558: How to speak ANY language, even if you're a beginner

<p>👉 Grab your FREE Guide, How to Speak ANY Language: https://l.storylearning.com/speak_fluently</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>👉 Sign up now for the StoryLearning App: https://l.storylearning.com/app_SL</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p> Today we answer a question from John M who asks : how do I start speaking even when I&#39;m a complete beginner?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>In your very early days of learning a language, you cannot have a meaningful conversation. You&#39;ve got to build up to it. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The big mistake that people make is to think that, in order to speak, they need to be heads down studying for two years, and then one day they will emerge out of a cocoon and be able to magically speak. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>It doesn&#39;t work like that. You&#39;ve got to approach speaking as a hands-on task that you learn by actually doing, not that you simply prepare for.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Mentioned in this episode: </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>🇮🇹 Italian project: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQJscr8iS4eEuHPHQerHMBxZ68O8jiq12</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>🇹🇭 Thai in two weeks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQJscr8iS4eEA0CRSgEhNJ6sM0p-Y2Im2</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>👉 Got a question you want Olly to answer on the podcast? Submit it here: https://storylearning.com/ask_Olly_your_question</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>👉 Get a 7-day FREE trial to one of my story-based language courses: https://storylearning.com/Language_Courses</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>👉 Check out my all-inclusive VIP language programme with guaranteed results: https://storylearning.com/StoryLearning_VIP_Info</p><p><br></p><p>#storylearning #learnthroughstories</p>