4. 1.Be a Good Listener
● Listen to :
○ Understand
○ Remember
○ Respond
● Respect the speaker
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5. 2. Slow down your Speaking Speed
● Speak slowly and clearly
● Select your words carefully
● Do not be in a hurry to end the conversation
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6. 3. Give yourself time to think
● Just relax
● Use some intelligent fillers
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7. 4. Make use of Complete Sentences
● Try to learn not only words but complete
sentences
● For every new word you come across,
memorize two sentences containing it
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8. 5. Practice your Interrogatives
● Memorize some questions for your audience
● Make the other people to participate in the
conversation
○ What about you? What are your views on
this?
○ What do you suggest?
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9. 6. Think in English
● Do not use a bilingual dictionary
● Put your brain in an English-Only mode
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10. 7. Practice and more Practice
● Find people you can practice with
● Speak in English with your friends, team
mates
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12. Listen v/s Hear
● Listening is
deliberate
● Conscious process
● You want to hear
something
● Hearing is not
deliberate
● Happens whether or not
you want it
● Sounds come into your
ears
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13. Listen v/s Hear
● Can you hear the birds singing in the garden?
● I’m listening, but I can’t hear anything.
● We heard a terrible noise when the cars crashed
in front of our house.
● Listen, some fine classical music is played in the
neighbour’s flat.
● Have you heard the news? Salman Khan
married a millionaire’s daughter.
● Turn on the radio, please. I’d like to listen to the
news.
When we use listen with an object, we say listen + to +
object:
●He listens to the news on the radio every morning.
●Everybody listened carefully to the old man’s story.
●You’ll get in trouble if you don’t listen to your teacher.
Exceptions:
●I heard a very interesting speech on the radio last night.
●We heard Arijit Singh live when we were in Mumbai.
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14. What Next......
● Rate of Speech Exercise
● Free Speech Exercise
● Effective Email Writing
● Learn common Phrases
● Getting rid of MTI (Mother Tongue Influence)
● Improving Pronunciations
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15. Practice by Yourself
● Listen to English News everyday
● Learn a new English Word everyday
● Do not hesitate to speak in English with team
mates
● Use English while conversing on Slack
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