4 PREREQUISITES TO SPEAK ENGLISH FLUENTLY

To become fluent in English, you do not need to live in an English-speaking nation. You don't even need to leave your hometown if you learn English in the right way. Use these four pointers to study English without even leaving your city

Anuradha Balachandran

A passionate teacher

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Practice makes a man perfect.

1 -Confidence

To speak confidently you need to practice. Regular practice improves our ability, our resources and our confidence. There is no shortcut to develop our fluency other than practice.

Remember small steps taken regularly leads to a long way. Hard-work and persistence establishes success.

All great speakers rehearse their speeches thoroughly, before their presentation. It is good to be confident and go on stage without rehearsing, but to actually perform to the utmost, one needs to have the backup of training. So train yourself.

Using the right word, at the right time, to express our thoughts rightly, defines our language competence.

by Anuradha Balachandran

2 -Vocabulary

Vocabulary is a vital part in speaking. When we speak, we word our thoughts. These thoughts are myriad, so we need a collection of words to pick from and express our thoughts rightly. As a result, expanding our vocabulary is critical for effective communication.

‘The more the terminology in our repertoire; the better will our expressions be. ‘

In schools, a well defined set of vocabulary is taught to students at various levels, to enable them to speak well as well as write well. Developing our vocabulary is important, at the same time using them appropriately is more important. It is not how many tough words you use that matters, it is how clearly you communicate that matters.

3 - Overcoming your fear of failure

Fear of failure is common to all. Majority of us are afraid of failures. This fear works as a positive force - if it motivates us to strive for excellence. However if it stops us from doing the work, we should sponge it off.

It is our own thoughts that control us.

Grammar is a tool to communicate effectively.

by Anuradha Balachandran

4 - Knowledge of GRAMMAR

Grammar is a collection of principles that ensures that language is consistent across all users. Just like how traffic rules are essential to avoid accidents and chaos, so are the rules of grammar necessary to make our communication sensible. Knowledge of grammar helps us to edit and delete. It beautifies the language. It improves the precision, pleasantness, and perfection of our presentation.

Originally published Aug 23, 2021