Voki - Overcoming Speaking Anxiety

I used voki to create a short, animated video about steps to aid in overcoming speaking anxiety while learning a new language. Also, it can be used to in classrooms for students to have an idea about how they can achieve overcome their fear of speaking.

Transcript:

Hi, I'm Maria. As a person who has acquired English as a second language, I know that it can be quite overwhelming to speak it in the beginning. So here are my 10 steps to help you overcome your speaking anxiety.

1. Understand your fear of speaking.

2. Work on compensation strategies.

3. Practice your listening.

4. Don't be a perfectionist.

5. Smile, it helps you to relax.

6. Be patient with yourself.

7. Control the speed of the conversation.

8. Repeat speaking about common topics.

9. Master one-on-one conversations.

10. Talk to yourself in private.

I hope this helps you , like it helped me.

The link is below:

http://tinyurl.com/y5go25ba

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