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“The thing always happens
that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen”.
Frank Lloyd Wright
It is everybody’s dream to communicate in English, even though we do
not agree with it, however writing communications in English is very
essential in today’s work place, especially in the present era of
globalization. Speaking and writing make or break your career, peculiarly
when you are working on a position, where you have to interact with a lot
of people internally and externally regularly and if you are not
communicating well, there will always be communication problems, mis-communications
etc.
Here are some tips
which may help you to effectively communicate in English.
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Speak and Write Without Fear:
The biggest problem most
people face in learning a new language is their own fear, like Stage Fear
– we know everything, however doubt on our own ability as to whether we
can. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will
look stupid so they don’t talk at all. Don’t do this.
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The fastest way to learn
anything is to do it – again and again until you get it right. Like
anything, learning English requires practice. Don’t let a little fear stop
you from getting what you want.
Practice
Makes Man Perfect:
It is easy to write than
to speak publicly, we can write privately whatever we want, first
translation type of writing, i.e. try to translate little sentences into
English, like stories, ideas etc. try to re-read it and then make it
final. For this we have to put a lot of efforts, it is crucial to avoid
spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, correct punctuations etc. and if
you put a lot of concentration you can correct your language perfect, to a
great extent.
To Have
Enough Vocabulary:
If you put efforts your
grammatical and other mistakes can be corrected, however you need to have
a vast resources of vocabulary, since it is also a part of writing, hence
try to have more and more assemblage of vocabulary, for this you can keep
a electronic dictionary on your computer (or try to see the synonyms of
the word by right clicking for synonyms) and whenever you come across with
new words, try to know what does it mean and also try to use in your
writing. Share the words among others also helps you to understand it
better and help others to learn it.
Use
Various Resources:
Even if you study English
at a language school it doesn’t mean you can’t learn outside of class.
Using as many as different sources, methods and tools as possible, will
allow you to learn faster. There are many different ways you can improve
your English, don’t limit yourself to only one or two. The electronic
media like internet is a fantastic resource for virtually anything, but
for the language learner it's perfect.
Surround
Yourself With English:
The absolute best way to
learn English is to surround you with it. Take notes in English, put
English books around your room, listen to English language radio
broadcasts, watch English news, movies and television. Speak English with
your friends whenever you can. The more English material that you have
around you, the faster you will learn and the more likely it is that you
will begin “thinking in English.”
Listen to
Experts as Much as Possible:
You can hear from various
speakers from the news channels, various deshi news channels and pakka
English news channel like BBC, though their tones and accents are
different, however it is not our aim to know word to word meaning, but to
familiarize with the English. But if possible try to hear from native
English speakers, one of the reasons for this is that native speakers have
a natural flow to their tone and style are totally different than the
English speaking people.
Watch
English Films and Television: We can also watch movies
and serials on TV, this is not only a fun way to learn but it is also very
effective. By watching English films (especially those with English
subtitles) you can expand your vocabulary and hear the flow of speech from
the actors. If you listen to the news you can also hear different accents.
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Listen
to English Music:
Music can be a very
effective method of learning English. In fact, it is often used as a way
of improving our knowledge base. The best way to learn is to get the
lyrics to the songs you are listening to and try to read them as the
artist sings. There are several good internet sites where one can find the
words for most songs. This way you can practice your listening and reading
at the same time. And if you like to sing, fine.
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Study as Often as Possible: Only by studying things
like grammar and vocabulary and doing exercises, can you really improve
your knowledge of any language. There are a lot of e-book resources on the
internet like www.gutenberg.org where you can have thousands of e-books,
mostly classic (absolutely free) it can be downloaded and saved and when
you get the time, you can read the classic books, this will help you to
improve your English to great extent.
Do Exercises and Take Tests: Many people think that
exercises and tests aren't much fun. However, by completing exercises and
taking tests you can really improve your English. One of the best reasons
for doing lots of exercises and tests is that they give you a benchmark to
compare your future results with. Often, it is by comparing your score on
a test you took yesterday with one you took a month or six months ago that
you realize just how much you have learned. If you never test yourself,
you will never know how much you are progressing.
Review Yourself: Nobody likes to review his
progress, but it is good and necessary to review your progress from time
to time. You may be so impressed with the progress you are making, hence
you have test your ability most often to know the progress and to find out
new resources to further improve.
Listen to English: By this, we mean, speak on
the phone or listen to radio broadcasts, audio books or CDs in English. We
can have cheap sources of audio books and CDs from the market with a cheap
dictionary. This is different than watching the television or films
because you can’t see the person that is speaking to you. Many people
could observe that speaking on the phone is one of the most difficult
things that they do and the only way to improve is to practice.
The above are the ways and means to learn, however if you shy away
from all the activities, will not make you an expert, there needs
practices and hardwork, but above all it is mental attitude help
you to learn, you have to have the correct attitude to avoid procrastinating
the things, which will not lead you to become an expert in the field.
So, why you are hesitating, start now. Start now by doing as many
as exercises and tests whenever you can, and you can see a lot of
differences after some days. Keep doing practices and one day you
really will make progress with English.
Contributing Writer:
Satish Nair
satish.nair@adityabirla.com
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