fast. And because you believe this myth, you imitate what they do, so you speak English like a teenager driving a car down country lanes at a maniac’s speed.
But this myth isn’t true at all. Most native speakers don’t actually speak really fast.
Sometimes, to non-natives, they only sound like they’re speaking fast. But what they’re actually doing is chunking and articulating their speech well.
And, you know, speaking fast doesn’t mean you’re actually fluent at all.
There are a couple of reasons why people may speak too fast in English, and I’ve stated them all here: doingenglish.com/blog/how-can-i-improve-my-english-when-i-speak-fast
#DoingEnglish #JulianNorthbrook #learnEnglish #Englishtips #Englishfluency
