Beating Speaking Anxiety: 1. I’m scared of making mistakes

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  You're listening to the Learning English Conversations podcast from BBC Learning English.

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  We'll have another episode of The English We Speak soon.

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  But today we have a special podcast for you, Beating Speaking Anxiety,

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  a podcast to help you fight your fears of speaking English.

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  We'll hear from learners, speak to experts, and give you tips to improve your speaking.

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  And each week we'll talk about a different fear.

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  Our first episode is called, I'm Scared of Making Mistakes.

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  Do you get anxious when you speak English?

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  You're not alone.

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  I guess I'd say that my experience speaking English is full of dread and regret.

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  I don't know why, but I cannot find the courage to speak to someone.

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  For me it was very important to be good in English and I was like thinking what people will think about me when I'm speaking the wrong way or my pronunciation is not correct.

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  Imagine that if you are able to sound very intelligent, very wise,

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  very smart in your first language, but then in the second language you are not able to do that.

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  It isn't about perfection and it isn't about necessarily being very fluent.

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  It's about communicating well.

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  In this special series from BBC Learning English,

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  we'll be helping you understand speaking anxiety and improve your confidence in English.

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  Hello and welcome to Beating Speaking Anxiety.

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  I'm Georgie, an English teacher and presenter at BBC Learning English.

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