AEE Episode 8: How to Get Over Your Fear of Talking with Native English Speakers

1:30 it's scary. it's intimidating. 1:58 if you change the way you think about English, you actually be able to start opening up those conversations. 2:08 sometimes by not taking a tisk, we are actually taking a bigger risk. 2:32 what happens if we don't sit. let's imagine it's at work. you are working in a multilingual office environment. what happens if you don't start that conversation in the break room with a native English coworker? 2:57 that helps people move up in the buisness world. 4:02 a quote about risk: life is inherently risky. there is only one risk you should avoid at all costs and that risk is doing nothing. 4:13 in a way that leads to kind of insignificant life of missing opportunities, sitting back, watching other people get promoted, get relationships and you watch your life goodbye. it sounds dire. tips about start the conversations then watch yourself getting confidence: ✔️ask for directions ✔️ask someone to repeat themselves ✔️ask a restaurant recommedation(let's say you are visiting LA. and you have a quick exchange with someone in the cafe. how could you start that conversation to get more practice.) ✔️join in meet up.com, find a group ✔️find some ways to draw attention to yourself then people start coversations with you.(tactic) ✔️create an alter ego (it's not who you. it's like a character you are playing. so you think yourself as an actor on stage and make your English speaker persona.) 👂intimidating 令人紧张不安的，令人胆怯的 multilingual 多语言的 dire 极其严重的，极糟的 tactic 策略，手法 alter ego 同我，个性中的另一面

04:10 Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.

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