Intro
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Chigusa: Want to speak your target language with confidence? |
Peter: ...and actually impress native speakers? |
Chigusa: Learning to do this is actually quite simple. |
Chigusa: Welcome to this episode of Innovative Language Learning Sunday News! I'm Chigusa and I'll be your host. My co-host today is the founder of InnovativeLanguage.com, Peter Galante! |
Peter: Hi everyone! Peter here. |
Chigusa: In this Sunday News, you’ll learn the 7 ways to improve your speaking skills... |
Peter: ...so you can speak with confidence |
Chigusa: ...so you can respond quickly... |
Peter: ...and how you can use our lessons to achieve all of this. |
Body |
Peter: Listeners, we’ll get to this in just a second. But first, listen up! |
Chigusa: If you want to master the language fast with our language learning program... |
Peter: Here’s your last chance to get up 35% OFF... |
Chigusa: ...with the Summer Sale. |
Peter: You get instant access to fast, easy lessons by real teachers... |
Chigusa: ...that get you speaking from your very first lesson. |
Peter: You go from learning your very first words...to mastering conversations. |
Chigusa: You get Study Tools that help you master lessons faster... |
Peter: ...mobile apps so you can learn on the go... |
Chigusa: ...and you can even get your very own teacher. |
Peter: Get up to 35% OFF - that’s as low as $3/month to learn the language. |
Chigusa: Click the link in the comments section to take advantage right now... |
Peter: ...and start speaking from your very first lesson! |
Chigusa: Get up to 35% OFF all plans by August 26th, 2019. |
Peter: Alright, Chigusa, you’re a native Japanese speaker, so here’s a question for you. |
Chigusa: Yes, go ahead. |
Peter: Imagine you’re speaking in Japanese with a learner... |
Chigusa: Alright. |
Peter: How can you tell if they’re good or... if they’re still a beginner? |
Chigusa: Hmmm. Based on HOW they talk and respond if I ask them something. |
Peter: What do you mean by that? |
Chigusa: Well, if they start pausing, searching for words. If there’s a delay... I know they’re a beginner. So I go easy on them. But if they respond quickly, then that means they understood what I said.. |
Peter: ...which means their Japanese is at a pretty high level, right? |
Chigusa: Yes, most of the time, that’s the case. |
Peter: And what about the accent? |
Chigusa: Not so important. As long as you’re understood, you’re good to go. |
Peter: So, listeners, there are a few reasons why you should learn to speak faster and ...with confidence. |
Chigusa: First, you generally sound better... |
Peter: Two, if you can respond quickly, it means you understand what you hear... |
Chigusa: ...and that means your language skills are quite good. |
Peter: And three - this is the best one - native speakers will treat you differently.... |
Chigusa: ...because they can see you put in the work to speak the language. |
Peter: So, here’s how you do it, listeners. One: Read out loud. This is a basic rule but it’s a must. |
Chigusa: Yes, because if you’re reading out loud, you’re essentially practicing |
speaking. |
Peter: So, when you’re taking our lessons, read the dialogue out loud - as you hear it. |
Chigusa: And you can read along with the dialog tool, the lesson notes, or the transcript. |
Peter: Two: Read like a child reads their first book. So, picture a child learning to read. |
Chigusa: Right! First they go slow... and sound everything out. |
Peter: On the second or third try, they’re now at a normal pace. |
Chigusa: And on the fourth or fifth try, they can read it all quickly. |
Peter: So, this example applies to language learning. If you’ve ever come across a complex sentence... |
Chigusa: ...read it slowly, then speed up, and then you’ll be able to say it easily. |
Peter: And again, you can do this with our lessons. Just read along - out loud - as you listen or watch a lesson. |
Chigusa: Three: Use the Dialogue Breakdown Tool. |
Peter: Listeners, this tool breaks down the lesson conversations... into individual lines. |
Chigusa: You can listen to the audio for each line, you get the meanings... |
Peter: And you can re-read and review as much as you want. |
Chigusa: Four: Use the voice recorder to record and compare yourself with native speakers. |
Peter: Just click on the microphone icon next to each line in the Dialogue section. |
Chigusa: You can also use this to perfect your pronunciation if you want... |
Peter: ...but the goal here is just to speak at a confident, native-level speed. |
Chigusa: You’ll find this tool in the Dialogue section for all of our lessons. |
Peter: Five: Repeat and review old lesson conversations as much as possible. |
Chigusa: Reaching native level speed takes a few tries... |
Peter: ...so if you download the lesson dialog tracks, you can re-listen to the conversations again and again. Or you can re-read the dialog lines... |
Chigusa: ...until you’ve mastered them all. |
Peter: Six: Shadow the conversations. Repeat what you’ve heard out loud. |
Chigusa: Listeners, this tactic is important... |
Peter: ...But it is tricky when you’re doing a brand new lesson.... |
Chigusa: ...Because you’re not used to the conversation. |
Peter: But when you’re reviewing dialogs from lessons you’ve done... |
Chigusa: ....Then, it gets super easy to do. So, just listen to the dialog and repeat what you hear. |
Peter: Seven: Send recordings to your Premium PLUS teacher for feedback. |
Chigusa: If you want to speak with confidence.... |
Peter: ...then there’s no better confidence boost than feedback from a native speaker. |
Chigusa: And you get just that with a Premium PLUS teacher. |
Peter: You can record yourself reciting a lesson dialog, or any dialog of your own... |
Chigusa: ...and your teacher will give you specific tips on how to improve. |
Peter: So, listeners, take these tips, choose at least 1...and practice, practice, practice. |
Chigusa: Yeah, being able to respond quickly, speaking with confidence... it’s not something you get on your first try... |
Peter: But, it’s something you can EASILY get with a few tries. And remember... |
Chigusa: If you want to master the language fast with our language learning program... |
Peter: Here’s your last chance to get up 35% OFF... |
Chigusa: ...with the Summer Sale. |
Peter: You get instant access to fast, easy lessons by real teachers... |
Chigusa: ...that get you speaking from your very first lesson. |
Peter: You go from learning your very first words...to mastering conversations. |
Chigusa: You get Study Tools that help you master lessons faster... |
Peter: ...mobile apps so you can learn on the go... |
Chigusa: ...and you can even get your very own teacher. |
Peter: Get up to 35% OFF - that’s as low as $3/month to learn the language. |
Chigusa: Click the link in the comments section to take advantage right now... |
Peter: ...and start speaking from your very first lesson! |
Chigusa: Get up to 35% OFF all plans by August 26th, 2019. |
Outro
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Chigusa: Okay, well that’s going to do it for this edition of Innovative Language Learning Sunday News!* |
Peter: Bye everyone!* |
Chigusa: Thanks for listening, and we’ll see you all next time.* |
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