HOW TO COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH SUCCESSFULLY !

You meet an English person in the street and he needs your help to find the way to somewhere. How can you direct him?

You join an English club and have a friend-making party. What do you say to build a good relationship with everyone?

You apply for the job in a foreign company. What will you say to have a successful interview?

Remember that knowing English is quite different... from being able to speak it fluently, smoothly, continuously.

In my opinion, two keys making your communication skills better are:

- How to speak English fluently.

- How to make others understand you perfectly?

* Firstly, you must know the way to master English fluency:

If you want to have a good command of speaking English, it’s not enough that you just pick up a lot of knowledge of English. You'll have to master fluency techniques — the techniques that help you maintain fluency while you are speaking English. It is discovered that the secret of fluency is not classroom speech practice, but mastery of fluency techniques — in real-life situations.

+ An important thing is that you must have enough vocabulary. It is too difficult for you to speak with your lack of words.

+ Don't be shy, stay calm and speak whatever you like, think about. Remember this: Mistakes of grammar, usage, vocabulary... are all ‘externally noticeable mistakes’ — mistakes that a teacher can notice and correct. But you know, ‘externally noticeable mistakes’ like these are not the real reasons that make your speaking difficult. The real reasons are internal mistakes, difficulties and problems that can occur when your mind tries to compose speech before it is delivered.

+ If you are still embarrassed, you can imagine a case and play role in front of a mirror. Have you ever tried those actions?

+ Try to think in English, put your mind in English

+ Reading newspapers and watching movies in English can help you create a habit to communicate in English. You can imitate their tones of voice as well as the way they pronounce to improve yourself.

+ Speak louder, don't worry about your speaking speed at first, make sure that you pronounce exactly. When you are better, begin to speak with high speed step by step.

+ Joining clubs and working in group are good ways to improve your speaking. There are many discussions, debates that encourage you to speak. The members in club will help you do better.

+ Talk as much as possible to foreigners whenever you get a chance.

* The second thing is the ability you make everyone understand what you say. I think some following information will help you much:

+ Speak clearly and pronounce your words correctly. Exaggerated pronunciations will not help your listener and may cause confusion.

+ Do not use informal talk or incorrect English. This does not make you easier to understand. It will confuse your listener and may give the wrong impression about your own level of competence.

+ Avoid running words together ( Do-ya wanna eat-a-pizza?). One of the biggest challenges for listeners is knowing where one word ends and the next one begins. Give them a small pause between words if they seem to be struggling.

+ As possible, opt for simple words instead of ones those are complex. The more basic a word is, the more easily we can understand it, for example instead of saying " play a trick on s.o", you can say simply " cheat s.o". When there are words that sound the same but are spelled differently, write the word down to avoid confusion: 'bear' and 'bare', for instance. If those two words are pronounced slightly differently in your accent, mention this.

+ If asked to repeat something, first repeat it as you said it the first time. Then say it again. It could be that they simply didn't hear you. If your listener still doesn't understand, however, change a few key words in the sentence by using their synonyms. Also repeat the whole sentence and not just the last couple of words. It's time consuming, but it helps prevent confusion. Afterthat if they still don't understand, you can draw or write what you say on paper. Of course, it is the last way. Remember to keep a good attitude and be friendly. Impatience will inhibit your ability to communicate and can alienate your listener. The more relaxed you are, the more you are in control of your communication.

+ Make more gestures than normal when speaking, especially your body language.Often it's possible to understand just by catching a couple of words and seeing the gestures. such as you can say " really? uh huh, yeah, I see, " or nob your head, smile....so on.



I hope those will help you partly. I am very happy if you can share your ideas about that topic with all of people.

You can get more information with those books:


B1: Idea units & Fluency
B2: Speech Generation & Flow Production
B3: Teaching your Tongue & Speech Rhythm
B4: Key Speech-initiators & Speech-unit Patterns
S1: Fluency in Functional English (Vol.1)
S2: Fluency in Functional English (Vol.2)
S3: Fluency in Telephone English and Sectoral English
B5: How to Deal with Hesitation
B6: Oral Training in Fluency Vocabulary (Vol.1)
B7: Packing of Information in Speech
B8: Impromptu Speech-flow Techniques
S4: Fluency Building and Mouth Gymnastics
S5: Fluency in speaking about people
B9: Fluency in Asking Questions
B10: Oral Training in Fluency Vocabulary (Vol.2)
B11: Fluency & Moment-to-Moment Speech-production
B12: Oral Training in Fluency Vocabulary (Vol.3)
S6: Fluency in Topicwise English (Vol.1)
S7: Fluency & Pronunciation
S8: Fluency in Topicwise English (Vol.2)

(writer: ho ut- thu quynh, using some information from www.wikihow.com/communicate-with-a-non-native-english-speaker)