Beating Speaking Anxiety: 8. I’m scared I can’t be myself

克服演讲焦虑:8. 我害怕无法做真正的自己

Learning English Conversations

2026-03-09

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It can be harder to express our personality in a foreign language because we have fewer language tools available and speaking anxiety can make it harder to let our personalities shine. Learn from experts about this topic and get tips on how to show your true self in English in the last episode of this special series. Don't forget, you can watch Georgie's explainer videos and see learners of English try different activities to improve their speaking confidence. Find them on our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety Office English is back for a third series! Search for 'Learning English for Work' in your favourite podcast app, or find the episodes with free transcripts here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english Our newsletter with our weekly highlights and language learning tips comes out every Wednesday. Make sure you're signed up! https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599
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  • We'll have another episode of The English We Speak soon,

  • but today we're continuing with our special series Beating Speaking Anxiety,

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

  • This episode is called I'm scared I can't be myself Do you think your personality is different when you speak English?

  • I was like whoa in this language I appear to be really shy I appear to be someone that doesn't know or that is insecure or doesn't have an opinion and I actually have an opinion and have a perspective I am an introvert and I tend to be very self-conscious about what I speak and how I speak the whole situation is It's

  • like you want to tell everyone that I'm actually a cool person,

  • right?

  • It's not like, you know, I presented the way I presented it in a second language.

  • In today's episode, we're talking about ways you can express your personality in English.

  • Hello and welcome to Beating Speaking Anxiety,

  • our special series to help you fight your fears of speaking English.

  • I'm Hanan.