Confident English lesson where we're focused on common fears when speaking

自信英語課，我們重點討論了口語時常見的恐懼問題。

English and how you can overcome them. Everyday I hear from my students in

英語，以及如何克服它們。每天我都會聽到我的學生在

emails and in my small group classes and I often hear about three common fears

在電子郵件和我的小組課上，我經常聽到三種常見的恐懼。

again and again and you might have some of these same fears about speaking

一遍又一遍，你可能有一些同樣的恐懼，對說話

English. Those three common fears are often related to the fear of starting

英文。這三種常見的恐懼往往與害怕開始。

conversations in English, the fear of not knowing what to say or what is

在英語對話中，害怕不知道說什麼或什麼是什麼。

appropriate or correct to say. The second fear is related to making mistakes in

適當或正確的說法。第二種恐懼是與犯錯誤有關的

English, the fear of feeling silly in a conversation. And finally the third fear

英語，害怕在對話中覺得自己很傻。最後是第三種恐懼

that I often hear about is the fear that no one will understand you or that you

我經常聽到的是擔心沒有人會理解你，或者你... ...

won't be able to express yourself correctly the way that you want. If those

將無法正確的表達自己想要的方式。如果這些

are some of the fears that you have in English, I want you to know first that

是你在英語中的一些恐懼，我想讓你先知道。

you're not alone having those fears and number two we can totally change that. In

你不是一個人有這些恐懼 第二，我們可以完全改變這一點。在

fact it's what I love most in my work. I love helping my students overcome their

其實這也是我工作中最喜歡的事情。我喜歡幫助我的學生克服他們的

fears in English, to overcome feeling shy and nervous so that they can do what

的恐懼，克服害羞和緊張的感覺，使他們能夠做什麼。

they want and what they need. And the reason it's so important is because if

他們想要什麼，他們需要什麼。而它如此重要的原因是，因為如果... ...

you are always afraid to speak, if you never learn how to overcome those fears

你總是害怕說話，如果你從來沒有學會如何克服這些恐懼的話

then you might lose opportunities. You might lose professional opportunities to

那麼你可能會失去機會。你可能會失去專業的機會，以

grow your career or to get a better job; you might lose the opportunity to get a new

發展你的事業或獲得更好的工作；你可能會失去獲得新的

client to work with your company; maybe it means losing opportunities in

客戶與你的公司合作；也許這意味著失去了與你公司合作的機會。

an English-speaking country where you live; it means being stressed every day

在你生活的英語國家，這意味著每天都要承受壓力

just to go to the grocery store or the bank; and maybe it means it's really

只是為了去雜貨店或銀行；也許這意味著它真的是

difficult to get to know people and make friends. And we don't want any of that. We

很難認識人和交朋友。而我們不希望任何的。我們

want it to be easy for you to communicate in English, to feel

希望你能很容易地用英語交流，感覺到你的英語水平。

comfortable, and to know that you can say what you want. So today I want to share

舒服，並且知道自己可以說自己想說的話。所以今天我想分享的是

with you a couple of practical ways that you can do that. There are just two words

與你分享幾個實用的方法，你可以做到這一點。只有兩個字

that I want to focus on in today's lesson and these two words are

今天這節課我想重點講的，就是這兩個字。

everything you need to overcome your fears and to help you advance and be

你需要的一切，以克服你的恐懼，並幫助你進步和成為。

more confident in your English. Those two words are preparation and practice. It

對自己的英語更有信心。這兩個字就是準備和練習。它

sounds super simple but you and I both know it's not so simple. The truth is

聽起來超級簡單，但你我都知道這不是那麼簡單。事實是

preparation and practice take time, they require a little bit of work, they might

準備和實踐需要時間，需要一點點的工作，它們可能

also require some opportunity and even a little bit of courage. Preparation means

也需要一些機會，甚至需要一點勇氣。準備意味著

the process of getting ready, it means that you have to collect information, you

準備的過程，這意味著你必須收集資訊，你必須收集資訊。

have to think and evaluate, and make sure that you have everything you need to be

必須思考和評估，並確保你擁有一切你需要的東西。

ready for something. If preparation is the process of getting ready, practice is

準備好的東西。如果說準備是準備的過程，那麼實踐就是

the process of doing something regularly, doing something as a habit. And those two

定期做某件事的過程，做某件事的習慣。而這兩個

pieces together are what allow you to overcome those fears, to become more

碎片在一起是什麼讓你克服這些恐懼，變得更

confident and sure about what you want to say in your English. I want to share

對自己想說的英語有信心和把握。我想分享的是

with you an example of why preparation and practice must go together to help

與你舉個例子，說明為什麼準備和實踐必須同時進行，以幫助

you overcome fears and nervousness, and to help you become proficient and

你克服恐懼和緊張，並幫助你熟練和

confident in what you can do in English. This is an example I often share with my

對自己的英語能力有信心。這是我經常和我的

students in Fluency School. Imagine that you play the piano and you're going to

流利學校的學生。想象一下，你會彈鋼琴，而你會

learn a new song maybe a new song by Chopin or Mozart and of course before

學一首新歌，也許是肖邦或莫扎特的新歌，當然在之前

you learn to play a new song you need to get familiar with it, you need to make

你學習彈奏一首新的歌曲，你需要熟悉它，你需要使

sure you know how to read music, you need to know where the notes on the piano are,

確定你知道如何讀音樂，你需要知道鋼琴上的音符在哪裡。

what the different keys do, you need to make sure your piano is in tune.

不同的琴鍵有什麼作用，你需要確保你的鋼琴是在調子上。

All of that is part of that process of getting ready. And then if you

所有這些都是準備過程的一部分。然後如果你

just know how to read the music but you never practice and you have a concert

只是知道如何讀譜，但你從來沒有練習，你有一個音樂會。

tomorrow it might be really difficult to go to that concert and play perfectly if

明天可能真的很難去參加那個音樂會，併發揮完美，如果。

you've never played the song before. Of course you've read it, you've read the

你從來沒有玩過這首歌。你當然讀過了，你讀過了。

song, you understand reading the music but you've never played it on the piano

看懂了曲子，卻沒有彈過琴

so it's probably going to be really scary to go to a concert and play that

是以，它可能會是真的 嚇唬去音樂會和發揮，

song without knowing exactly how to do it, without the practice. So of course

歌曲，卻不知道具體怎麼做，沒有實踐。所以當然

most of us don't do that. Most of us do the preparation and then we practice. The

我們大多數人不這樣做。我們大多數人都是先做準備，然後再練習。練習。

first time you play that song you might be really slow and sometimes you look at

你第一次播放這首歌，你可能真的很慢，有時你看

the piano, sometimes you look at the music, sometimes you play the wrong note

彈琴時，有時看著音樂，有時彈錯音符。

and you have to start over. Sometimes there might be a really difficult part

而你必須重新開始。有時可能有一個非常困難的部分

of the song and you have to do it again and again and again. But after the first

的歌曲，你必須一遍又一遍地做。但在第一遍

week it gets much easier you don't have to read the music so much your

你不用再讀音樂了，你的...

hands go where they need to go more easily, it feels more natural you, just

手去他們需要去的地方更容易，它感覺更自然的你，只是。

know what the music is. And of course, with time, eventually

知道音樂是什麼。當然，隨著時間的推移，最終

you can just play the song. It's easy. You don't think about it, you don't read the

你可以只玩這首歌。這很容易。你不去想它，你不去讀它。

music, it's in you. You've got it. That is the process of preparation and practice

音樂，它是在你身上。你已經得到了它。這就是準備和練習的過程

working together. And now let's go back to language. That is absolutely the same

一起工作。現在我們再來談談語言。這絕對是相同的

process that we need in becoming confident in English and learning how to

我們在對英語充滿信心和學習如何使用英語的過程中，需要這樣的過程

say what you want and to not feel afraid in that moment. First strategies for

說出自己想要的東西，並且在那一刻不感到害怕。第一個策略

preparation and again remember this is the process of getting everything you

準備工作，並再次記住，這是你獲得一切的過程。

need so that you're ready to practice. So when you have to start a conversation

需要，這樣你就可以準備練習了。所以當你要開始對話的時候

and you're nervous about making mistakes, you want to make sure that you're

和你緊張的錯誤，你要確保你是。

understood, you want to think about what are the things you need for that

明白了，你要想一想，你需要的東西是什麼？

conversation. Are there specific questions that you

談話。是否有具體的問題，你

need to ask? Is there information that you need to be prepared to share? If

需要問嗎？是否有需要準備分享的資訊？如果有

there are, then you want to know what those are

有，那麼你想知道那些是什麼？

in advance. That means you need to spend some time thinking about them, maybe

提前做好準備。這意味著你需要花一些時間來考慮它們，也許是

doing a little bit of research or even writing some things down. If it's a

做一點研究，甚至寫下一些東西。如果是一個

business meeting and you know that you'll have to share some information,

商務會議，你知道你必須分享一些資訊。

write down what it is that you'll need to share. If you really want to get to

寫下你需要分享的內容。如果你真的想得到

know your neighbor and you would love to ask some questions

認識你的鄰居，你想問一些問題。

think about what those questions are in advance. Now before we talk about

提前想好這些問題是什麼。現在，在我們談論

practice, I want to give some practical tips about starting a conversation,

實踐，我想給大家一些關於開始對話的實用技巧。

asking questions because that's often one of the biggest challenges or areas

問問題，因為這往往是最大的挑戰或領域之一。

of fear that my students have. Number one I have a lesson on my 10 favorite

的恐懼，我的學生都有。第一，我有一節課，講了我最喜歡的10個字

questions to start a conversation with anyone. In that lesson I share with you

問題來開始與任何人對話。在這一課中，我將與你分享

what those questions are, why they are great questions, and how you can use them,

這些問題是什麼，為什麼它們是偉大的問題，以及你如何使用它們。

who can you use them with. And the second lesson that I have is all about

你能和誰一起使用它們。我的第二堂課是關於

small talk and how to be better at small talk, what kinds of questions can you ask

閒聊，以及如何更好地進行閒聊，你可以問什麼樣的問題？

and how can you be ready for any of those situations where you might need to

你怎麼能準備好應對任何你可能需要的情況呢？

get to know someone and start that conversation. Now let's go to the second

認識一個人，並開始對話。現在讓我們進入第二個

part of that equation - that preparation and practice. You've prepared for a

這等式的一部分 - 準備和實踐。你已經準備了一個

conversation, you've prepared questions to ask but now you have to do the work

你已經準備好了要問的問題，但現在你要做的工作是

of practice. If your goal is to overcome feeling afraid of speaking, of making

的練習。如果你的目標是克服害怕說話的感覺，害怕做什麼，害怕做什麼。

mistakes, or of being understood, practice is what will help you do that.

錯誤，或被理解，實踐是什麼將幫助你做到這一點。

Practice is that process of doing something as a habit, doing it regularly

實踐就是把做某件事作為一種習慣，經常性地去做的過程。

or repeating it so that you are proficient at it. Let's imagine that you

或重複它，使你精通它。讓我們想象一下，你

have a business meeting coming up next week and the meeting will be in English.

下週有一個商務會議，會議將用英語進行。

You know that you will have to present some information and maybe even offer

你知道，你將不得不提供一些資訊，甚至可能提供

your opinion on a solution to a problem. So of course, before that meeting, you

你對解決問題的意見。當然，在會議之前，你

will prepare, think about what it is you need to say, what information do you need

會準備，想想你需要說的是什麼，你需要什麼資訊？

to share, but then you need to also practice it. If you want to feel more

要分享，但你也需要實踐。如果你想感受更多

confident, if you want to not feel afraid to say what you want and to know that

自信，如果你想不感到害怕說你想要的東西，並知道。

you're going to be understood and that you can do it clearly. One easy way that

你將被理解，你可以清楚地做到這一點。一個簡單的方法是

you can do that (in a way that I love doing even with my students) is recording

你可以做到這一點（在一種方式，我愛這樣做，即使與我的學生）記錄

yourself. Use your computer or your smartphone and record yourself by audio

自己。使用你的電腦或智能手機，用音頻記錄自己的情況

or video. This gives you the practice of speaking out loud and then, when you're

或視頻。這讓你有了大聲說話的練習，然後，當你在

finished, listen to it. How is it? Are you happy with what you said? Are you happy

說完了，聽聽看。怎麼樣？你對自己說的話滿意嗎？滿意嗎？

with how you sound? Are you okay with the vocabulary that you use,

與你的聲音？你對你使用的詞彙還好嗎。

the grammar choices that you made? This is a little bit like that first time of

你所做的文法選擇？這就有點像第一次的那個

playing the piano and maybe as you listen to it you think -

彈鋼琴，也許你聽了之後會覺得--------------------------------------------------------------------------。

oh I don't like that. Or I made a mistake I want to fix it. Just like when

哦，我不喜歡這樣。或者我犯了一個錯誤，我想糾正它。就像當

you practice playing the piano, when you record yourself, the great thing is you

當你練習彈琴時，當你自己錄音時，最大的好處是你

can delete it you can start over and do it again.

可以刪除它你可以重新開始，再做一次。

And through that practice you start to perfect what you want to say, you make

通過這種練習，你開始完善你想說的話，你使

changes and improvements, it gets easier to remember the words that you want to

變化和改進，它變得更容易記住你想要的單詞。

use and maybe you change your sentences a little bit but through that process

使用，也許你會改變你的句子一點點，但通過這個過程。

you build confidence in what you're saying, it becomes less scary and you

你對你所說的話建立了信心，它就不那麼可怕了，你也就不那麼害怕了。

feel more sure about what words you want to use and what grammar you need so that

更加確定自己要用什麼詞和需要什麼文法，以便

when you go to that business meeting, you've done the preparation, you've done

當你去參加那個商務會議時，你已經做了準備，你已經做了。

the practice and you're ready. You're ready for that business meeting, you're

練習，你已經準備好了。你準備好了那個商務會議，你是

ready to say what you need or what you want. The awesome thing about recording

準備好說出你所需要的或你想要的。錄音的好處是

yourself is you can do it no matter where you live, even if you have no one

你自己是你可以做到這一點，無論你住在哪裡，即使你沒有一個人

around you to practice English with. This is something you can do anytime, you can

身邊的人和你一起練習英語。這是你隨時可以做的事情，你可

do it for five minutes a day and again that process of doing something as a

每天做5分鐘，同樣是這個過程，做一件事，作為一個

habit is what will help you build that confidence so that you can do it more

習慣是會幫助你建立這種信心，這樣你就可以更加的

easily. The second strategy you can use to help you get that practice that you

容易。第二種策略，你可以用它來幫助你獲得你的練習。

need is to invest in yourself. If speaking English with confidence is

需要的是對自己的投資。如果自信的說英語是

something that is important to you, if it is essential for you to get better

對你來說很重要的事情，如果它對你獲得更好的發展是必不可少的。

opportunities or to feel more comfortable where you live, then invest

機會，或者讓您在居住的地方感到更舒適，那麼就可以投資

in it. There are so many wonderful language schools around the world and

中。世界上有那麼多精彩的語言學校和

online. You can hire a tutor, go to a class near where you live, or you could

在線學習。你可以請個老師，到你住處附近的班級去上課，或者你可以

even join me for my Fluency School course which is focused on speaking

甚至加入我的流利學校課程，它的重點是口語。

practice. The reason this second strategy is great

練。這第二種策略之所以偉大

is it gives you someone else to work with, whether it's a teacher or a small

是它給你提供了別人合作的機會，無論是老師還是小

group. You have others who can help you through the process and support you,

群體。你有其他人可以幫助你完成這個過程並支持你。

encourage you as you practice to perfect your English and be more confident. If

鼓勵你在練習的過程中完善你的英語，讓你更加自信。如果

you've ever wondered how someone else has become successful in English or how

你是否曾想過別人是如何在英語上取得成功的，或者說是如何

they became so confident, this is exactly how. It is always the process of

他們變得如此自信，正是如此。始終是這樣的過程

preparation and practice combined together. This is what leads to

準備和實踐結合在一起。這就是導致

overcoming your fears, it is what leads to confidence and the ability to make

克服你的恐懼，它是導致信心和能力，使你的生活更美好。

progress or advance your abilities. Now that you know exactly what it takes or

進步或提升你的能力。現在，你知道了它需要什麼，或者

what is necessary to help you overcome fears in English, I have a question for

什麼是必要的，以幫助你克服恐懼的英語，我有一個問題，為

you -- are you ready and are you willing to give English the time and the work, the

你 -- 你是否準備好了，你是否願意給英語的時間和工作，你是否願意給英語的時間和工作。

commitment that it needs so that you can become more confident and to feel that

承諾，它需要，這樣你就可以變得更加自信，並感覺到這一點。

you can speak freely in English? Remember preparation and practice do

你能用英語自由發言嗎？記住準備和練習

take time but if you know that your time and your work will be worth it, that they

需要時間，但如果你知道你的時間和你的工作將是值得的，他們的時間和工作將是值得的。

will help you accomplish what you need, would you be ready to do it? This is an

會幫助你完成你需要的東西，你準備好了嗎？這是一個

important question because it's so easy to be discouraged if you've spent a lot

重要的問題，因為如果你花了很多錢，很容易灰心喪氣。

of time studying English, if you've taken classes and bought grammar books and

的時間學習英語，如果你上過課，買過文法書和

watched videos on YouTube like this, it can be really easy to feel discouraged

在YouTube上看了這樣的視頻，它可以真的很容易感到氣餒。

if you don't see progress. So it's important to ask that question -- are you

如果你沒有看到進展。所以，重要的是要問這個問題--你是否是。

ready and are you willing to give English a little bit of time and energy,

準備好了，你是否願意付出英語的一點時間和精力。

work, commitment every day to see those changes? This is where I would love to

工作，承諾每天看到這些變化？這也是我想做的事情

hear from you and this is my challenge question for the week -- if you feel that

聽聽你的意見，這是我本週的挑戰問題--如果你感覺到

you are ready or maybe you've already started the process of doing a

你已經準備好了，或者你已經開始了做一個的過程。

little bit of work in English every day and trying to make progress, what steps

每天在英語上做一點工作，並試圖取得進步，什麼步驟？

are you taking? That's what I want to know. As always, you can share your

你在服用嗎？ - 這就是我想知道的。這就是我想知道的。一如既往，你可以分享你的

comments with me in the comment section just below this video. I want to hear

在這個視頻下面的評論區和我一起評論。我想聽聽

from you what steps you are taking to do that process of preparation and practice

從你那裡你採取什麼步驟來做這個準備和實踐的過程。

in your English. When you share your comments, I do always read them, I often

在你的英語中。當你分享你的意見時，我確實經常閱讀，我經常會

provide feedback and you can read what others in the community say. You might

提供反饋，您可以閱讀社區中其他人的意見。您可以

get some new ideas or maybe you have a strategy that will be just what someone

獲得一些新的想法，或者你有一個戰略，將正是別人的。

else needs. With that thank you so much for joining me this week, I love having

其他需求。非常感謝你加入我這個星期，我喜歡有

you here every Wednesday and I'll see you next week for your Confident English

你每週三都會來這裡，下週的自信英語課程我們會再見面的。

lesson.

課。