This week, let’s continue with a few more issues that could affect the way that you speak English. If you haven’t read the previous article yet, then you might want to catch up a bit. Click on this link.

Now that you are aware of the importance of self-confidence and proper knowledge of vowel sounds when you are practicing your American Accent, let’s look at a few more issues that could really impact your spoken English.

Not Listening Effectively

It’s very important to understand that before you can effectively speak American English, you need to be able to listen effectively to American English.

This means that you should be able to effortlessly understand spoken American English at normal speed without the speaker having to adjust for you.

For this reason, it is very important to attune your ears to the unique sounds of English. You need to be very familiar with the different sounds that make up the words and phrases of American English.

To add to this, not being able to listen effectively, means that you will have trouble understanding not only spoken English, but also written English – especially casual English meant to be read like a normal dialogue/conversation.

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Disorganized Speech

Do you find yourself drifting from one topic to another when you are discussing something in English? This lack of central focus is actually quite common among non-native speakers of English.

In fact, even native speakers can have this problem of being very disorganized and/or scatterbrained when they are speaking. Of course, if you are a non-native speaker, then it’s an even bigger problem for you because it prevents you from communicating effectively in English.

Think about a foreigner speaking to you in your native language. If this person has a foreign accent and also jumps from one topic to another, would you even want to listen to him/her?

For example, if you ask someone to introduce himself and then he proceeds to talk about his hobbies, religion, politics, and even the weather, without actually going deeply into any of these topics, how interested would you be in listening to this person?

Whether you are delivering a speech to a group of people or just conversing with another person one on one, it’s important to have some sense of organization. If your speech is disorganized, then people will just think that you are scatterbrained and illogical – and you will not be able to communicate your points effectively with your listener/s.

Author Bio: Sheri Summers is a long-time English and accent trainer.  She works with individuals around the world through private coaching programs and her online American Accent Course, to help them feel comfortable living, working and speaking in American English.  She can be reached at sheri@accentonspeaking.com.