Overcoming your Fear of Speaking Foreign Languages | Ellen De Visser | TEDxWolverhampton
In a thought provoking talk Ellen discusses the power of language to bring people together and encourages everyone to learn a new language to broaden their horizons. Ellen de Visser is a polyglot and entrepreneur, originally from the Netherlands. She has lived in 6 countries and speaks 6 languages. Her passion for languages began when she was young and went on holiday to Germany and tried to build a bridge between her and local children by learning German through magazines and television. Ellen has since travelled the world as a freelance translator and now has her own translation company. She shares her knowledge on language learning, entrepreneurship and living abroad at events across Europe and organises a conference in Berlin for people who want to teach languages online This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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You can record yourself speaking , it’ll make you confident because you’ll hear how well you speak 😉
@fernandot436
Жыл бұрын
I’m going to try this. Thank you
I share this talk with my ESL students to help them see that language isn't about being perfect, it's about creating authentic, human connections. It's a great conversation starter!
@mmmrose421
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I’m doing
I am learning Spanish right now. Sometimes it's a bit scary to speak it, but whenever I do it's very rewarding.
@dorisdg6834
3 жыл бұрын
I am Mexican and I have learned German and English for a very long time, but I am really really scared to speak both lenguages.
@annabourbon
2 жыл бұрын
@@dorisdg6834 hey, you can do this! 💕😘
You're right, one should always try to overcome the shyness. I'm not good at languages and haven't come around that much yet, but I always tried to learn at least the absolute basics (about 20 words) and pronounce them correctly. It has always been an extremely rewarding experience to see a face light up with a big smile as soon as they heard me, the more or less "alien" guest from Germany. And this has been exactly the same in Shenyang, China, as well as Sao Paulo or even when visiting our friends next door in the Netherlands.
Keep in mind that making small mistakes and having an accent are nothing more than a constant reminder of the work you had to put into learning more than one language. Do not try to cover it up!
Thank you very much. The whole ping pong comparison will really really help me. When I speak to someone in a foreign language, I take it way too seriously!!!! It would be so much better to imagine it as a light-hearted game. Thank you!!!!!!
I needed this.
She mentioned Blagoveschensk is my hometown, and I live in China and learning English now
I'm trying to overcome English speaking fear. Hoping to find someone who practice with.
@Marynlane
2 жыл бұрын
I know this is like a year late lmao but I could maybe help you! My first language is English what’s yours?
@innahwa
11 ай бұрын
@@Marynlanehi! maybe you can practice with me? my first language is ukrainian
Really inspiring and lovely indeed!
Congratulations excellent speech!
Thank you
I like it thank u
Very inspiring!
I'm seriously here because I work with an English speaker that simply refuses to speak the language of the country she is in and has been living in for 20 years. And she just says it's because she's not interested. While I and everyone else must speak in English in order to communicate with her. As a speaker of four languages this simply blows my mind.
@mannaporanna2678
8 ай бұрын
If she's not interested there is nothing you can do about it
@colivri336
8 ай бұрын
@@mannaporanna2678 I understand. I just find it incredibly antisocial and a waste of a huge opportunity. People pay to learn new languages. Also, she has a huge attitude.
@shamicentertainment1262
2 ай бұрын
@@colivri336that would be an annoying mindset to deal with lol. What’s the point of moving countries and not learning the language?
I have xenoglossophobia but for me it's more specific. As a child of a Chinese family, I have to speak write and read Chinese. My mum's expectations were more harsh, she would make me do a spelling test (no Ping Ping but the actual words, I know it sucks) and every word I get wrong I have to write it 100 times, and that's if I'm lucky. If im not, dang you got yourself to write 1000 words for just one word you got wrong, since I had a bad experience as you can tell, when my mum tried to send me to Chinese school because she stopped giving me those tests, I started crying which is how I discovered I have this phobia.
Bravo 👍 I like your Dutch accent 🙂
Wat if your experiences of learning. New language have been all negative? Like with dutch.
I've learned to hate speaking/communicating in the foreign languages of Python, Java, & C++ with the ONE other person on the planet (a close relative) who understands these languages at all. He has caused me to absolutely HATE computer programming and taught me NEVER to discuss programming languages with him or anyone else ever again.
Someone with a cough was bothering!
Aren't they surnames in Korea?
Really? Today, we discovered that through learning foreign languages we can connect with people from other cultures? Seriously? Does this really require a Ted TALK? Is it a discovery?
If you don't speak English I have no need or desire to speak you.
@m3e642
Жыл бұрын
Why?
@joannap2371
Жыл бұрын
XDD
@nothingtoorelevant1120
Жыл бұрын
Bold of you to assume someone would want to talk to you lmao But in a more serious note, everyone is born in a completely different setting… sure, you may only know how to speak one language (English, you have made that clear) but it should by no means discourage you to communicate with others. Please do not dismiss others simply because they do not meet your standards, it is nice to be kind.
@azurecerulean1279
Жыл бұрын
don't worry, they don't want to speak to you either