{"id":298492,"date":"2024-05-07T12:36:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T12:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/?p=298492"},"modified":"2025-12-09T17:58:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:58:53","slug":"7-simple-and-easy-habits-for-better-english-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/7-simple-and-easy-habits-for-better-english-speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Simple (and EASY!) Habits for Better English Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Study the 7 habits of my most successful students when it comes to English speaking and improving their American accent. If you want to have better English speaking skills these are the 7 things you should do first.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"entry-tags\">Tagged With: <a href=\"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/tag\/speaking-english\/\" rel=\"tag\">speaking English<\/a><\/span> \u00a0 <strong>YouTube blocked? <\/strong><a href=\"#video\">Click here to see the video.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6rQNFZN4ZKc\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"7 Simple (and EASY!) Habits for Better English Speaking\" title=\"Play video &quot;7 Simple (and EASY!) Habits for Better English Speaking&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6rQNFZN4ZKc<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6rQNFZN4ZKc\" title=\"7 Simple (and EASY!) Habits for Better English Speaking\">7 Simple (and EASY!) Habits for Better English Speaking (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6rQNFZN4ZKc)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<h2>Video Transcript:<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I\u2019ve been teaching English as a Second Language since 1999. Guys, that was last century. I see students who succeed, and students who don\u2019t ever reach their goals. In my online courses at Rachel\u2019s English Academy, of course, we want all our students to succeed, so we often, as a team, get together and talk about what makes a student successful and how can we make all students successful.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I\u2019m Rachel, and I would love to give you my free course, the top 3 ways to master the American Accent. Please visit Rachelsenglish.com\/free to enroll.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Today I\u2019m going to introduce you to the Seven Habits of Highly Successful students. This is what I\u2019ve noticed from my own thousands of students: people who want to improve their spoken English, their American accent, their listening skills.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">One:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> First, a practice schedule.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This one seems obvious but too often we make a goal, we want to reach it, but we don\u2019t plan how we will.\u00a0 I actually get emails from my Academy students almost every day asking, how can I stay motivated and do this? My most successful students are the ones who make practice a part of their daily schedule. They prioritize it. It\u2019s not an afterthought, something they will squeeze in if they can. For a lot of them, they practice at the same time everyday. Planning it in consistently removes the stress of needing to find time for it every day. I talk about my student Chao a lot, because she is just a great example of what you can get when you do a little every day.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I\u2019ve been recommending to a lot of friends, they\u2019ve been noticing that oh, I think you\u2019re speaking better, more natural and stuff like that so I introduce every time I will tell, that\u2019s Rachel\u2019s English!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">That\u2019s awesome!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Can I ask you a question? How much time on average would you say you\u2019ve spent working on your accent?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I think every day, 10 minutes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">That is not much guys. That is not much. I was thinking you might say like a half hour or an hour. But it\u2019s the consistency of doing it every day.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yeah. Well, Chao I think you\u2019re an inspiration to a lot of students. You just sound absolutely fantastic.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I appreciate that. I always think that you as an inspiration for us. Thank you so much.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">And I always think you guys are because you\u2019re actually out there doing the work so you just sound just amazing. I see Jambo here in commenting \u201c10 minutes a day!\u201d He can\u2019t believe it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When she first joined the Academy, her speech was a little choppy and she was a little hard to understand. Not now. Now her English is so natural and easy to understand. Make a schedule right now, think of a 10-minute chunk of your day that you can set aside. Just try it for a month. Once you\u2019re in the habit, it\u2019s easy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Number 2, the method.\u00a0 Now, if you make time to study 10, 20, 30 minutes a day, but you\u2019re not using the right method, you won\u2019t get too far.\u00a0 And the method for changing your accent involves a lot of repetition.\u00a0 After all, it\u2019s not a CONCEPT you\u2019re learning, that\u2019s easy.\u00a0 But speaking, that is a physical habit.\u00a0 A physical skill you\u2019re building. That takes time.\u00a0 Think of a classical pianist learning a new piece, or an athlete practicing a move.\u00a0 Over and over. This is how my student Adrian described it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When you\u2019re doing like a session, like let\u2019s say you\u2019re working on a soundboard, how many times in a row will you do the same audio file.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I try to repeat like maybe a million times.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do you spend a month on one sentence? One soundboard?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yeah, one soundboard usually because that would be boring.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yeah.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It might be boring but it works.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I know! I know, that\u2019s what I always try to tell people. I\u2019m like there\u2019s nothing boring about getting better. And yes it\u2019s repetition and we kind of, we\u2019re not used to having learn that way you know. As adults, we learn something and we know it but when it comes to your body and your accent, it is repetition. But yeah, you sound awesome and like I said, people in the class, they\u2019re hearing it and they\u2019re loving it so thank you for sharing how you work.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Repetition gets the sound that you want into your body. It\u2019s how you learned your first language, and even though it\u2019s not how we\u2019re used to working on things as we get older, it\u2019s very effective. So my most successful students are the ones that just repeat. Dedicate and repeat. Adrian mentioned working on a soundboard. In my Academy I have hundreds, actually maybe over a thousand at this point, of these soundboards, so you can play a phrase, say it, play it, say it, play it, say it. My students may do the same word or phrase 20 times in a row. You go through the whole soundboard, you do the same soundboard for a month. That is the method. You put in this time, and it accumulates into sounding like this.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I signed up to sound better and more natural, that was my first goal uh, right now I live in Miami so, and I use English every day so I just want to sound more natural, that\u2019s the main goal.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Really good, smooth, easy to understand English. By the way soundboards are also a part of the free course that you can at RachelsEnglish.com\/free, yet another reason to try it out.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The third<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> habit of my most successful students is:\u00a0 developing the right mindset.\u00a0 This is one that gets ignored way too often.\u00a0 But as I\u2019ve worked with students I\u2019ve realized, they have a mindset. Whether or not they think about it.\u00a0 And often, it\u2019s a negative one that makes their progress much slower. I remember a conversation I had with Tom, the head teacher here at Rachel\u2019s English, when we were trying to figure out why some students progress so much slower than others.\u00a0 And we decided a lot of it has to do with mindset.\u00a0 Some people are more open to real change than others.\u00a0 Changing your accent means changing your voice, and that can be scary for some people.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">So we let our students know, to sound natural in American English, they\u2019re probably going to have to change something fundamental about their voice.\u00a0 One student said, I have my Spanish voice, and I have my American voice, and I thought that was brilliant.\u00a0 You allow yourself to develop something totally different, and you approach it positively.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Others really do want to change but in their mind they\u2019re saying, \u201cOh, I can\u2019t have this kind of conversation\u201d, \u201cI have a big problem with this kind of sound,\u201d and so on.\u00a0 And they say this to themselves even as they practice, and the practice doesn\u2019t work as well. Try saying this to yourself instead: \u201cI have a wonderful American R sound.\u00a0 I can think quickly and express myself the way I want to.\u201d Successful students change their image and their mindset about themselves and the improvement is great.\u00a0 So you have to have your method, but you have to address your mindset as well, and this what some of my most successful students do.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I have a course that helps students with their mindset and approach in my Academy, but I also have one of those lessons free here on YouTube. I\u2019ll put a link to that video in the video description.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fourth Okay. Now the next habit gets you so much bang for your buck.\u00a0 Record yourself.\u00a0 There are actually two different great exercises for this, and I\u2019ll describe both for you<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">One: Free talk. Record yourself talking about your day. Not long, just a minute, maybe even less. Then you go back and listen to it. You\u2019ll notice the words that were difficult for you. The more you study the American accent, the more you\u2019ll notice things like sounds that are unclear, or flow that\u2019s choppy. You\u2019ll actually be able to become a pretty good coach to yourself with this practice. As you notice words or phrases or connections that need work, do them slowly. Maybe find examples of that online. You can go to Youglish,\u00a0 type in your word. Let\u2019s say it\u2019s \u201cinteresting\u201d and you can hear lots of examples of native speakers saying this word. Maybe you start to notice that it\u2019s not as complicated as you thought. It\u2019s not interesting but INCH-ruh-sting. Interesting, interesting. You start to collect so much knowledge about American English then you practice it over and over. Interesting, interesting \u2013 then, before you know it, the words that were the hardest for you to pronounce are now easy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:220,&quot;335559739&quot;:220,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The second recording method is to record yourself repeating with a native speaker. This allows you to hear things that might not have heard in the moment, and that\u2019s going to get your sound closer to natural. One of the students in the Academy posted a video of her practice session\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:220,&quot;335559739&quot;:220,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Along<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:220,&quot;335559739&quot;:220,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Also<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:220,&quot;335559739&quot;:220,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Recording yourself and listening to it will make you an expert in your own accent, and the tweaks you can make to sound more natural.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The fifth habit of highly effective students is taking notes and tailoring studies to their own situations. This ties back to recording yourself. If you record yourself talking about your day, or talking about your favorite book, or what you think about current events, you\u2019re going to be finding words and phrases that are relevant to YOU. Maybe you can even record yourself in conversations:\u00a0 a conversation with a colleague, or someone at dinner, or at a grocery store, record a voice memo. Delete it when you\u2019re done with your lesson on it so it\u2019s not weird that you recorded someone.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">But you can use this. Listen back later and find the phrases where you struggled to express yourself.\u00a0 Now, you don\u2019t have the pressure of the conversation.\u00a0 You can stop and think, how could you have said that better?\u00a0 Maybe there\u2019s a particular English word that you didn\u2019t know.\u00a0 Look it up, learn it.\u00a0 Or maybe there was a phrase that didn\u2019t seem quite right grammatically.\u00a0 See if you can work it out, do a search on the phrase or key words from the phrase and see if you can find examples that make the grammatical structure clearer, or show you a different word choice that might be better.\u00a0 Memorize this phrase.\u00a0 Keep a list of your words and your phrases that you\u2019re discovering you need to know because of your own conversation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Six. The sixth habit is simply speaking, speaking with others. Trying. Don\u2019t wait for perfection. It\u2019s through speaking and making mistakes that we\u2019ll make the most progress, the fastest progress. For some people, it\u2019s just not in their personalities to speak up, or to try something out before it\u2019s perfect. But those students who aren\u2019t afraid to try, who aren\u2019t waiting for perfection, are the students who make the most progress. So please, challenge yourself. You can even track this as part of your practice plan. \u201cToday I tried speaking with John when I passed him in the hall even though I wasn\u2019t feeling totally comfortable or confident.\u201d And every time you find yourself writing that down, dang. Take a moment and congratulate yourself. That\u2019s not easy to do. Challenging yourself out of your comfort zone speaking English. You did that.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Seven. The last thing my most successful students do is find a practice partner to speak with on a regular basis. Just last month I was teaching a student from the Academy in our live class and she told me, even though she lives in the US, she mostly just speaks her own native language of Thai. But she found some practice partners through the Academy\u2019s\u00a0 community, and that practice has really helped\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Well, on the speaking partner part on the community.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yeah, where do those two speaking partners live?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Uh, one of them lives in Texas and I asked him to join to watch me in this live video.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Oh good, that\u2019s awesome! I love that.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yeah.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Uhm, who, where\u2019s the other one?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The other one is in Canada.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Okay. That\u2019s so great, I\u2019m so glad you\u2019ve connected with people and it\u2019s just so good to practice thinking and speaking and like all at once, all at the same time<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I also reached out to a student who\u2019s actually not in the Academy anymore. He used to be, and he went through all the practice materials, and he really transformed his sound into something smooth and natural. But I remembered that he coordinated conversation meet ups and really worked hard with other students, so I asked him to share how he did that and what he got out of it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hi, this is Shikhar and this is a brief account of how I found my speaking partners, how we trained and what I gained from this effort. It was really about three things. Motivation, accountability and feedback. Initially, I trained by myself going through the modules and working on the feedback I got from the instructors. But eventually, it dawned on me that I don\u2019t have to do this alone. I could accelerate my progress if I trained with other members who were just as serious as I was. So I reached out to some members who were quite active in the community. I engaged with their posts, offered some feedback and built some rapport with them. And soon, we connected on messenger but I was careful about one thing. Whenever I reached out to anyone, I made sure I knew them and approached them with a clear plan. Explaining to them what, why and how we could practice. Now, the ones who like the idea of practicing together happily joined in. There were also those who approached me in a similar way. We planned our practice routine in a way where we were training alone by ourselves on the weekdays and meeting up sometime on the weekend sharing our learning insights and progress. We mostly had our meetings on Saturdays. I used to send reminders in advance so that everyone showed up on time. We recorded our meetings which we reviewed later to figure out what mistakes we were repeating.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There were times when no one showed up and I still went ahead with the meeting recording myself, practicing alone, completing what was planned and posting it in our private group. Our key strategy was to automatize the general speech patterns. Speaking is a motor skill and we were building new speech habits. We first started with phonetics focusing on the difficult vowels and consonants, reading out lists of challenging words and phrases, paying careful attention to the stress and intonation pattern and then shifted our focus practicing conversation scripts and free talking. We rewatched our recordings from time to time to figure out what needed more work. I even documented what we covered in our practice. We focused on one topic per week but sometimes it took longer. I gained a lot from practicing groups, my speaking partners were able to spot the errors that I missed, we also reflected on the feedback from our instructors but the biggest benefit was that we kept each other accountable to our goals, checking up on each other from time to time making sure we completed our tasks that we committed to. It was truly worthwhile.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So that sums up my story, hope that helps.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Shikhar, thank you so much for sharing your experience here. Congratulations on the dedication you made to yourself, you sound just amazing.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">And thank you for watching this video. Can you pick up all 7 of these habits of my most successful students? It takes some work and dedication, but to reach our goals, it\u2019s worth it!\u00a0 Keep your learning going now with this video and don\u2019t forget to subscribe with notifications on, I absolutely love being your English teacher. 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