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Hej there, this is Teacher Lab Podcast, episode 306.

You read English, you understand English, you've been learning for years, but when it's time to speak, your mind just freezes and the words don't come out.

I'm Ola and this is the Teacherola podcast.

I'm here to help you finally speak out loud the words, the ideas.

The English that have been stuck in your head for too long.

This isn't about perfect grammar or fancy vocabulary.

This is about your voice, your words, your real English.

and I'll show you how to do it right.

I'll give you a few simple and effective exercises.

And we'll also practice together live.

You will leave the meeting with knowledge on how to practice and more confidence on your own English.

We will chat for about 60 minutes, so I think it's worth your time.

Before we start today's episode, let me just tell you the speaking club for the new group inside my SEAL program starts on Thursday, the 18th of September.

And that means you still have a chance to join the group.

I'm waiting for you till the end of Monday, till midnight.

So listen, if you've been sitting on the fence...

it's time to get off that nasty place and make a decision one of the members said in our whatsapp group that she has a feeling that the chorus teaches her much more than just english and that's so true it teaches you to build good habits about speaking english it teaches you to find your own confidence

Let's talk about four words that we often confuse.

When we use say, we care about the exact words.

It's about the sentence itself or what came out of the mouth.

We don't always mention who the words were directed to.

Yet you can mention the receiver, so to speak, by saying to someone.

You can skip the person the words are directed to.

You don't really care who he or she spoke to, but you do care about the words.

Now pay attention to these fixed collocations.

With tell the focus is on giving information to someone.

So here the person is important.

He told me the truth.

Please tell her the news.

Tell the truth.

We use speak when we talk about using languages or in more formal situations.

It's less about conversation and more about the action itself.

I spoke to the teacher yesterday.

It's a teacher, so the teacher, so I want to use more formal expression.

I spoke to the teacher.

And the last example, he is speaking at the conference.

So he is speaking at the conference.

For example, can I speak to the manager?

It's more polite than can I talk to the manager.

But you also speak clearly, speak to someone, speak at the meeting, speak in public.

Talk is the friendlier, more casual form of speak.

For example, they talked for hours.

Another set of useful collocations.

Talk about something.

Talk on the phone.

In this podcast we always say things out loud, so don't be shy, don't stay quiet, speak up.

Repeating sentences with me is cool, yet there are even better ways of practicing speaking on your own and I'll show you them tonight and for free.

He told me the truth.

Please tell her the news.

I spoke to the teacher yesterday.

They talked for hours.

Remember, practice is the key.

You'll get hands-on exercises, practice speaking out loud and build confidence with real guidance from me.

because I'll send out the link to this room at 7.

And if you want a deeper, ongoing way to improve, join the SEAL program and speaking club.

By the 4th of December your confidence will get a boost.

Stay fearless, take care and say it out loud.