394. How to Become a Confident English Speaker (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Описание: What is confidence? What does a confident English speaker look like? And how can you become a confident speaker?

This episode is going to try and answer some of these important questions. You might assume that someone with perfect grammar, a huge vocabulary, and a native-like accent will be a confident speaker. But that is not necessarily the case.

Over the years, I've met English learners with excellent English, but who were afraid to speak. And learners with much weaker English ability, but who seemed completely confident and comfortable communicating. This suggests that [00:01:00] confidence and language ability are not exactly the same thing.

So I want to explore confidence from a slightly more psychological perspective. What is confidence? What is the opposite of confidence? Why is confidence so important for language learners? How about self-efficacy? And how can you become a more confident English speaker?



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00:00 Introduction
01:35 Vocabulary List
03:39 What Confidence Really Means
05:52 Uncertainty and Trust
07:20 Self Doubt and Avoidance
12:19 A Confident English Speaker
16:13 Why Confidence Matters
20:08 Dunning Kruger Dip
22:43 How Can You Become More Confident?
25:12 Build Speaking Confidence
26:04 Final Thought