English is not my first language and although I speak it very well I get really nervous...See details please?
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I had the same problem, with English being only my third language. The best advice I can give you, when you approach the phone, try thinking in English. For me at least, that shortens the response time, and I am more secure. \nSecond, imagine someone who knows the language even worse than you. I had plenty in my vicinity, you must have some in yours. Imagine them talking to you on the other end of the phone. You then understand every word they say, all you have to do is to listen carefully so as not to miss their words.\nThird, take your time when you are listening. There is no greater pressure than from your own self. Excuse yourself, ask to repeat, nothing will happen. Sometimes, very rarely, I still don't understand everything spoken on the phone, so what? \nFourth, take a deep breath. Keep track of your heart, It keeps racing - bring it down with deep breathing. That contributes to greater relaxation. And someone said it well, hypnotism. Self suggestions work wonders in such cases. Look, for example  for William Hewitt, Hypnosis for Beginners. He teaches how to hypnotize yourself. Another good book is by Charles E Cook and Van Vogt, The Hypnotism Handbook, I think. Try these, and they will bring long term success. Good Luck!
838236
Study more and give me ten and we can all be happy. Seriously, I understand, you are just nervous. Buckle down and put your mind to it!\nGood Luck To You!
146260
You need to practice. Find people who speak English, practice with them, and tell them to correct you when you make a mistake.
891599
Oh yeah, I am nervous in front of a large crowd.\nbut practice makes perfect.
768353
It sounds like your english isn't all that bad.  You might want to get a really good english dictionary to help you with your spelling and grammar.  You can also get instruction audio tapes to help.  The best way, however is to surround yourself with people whose first language is english.  You may be able to locate english immersion schools in you home town.\nAt one point, I had tried to learn Cantonese and found that being with my friends from Hong Kong, as much as possible helped me to learn faster than tapes, etc..\nGood luck
697644
My suggestion is to come here and write sentences like you have and let people correct them.\n\nThen, I would speak each and every answer out loud.  Even if you don't get the pronunciation correct, if you keep reading these little snippets of information out loud, you will have a very deep understanding on how English is structured.  Then, when you are able to talk to a native speaker, it will just be a matter of getting the pronunciation correct.  That's the easy part.
366806
Try to talk slowly and clearly, take your time and dont panic if they can't understand UK people can be quite rude to you if you don't speak english clearly but ignore them because they probably don't speak it properly anyway
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I can understand what you are saying in your english but you need a lot more practice in your spelling and grammer to be able to work in the english language.\nkeep it up you are doing better than me I know no other language:)
124765
It depends. Everyone has their own anxieties about English as second language. Some people picks it up easily and others can never learn it the way it has to be.\nFor me tenses were the hardest to pick up. Now I have no problems about it. As I am studying English philology and I have no problems about it. \nFor non-native speakers the hardest thing is not to learn grammar but to learn how to speak. Even if they know all the rules perfectly, it is hard for them to say something. They communicate by hands and facial expressions more than words.
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For a non-native speaker, your spelling and grammar are much better than most I have seen here :_)\n\nKeep it up. Maybe try to join a conversational English class. You will likely get more exposure to the slight nuances,slang, and day to day expressions that make up\nthe majority of daily speach. The thing to learn about english is, very few words are spelled like they sound, and there are three exceptions for every rule.\n\nI can't believe anyone can learn it.
204399
calm down! it will be ok. i hate presenting too and i get really nervous and get the sweaty palms and everything. but i usually concentrate on what i have to say and hoping that i dont screw it up.hope i helped!
323025
Just hang around some native english speakers. That will learn you up good.
750162
There are very few people who learn new languages who ever reach the point where they are essentially indistinguishable from native speakers of the new language.  I work with a number of people whose English grammar is excellent and very near-native, but who speak with accents that make it obvious that they are not native speakers.  That's just how second language acquisition works.  I'd say don't worry about it, and give yourself a break.
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The basic thing to be fluent is to know the language well.. read a lot, read papers, magazines, books, anything that is english, understand wat u read, read with a dictionary paper and a pen next to u. find out meanings and synonyms from the dictonary, bullet different and difficult words, note down words that u can use in ur speeches and conversations with examples and meanings. Talk a lot in english and ask the listeners to correct u if u are wrong, Listen to news channels, try the UK english first as it is more simpler than than the US..\n\nBe confident in speaking .. all the best...
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You already are making a great effort on your English! However, to start with when you write 'i', it is always in capitals, 'I', never small, even in the middle of a sentence! \n\nEnglish actually is one of the most easiest languages to learn, understand and speak! Even taxi drivers in India speak English, but ofcourse minus the refinement! This language is best learnt by practise, reading, writing, talking! Do it and do it always! \nWhenever, you want to write something, write in English and read it once and understand why you wrote it like that! When you notice that you wrote it wrongly, write it the correct way and read it again and this time cross check the differences between the right and wrong ones! \n\nWhen you speak, speak in English, no sweat even if you falter, or are not able to speak perfectly! As long as you are able to convey the message, its fine! And yes, DONOT worry if someone laughs at your spoken English, accept it and tell him/her that you are learning! Be confident! \nStart with this, if you like my suggestions, maybe we can move furhter on this with better learning skills! Best of luck!
277570
I suggest learning english first.  Studies show that you think in the language you speak.  And obviously your language is degraded.  Try an upgrade.
281012
4get that u r nervous !!! U need 2 build up confidence in urself and hold ur self at a high position !! Y the hell should v b nervous ...it should b the opp.person who should b affected by our persona not ourselves...Cheer up !!