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Beating Speaking Anxiety: 5. I’m scared people won’t understand me

2/16/20269 min

Have you ever spoken in English, and the other person didn’t understand?

In this episode of our new series, Georgie and Hanan talk about accents and pronunciation.

With Jennifer Jenkins, Emeritus Professor of Global Englishes, University of Southampton.

WATCH – Find Georgie’s video with tips to improve your speaking here https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/beating\_speaking\_anxiety/being\_understood-video

TRANSCRIPT – Read along with this podcast and learn useful vocabulary https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating\_speaking\_anxiety/being\_understood-podcast

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Clips

Confidence Crumbles After Misunderstanding
Proud To Keep My Accent
Mastering Accommodation Tactics
Intelligibility Over Imitation
Neat vs Need Whiskey Mix-up

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Jennifer Jenkins· Guest0:00

    This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK.

  2. Speaker 10:03

    Make Mother's Day even more special at Whole Foods Market. Kick off brunch or dinner with quality cheese and charcuterie with no synthetic nitrates. Then go seafood. There's an abundance on sale at Whole Foods Market, where it's all sustainable wild-caught or responsibly farmed. At the bakery, grab seasonal treats like their strawberry pretzel cream pie, and you can't go wrong with a ready-to-heat quiche Lorraine, deviled eggs, and fresh cut fruits to go. Celebrate mom with Whole Foods Market.

  3. Kai Wright0:34

    This is a poison dart frog.

  4. Emmanuel Dzotsi0:37

    For decades, Sir David Attenborough has shaped how we feel about the natural world. But for a long time, there was one topic he never talked about.

  5. Kai Wright0:45

    I didn't believe that we could change the climate by human beings.

  6. Emmanuel Dzotsi0:50

    I'm Emmanuel Kyei.

  7. Kai Wright0:52

    I'm Kai Wright.

  8. Emmanuel Dzotsi0:52

    And on the next episode of Big Lives, as David Attenborough prepares to celebrate his 100th birthday, we explore how he took on the mission of his life.

  9. Kai Wright1:01

    Listen to Big Lives wherever you get your podcasts.

  10. Hanan· Host1:03

    You're listening to the Learning English Conversations podcast from BBC Learning English. We'll have another episode of The English We Speak soon. But today, we're continuing with our special series, Beating Speaking Anxiety, a podcast to help you fight your fears of speaking in English. This episode is called I'm Scared People

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