Practice to speak in the way you speak in your own language.

I am British, my first language is English but I also have the same problem speaking English! It's because you are 'holding back'. Possibly nervous or busy translating everything in your mind. My personal solution is to take a refreshing breath before you speak, smile and do your best. Stand up tall (straight back) and be proud that you can speak English. People will be very happy to hear you speaking English.

One method for projection (speaking loudly) is to practice alone speaking TOO loudly. Don't strain your voice while doing this. Make sure a lot of breath is coming out, and that you push the sound up and out with your diaphragm (a muscle in your lower abdomen: the one that causes hiccups). Place one hand on your abdomen ("stomach") and use your muscles there to push back against your hand while you speak TOO loudly. Also, practice holding your hand in front of your mouth. For good projection, you should feel your breath most of the time. If you do not, raise your volume and "push" until you feel your breath throughout each sentence. Also, record yourself speaking English. Listen to it often (even if you don't like how you sound). Ask yourself, "What do I want to change?" Then make the changes and record again. Experiment! Recording is a great way to assess yourself. Then, you do "what works" when you are speaking with others publicly. I hope that helps.

Hello Anita, Do you already know that you speak well? When you are alone you can speak and build correct sentences ? If this is the case so it is due to lack of self confidence or you being too self conscious. You are afraid that your performance will be ridiculed or that you would be making lots of mistakes. Those fears build psychological barriers to your ability to speak fluently and smoothly. Once knowing that you can learn to overcome those fears. The fact that you are learning a foreign language and doing the effort to improve it doesn't mean you have to excel in it .Just accept the fact that you are on training , going through a learning process, where you might make mistakes, pronounce wrongly or use the wrong vocabulary. Be open to correction from the other person and ask for it. If you are not sure you speak well enough start by saying: " I will do my best to make myself comprehensible, yet my English is not that good, I hope you will understand what I am saying and if I make mistakes please correct me". Allow yourself to accept the fact that you don't speak that well. Seeking perfection and the fear of making any mistake might hinder you from trying to speak. Those obstacles you are putting towards your own way are depriving you from the opportunity to test your ability. If you spoke with mistakes you are giving yourself the chance to practice and to get corrected. You are not the only one unable to speak perfectly at a certain stage. So just accept your imperfection, which is a natural course for anyone in the process of learning a language. On the other hand keep learning, practicing and trying to improve your English. 加油：）

Hi there. In order to speak English well , it is very important that you listen to and practise spoken English as often as possible to improve your English pronunciation. Click onto Knowledge at the left then go to Learn English. Type in your native language as your base language. You can also click onto Language Partners and Language Teachers on the left of this page and email native speakers to set up a time to practise oral English. Click onto Groups at the left and join an English one that you like, to practise your pronunciation. Italki members recommend these sites for learning English: http://www.elllo.org/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ http://www.usingenglish.com/
 http://www.englishpage.com/
 http://www.sharedtalk.com http://www.tolearnenglish.com