322. How to Give a Speech in English: Lessons from My Participation in a Japanese Speech Contest! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Download ELSA for free and get 7 days pro membership for free: ⁠https://bit.ly/ELSAxTHINKINGINENGLISH⁠ 

Get up to 85% off of ELSA lifetime membership by going to ⁠elsaspeak.com/redeem⁠ and use my code THINK85

Last week I came second in a Japanese language speech contest.

Today, I want to talk to you all about how I prepared for giving a speech in a foreign language, explain my approach to writing and practicing speeches and presentations, and hopefully give you some useful advice on public speaking in English!

TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2024/12/09/322-how-to-give-a-speech-in-english-lessons-from-my-participation-in-a-japanese-speech-contest-english-vocabulary-lesson/

My Links

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

TEST YOUR ENGLISH LEVEL - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thinkinginenglish.link/placement-level-test/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thinking in English Bonus Podcast - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/collection/10513⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Blog - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thinkinginenglish.blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Vocabulary

• Recount (Verb): To tell or narrate the details of an event or story.
• Stumble (Verb): To make a mistake or hesitate while speaking.
• Intonation (Noun): The rise and fall of pitch in a person's voice while speaking.
• Project (Verb): To speak loudly and clearly so that one's voice carries to a larger space or audience.
• Hesitate (Verb): To pause briefly, often due to uncertainty or nervousness.
• Composure (Noun): A calm and controlled state of mind.

⁠ Borough by Blue Dot Sessions⁠

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices