Episode 144 'What do you think?' 5 Tips To Answer This Question Well In English

This week we're talking about impromptu speaking, that's situations where suddenly, without preparation, you need to say something. This is often extremely stressful and it can be difficult to make a good answer. In today's episode I'll give you five tips to help you manage these situations and hopefully survive them successfully. If you struggle with anxiety, tune in tomorrow when we'll be talking about things you can do to manage your anxiety in these situations. Tips Listen to the question - Make sure you're sure of the question before you answer it. Asking for clarification on a question or specific word in the question can also give you valuable thinking time for your answer! Keep your answer short and concise. Focus on the key points - they don't need to know everything. Decide what's the most important information to share before you begin. If you think you're rambling or get lost, just stop. Use 'anyway', to randomly stop wherever you are and redirect, ask them a question or end your speech with a closing sentence. Practise - work with a timer and practise speaking over and over so you can start to get an idea of how long 2 minutes actually is. Use a website like https://learnhip.com/randomq/ to easily find questions to speak on. Bonus: Record your answers while practising. This way you're practising your speaking and can listen back for errors and things you want to improve or work on in your spoken English. Vocabulary Impromptu - unexpected, random or without planning off-site - usually means away from the office, however if you work on a building site or something similar then it means 'away from the place of work' paraphrase - to say the same thing but in a different way, using different vocabulary or grammar clarification - to make something clearer or more easier to understand finish with a bang - phrase used to mean finish dramatically ramble - when you just keep talking and talking without direction vice versa - used to mean 'and the opposite' listen back - listen again