How can you stop sounding like a textbook and start sounding like a native speaker?

Let's talk about it.

Welcome to tip number 5 in the series, "Six tips for Speaking Natural English"

Tip number 5 is: get feedback as you're speaking.

This is the most personalized way to realize which textbook expressions you're using, so that you can use natural ones instead.

When you have someone tell you instantly, "Hey, that expression isn't really something that native speakers use, you should use this instead," you'll realize, 'Oh okay, I know that I often use this kind of textbook expression, so I'm going to use this expression that you suggested instead."

So, getting feedback is a great way to get instant knowledge about what you use and what you should be using.

How can you get instant feedback on your English speaking to know which textbook expressions you use and which natural expressions you should use instead?

Well, you can go online and find an English teacher; you can go to a local meetup group.

There are probably local English meetup groups in your city, even if you live in a really small place. They are everywhere.

I recommend going online, finding someone you can speak with, or going to a local group, that way, you can meet someone face to face.

This takes a lot of courage, but learning a new language is such an interesting and valuable thing that you need to forget fear and trying to do these things that are outside your comfort zone.

So, my number 5 tip is to get feedback—get instant feedback on your speaking.

And I have a gift for you. I want to give you a free guide with these six tips for helping you speak natural English.

In this free guide, there are all six tips as well as some resources, some websites, YouTube channels that I recommend to help you speak natural English and to help you get instant feedback on your speaking, like we talked about today in tip number 5.

So, check out the free download, the free guide below this video, and I look forward to seeing you for tip number 6—the final tip.

Goodbye.