Do you feel insecure when you speak English?
Is there a big voice in your head that criticizes you?
Does it tell you that you are not good enough?
Or that you cannot speak English?
Today find out about our theory on how you can quiet the critical voice in your head by challenging yourself more, not less.
That voice in your head can make you feel like you can’t be spontaneous or like you are not good enough.
In order to quiet the voice you need to be challenged to a certain level.
The thing that we are doing cannot be too easy.
If it is too easy there is too much time and space in our minds for the voice to show up and start to sabotage you.
If you are repeating the same phrases and words that you have always used then you aren’t using much mental energy on the language.
The trick is to challenge yourself more, not less!
How can you challenge yourself more:
- Ask yourself, “How can I continue this conversation a little bit longer?” Add one more piece to the conversation to challenge yourself more. Extend yourself just a little bit more.
- Take something that you already know how to say and think of a new way to say it. Don’t fall back on the same phrases. It’s safe to do that but safety is not always good for you.
- Think of a new phrasal verb or idiom to replace the word that you always use.
So if you feel that the voice in your head is strong when you speak English it could be that you are not challenging yourself enough.
So put into action some of our tips today and let us know how it goes.
What do you think about this strategy?
Have you tried to implement these tips yet?
Let us know in the comments below.
