100 Simple but Brilliant ways to Improve Spoken English

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Improving your Spoken English as an adult is not an easy task but the best way to do so is to make small, continuous improvements daily.

You will hit road blocks and periods where you feel like you are not making any progress. It is completely natural. The important thing is to keep going.

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Here is a master list we compiled of 100 simple but brilliant ways you can continuously improve Spoken English. These are all based on the unique Conversational study method we use in our online Spoken English classes.

Remember, these are all easy to do activities that you can start whether you are a beginner, intermediate or an advanced English student. Also, most of these activities are free!

100 simple but brilliant ways you can continuously improve Spoken English

1. Read a English newspaper out loud. Hearing you voice makes you confident.
2. Watch an episode of Boston Legal. Write down a few new words.
3. Watch CNN news and learn a new sentence.
4. Learn 3 new words. Use 1 in a conversation today.
5. Start a tumbler account and write a small blog post about what you did today.
6. Record your voice saying something in English. Listen to the recording and see how you can improve.
7. Focus on fluency. The correct grammar will follow.
8. Watch a Martin Scorsese movie without sub titles. Ignore the curse words, of course J.
9. Be committed to learning English everyday.
10. Listen to an English channel on radio.
11. Learn a few sports idioms. Use 1 in a workplace conversation.
12. Improve Spoken English by thinking in English.
13. Watch a Conan O’Brien monologue on YouTube
14. Learn the words of an English song.
15. Listen to an audio book on your way to work.
16. Speak in front of the mirror. Practice a 2 minute introduction for a networking event.
17. Learn 3 new slang words.
18. Watch American Idol or Voice. Write down a few fun phrases.
19. Go out to lunch with an English speaking colleague/friend.
20. Look up the meaning of a word you don’t know while at work.
21. Speak with a customer service person in English (For example, call a credit card company)
22. Learn to tell a joke in English.
23. Be patient. Progress will come.
24. Sing Karaoke in English.
25. Practice English with a native English teacher
26. Do not lose confidence when you make a mistake.
27. Listen to a quality radio program like BBC or NPR.
28. Watch Obama’s 2004 Democratic convention speech on YouTube.
29. Read the New York Times. Write down 3 new words.
30. Use a new word you learned in a workplace presentation.
31. Watch a Russell Peter’s video on YouTube. Learn a new sentence.
32. Stop translating from your native language.
33. Keep a note book to write down new words. Improve Spoken English by expanding you vocabulary.
34. Write a blog post/article about a sport you love.
35. Watch The Ellen show. Learn a fun phrase or two.
36. Read out loud an article on Life Hacker.
37. Celebrate every new word you learn.
38. Chat online with a friend in English on Skype or WhatsApp.
39. Learn a new recipe in English.
40. Watch an English movie with the subtitles turned off.
41. Find a language exchange partner.
42. Stop memorizing thousands of words every day. Limit new words to 5 a day.
43. Do a speech in English.
44. Use a thesaurus. Try to find a few new synonyms for words you already know.
45. Stop worrying about perfecting grammar.
46. Get a copy with Steve Job’s autobiography and read out loud.
47. Start speaking in English with a friend or family member.
48. Teach a friend something you know in English.
49. Learn to introduce yourself in English.
50. Create an 30 second elevator pitch in English.
51. Sing along to a song on radio.
52. Practice English speaking every day for a month.
53. Read the Reader’s Digest online. Bookmark an interesting article.
54. Improve  Spoken English by learning 3 new American slang words.
55. Check the pronunciation of a word you are not sure how to say.
56. Watch a White House Correspondents Dinner video on You Tube. Pretty cool huh?
57. Read a book to your child/niece or nephew.
58. Go to Amazon.com and read the preview of a book you love.
59. Smile while you practice English.
60. Find a copy of George Orwell’s 1984 and read the first chapter. Mark a few new words.
61. Make a song playlist and play it while you workout. Learn a new slang expression.
62. Go to Trip Adviser and read reviews in English about the best restaurants in the world. What vocabulary can you use to describe food?
63. Watch Shawshank Redemption and note down a few new phrases.
64. Read a newspaper article out loud.
65. Look up synonyms for a word you know.
66. Give a foreigner directions in English.
67. Go jogging while thinking of something in English.
68. Don’t translate into English from your own language. Start thinking in English.
69. Watch Dan Gilbert’s Why are we happy On TED Talks.
70. Learn the lyrics of a rap song. Ignore the curse words of course!
71. Celebrate little improvements.
72. Watch an episode of The West Wing. (That’s a great show)
73. Be a better listener. Improve Spoken English by listening to native speakers.
74. Practice a speech in English in front of the mirror.
75. Take regular breaks between learning English.
76. Watch DVDs rather than TV. Pause when you feel bored.
77. Read out loud an article on Upworthy. Understand how different sentences are created.
78. Travel to a city where English is spoken and mingle with natives.
79. Have a Skype conversation in English with a native speaker.
80. Try to write a poem in English.
81. Watch a play where English is used.
82. Narrate a story in English.
83. Watch a Jimmy Kimmel monologue on YouTube
84. Sing along to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. Learn 5 new words from the song.
85. Read the first chapter of A Tale of Two Cities.
86. Read the Gettysburg address online and learn the meaning of 10 words you did not know.
87. Learn the lyrics of a Pink Floyd song.
88. Go to ESPN and learn something about American Football.
89. Find a GRE word list and learn the meaning of 3 new words.
90. Explain an recipe in English to a friend. This is great way to improve English.
91. Look up antonyms for a word you know.
92. Watch an episode of The Newsroom. Another brilliant TV show to learn English.
93. Watch a Steve Spielberg movie and write down 5 new words.
94. Watch Steve Job’s convention speech at Stanford University.
95. Write a diary/journal.
96. Stop doing silly role plays. Have real conversations in English
97. Signup for a language exchange program
98. Watch Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture on YouTube. Write down a few new words.
99. Use a new word you learned in a real conversation. Be happy that you are now speaking in English more often.
100. Don’t give up. Ever. Improving Spoken English is a life long process.

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