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My regional language is Telugu,
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my mother tongue is Urdu
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and it's annoying to learn a third language.
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But still, I had to learn English.
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So for months, I wrote new words with their meanings
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and also used those words in 2-3 sentences in my book.
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The problem was, whenever I had to speak to someone
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one proper sentence never came out of my mouth.
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But look at me. Today, I talk English,
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I walk English. :P
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On a serious note, I even won 4 English speaking rounds
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to represent India at the World Championship of Public Speaking at Florida, USA.
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And today I am going to tell you exactly how
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even you can speak in English confidently.
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If you are going to tell me, 'Sister, please make this video in English'
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Tell me something..
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Who has ever been able to learn English in Hindi?
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I am not even using Shakespearian-type complicated English.
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Watch this video 2-3 times, read the subtitles and
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if you don't understand anything, ask in the comment section below.
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Isn't that how you learn anything?
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I want you to start learning English asap
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which is why this video has to be in English.
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So in today's video, I am going to tell you
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How to improve your vocabulary?
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How to improve your sentence formation skills?
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But most importantly, towards the end, I'll give you a Bonus Tip
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that'll take your English speaking to the next level.
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But before that, if you are serious about learning English,
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make sure you hit that 'Like' button because that tells me
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that I should make more videos about English and Communication.
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Let's begin!
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Learning one new word everyday and writing it in a diary
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is a good method. But today I am going to tell you
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3 things that have helped me improve my vocabulary.
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#1: The Very Method
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We happen to use the word, 'very' a lot.
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Very cute, very tired, very important.
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If you want to learn new words, promise me that you will
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stop using the word, 'very'.
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For ex: instead of saying, 'That baby is very cute', say
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'That baby is adorable.'
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Instead of saying, 'I'm very tired', say 'I'm exhausted'
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Instead of 'This meeting is very important', say
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'This meeting is crucial.'
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Did you see that?
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We just learnt 3 new words just by deciding not to use the word, 'very'.
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So the next time, you want to use something like...'very funny',
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just google, 'very funny synonyms' and you will learn a new word(s).
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#2: I took more than a month to finish this book
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and when I did, it improved my vocabulary,
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it made me understand how to form sentences,
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and like all grammar books, it did not bore me to death.
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'Word Power Made Easy' is not a book to be read,
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it's a book to be inhaled.
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So if you want to learn English, then this book must be in your library.
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#3: Be curious
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Just like in Mario, you have to collect coins,
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I used to think that in the real world, I need to collect
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new words because they are everywhere.
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They are on billboards, newspapers, magazines,
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cereal boxes, pamphlets that people distribute,
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even on biscuit packets.
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Everybody and everything is trying to communicate with us
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in English, using atleast one word that we don't know.
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And that is how you improve your vocabulary.
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Observe your surroundings and whenever you see a new word,
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don't be like, 'I don't know what it means, lite!'
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Instead, be curious. Google or ask someone next to you
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and learn more about that word that you've just encountered.
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Learning words is great, but what use are those words of
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if you cannot express by forming a proper sentence!
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So to learn sentence formation, these are the 2 things
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that you MUST do.
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#1: Consume English
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If you want to learn anything, voluntarily
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then you need to make it fun.
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And the best way to consume English
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is to find out what you like doing the most and do it more.
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It can be listening to TED talks or watching The Urban Fight videos
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or reading articles on Quora
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or reading a novel
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or learning the lyrics of an English song.
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Trust me, my emo teenage years were filled with learning lyrics.
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*I tried so hard*
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*I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away*
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Neewaay...pick up one source of consuming English
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that you enjoy the most. But you need to do it everyday.
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You can even keep changing your source every few months
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because afterall, variety is the spice of life.
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#2: Practise English
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If you want to get good at Spoken English
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then you need to speak in English as much as possible.
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But unfortunately, we speak in English only when it is mandatory
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i.e during interviews or during presentations.
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The reason why you are not performing well
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is because, to speak well during an interview
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or during a presentation, you need to start speaking in English
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months and years before that.
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The only way to practise English is to keep speaking in English
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preferably with people who are good at Spoken English
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so that you can learn from them, imitate them in the beginning,
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and who will hopefully also provide you with feedback
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about your grammar, your pronunciation.
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These people can be your friends, your office colleagues,
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people in your community.
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But if you don't have anybody like that then you can
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also talk to people in English online using this app called, 'Cambly'.
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The reason why I like Cambly, is because
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it connect you with tutors around the world from USA, UK, Canada...
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who will not judge you or make fun of you if your English is bad.
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Infact, they will provide you with feedback that will help you
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improve your Spoken English.
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You simply need to login to the app, check the profile of the tutors
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and start speaking with them, one-on-one.
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Just like this..
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Hi, how are you?
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I am good Marco, how are you?
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I am good, thank you.
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Somebody calls you through Cambly about
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getting better at Spoken English..what are the
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things that you normally tell them?
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I tell them that the fact that they can speak more than one language
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is already an accomplishment and an achievement.
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And that always puts them at ease, always puts them at ease.
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If they make any grammatical or pronunciation mistakes, do you correct them?
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Yes. As you can see, we have the 'chat box'.
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I am just gonna write this.
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And I will type and it will pop-up on your screen.
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So that at the end of the class, you as a student
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have the recording of the class
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and you can go back and practise as many times as you want.
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Thank you so much.
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Have an awesome afternoon!
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It's that simple!
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This video is bought to you by them.
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And I even got a sweet discount for you.
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Download the app, go to the subscribe page
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and enter the code, 'TUF30'
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and you will receive more than 30% discount
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on all of the packages.
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I have even left the app download link in the description.
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So download the app and start talking.
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Now before I tell you the Bonus Tip, here is your first assignment.
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Comment below and let me know in 2-3 sentences
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what is it that you fear the most about Spoken English?
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Do you worry that people will make fun of you?
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or you find sentence formation difficult..
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or you worry about your grammar?
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Whatever it is, comment and let me know
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because that will help me decide
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what topics to focus on in future communication videos.
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I'll be waiting to read your comments.
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And while you do that, don't forget to subscribe
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to my channel and hit that 'bell' icon because
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I make career and finance videos regularly.
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Deepak Sir, a mentor of mine used to say,
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'I can tell you your fortune, without even looking at your hand.'
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I asked, 'How?'
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He said, 'Well, if you have been doing the same things..
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as you did in the past, then your fortune will remain the same...
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Only if you change your actions now, will your fortune also change.'
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And this advice fits perfectly well today.
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If you also keep doing the same things as you did in the past,
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then your English will also remain at the same level.
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So today's Bonus Tip is this...
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Change now.
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Only when you change your actions and start practising in English
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atleast for 20 mins everyday,
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will your fortune also change.
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On that note, I promise to see you again in the next video, until then..
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Keep fighting, The Urban Fight to be fit!