Welcome and Understanding Common English Challenges
Hi everyone and welcome to Apna College, and today we’re going to talk about how we can improve it. Now, whenever we talk about English, we all have seen another person speak in English. You must have heard them talking, and generally, those who speak, if you say, we understand. Someone tells us that there is something written in English, read it or write something and show it to us, we can do that too.
Overcoming Fear and Mindset Barriers
For most of us students, the problem arises when we have to learn English. I have to talk to myself inside because as soon as someone speaks English, do we know our practice? We generally speak our mother tongue. Let’s talk inside; it should be Hindi too, it can be Marathi or Gujarati also, it is possible.So, permit’s talk in English.
Why Fear and Vocabulary Gaps Hold Us Back
Before this, we feel nervous. We start feeling scared already. We are afraid that we might do something wrong, please pronounce it. We should not make any grammar mistakes. Give or take, it often occurs to our mind what is to be said, but related English words do not come to mind, and as such, we feel that the other person judges us.
Personal Experience with Language Anxiety
Don’t make fun of us, don’t make fun of us now. If you feel this way, you are not alone. This is the feeling that millions of students have. This comes before speaking English. In fact, I also used to know. Now, I come from a village in… when I was at home in the village in Haryana, if there are any English speakers in the family, then if he doesn’t talk inside, then when he is in school, we used to go inside, the teacher used to speak English.
Communication Improvement is Completely Possible
I talk to you, there is no practice, no. I was very scared at that time. I used to be nervous. But today, when I felt a little, after making improvements, I now think, I feel something about that phase, that is 100% possible for every student to specialize in your communication skills, being able to improve within English.
Importance of English for Career and Interviews
Now, everyone knows that English is important for a career, it’s important. If we also consider tech jobs, for example, generally when we interview, they give MSc for English, they happen inside. Inside a company like Google, if we go for an interview, it might be our interviewers are located in the US or UK. If you are sitting, then he will talk to us only in English.
English in Multinational and Sales Roles
Only then will we be able to talk. Or, in such a case, if India, if there is a company inside, then generally from every state when people are coming, their common medium of communication becomes English. So, we need to talk to him inside, or in sales jobs, it becomes English, specifically if, if our clients are foreign clients.
Rule 1 English is a Skill, Not Intelligence
Now, in such a situation, by improving English, there are many steps we can take first. But those three things we need to know before taking these steps, you must know it. First of all, in English, there is no status symbol. We don’t know English at all, judging by how logically strong it is, the intelligence factor within that person, yes, what a great IQ he has.
Practice and Patience Build Fluency
If the person speaks English very well, this doesn’t mean in any respect that he is extra clever than us.So, whenever we think about speaking in English, always look at it as a skill, a skill that improves with time, and anyone can learn it. It’s not because we’re less smart; maybe it’s just taking us time.
Rule 2 Learning Requires Making Mistakes
It’s a game of practice. The more we practice, the more we practice, the more we improve. The second thing we need to keep in mind is that always in the beginning when we learn any skill, we always make mistakes as we learn. Suppose someone is new to learning to drive.
Embracing Mistakes on the Path to Progress
Now, about driving, no matter how many, we should also read the driving rules, how many, also watch articles and see other people take it while driving, but actually, we will be able to learn driving only when we, we will sit inside the car ourselves when we ourselves let’s take a drive and see. And in the beginning, when we drive, we always make mistakes.
Persistence and Overcoming Demotivation
It must be so; that’s why we actually learn. Must have been. So, that’s why I’m afraid of mistakes? No. Initially, when we studied English, if you are practicing, then at that time, we too will make mistakes. So, let’s address those mistakes. Don’t give up on something out of fear that, “Ah, we tried twice, but we made mistakes.”
Rule 3 The 30-Day Improvement Framework
When she left, we left. We got demotivated. We didn’t do it that way. We have to stick to what we do until we cannot improve on that. The third thing to remember is that in English, improving your speaking takes years, there is no process. We generally follow a 30-day process; a good level of speaking, you can bring about improvements.
Long-Term Preparation Versus Quick Results
Now, like there are college exams, if we have to score 60-70%, then in the exam, you will study it three-four days in advance, right? Even if it works, score that much, we will. But that’s a different matter. If we have to bring 90% to 95%, then we have to do it long ago.
Preparing Speaking Skills for Interviews
You’ll need to start preparing, like driving. We have a license. Even after learning for 10-15 days, we can get your driving license easily. Yes, now you can drive better to do and bring about good improvement, we’ll have to invest time in it. Something like that with English.
Launching the Daily Practice Challenge
If our interviews, one month later or the same relative time span if you are coming inside, then it is absolutely possible your English level, English, raise your speaking level to a good level, bring it over so we can do our interviews, so that you can perform better inside.
Dedicating Daily Time for Practice
We can start improving by, with the 30 Day Challenge, we sit and dedicatedly learn English for 20 to 25 minutes to speak on any topic within, we’ll practice. Now, we know English communication skills inside so much, we are not very good because of our lack of practice.
Self-Practice and Topic Selection
We are not good at Hindi. Inside, inside Gujarati, inside Marathi, I’ve been speaking it since childhood. Inside English, I didn’t talk; that’s why those skills are still weak. So, we can improve by talking about it. Now, let me move on to another topic. No need for a person. Who started? Do you want to start with yourself?
Speaking on Learning or Trending Topics
That we talk to ourselves on any topic, we can. Let’s suppose we are enthusiasts. Today we searched, “What is data science?” We started our college, saw the article, and from that article we, I also learned that in just 20 to 25 minutes, now we, I’ll repeat it in English, or I’ll say.
Daily Speaking Exercises and Content Generation
So, if you are not a tech student, you are, you come from another field, and today you have learned about trending topics, such as, “Should the name of the country be India or Bharat?” It should be. Now, whatever you have related to it, I have learned about whatever thoughts you have. I want you to talk in English for 20-25 minutes.
Voice Recording and Self-Analysis
Now, how do you talk about this? You have to sit with the phone’s voice recorder open, and within that, we could speak for 20 to 25 minutes, we have to try saying it. And one more, once that process is complete, we, so after that, we have to listen to it. We have to analyze for ourselves why our things are getting weak.
Identifying Speech and Grammar Weaknesses
Are our, are you having trouble with pronunciation? Are we having weaknesses in our word formation? Is our grammar weak? And then they need to improve things, yes. But before making improvements, it is very important to take action.
Tracking Daily 30-Day Progress
In fact, today is Day One of our challenge, so from here today we, whatever things you are learning, record your voice within the app and then I have to go and listen to them. And these things are my, I don’t want to speak these things in Hindi. Specifically, you need to go into English, you have to record it.
Commitment and Keeping Simple Vocabulary
So, right now, take one of your sheets off. You have to take out the paper on which there are from 1 to 30, we will be writing the number and ticking it. We have to keep ticking. The day we meet our challenge, you must be following, and I guarantee you that after 30 days, we will definitely achieve a good result, you’ll be seeing improvements.
Building Confidence through Easy Words
Along with this, when we are starting to speak English, if we want to practice, then we will get interested in that. There is no need to use words. The simpler, the easier the words we already have, let us start with those words. I have to say those same words, you have to practice.
Interacting with Non-Native and International Peers
Besides, if you, are there any students among them who, suppose, college freshers are those who have just joined college, have entered or are first-year students, try that if inside your college, DASA students come. DASA means specifically if NRI students come, if so, you should communicate with them and start more.
Real-World English Practice Opportunities
I’m going personal, if I take an example, there is a college in my college. Some students came from other countries, like someone coming from Nepal, someone coming from Nigeria. Generally, these students are English, let’s talk inside. So, you talk to these people. If you do it, they will not shift to Hindi easily.
Peer Engagement and Social Practice
So, you should shift to English, you will have to. And this will help you improve your English. Your speaking practice will increase. So, if you, this kind of scenario is there in your college also, so you talk to such students, interact with them, make friends, and you will get practice in speaking English to speak.
Mirror Practice for Body Language and Delivery
If you accept us, we get some privacy in the hostel room, do you get it or do you get some time at home? So, go in front of the mirror and do a little more, I need to practice. If we have time, if available, along with the voice recorder, we, what can you do?
Visualizing Presentation and Presence
Stand in front of a mirror, you can practice talking even when you are, so that we can see that we speak English. What do we look like? What are the different ways? Because what we give is even better than that. Our communication skills are important, there are.
End-of-Day Reflection Technique
Suppose one of you, there is a student who has a lot of trouble the whole day, “I don’t get time,” or “I have too much extra time, I am not able to consume the content.” What can you do? At the end of your day, take 10 minutes and be by yourself. I want to talk for 10 minutes about what I did in my day today, what things did you do inside.
Daily Routine Recounting and Media Consumption
So, these generals assume we don’t know about the topic, yes, but how our day went is up to us, everyone knows this. So, we do that. Along with this, as is our habit, it is appropriate to speak in English, you can watch news in English or we can read English newspapers, due to which our vocabulary improves simultaneously.
Natural Vocabulary Acquisition and Habit Building
So, we don’t need a separate dictionary, there is no need to sit and wait for new things, learn the word. We can use these general words to describe other people. Talking or reading the newspaper, you can also learn new words. So, this, the way when we do small activities, if we include our English speaking skills, the skills that are there are improving.
Conclusion and Call to Action
So, I have to promise myself today that if we want to improve any skill, if so, we will definitely be working on it. And start today with this 30-Day Challenge, I have to do it because today is Day One. So, I hope we might have learned something new today, which we will implement in our speaking to improve skills. Apart from English-related or coding, if you have any doubt regarding it, you can tell me by commenting below. That’s it for today, see you next time in the article.
