improve your speaking skills: find a speaking partner

How can we improve our speaking when learning another language? 

Very formalised exercises can help, such as doing practical dictation with online texts and audio, which will help us focus on good spoken English.

There's a less controlled way to stimulate talk - and one would be using video podcasts for listening and to generate speaking.

And Robbie from EnglishHarmony suggests we talk to ourselves to increase fluency and self-confidence.

We can even try practising our English speaking with ChatGPT.

But we can find real people to talk to - and through the website 'Conversation Exchange' - finding a speaking partner online is pretty easy.

There are lots of apps and websites for language partners - but the question remains: How do you find consistent language exchange partners? And the answer tends to be: "Sadly you have to pay someone to be consistent."

However, there are ways to find a speaking partner...

The online teacher Katie has some very practical ideas on How to find a partner for speaking practice - and talking to another "non-native" at least gets you developing your fluency and confidence, as Katie says:

1. First, you should try asking all your friends if they are interested. It’s very likely that you have a friend who is learning English or maybe you can find a friend of a friend. This is probably the easiest way.

2. The second easiest way is perhaps to try social media. You can find other people who are looking for a partner on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit and many more. I have a Facebook group which you can join.

3. Don’t just look at social media pages for learning English. What are your other hobbies and interests? Join groups and follow pages related to your hobbies where the conversation is in English and join in!

And others have similar ideas - such as 9 Unexpected Places To Find Real-Life Language Partners by Fluent Language

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